come sail away

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Hey Y'all!! How was your weekend? Does anyone else think that sometimes weekends are more stressful than the work week? So much to do and only two days to do it! Lucky me I don't have to go back to work until Wednesday...don't hate;)

My birthday is this month...ick!(I'm not a person that loves to celebrate her birthday) But, that means my Anthro birthday discount...yay!!This year I got an additional 15% to use online...AWESOME!

I used my online discount for this adorbs sailboat skirt and the most awesome bag!!

I think I sometimes forget how dressing can affect my moods. Maybe I'm so grouchy because I don't get to dress up anymore! It's amazing what a cute new skirt and a pair of heels will do for a girl- a little sartorial prozac.

I'm off to meet my mother- in- law for dinner at Panera and then we're going to see The Help:)

Have a wonderful evening!   

in the (book) club

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Happy Monday! Thank you for all of your sweet comments on my last post. Sometimes all you need is to vent a little bit to feel better.

Today was a much needed day off. It was spent lounging by the pool and catching up on my blog reading. 

I also needed to finish reading the book for my book club. We choose Fitzgerald's The Beautifiul and the Damned. I loved Gatsby and This Side of Paradise but good grief this one was a tough read!!! Anthony and Gloria are two of the most unsympathetic characters. Ever! 

Next up Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five.   

picnic

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Geez, I'm such a slacker this summer! The thing is, there's been a lot going this summer. Most of it not good. Part of my personality is to "be on" and to make sure everyone around me is happy. That can be utterly exhausting and it wears me out. 

This is my round about way explanation for my lack of blogging. I can't really hide when I'm falling apart and I don't really want to use this as platform to bitch and whine and "poor me" so posting has been irregular.

I hope you'll stick with me as I get back to normal:)

That being said, when life hands you lemons, you put on your highest, spikiest heels and give it a good, hard junk kick!

I swear I haven't worn heels this high in weeks, but damn it felt good!

My sister in law had a baby today and nothing makes you feel better than cuddling a new born for an hour.  Welcome to the world baby Nicholas:)     

she blogs

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There is  an entire list of reasons to explin my posting absence to whose of you still reading-the unbearable heat, crazy and exhuasting work schedule, a little bit chaos/drama/stuff with the kids, lack of inspiration...

I could go on but I won't.

I hope your summer is treating you well!

blue it

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This weekend I'm headed to Columbus for a wedding. I'm officially old enough to be included on the parent guest list...eek! I'm not going as a guest of the bride or groom(although I've known the groom since he took his very first breath). The mother of the groom is one of my very best friends! I can't tell you how old that makes me feel :S 

This weekend will be a mini reunion of sorts-seeing friends I haven't seen in years-and a chance to hang out with my favorite group of girls. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

vintage whimsy

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How is it Thursday already? Seriously!?

When the lovely Lisa updated her etsy shop with this gem of a dress I pounced! Sweet summer print, sheer and airy with a full skirt-Yes, please! I ripped open the package and pranced around the house feeling oh so pretty:) The fabric is sheer and for a night out I might put a pair of boy shorts on underneath and leave it at that.But for the sake of modesty I layered it over an Anthropologie skirt and was instantly work appropriate!

A busy day tomorrow requires a ton of sleep tonight.

 Have a lovely evening:)

    

swing time

 

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Time flies when you have a long holiday weekend! Does anyone else feel slightly

off balance!? 

When I dug this skirt out of the closet this morning I realized that this was the skirt I was wearing when 

we found our house almost 7 years ago! 

It's a good thing I hoard save things;) 

You never know what's gonna come back in style.

After looking at these pictures I'm not totally in love with this outfit, but I got 

dressed and took pics today....baby steps, people:)

I'm just getting back into the blogger swing of things!