Showing posts with label Tory Burch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tory Burch. Show all posts

Friday, February 8, 2013

What I Discovered on Your Blogs This Week

Happy Friday y'all.  Boy are we ready for the weekend!  Husband has been working crazy hours (long story) that will likely continue until the end of February and Lallie has been on allergy meds for a couple of weeks due to the horrible pollen situation down here right now.  If you have a child on allergy meds, you know that they are NOT good to their personalities!  We are looking forward to a fun weekend at the local children's museum tonight and possibly heading to Disney for the day tomorrow (pending how Lallie feels).

Anyways, I found some really great new things on you blogs this week!

I love ballet flats.  Particularly the J. Crew ($125) and Tory Burch flats ($178) in the gold/neutral colors.  But as you know, I like to Spy It, Buy It, so I recently purchased a similar version from Old Navy on sale for $13.99.  You'll see them in my Work OOTD below.  (Thanks Southern Curls & Pearls and Pink and Fabulous).
J. Crew                                         Tory Burch


I'll go ahead and show my Work OOTD with my cheap knock offs ;)  I'm not a big fan of Old Navy clothes for myself, though I do love them for Lallie. They have cute styles and she's going to destroy anyways!  But lately, I've purchased several of their cute cotton striped dresses for casual days and I've purchased four of these crepe shift dresses (in blue, below, black, hot pink and a blue/green/neutral print).  They are comfy and versatile.

With it I'm wearing a J. Crew necklace (from Lallie for Christmas....good taste), a Stella and Dot bangle and my Old Navy gold bow flats.  Pardon the lack of my head....horrible hair day.  :-)


On Sweet Southern Prep today, I was introduced to Design Darling. I'm loving their monogrammed office accessories!  

Also on Sweet Southern Prep, Emi-Jay Hair Ties. They are super cute, go check them out.


Over on Lily Lemontree, I found some great new reads to add to my Goodreads list.  Particularly Ketchup is Vegetable and Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves.  As a parent, it will be nice to read this book and poke some fun at the every day frustrating, but rewarding.(...you know...disclaimer) issues of raising a child.  I'm looking forward to checking this one out.


The following is from Amazon.com


If you don’t have anything nice to say about motherhood, then… read this book. Robin O’Bryant offers a no holds barred look at the day to day life of being a mother to three, running a household and the everyday monotony of parenting. 

It’s not always pretty but it’s real. Whether she's stuffing cabbage in her bra… dealing with defiant yet determined daughters… yelling at the F.B.I... or explaining the birds and the bees to her preschooler… you’re sure to find dozens of humorous and relatable situations. 

From the creator of Robin's Chicks, one of the South’s most popular blogs on motherhood, misunderstandings and musings, comes a collection of essays that will not only make you laugh and cry, but realize that you’re not alone in your journey. 
Sit back and relax, pour yourself some “mommy juice,” throw a fresh diaper on your baby and deadbolt the bedroom door to keep your kids out… because once you start reading you'll be too busy wiping away tears of laughter to wipe anybody's butt.

One last little tidbit for the day, I'm looking for a new clutch.  I love these monogrammed ones from White House Monogramming on Etsy.  Of course, I can't decide.  Should I get the cream with navy or the black with pink? Decisions, decisions! 


Happy Friday Y'all!


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Wish List: Fall 2012

Yes, I know it was just my birthday, but Christmas is right around the corner!  And a girl can always hope.  :-)

I have tried to jump on the smoothie bandwagon.  They are:

(a) so good for you
(b) forces me to eat breakfast (which I despise)
(c) there are TONS of easy recipes with product I almost always already have on hand
(d) Lallie loves them.  Every time I've made one, I take it on the go and Lallie sips right along with   me (kale and all!)

Two problems with smoothies as I stand now: (a) it's messy and I despise having a bulky blender on my counter and (b) my stick blender is inefficient not to mention loud when crushing the ice.  At 6 am with a tired 5 year old?  Not cool.

Enter the Magic Bullet.  I've heard wonderful things and it's not very expensive.  Should I add this to my list?  What are your thoughts?
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Next up, See Jane Work.  My office could use an upgrade (in all pink of course) and I'll take one of each of these please!


I am a sticky note freak (these above are Kate Spade too....lovely!).  I have notes all over my computer screen and my monitor tray which I sort through weekly to file the notes in my database and throw anything no longer pertinent away.  This way they never pile up too much on me.  It's how I take messages and keep notes.  It works for me.  AND, I put sticky notes on everything!  So, for the person to which I'm putting this bug in their ear....be sure and buy me double, mmmmmK?  Good.

I would like to read J.K. Rowling's new book geared towards the adult audience.  You remember her right?  The Harry Potter author?  Of course you do!  It's not a Harry Potter book at all, the critics say, so if you're looking for young adult, stick with the witches and wizards.  I'm looking forward to picking up my copy.

This won't happen.  These gorgeous boots from Tory Burch.  The Calista.  Drool.  But at $495 and considering I'll wear them for maybe 2-3 weeks a year because my feet would completely sweat otherwise, I think I'll have to find something comparable (seriously, how the teenagers wear Uggs down here, I do not know.  My feet would stink.)  Maybe these from Target?
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That's all for now.  Should get *you know who* started on his gift ideas.  :-)

Happy Wednesday Y'all!


