Casual Friday (Boyfriend Jeans)

Hey its casual Friday! I love casual Friday because it gives me a day to dress more casual and wear t-shirts and all that fun stuff. Sometimes I wear random concert t-shirts or a school shirt but today I decided to just wear a plan black shirt and pair it with my boyfriend jeans. I have had some people ask me about what boyfriend jeans are and how to wear them so I will tell you what I think.

•  I like boyfriend jeans with t-shirts, like what I wore today for casual Friday. 
• With boyfriend jeans it seems like they are always rolled up and they are supposed to be baggy.
• I also have seen a lot of boyfriend jeans that have holes which is really cute too.
• The great thing about boyfriend jeans is that you can dress them up or down and make tons of different outfits!

I wanted to look a bit more feminine today so I added the floral cardigan but if I had gone more simple with just the black t-shirt that would have been really cute too. I also added a pop of color with my fun flats of course.

Black v-neck from Target, Cardigan from Bella Ella Curvy, Boyfriend jeans from H&M+, flats from Ross. Did you notice I didn't take a selfie and that the pictures are better quality? Well I have decided to have other people help me out taking pictures at work so that I can now be the "Mormon Chic School Counselor (MCSC)" to be. :)

I don't do heels but if I did how cute is that?

If you wear garments just be careful with holes. You can always buy patches to attach under the holes if you do get jeans with holes up higher.

Hope this helps you with your boyfriend jean questions!

Enjoy!

OOTD

Now that work has started again I get pretty busy especially with all this grad school stuff to so I decided to do an Outfit Of The Day. if I don't have time to post how to's  at least you can get an idea of how to put random stuff together.

Sorry for a bad blurry picture but I was trying to get a good picture of my new necklace. Normally I don't do big chunky necklaces but I decided to try and I am loving it. It's from groopdealz an it was under $10. Also here is another example if how to mix stripes with prints. Top and cardigan from Target and skirt from Old Navy and shoes from Ross of course!

Another mixing prints with stripes and finally some fall colors. Top shoes and jeans from Target. Cardigan from Bella Ella Curvy.

Tip about new shoes: So I thought I would suggest this because it's something I learned the hard way. I used to work at a shoe store which I shall not name since they fired me without cause, didn't give me my "3 written warnings" and the day before the owner told me I was doing a great job. Oh and if I go in there they will call the cops. Dramatic I know. I'm not bitter or anything..... This store  sells cheap shoes and breaking them in always made my feet hurt. I have scars on my heels and some of my toes from breaking in new shoes. Now what I learned is if you are breaking in shoes and you will be walking a lot you need two things. Band aides and another pair of shoes. Don't ruin your feet! Today I wore my new cheap shoes so I kept band aides in my pocket and another pair of shoes in my purse.  This way when my toe started to hurt I put a band aide on it before I had a blister. I didn't have to use my other pair of shoes but they were there just in case! 

Just know your shoes. Cheap shoes hurt more because they aren't nice material but who can afford nice shoes? The only way I do is because of Ross. Nicer shoes usually aren't as bad but if your not sure just take those band aides and an extra pair. 

Take care of your feet and enjoy!

Ross Dress for Less

I know I ALWAYS talk about Ross and how you can get great shoes there but I never show you. Here are some of the great shoes I have gotten there. Hopefully this gets you excited and makes you actually go check it out and find an amazing deal! All of the shoes in the picture cost under $20 and all but one pair are nice name brands that they sale at Norstrom!

So these were my first Ross purchase. Well not first purchase but it was my first pair of shoes for a great deal. These are Steve Maddens and I LOVE them. Normally around $70 or $80 got them for less than $20!

