What I Wore Wednesday: Clean Out the Closet Wrap-Up

February ended with 2 exciting events:

First, (and most exciting), my oldest friend in the world had an adorable baby boy on the 28th. I have been hanging out in the "baby bubble" at the hospital, and he is just the sweetest little guy! I'm already in love.

Second: I get to wear all of my clothes again. Hooray! I have just about finished wearing all of my winter clothes and I'm ready to put them all back in the rotation before spring comes. I also cleaned out quite a few things - 2 big bags full...

I think I'll continue to pay attention to what I'm wearing through March and see if I can get rid of even more things that I don't wear.

So here's my outfit from today and also my final week of February's outfits...

Dress: TJMaxx

Sweater: Ann Taylor Loft

Boots: Zigi Soho

Stay tuned for lots of accessories this month...

March = All About Accessories

March is finally here, and I could not be more thrilled- March means my closet gets refilled & Spring is on it's way! And for our blog, March means accessories.  No rules this month, just fun.  I'm planning to spend time crafting more accessories (one of my new favorite hobbies), and we'll also be sharing with you some of the accessories we own and love as well as those we love and wish we own. Along with that, we'll be doing a few accessory giveaways - some that we've made ourselves & some by other fabulous "crafting artists".

So to kick us off, I'd though I'd share my little etsy treasury of some pretty pink accessories:

{image via etsy.  click anywhere on the treasury to head to the webpage}

P.S. If anyone's interested in hosting a giveaway through our blog... which you're probably not since we only have - Oh! - a whopping twelve followers... But hey, if you're up for a challenge and want to host a giveaway, let us know!

Free is not Frivolous - Part Three

Here is my third (and I think final) "Free is not Frivolous" post: Good Society Jeans.  This is the "free" item that I am most excited about.  A few weeks ago, I blogged about Good Society over on my other blog Someone's Gotta Pay.  Good Society sells jeans that are made ethically -  organic denim, sustainable farming, fair trade, no sweatshops/child labor, & they give 25% of their profits to charity.  And I was really excited about finding this company... until I saw the price: these jeans don't come cheap.

But the next day, I received an email from my dad saying that he wanted to buy me a pair, so I could give a little report of what I thought of them.  {His email said, "I'll pay (somebody's gotta)" - which is clever considering the name of my blog - if you're really curious, you can see here about that}.  Anyway, I was totally surprised and excited, and now my jeans have arrived.  Another fabulous free, frivolous-less gift!

(If you're interested in my thoughts about the jeans - more than just I love 'em - I'll be posting a little review over on Someone's Gotta Pay soon!)

The End of Frivolous-less-ness?

OK, I am not frivolous-less. I just want to put it out there. I think I might have failed a little on this challenge because I like shopping too much. I did some major cheating this past week! I didn't mean to, it just happened. (I know, that's what they all say.) But really, last week was President's Day (yay, no school!) and I went down to the city to one of my new favorite brunch places, The Bongo Room. While I was waiting to eat these delicious banana Oreo pancakes...

...we went next door to a resale shop, The Buffalo Exchange. It's one of these places where you can bring your old stuff to sell, and then get a bunch of new (old) stuff for not a lot of money. I ended up snagging a cute little coat (I know, I have a coat problem) AND a pair of Banana Republic jeans. I have a hard time finding good jeans, because the "short" size is usually too short, and the "regular" size is usually too long. But these were the perfect length, so I had to get them!

So much for being frivolous-less. At least I held out for most of the month, right?

 

Free is not Frivolous - Part Two

Okay!  Here's my next installment of "Free is not Frivolous".....Giveaway Jewelry!

Since I've started blogging, I've become slightly obsessed with all the giveaways (speaking of which, we just might do some giveaways of our own come March).  This month (actually all within two days), to my surprise, I discovered that I had won not just one, two, or three, but FOUR giveaways!  These giveaways were hosted by Vintage Wanna Bee, A Few of My Favorite Things, Fl(h)air, and Night Owl Crafting (Check them out because I'm sure they'll have more giveaways soon.)  Anyway, here's what I won: a bracelet, headband, earrings, and a hair-tie.  So many fantastic new accessories!  And we all know how much I like accessories after our Six Item Challenge.

So, can I show them off - just a little?

First, a bracelet from My Bag in the Attic & a Vintage Wanna Bee headband (Combo Giveaway)













And second, from Aprikot Designs, these cute earrings & hair-tie.  (The earrings are probably my favorite giveaway item!  I think they are adorable!)

Third, from Fl(h)air, I received all these cute flower bobbi pins.

And finally, from Belle Rose Designs, a $25.00 credit to her shop, where I loaded up on a necklace, two rings, and two bookmarks (because her shop is SO affordable).  I haven't received the order yet, but here's a sneak peak of one of the rings:

image via etsy

So fun to receive all of this free stuff, especially in this frivolous-less (well kind of) month!

What I Wore Wednesday: Channeling My Inner "Gleek"

Well, last night's episode might not have been the best ever, but today I am rocking a little Rachel Berry (from Glee) inspiration. Anyone catch the episode a couple of weeks ago where they all wore sweaters with horses on them? Hopefully my outfit today isn't quite as, um, interesting as some of Rachel's are, but the pickings are getting a little slim here at the end of February's clean out the closet challenge. (More on that challenge here). But here I am, in my little bird sweater...

Sweater = Old Navy (long ago)

Skirt = Gap (long ago)

Tights = ???

Boots = Ugg (they are there, I promise!)

P.S. If anyone's interested in helping us choose a new name for the blog, leave us a suggestion or check out our ideas here. Thanks! 

Clean Out the Closet Update: Week #3

It's getting toward the end of the month - one more week! I'm starting to get down to the end of my closet. Although I will admit, I guess I have more clothes than I realized, because I haven't run out yet! (I am glad I decided to wear my jeans more than once, though.) I am slowly getting rid of some things as I go, and then I guess I'll have to try on everything else that I didn't wear at the end of the month. In the meantime, here's a peek at the outfits from this past week (just so you can be sure I'm not cheating on this challenge - unlike frivolous-less February!)

Stay tuned for the (unofficial) end of Frivolous-less February. 

I may or may not have some trouble finishing strong!