Lazy Days

        Braid your hair the night before. Don't wash it. Take it out and shake your mane like you just don't care! 
        Find an over-sized shirt. Plaid is king.  Wear any pants you want, preferably just out of the hamper. If it still looks too crisp, crumple your clothes into a ball and stand on them while you brush your teeth. 
        Before you leave your house, just grab a hoodie to tie around your waist and some old tennis-shoes or thick-soled clunkers.
        It's '90s grunge, baby.

Spin-able

Skirt that belongs to my mom

Cami from JCPenney

Belt from Deseret Industries

Flats from Kohl's

Cat from the neighbor's house :-)

I want fun!

Dress from TJ Maxx, backwards

Flats from Savers

Heart locket from a birthday long ago

Earrings from my aunt

Slip from my mom

Yoyo, the cat who adopted us

I love this outfit so much!  The day was hot and this was super breezy and cool.  

I found this combination trying to decide what clothes to give away.  An old Girl's Life issue had a shoot where the model wore a tank top backwards, so I tried on this dress backwards, and it is better than right-side-forward!

I spent most of the day lazing on the couch with The Girl Is Murder and the air conditioner on.  And, baby, I liked it!

May your summer days be beautiful.  (Or winter, if it is where you are!)

Utah Pride Festival

Guess shorts, Savers

Shirt, Shopko

Belt, Deseret industries

Shoes, Savers

Scooby-Doo backpack, yard sale

"World Changer" pin, Target

"Peace" pin, a store in Missoula, Montana

Star pin, girl scout trade

"Protect your muffin" pin, Planned Parenthood

        Hello, all!  Today was the Utah Pride Festival in SLC!  I went with my friend Aaron and his family, and it was awesome.  I ended up in the parade with the Pride Center kids, and I saw a whole bunch of amazing folks!  We also got a whole bunch of free stuff -- a bajillion free pins, T-shirts, bracelets, etc.  If you're confused right now, it means you need to Google some stuff! ;)  Also, there are pictures of the actual parade and festival on places on Google as well!

Standing on the side of love for ALL.

Sunsugar

Guess shorts from Savers

Blouse from my grandma

Belt from Deseret Industries

Flats from Savers

Earrings from my aunt

Flowers from an old kitchen decoration

Hi again!  We lost our camera for a while, and the other camera I tried was honestly no better than a webcam.  While this camera isn't too good, it's much better!

Summer break is almost upon us!  I went to the nursery with my dad today to get some plants for the garden -- tomatoes, zucchini, lavender, cucumbers, petunias, and some bell peppers.  I look forward to the tomatoes most of all.

Hand-Me-Down Family History

 

Dress, Deseret Industries

Cardigan, Savers

Heels, from my mom

Scarf/neckerchief/pretty thing, from my great-grandma Bates/grandma Brown

          Look at me, being all grown-up and posting a blog on the same day that I wear these clothes!  I wore this to school today.  I felt snazzy, and someone asked me if I was going to court.  Because apparently that's a reason a lot of teens dress up. o.O
           For once I did my hair!  It's a miracle -- I'm not really a fancy-do sort of girl, at least, not in the mornings before school.  This one from Pinterest was actually pretty easy, even though I didn't do it the same as in the photos, because I liked the effect of the crossed-over bit in the back.  Pinterest is a many-photoed thing.

          The neckerchief/pretty scarf thing was a gift for Christmas from my grandma Brown.  It belonged to my great-grandma Bates, who died just a couple years ago.  My family used to go down to visit them about once a year, and I miss being able to see my great-grandpa and great-grandma.  That being said, it feels nice to have this thing of hers.  I had a few moments throughout the school day that it made me think of her.  

          Also, my great-grandpa was a stud in the 30s -- like what Edward Cullen was supposed to look like in my mind.  In the same photos (that I don't have scanned right now), I think I look a bit like my great-grandma, which is good. :-)  She had amazing silvery hair for all of the time I knew her, too, and I can only hope that I should age so well. :-)

My great-grandma Bates

My great-grandpa Bates

          I really love family history.

And I REALLY LOVE MY FAMILY! <3

Happy Easter, If You Celebrate It!

High-waisted (!) jeans, Savers

Cami, JC Penney

Flats, Savers

Belt, Deseret Industries

          This is what I wore on Easter!  When I bought these pants, there was one lady in the store who hated them, even when I tried them on. X) Just proves that sometimes, I don't care what people think -- I like lime green jeans anyway. :)

Holi, the Festival of Colors

Jeans from Forever 21

Shirt from Walmart ("Good Morning, Starshine" by me)

Flats from Savers

Socks from my mom's drawer

Bag from Sears

Pin from a little shop in Missoula, Montana

Sorry about the disorder of the photos!  Blogger hates me. -.-  But anyway, Holi was a lot of fun!

Happy St. Patty's

Shirt stolen from my sister

Lace from WHO KNOWS??

Lace tights from somewhere?...

Flats from Savers

Shorts from Savers

Haircut Day

Haircut! by Becky

Hat from Kohl's

Jacket from Kmart

Shirt from JCPenney

Overalls from Deseret Inudstries

Tights from Kohl's

Flats from my grandma

1920s Inspired by Mom

Dress from Mom

Shoes from Mom

Sash from... Mom

My mom let me have a dress that I believe is from the 80s or the early 90s or somesuch or other, but it reminded me of some 1920s style, so I styled it that way!  I couldn't figure out how to effectively do a faux bob, so I just put some curlers in my hair and cheated. X)

Flutterbye

Shirt from Kohl's (drawn on and tie-dyed by myself)

Skirt from Savers

Tights from Kohl's

Flats from Kohl's
(I don't really shop from Kohl's that much, I just... wear stuff from there a lot.)

Some nice, crappy photos! Woohoo!