Okay these 3 pairs are all Report usually like $60 ish but I got them for less than $20 each. The pink are my new favorite but I love the brown and the black because I have a hard time with neutrals but these both have cute detailing that makes them different enough for me to like them:)

Okay these are my new favorite shoes that I got just a couple weeks ago for my new school shoes! Aren't they the cutest? Again Report normally $60 ish

I know these are goofy but what can I say. I am a crazy cat lady and they were only $6 of course because no one else would want them but they are Report as well. Normally around $45

Okay so these aren't name brand but they were cheap enough that I felt like they were worth it. These are Classified a brand you can just get at Forever Young but like I said they were cheaper. I can remember how much though.

These are new for school too. Way cute and same thing Report brand normally $60 got them for less than $20

I wear these all the time! Me and my sister got them because they are amazing and so comfortable. I believe that these are Report too. Neon pink adds to any outfit right? Normally $60 got them for less than $20

See. Neon pink does wonders!

I LOVE these because I got the same pair in a different color from Nordstrom for $65 and then found these at Ross for less than $20. Report brand

Same shoe again different pattern

And black Report flats. Hate black shoes but these are sparkly so it works.

Some Coral shoes my momma found there that I am so jealous of. I believe these are Steve Madden

Hope this gets you excited! Makes me want to go shopping!

Enjoy!

Get the most out of your closet

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Just an example of my organization problem:)

I learned once that people who have high anxiety like to shop because once you buy something it relieves anxiety. So I have anxiety issues so even grocery shopping is fun for me:) The other thing that helps relieve my anxiety is organization. At my house everything has a place and their is a place for everything.I may go a little overboard but it makes me feel better. I guess my organization is seeping into this blog so hopefully you are okay with it.

So this looks pretty scary because it is stuffed full but it is organized. On the right door I have an over the door shoe thing and on the left door I have a hat rack. I also have a rod for the bottom half of my closet for extra space. My closet is also color coordinated except for in the middle there where the arrow is pointing that is my shirt dresses and my new stuff so it has to be in a separate place. Once I have worn it once it goes with the other clothes. Right now I have a few fun new things I am saving for when work starts again. I didn't wear the clothes I got from the Nordstrom sale so that they can be my new "school clothes". Oh and my cardigans are on the bottom rod and shirts on top.That way I can pick a top and then a cardigan to go with it.

This is the rod. It is just from Walmart and it is really strong and it doubles my closet space which I really needed.

This is my hat rack that works perfect for scarfs. I love it because it doesn't take up space and I can see all my scarves.

I wouldn't be able to survive without my jean holder. I actually got this at Ross and I had the same one before until my kitty killed it by climbing up the side. It was only like $5 or something and they still have them after years and years:) Gotta love random Ross finds.

I love the rod because it splits up my clothes too. On one side I have my regular shirts and on the other are my shirt dress things that are longer.

This is were my gloves and tights are because I don't wear them very much so I pull them out when I need them and yes I may have a whole bin full or gloves. . .

Sock drawer

Undershirt drawer

My socks to wear with flats and oxfords

Perfect little spot

And there are my skirts. The only things not on black hangers are my skirts and dresses.

Okay so in this I have my workout clothes in the top three rows then my bras in the next and then belts in the next and some random random stuff at the bottom that I have no place for.

I hang up my cap sleeves that I use only for LAYERING not wearing by themselves. That is why they are away from my other clothes.

I also like to hang my clothes on my shoe thing. I pick a couple of things I haven't worn in a while to remind me to wear them again.

And the best part I can shut the door when I don't want to see anything!

The only thing I have problems with is organizing my sweats. They just drive me nuts because they don't fold well but who hangs up their sweats?

Fixed for now but soon they will be all messed up again.

And there it is. My closet. Love being organized and being able to see all my clothes so that I remember to wear them all:) Oh and everything has to be on black hangers.

So ladies if there is anyone out there that lives in a small house or has a small closet I hope this helps! If you ever need my help you know where to find me.

Enjoy!

Sunday Sales

I am sad to report that I have not heard much about sales this week. I will edit this post if I do hear about more but for right now here is what I've got. If you know of other good sales let me know.

