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{30 Days of Fashion}: Day 10

January 10th, 2011:

Dress; Target
Footless tights; Target
Flats; Target
Necklace; Skeleton key purchased on Etsy, put on an old chain

Didn’t realize I was rocking a head-to-toe Tarjay outfit today until I put together this post! Who says you can’t put together an amazing ensemble on a budget? Happy to be able to wear this dress again – the first time I wore it was sans tights and I felt like I was a little too old to be baring so much leg. Tights to the rescue! I paired it with my favorite flats (told you guys I wear them a lot) and a fun skeleton key necklace that I made on the fly that morning with an old chain and an Etsy purchase. Voila! Another cheery outfit for a not-so-cheery day. I had a pretty tedious day in the office and then got my butt handed to me on a silver platter by a new spinning instructor. Oof.

And for those of you wondering, the soundtrack to these photos was The White Stripes. Hotel Yorba to be exact. 😉

ps; Photos are now larger by request! See? I listen!

2011 Walk Now for Autism

Credit: Flickr user Ames2880

I know I usually post about sunshine and rainbows on this blog, but every now and then, it’s time to get serious. This would be one of those times. As you know, autism and both the children and families it affects are very near and dear to my heart. For this reason, I am participating in the Autism Speaks: Walk Now for Autism in Key Biscayne on Sunday, February 27th. This year, rather than just ask for donations, I wanted to make it more of an event. I would love for those interested to join my team, Team Melificent, in the physical walk. If I get enough parties to join, I am planning on making team tshirts, so that we are really seen as a collective unit fighting towards a cure.

I hope some of you can walk with us, or at least donate to this important cause.

For those of you that may not be familiar with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders, please educate yourselves here.

To donate; click here.
To join our team; click here.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!

{30 Days of Fashion}: Day 9

January 9th, 2011:

Long tissue tank; Old Navy
Tunic sweater vest; Forever 21
Boyfriend ripped jeans; Gap
Earrings; vintage
Bracelet; gifted
High top Converse; Journey’s

Talk about a slouchy Sunday. Yes, I am guilty of wearing the same tank two days in a row – didn’t you hear me? Slouchy. I completed some more random small home projects (I have 2 pages full) and did some major blogging along with some minor party planning for our Valentine’s Day dinner at home. I love these jeans – they fit my mood: relaxed. The only thing that bums me out is that they don’t tend to match with anything but neutrals. Same goes for my hot Chucks that I heart ever so much – they are so busy and loud that it’s hard to pair them with anything but white. But aren’t they great?

Weekend Highlights

Credit: Facebook

My excitement reached max capacity last week when I discovered that their would be a huge food truck rally basically in my backyard. Although these kind of events happen around South Florida often, they never make their way to my neck of the woods, West Kendall. Much less, of this magnitude. Twenty trucks were advertised to attend – twenty. I didn’t even know we had that many trucks! Needless to say, I spread the word like wildfire on both Twitter and Facebook and began to brainstorm about which trucks would be in attendance.

When I arrived at the location (12975 SW 137 Avenue), I could not believe my eyes. There were cars parked for what seemed like miles and an impressive crowd meandering around a serious group of gourmet food trucks. I instantly felt like a little kid in a candy store. I didn’t know which truck to visit first and was just overwhelmed with goodness. I decided my best plan of attack was to choose the trucks I had not yet tried at previous events. My first stop was Cheese Me. I had their mac ‘n cheese pancakes. Sure, that may seem gross to some, but trust me, they were all sorts of heavenly. Of course, it was the worst option for my sensitive and cranky stomach, but I knew deep down inside that it was worth it. Worth every cheesy bite of awesome.

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{30 Days of Fashion}: Day 8

January 8th, 2011:

V-neck Tee; Gap
Long tissue tank; Old Navy
Jeans; Gap Curvy
Neon flats; H&M
Flower earrings; Forever 21

We decided to have an impromptu getty at our place with a few friends Saturday night so I had to throw on something quick since I had spent the day in workout clothes. That meant my favorite pair of jeans, and a pair of simple white tees. To not be too horribly boring, I slipped on my loudest pair of flats in neon orange. I decided to include my beer bottle in the pictures because I hadn’t had any beer in a week (!!!), since I have decided to limit my alcohol intake to only weekends. As silly as it seems, it is really working! I’m also pairing a healthier diet with spinning twice a week, so hopefully you will not only see fashion for the next 30 days, but weight loss as well!

Unfortunately, later that night I just so happened to step in doggy dookie and got it all over my adorable flats. It took me a while to notice, so I had gotten it on my jeans too. Why do these things only happen to me? I had to change my outfit half-way throughout the night. Thankfully I was at home!