Lizzy Rae

Taking a second to write about something other than clothes…

The life of a TV Camera Operator. Late nights, early mornings, and a lot of driving. A lot of days and nights spent on your feet and not enough time between shifts to recover, so you get sick. Welcome to the life of my amazing and adorable bf Jason Ippolito.

Just thinking of him as he is working another 18 hour day with another early call time tomorrow morning and a head cold that makes him feel like crap.

{xoxo}

After watching Stacey and Clinton in TLC’s  “What Not to Wear” all day Saturday, I was inspired and I decided to start spending some of that graduation gift card mula. I made sure to make a list of all the things that my closet might benefit from obtaining, then went off to Old Town to get my shop on. It helps me not to overspend when I have a clear idea of what I am looking for, then I don’t so much deal with the “BUT ITS SO CUTE!!!” dilemma.

One of the items I had in mind when I arrived at H&M was a thin brown belt. Something that I could use to accessorize an outfit without overdoing it on a thick high-waisted belt. You might have seen outfit 6/365 where I wore a skinny brown belt, exactly like the one I am describing, and think “Lizzy you’re dumb you have that already” but just like anything good that I wear it didn’t belong to me. My sister.

So while I was shopping this Saturday I used some of that glorious gift card mula to buy the belt that I wore today. I love it. It is comfy and adorable and I recommend everyone have one as an option to spice up any outfit. But what do I know? Not much.

I also got a cute texturized white undershirt (not the one I am wearing) and some new makeup products. It was a great day to say the least.

Today’s outfit once again lends itself to the argument that most of the cute stuff that I wear does not belong to me, except my belt! The printed sweater belongs to the lovely Molly D. who has hopefully shown me some grace and forgiveness while reading my blog in Costa Rica on a missions trip watching me wear her clothes. Oops. Love ya Molla.

New makeup products. I tried to get a close up picture of my eyes and my new eyeliner but it didn’t work out. The new eyeliner is a midnight blue or something like that, which I bought after Carmindy on “What Not to Wear” (of course) told one of the make-over guests to wear a dark blue to accentuate her dark brown eyes. I thought to myself, “I have dark brown eyes that could use some accentuating!” and proceeded to take Carmindy’s advice and purchase some of that eyeliner for myself. Love it.

P.S. I love my watch. I have never been a watch person, but my sister and bro in law bought me a watch for graduation and I love it. I actually use it not only as an accessory but to tell time. Imagine that! If you haven’t seen it, here it is.

“There’s an app for that”.

My cousin Chris, is jealous that every member of the Sunday crew besides him, his wife, and my dad, has an iphone. His jealousy and bitterness become even more evident when we sit around between football games on Sunday and play “words with friends” with each other on our phones. He feels left out. Poor Christopher.

It’s an app. We love it.

I had never played scrabble before this month when I was introduced to “words with friends” by none other than my friends. It has become a vital part of our Sundays and a way to keep in touch throughout the week.

I have left my “words with friends” family high and dry since I started working. I can’t keep up with the games that I am playing, and I don’t have any good letters to play.

Oh the misery.

You should play. I miss you my words with friends friends.

XOXO

“LizzyRae”

Thursday, I realize today is Saturday, but Thursday was a crazy busy day at work and I didn’t get the chance to blog. So here is my first post on my new blog page. I have been very stressed that all of my readers wouldn’t be able to find my new page. Yesterday I turned and told my roommies where my blog had moved to so I think my readers are taken care of. (Love you M&D, mom and dad!)

Well, I am watching TLC’s “What Not to Wear” and inspiration is setting in. I am thinking of going to H&M today with my graduation gift card and get some of what Stacey and Clinton preach- color, texture, pattern, and shine.

But for now here is my outfit from Thursday.

I was asked in the morning what I was wearing on my head, I told them an adorable feather! It’s what I wore to hope that I hadn’t worn this outfit already. I know for a fact that I wore different jeans and my shoes in a different way, but I added the feather for a stand out accessory that would shift this outfit completely.

Anyways. Here it is in a different way.

Rating: Eh

Comments: I love feathers

I am a blueberry. I constantly make fun of my dad for constantly “matching” with wearing red and red or blue and blue, but today I am guilty. I look like a blueberry. As my dad has slowly learned, the same is NOT matching, its ugly.

Blue jeans aren’t necessarily always blue but today they feel especially blue to match my blue shirt. I love the shirt, I think it fits well and is so comfy to wear in a casual or dressy situation but how do I wear it other than with jeans? Ideas?

Emily and I have concluded that there should be an optional make-up booth at work for halfway through the day after we have spent all day touching our faces and messing up our hair. High maintenance, yes. Necessary, perhaps.

PICS to share.

Enough said.

Tomorrow is the company party. What to wear?

Today seems to be going a little better for me than yesterday. I actually CHOSE to snooze my alarm this morning instead of it snoozing me. My roommate had just done laundry (mom) so I had a lot of clothing options to choose from, although I am starting to get nervous that I might forget what I have already warn and wear it again on accident. I think I might have to start printing out my outfit pictures so that I can flip through them to make sure I’m not wearing a repeat.

Just a thought.