Target 
This week target's tees are on sale again. All of their sandals, flats, and more are on sale between 30 and 70% off! I haven't worn their shoes much but it sounds like a great deal.

Nordstrom's sale is still going on. Prices go up August 5th so get there soon if you want some of the new great fall stuff. I wanted one of everything so go take a look.

Ross I know I have said this before but Ross still have a great shoe selection. If you have been thinking about going there but haven't yet now is the time. Once fall hits they seem to have less of a selections so go find those flats you need for fall.

Don't forget about groopdealz either. The have had some awesome stuff lately! You have to check it all the time though because stuff goes fast. They post new stuff every morning and afternoon. Usually I check it right when I wake up before I even get out of bed and then again during my lunch. Stuff is gone within hours so do what you have to:)


Bella Ella Last but not least always been checking Bella Ella's facebook page for their daily deals and did I mention that they have Instagram now! Also don't forget they do a give away every week so get following! Oh and Curvy ladies there is a separate Instagram and Facebook page for the curvy store.

Have a great week and as always Enjoy!

P.S. I will be having my small give away soon so follow me! If you dont have a blog or whatever  you can always follow me by e-mail. There is a place on the right hand side of my blog to do that. I will let you know of other ways to get entries soon.



Okay just found out that TARGET'S dresses are up to 40% off! It also looks like there are a bunch of other things on sale because it is the end of the season.

My mom has this and it is very flattering I borrow it all the time. $22

My sister has this and it is so cute with a tee underneath and some good thick legging! If I had some good leggings I would be buying this thing! $20.99

How cute are these for $15

Just go to the website there is all sorts of fun stuff.

Sunday Sales

I decided to post about sales I know of for the week each Sunday (hopefully) because I go through the newspaper and I get e-mails from different places about what's on sale. Here's what I know about for this week!

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is here! Right now you can only shop if you have a Nordstrom card but the sale starts July 19th! I have a card so I used some birthday money and got some cute stuff. 

Old Navy has some cute skirts that are marked down right now and you can also use the code ONSAVE20. This will expire July 17th.

Target has their awesome t-shirts are on sale this week. Plane ones are $6. Usually their sales go throughout the week.

Don't forget Ross is always great for good deals on shoes!

 

Enrichment Recap

So this past Tuesday I volunteered myself to present at the enrichment activity. I normally wouldn't do something like this but I decided I need to start making some friends. Normally I only hang out with my family because I am so busy and tired that I don't have time for friends. I figure going to these activities for an hour once a month is a good way to at least know some women in the ward.  I had a great time with it but I feel bad because I took WAY to much time. There was three of us who presented so I will tell you a couple of things I remember about theirs and then tell you about mine. That way if you missed it or can't remember what I talked about then you can look back at this.

I will start with my cute friend Tori Allen

She talked about skin care. She knows her stuff so it was really cool. She taught us that we need to wash our faces morning and night. Ask me if I do that? Nope! I am going to try better though because I want my skin to stay nice. Right now I only wash mine at night. We also learned that white is the new tan! As some of you know I LOVE to be tan so this is hard one for me. She talked a lot about other stuff that I have no idea how to explain but you can like her page on facebook. She has a cute spa room in her house and she does fun giveaways so check her out!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tori-Jade-Esthetics/640241185989793?ref=ts&fref=ts

Okay now for my sister Brittney Evans

She talked all about hair. She is a cosmologist so she knows her stuff.  She taught us about some things we should not do to our hair. The one I remember most is don't use box color! Its bad for your hair and it never comes out! She also talked about not using to much heat on your hair and using good products. I have to say I am sort of biased because I love everything Paul Mitchell but there is a huge different I promise. I used to always just use stuff from Walmart but now I pay for the nice stuff. It is hard to pull out that kind of money for shampoo or shaping cream but it last FOREVER so it is worth it. I will never go back. She talked about lots of other cool stuff and I learned lots of new words but I don't want to butcher what she said. Maybe some time I will have her write a  blog post for my blog so that you can learn some cool stuff from her. She doesn't have a facebook page for her business yet but she does an awesome job so when she starts a facebook page I will let you know.

