My Blog Turned 1 This Month!

At some point in March last year I started this blog, in fact my first post was March 11th 2010. 

c/o web

I feel that I have evolved so much since my first post. I have evolved so much that I actually started a new blog this past week and I actually met people in person who is in the same genre as me.

But I will not abandon this blog, no I wont. This will be my go to blog for my DIYs and my life posts.

 THIS IS MY FIRST BABY 

And I will cherish it as such. 

So to those who love me and my quirks please continue to follow me, I have so much planned for here. But for those who follow me for my fashion you can personally email me at nms1179 at gmail dot com and I will direct you there. 

   

Not to change the subject but did you ever see such cool looking cakes?

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c/o web

check out more of this Yankee Stadium cake here

So which one of my friends is going to get me the Yankee Stadium cake for my birthday?

Whatever ♥

30x30: Day 30 The Fat Lady Sings, So it Must be Over!

The last day of the 30x30 is here finally and I thought it would never come. It wasn’t the most hardest thing I have accomplished, mostly because it didn’t have strong rules. But a lot of things I have started I never really finished either, so I am pretty much proud of myself at finishing this.

 

Would I ever do this again? I question this to myself all the time, depending on my mood it could be yes and could be no. I think it would lean more towards yes if a few factors weren't an issue. Weather has been the worst part of it this year, NYC got dumped with so much snow that it was hard to be warm dry and stylish 90% of the time. Another factor I wish that wasn’t is my job and it’s wardrobe limitations, I work in a construction yard/garage and its very dirty as well as being unsafe for bare legs and open toe shoes. Granted I could change out of my work boots but I don’t think that it was fair to the whole thing.

Would this work for the normal person, yes I think it would. Perhaps I’ll try it again in the summer when the weather is better. I definitely will be doing a sort of outfit limitation when I go on my trip next month, the thing is Ill have probably around 5 pieces and 7 days to do them in. I figure that one out closer to the actual dates.

This definity didn’t stop me from shopping for more clothes or shoes, I bought a lot of those during the 30 days.

Hello, my name is Nicole and I am a shopaholic.

Haha!

There are a few things that were a positive with doing this remix.I got to be very creative with figuring out outfits, so much so that I was able to find more that 30 outfits with just 28 pieces. I also loved watching how others put together their outfits. I am also glad it got my out of the rut of wearing just tee shirts and jeans to work and always trying to figure out what to wear everyday.

I think it is now time to relax and wear some sweats for awhile, haha just kidding, I don’t actually own real sweats.

I’ll have to see when the next remix if I will do it or not.

Whatever ♥

30x30: Days 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 Finish Line is in Sight.

I had a little bit of fun this weekend, I spent the whole weekend with my friend and her family at their house. Her daughter even took my outfit shot for Day 26 and my friend and I got to spend some adult time (after the kiddies went to bed) to drink.

My friend is in the process of finishing up the renovation of her house, but the main part of the house is done and I got to use one of the bedrooms.

Isn't this bed just gorgeous.

She still has the main kitchen (this house has a second guest kitchen) to do on the first floor and a few other things like an elevator (yes an elevator, the house has 4 floors), the landscaping and some minor trim details. I can’t wait till it is all done, I will take more pictures to show here when it is all done. 

Day 25 was a windy day and Day 26 was taken by my friend’s 7 year old daughter

This was my lounge around the house with company outfit, my Aunt and Uncle came over for dinner.  I had a huge burn on my forehead from a curling iron so I had a huge band-aid on it so I covered it with my new scarf.

I almost didn’t take Day 28 because I was so sick, I actually took 3 shots and went to bed and slept until this morning. My hair was in a bun from Monday morning until Tuesday morning so that’s why its is so curly. I am not to enthused with this burgundy sweater so I am putting it into my clothing to be donated a long with the black turtle neck and the black cords.

I cant believe that I am almost done and that I made it this far with 28 pieces of my wardrobe. I almost feel like my Day 30 outfit has to be outstanding but I tell you that it wont be. I haven’t been feeling well so well so I want to be as comfortable as possible.

Speaking of comfortable I’m going to bed.

Whatever ♥

Let Your Inner Beauty Shine Through; FBFF Questions - Beauty Products

 

Its Friday people and you know what that means; Fashion Beauty Friend Friday questions. Yay!

Last week I forgot all about the questions I was just so busy and I missed out on the nominations, oh well.

30x30: Day 24 I Didn’t Come Here to Spy on You.

This is going to be a quick one, its late and I managed to squeeze out two ( and only two) pictures at my friends house.

(Target black blazer, Express grey hooded draped cardi, H&M striped shirt, fashion glasses and black ballet flats, CR denim skinnies)

Btw this is the cheesiest pose.

Tomorrow I am going back to my friend’s house to have a sleep over (code word for I will be drinking to much to drive home so its planned that I sleep at her house) and hang out with her Saturday. I am not sure when I will be getting home to post my outfits but it will most likely I will be doing a triple post on Sunday.

Johnny Walker Black I will dream of you tonight.

Whatever ♥

30x30: Day 22 & 23 Amateur Photography, Modeling and Thieving

Ok, I am willing to admit these two days haven't been my best days either taking  photos or modeling my clothes. I am doing my best because I am in a bit of pain. I kind of put on a good face for day 22 but you can see I am pale as hell and sickly looking and I was wearing a lot of makeup.

Still there is no excuse, I am sure there were a few models during fashion week that had the flu or stomach poisoning on top of their eating disorder. Now granted its not fair that I am comparing myself to a professional model, but technically I am modeling my clothes, wait I should get paid for this!

I only have a few decent shots of me so they will have to do.

Day 22

I managed to take this pictures before I changed in to my equivalent of sweats and ran out of the house to my doctors appointment. But this is what I wore to work minus the shoes ( I wore my grey boots. I wore the shoes the rest of the day.)

My equivalent of sweats are leggings, tee shirt, flannel shirt, a large sweater and a pair of flats. I want to thank David (it used to be his, wait I think he lent it to me) for my new large AX hooded sweater its very warm and comfy.

Maybe when these 30x30 days are over (in seven days) I’ll take a picture in my “sweats.”

(Thrifted brown cardi, H&M black sheer blouse, black ballet flats, and blue silk scarf, ON straight legged denim)

30x30 Day 21: Illegal Leopard

First off this outfit is illegal, I kinda wore it Day One. The difference between day one and today is that I wore a grey sweater and brown boots where as today I wore a black draped cardi and grey boots. I kind of got dressed without thinking, I mean my outfit was all set to wear but I switched jeans last minute because the original ones were a bit dirty. 

(H&M leopard shirt and brown braided belt, F21 black draped cardi, Target denim skinnies, unknown grey boots)