I was wondering in the Subway line today, whether or not my outfit looked hipster. Am I still preppy? What is my style? What do I want my style to be? I know that I only wear jeans, I tend to wear darker colors, and that I have a large collection of v-necks. I think that all adds up to exactly nothing. Is my answer to “What is my style?”, that I have no style?

Oh, the break through.

Today, however gloomy this revelation, I am pretty happy with what I am wearing. I bought this blouse-y t-shirt quite a while ago that ties in the back, and I am always uncomfortable to wear it in a professional setting. I found a solution to this today… the gray vest that I haven’t worn in a while! It covers the back and adds a little texture to the outfit! I also am wearing yellow shoes for fun

Disclaimer: please pay no attention to my hair. I need a whole separate challenge for that!

The Outfit:
It’s obvious

Category:
Work again

Rating:
Confident

Comments:
I love wearing black on black, I am not a gloomy person though. Weird. I love the yellow. Glad I could wear the shirt without feeling exposed. (awkward)

I am not skipping outfits, or days, but I just don’t tend to post on weekends unless I share a good find like yesterday.

So this morning was just one of those mornings… One of my roommates (my dad) knocked on my door at 7 AM and asked what time I was choosing to wake up that day. I rolled over and told him that my alarm was set for 5:30 AM. I was planning on waking up early, I had packed my lunch the night before to be extra prepared and able to get out the door fast.

Its always worse when you prepare for an early morning and then mess up while setting your alarm that if you just make the choice to hit the snooze a million times and are late.

So groggy ol’ frustrated me stood at my closet for a good 10-15 minutes doing absolutely nothing. Staring, perhaps sleeping while standing up. Trying so hard to pick out an outfit to go with my new gojane.com shoes. I settled on a below average outfit that combined a vneck boyfriend tee with a spaghetti strap sweater vest thing. Below average work by me.

In the midst of my scattered morning I forgot my phone charger at home and for that reason my phone (my outfit cam) is dead. My boyfriend is probably thinking “I told you so. You should always charge your phone overnight instead of your method of waiting to charge it when it is about to die!” Well I am ignoring his thoughts and going with thoughts of my own… “Good thing it was a day when I am wearing a lame outfit.” Can I get an Amen?


The Outfit:
Jeans
Go Jane Grey Suede Flats
Boyfriend Vneck Tee
Grey Button Up Spaghetti Strap Sweater Vest Thing

Category:
Ugly

Rating:
Aweful

Comments:
You have landed on… take three steps back.

A great find while reading my sister’s People Style Watch magazine, GoJane.com. This website was featured in the “Get This Look” area, where they show cheap alternatives for designer clothing. Awesome. I am always looking for a good deal. I remembered that my sister had bought cute flats from this website before, so I looked it up.

Just like any store, there were styles that I loved and styles that I hated. There were some shoes that would make my feet look pettite and some that made mine look so gigantic. I knew going into it that I wanted some suede flats. I have leather, I have brown, I have black. I wanted some that were gray and some that were a different type of color. The colorful flats to add some color to my usual dark outfits when I can’t find color to wear in my outfits. It was also important that they were CHEAP. Not just because I hate spending money but because I am so hard on my shoes that I have to buy new pairs all the time, whether they are good quality or not. Helps me sleep at night.

I looked around and found two pairs of flats that I love. For a total of $30 (including tax and shipping) I ordered them and received them yesterday. Love them. What do you think?

A fairy (mom) cleaned my living space (room) for me, and when I came back to my room I found a necklace that I didn’t know I had. (It has yet to be confirmed, whether or not this is my sister’s necklace). I saw the necklace and thought, “I should wear that”. So today I designed my outfit around that certain accessory.

Since I am posting twice today, I decided to make this one super short. For my sake and yours.

The Outfit:
Silver necklace
White speckled tank
Black long-sleeved cardigan
Yellow scarf
Skinny jeans
Brown knee-high boots (outside the pants)

Category:
Dressy casual

Event:
Happy Friday!

Rating:
Something I would usually wear. Not much challenge.

Comments:
I think I want to wear leggings at some point. They are so comfy!

So, yesterday I made a list of things that I HAD to do before I took my lunch break (my lunch break is when I do my blogging). I made such a list because I had meetings scheduled for after lunch and I wouldn’t have time to do anything else productive. Apparently my list was too long because I looked up and saw that (although I had eaten my lunch while working) I no longer had the usual time to blog, I had a meeting to go to.

The lesson I learned… make shorter to do lists. Make smaller demands. Just joking.

So, today I have made it absolute priority to post both outfits (yesterday’s and today’s).

I LOVE the sweater that I wore yesterday. It is warm and comfortable and can be dressed up with a belt, but is never super casual even when you wear it with jeans and flats. Yesterday I decided to opt no on the belt but yes and the fancy shoes. Partially because of that rain, I wore brown knee high boots with a thick heel. Instead of wearing them over skinny jeans as I am today, I tucked them under my loose around the calves (forget what they’re called… flared perhaps) jeans. I added the long sleeve because it is cold and I need it for practical purposes. It was cute though I think.

The Outfit:
Jeans (w/ flare?)
Brown knee high boots
Blue cow? neck short-sleeved sweater
White long-sleeved shirt

Category:
Dressy casual

Event:
Thursday!

Rating:
Could do better

Comments:
Fun to have the boots under the jeans, need a better hair do.