Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Super Thrifty!

So this whole (almost whole) outfit is thrifted.

Made me smile when I got to work and realized that!

I also realized that these are totally mens linen pants.

Yup wore them all last year and had no idea till now, the zippers on the otherside.

Whoever had these last was so fly! I love them they feel like pj's!

They are a little big but I think they work, what do you think?

Also I am wearing my favorite ever thriftstore find, steve madden wedges! Never worn! I got them in Denver, and Denver has the nicest goodwills ever!!

Details:
Jacket: F21 Thrifted
Pants: Thrifted
Shoes: Steve Madden Thrifted





















*I totally have to learn how to zoom, sorry and iron!*







linking up:

pleated poppy

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Gingham Finally!

I finally finally picked up a Gingham shirt and I am In Love!


I have been wanting one of these for ages!

This is the first time I have sported a belt over a shirt and i felt so cute :)

Wore this outfit to get my nails done. I am actually in jeans! Can't wear them to work so I love when I get a chance to wear them!

Details:
Shirt: Old Navy (recent)
Belt: Charlotte Ruse
Shoes: DSW Roxy (recent)
Jeans: Forever 21





Not sure why the flash randomly turned on!





Made the hubs lean in for a shot but hes too tall! so we crouched haha




















Monday, May 7, 2012

Rain Rain Go Away!

It rained all weekend here.

Made for a relaxing weekend, but I would prefer the sunshine!

This weekend was fun, we napped ALOT! Love feeling rested :)

Here is just something I threw on to run to the store in the rain!

Ps. Thank you all SO MUCH for the encouragement on the house!! I should stop sharing the news before I know for sure, but they counter offered and it is a little high for us. I think we are going to walk away, but a better one will be found for sure!!

Details:
Jacket: Thrifted
Boots: Steve Madden (old)
Jeans: Joes






















Friday, May 4, 2012

High Five for Friday!

High Five it's Friday! That is an understatement, can't wait for the weekend!!

I haven't linked up for this in a LONG time but this week was so good so I thought I would link up again!!

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1. The biggest news: we put an offer in on a house, now we are just waiting to hear back














2. My vacation begins in one week I cannot believe its almost here and I am so excited! This is my spring break people, way after everyone else, so is life in the work world ha!















3. The hubs and I got life insurance yesterday, it was a good investment but it does make me feel crazy old!






4. Wine tasting party tonight :) I love having people over for this! So fun. check out the post I did about it {here} tonight we are having Michigan Wines!












5. Last I am so excited all my friends are finishing classes! I can't wait for summer when no one has homework! And I can't wait to actually see my sister and hang out with her....she lives in a cave during the semester i swear!



















Happy Happy Friday you guys!




Thursday, May 3, 2012

An Offer Is IN!

So you know how yesterday I said we were going out again to look at houses?

Well we found another one and put in an offer!

I can't contain my excitement!

This time its not a bid so our chances are really good!!

So the stress of signing all the papers and wishing for the house and lack of sleep left me/you with no real blog post :(

But Ill give you some deets on the house and a pic of the front for a little house eye candy!

Its a 3 bed house, and you can't tell by the front of it but its huge!

It has an amazing 4 seasons room, yes all of the seasons...with an indoor grill! Awesome!

The kitchen is huge with 35 ft of counter space, yes my dream!

We also would have 2 dinning rooms haha both big, and a finished basement!

Here is a pic of the outside, please wish us luck that our offer is accepted!















Wednesday, May 2, 2012

A Little Pinspiration!

Are you guys getting sick of me talking about our future home?

I know a lot of my friends are haha but I can't help it!

It is sooo exciting when and if we get a house!

The one thing I told the hubby that we need in a house is a dinning room.

We love to entertain, all the time, and I want room to do that. So Family dinners can sometimes be at our house!

This week I went on a kick and pined a ton of dinning room inspiration.

Which ones your favorite?

I love the gray in this room, and I have always wanted a bench dinning room table!! 



Oh my the brightness and the bookcase! amazing! 




Don't like the super bright color, but the table and gallery wall, dream dinning room for sure!



Another gallery wall! I love the globe light and the round table....might need to get one of those!



I really Really love the light! I would love something like that over my table!



Linking up at The Vintage Apple!!



Ps after work today we are going to look at 7 houses! Wish us luck! I would love a new house with a dinning room ;)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Bright White!

This weather has got to go!
I dream of taking pictures outside again!
Wearing skirts without the fear of freezing!

Oh well pictures indoor add a little something....yeah? ha!

All my days have been gloomy weather wise lately so I wore white and pastel to make me happy!!

Also finally sporting my DIY necklace, tutorial {here}

Details:
Pants: Old Navy (old)
Shirt: Gap
Necklace: DIY
Earrings: Gift from the Hubs
Shoes: DSW









Monday, April 30, 2012

Graduation!


Ok I lied...I am not graduating, I graduated in December but I know a lot of people who are!

Congratulations to those wrapping up school and getting ready to enter the business world in the next few months!!

For those of you still in school I want to share with you my little secret on how I got by on a budget!

Campus Book Rentals

For real that site was my life saver!

Books at my college's book store were outrageously priced, and it seemed they got worse year after year!

So I started looking for an alternative. Renting/Amazon/Ebay they were all good options but me being the Accounting student I made a spreadsheet to see what was the Most cost effective, it was renting by far!!

Here is a screen shot of the spreadsheet I used to use, yes I was a major geek!!

I looked into the price of Renting vs. Buying a Managerial accounting book. {check out the book here to see the price!}

It's a complex theory I came up with but here it is in short.

If you can look up the buyback price of a book and take the difference of the price you purchased it for that would be the "actual price" you are paying for the book. The rental price is almost always cheaper, and who's to say at the end of the semester the buyback price will be the same??

lost ya? Sorry about that!

Last year I was interviewed by a local tv station about how expensive textbooks are: Check it out!



Ha! I'm the first one...soooo funny ;)

Anyways you guys should really check out Campus Book Rentals! Click the link!



Still not convinced? Check out this video explaining it!




Congrats again to all the recent grads, those who are still going make sure you check out Campus Book Rentals, you will thank me!!



Friday, April 27, 2012

Summer or Winter?

The weather can't decide here in the mitten state. One day it is nice and warm and sunny. The next it rains. Then it gets windy.
Then freezing.
I never know what to wear!!
It seems weird to wear white jeans when its cold but I went for it.
I paired them with a sweater.
I could pretend it was warm and still dress like spring!

Today the hubs got a fever, not a fan!
On top of that we went house hunting and nothing was great.
House hunting is so stressful, you can see what you want in your head but every house is missing something.
If I am going to spend the money I don't want to settle, am I crazy for that??

 So the hunt continues...

Details
Sweater: Kenzie Girl
Jeans: Express
Shoes: DSW
Necklace: Gift
Earrings: DIY