Monday, April 2, 2012

Want It? Get It? - Target

This weekend was Ashleigh's bachlorette party weekend! AND, my camera refuses to cooperate! You'll get pictures tomorrow. In the meantime, Ashleigh gave me a little scolding for not posting fashion and skincare type posts anymore. So to appease Ashleigh (and any other readers out there that read and enjoyed my fashion posts)...I'm going to try to be more diligent about posting daily.

So today, I thought I'd write a Want It? Get It! post.

We all love shoes. We are all hard on shoes. I am especially hard on shoes and tend to refrain from buying expensive high end shoes for that reason. I love my Tory's, Lilly's and Bonanno's...don't get me wrong, but I don't wear them as often as I like for this reason. I mean, a majority of my life is spent on asphalt paved parking lots (due to my job), in parks or schools (due to Lallie) or the beach (flip flops!) So, whenever I see a $250+ shoe, I wince because I would love to have the shoes, but wouldn't dare spend that much out of fear of nasty scuffs and bumps.

What's a girl to do?

Here's any idea.
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Want It?

Get it!
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Want It?

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Want it?

Get it! 



I actually have these last flats and get asked all the time if they are the Tory Burch flats as you can hardly tell when they are on!  They have held up really well too!

I hope to return tomorrow with lots of fun pictures from the bachlorette party and later this week, Lallie's St. Jude's Trike-A-Thon final tally!

Happy Monday Y'all!


Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Fashion Crushes

Jamie Hoodie - Tory Burch
2814 Mid Rise Cigarette jeans - J Brand
Fit to Be Tied belt -  Lilly Pulitzer
Adena Boots - Michael Kors
Ditra Dress - Lilly Pulitzer
Bracelets - David Yurman

Lexi Crew shirt by Lilly Pulitzer (I could use in every print and color) - Lilly Pulitzer
Murfee Scarf in Drama Queen (SO ME!) - Lilly Pulitzer
Murfee Scarf in Skye Blue Standing Ovation - Lilly Pulitzer
Shuffled Spade Shopper - Kate Spade
Maryanne Small - Kate Spade
Metallic Mini Ella Tote - Tory Burch
Gold Metallic Reva - Tory Burch
Truce Pump - Kate Spade
Mariel top - Kate Spade

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Wish List - Dream Big

Everyone always says to "dream big," so I shall do just that on my wish list! Of course, this would be if I were rich - okay, really, really, really rich. But still, one can dream, eh? :-)


Notice how I'm not calling this my Christmas wish list - there is a reason for that. I want not and I need not, and I am extremely and truly blessed. I have everything I could ever possibly need, plus some, so to say this is a Christmas wish list, to me anyways, would be completely against the true meanig of Christmas. This is purely for fun!


Okay, moving on....I have broken this down into categories. First ME!


I love this Milly Ruffle Sleeve Merino Wool Dress. It's the classic cocktail dress, with just a tiny bit of flair. Perfect for any cocktail occasion and can be worn with some simple shoes or some great shoes. As Pretty In Pink Megan said in her blog post yesterday, wearing a matching color shoe is so passe!


I love White House Black Market. I do own several things from there. They have great sales and are much more affordable and in my price range, while looking like (and feeling like) I'm wearing a more expensive outfit. I've tried a similar shirt, but it was much longer and poofier, this style would suit my body type much better as it doesn't gather in the waistline.


Of course, the shoe of the year is Tory Burch Lissie, which is apparently hard to find. I hear Nordstrom has sold out! I love the silver (very versitle) with the studded logo. So pretty!



Ah, the Chanel (09/2010) Lambskin Quilted Captoe boot. I love these and this is just a "nice to look at, pretty to hold" but not to buy. It must be a $1,200.00 boot! But is this NOT gorgeous! (I'm not sure how I feel about the lambskin either - I keep thinking about Husband's cousin's wife who has lambs on her farm, she would not approve!)


Okay - moving onto the family! We would love to have a sectional for our new living room. It would suit the room perfectly. I love this one from Pottery Barn, with a different fabric/color and the extended ottoman on the other side.



We haven't purchased pool deck furniture yet, really don't need any (we have a faux wicker set which works perfectly), but again, I would love all teak. Since we live in Florida, the cushions would never work (moldy = yucky!), but if California - most definately!




Next comes Lallie! She will be moving into a big girl's bed in just a few months. Husband wants a princess bed for his little princess. Isn't this darling and I already have the bedding set!



Everyone knows how I love Lilly. Normally, I go for the pink and green, but with winter, navy has been my color choice for this year. This Odile dress is so cute and I think Lallie would look adorable in it!


Last but not least, for the man of the house, the one who always provides but never asks for anything, a Rolex. Just a simple Oyster Precision Submariner Chronometer Stainless Steel watch (okay, how is that simple? I had to look 4 times to get that name right and don't even know what half of it means, I'm sure Husband does!) He loves watches and I think for him, this would be the ultimate gift!

So, that's my "Dream Big" wish list!