Yellow Faux fur Shawl

Thank God the storm is over; I don't live in the East Coast but I can relate to what they went through during the blizzard. Living in Minnesota, we are pretty used to snow storms and blizzards but I do not underrate what people went through in the blizzard and I thank God that the damage was not much.

This outfit here is my winter storm outfit..lol; yeah, it is indeed very comfy and the bright yellow color was intended to bring in some cheer to a very cloudy and cold weather day. I wore this outfit to church on Sunday and I felt warm and chic the whole time. Some of my friends thought my faux fur shawl is real and I had to reassure them that it is not. I purchased this fur shawl during the Christmas season and I blogged about it in my Winter Accessories post here. I loved it so much that I purchased a second one in a grey color and the price was very affordable too.

Faux fur shawl: here (sold out) Sweater and pants: Loft. (old) Booties: Victorias Secret (old) Coat: Macys

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Jiggles in the Sunset

It was such a beautiful, beautiful day in the twin cities today and I think spring is here already. The forecast for the rest of the week is amazing too; mid fifties to sixty degree temperatures and that means we get to retire all those heavy jackets and layers of clothing; how refreshing. I made a quick stop with the family at the park today and quickly took these pictures and I know we are going to be making more visits here in the next days and months.

Do you wonder why I titled this post "Jiggles in the Sunset?" The jiggles are from the brown belt I wore which has some little spoon like metals dangling from it that made some sweet jingling sounds as I moved. The belt was thrifted a couple of months back and I blogged about it here. My brown boots are so old and are begging to be retired but I like that the boots are very versatile. They can be worn over the knee or scrunched all the way down to the mid-calf. Talk about bang for your bucks! definitely the best way to shop. It was another day of big "hair-don't-care" which is the name I gave to the messy ponytail that I do sometimes with my dreadlocks; very intentional so do not think I'm having a bad hair day...:-).

Dress: T.J. Maxx
Boots: VS Boots
Bag: Gifted; previously worn here
Belt: Thrifted; blogged about here

 

I hope you all are doing great and enjoying some great weather wherever you are. I have been super busy and have not really had much time to visit friends' blogs to say hello but I would definitely get to it soon. So, please bear with me guys if you have not seen me on your blogs for a while. Have a blessed week.

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Beauty Ojo

Romans 5:1New International Version (NIV) biblegateway.com

Peace and Hope

5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we^[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Winter Casual; Sweater Weather

These pictures were taken on a very cool cloudy evening and the wind was brisk and gusty and it somehow felt like an evening in fall or early spring but it is actually still winter in Minnesota; 'very unbelievable weather. As I drove home from work, I saw some kids in shorts getting off the school bus and I just smiled. It was some sort of mixed feelings; I was happy that winter was becoming bearable and then I was a bit sad that there might be a great deal of truth to global warming after all (not that I really doubted it anyway). However, the meteorologists predict that real winter weather will be back next week.


Well, I decided to take some pics for the blog and I slipped into this casual outfit and I was able to get some pics before the sun finally went down. I just realized that I have not done a casual look on the blog in a long time. I got this purple sweater dress from T. J. Maxx years ago and it's usually in heavy rotation in the cold weather months. I usually wear it with tights or skinnies and the skinny jeans and booties I wore with it in this post were purchased from Victorias secret last fall. I just love the cute pockets on the sides. Sweater dresses are great pieces to have and they can be styled in so many ways.

                                                                                 Sweater Dress: T. J. Maxx
                                                                                 Jeans & booties: VS
                                                                                 Jacket: Wilson's leather

I'm very happy that the blizzard that was predicted to hit the north east was not as bad as it was supposed to be and I hope everyone is keeping safe and warm over there.



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Cloudy, gloomy, grey and cold.

So what do you wear on a cold, cloudy, gloomy and grey day? I would say you "wear white or white and something..:-). " It's been cold and dreary over here for days with occasional peaks of sun and it wasn't "blogging weather" in my book especially because I take my pictures with my iPad. I'm thinking of buying a very good camera soon though **yes, I know I have been saying this for ages...:-).** and this means I'll have to break out my tripod again because my young photographers (my kids) would not know how to operate a complicated camera. I love what I do so I'm not complaining...:-). I know these pictures are very blurry but you can still recognize me from the pictures; right? Maybe, I'll just wear these same pieces again some other time.

I threw on this outfit to beat the winter blues and it's a very simple look to pull off; a faux fur vest over denim and a pair of booties; easily the default outfit for this cold dreary weather. The bag is from Cold water creek and it can be worn hand held or as a back pack. The forecast for this weekend looks very good; upper thirties and sunny and the kids have a birthday invitation for tomorrow so we are going to wear bright and warm outfits to celebrate the nice weather. I hope you are keeping warm too if you are currently experiencing the chill and winter weather.

Shirt: J. C. Penny
Faux fur vest: (old)
Denim: VS
Booties Target (old)
Bag: Cold water Creek

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Bundled up in Plaid and Grey

Yeah, the first snow storm of the season in Minnesota is happening right now and it's also the first snow fall in the twin cities; Minneapolis-St. Paul for the season. There was so much talk about it over the weekend by the Weather forecasters and at midnight, it started pouring down and there are huge snow flakes still flying around now as I type. The temperature dropped a bit too and it's definitely obvious that old man Winter is here.

Well, I thought it was time to start bundling up and I made sure the kids were dressed up nice and warm when I sent them off to the bus-stop too. This Plaid midi skirt and grey sweater seem to be a perfect combination for a snowy, windy and cold day like this. I threw a belt over my old jacket too to achieve a military look; one of the currents trends in jackets and I must say it made me more warm. I'm thinking now of investing in a quality belted jacket. I got to keep an eye out for the end of season sales.

I Played and goofed around in the snow as my three year old daughter took the pictures with her ipad but we didn't stay outside for too long because it was still quite cold...:-). The pictures are blurry too but hey, it was windy, cloudy and snowy..

Jacket and Scarf: Old

Sweater and Shirt: J. C. Penny

Skirt: David and Brooks via Overstock.com 

Bag: Aldo (old)

Shoes: VS (old)

Did you get the first snow fall yet over at your end? Snow can be so pretty to look at but very messy to drive in. I wish everyone a safe Winter season with God's protection and mercy. Stay warm too.


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