Okay my turn. . . .

The first thing I talked about was being modest but still trendy. I always say that I don't change my values to fit trends I change trends to fit my values. I am not willing to tuck and roll my garments and loose those blessings so I do a lot of LAYERING! Here are a couple of examples:

This shirt is a tank top so I threw a cardigan over it. I could also wear some sort of tee shirt underneath for a different look. So many options!

This one is super grainy but this dress is a tube top with a long sleeve shirt underneath and some short of cardigan over top. I have worn this dress in so many different ways and lots of people wouldn't have bought it because it isn't modest.

Then I talked about layering shirts. I had to mention this because I CANNOT stand when women do this. . . See this shirt? It is not meant to be worn by itself!

I have nothing against these layering shirts but they are for LAYERING! I wear them quit often but only under things. If you are endowed and you wear one of these without something over it we can all see things that are sacred and we don't want to see. I feel like they are almost immodest because of that! Instead of wearing a layering shirt by itself just wear a nice white tee shirt instead. They are even cheaper then a layering shirt anyways. Okay done with my tangent.

Next I talked about 10 staples to have in your wardrobe right now
1. Chambray Shirt- If you are like me and didn't know what chambray is it is just a denim shirt. They are huge right now and there are a million ways to wear them. If you look on pinterest you can find lots of different things to try.
2. Nice Jeans- Dark jeans are always flattering and right now skinny or straight leg jeans are what is in right now.
3. Basic Flats- Having some basic flats can add to any outfit. If you are brave get a fun color like red or pink or even animal print. Throw them on with that white tee shirt and dark jeans and you have a super cute outfit.

These are one of my favorite pairs of basic flats!

4. A maxi dress or skirt- These are huge right now and they are so comfy. They are also easy to make if you cant find one you love.
5. Pencil Skirt- I love a good pencil skirt because you can dress it up or down. throw on some flip flops and that white tee or put on some heels and a nice blouse!
6. Necklace- Having one cute simple necklace can add to any outfit. If you can I like having two. One silver and one more on the gold or copper side because then that matches everything!
7. Braided belt- You can wear one high on your waist line or on some cute skinny jeans with your shirt tucked in or even with that pencil skirt. Always cute!
8, Scarf- Add a scarf to that outfit with the cute flats and tee and you are good to go.
9. Animal print- You have to have something animal print.You don't want to wear all animal print all the time but a cute pair of flats, a scarf, or even a headband would be a good start of you are scared of animal print.
10. Nice tee shirt- Just good to have. 

After the ten staples I talked about how to mix and match. The big thing right now is stripes with floral. If this is something you want to try but you are not sure how start with a striped shirt and some flats with a pattern. I will try to start taking more pictures of how I mix and match so that I can share them with you.

The last thing I talked about was shopping on a budget. I am a poor college student and most of my ward is poor so I shared with them how all 10 of those staples can be found for fairly cheap.

Here are some of my favorite places to shop for good deals:
Ross- Those basic flats in that picture are Steve Maddens but instead of paying $70 I paid $15.
Target- Watch for target sales. I get my tee shirts there because they have them on sale for $6 all the time. Sign up for their e-mails and every Sunday they will tell you what is on sale for the week. That is also were I get almost all my jeans.
Groopdealz- If you Google these guys you can learn about how their site works. I get lots of fun jewelry from them for a couple of bucks each.
Old Navy- I don't like their jeans or shirts or anything because they don't seem to be super nice quality but their skirts and dresses are fantastic! You can also always find a coupon code of some short from them.

If you aren't sure where to get something you have seen in my pictures or is on that list of 10 staples just ask. I love to help people find good deals!

Enjoy!