I Like Your Sleeves...

First of all, I love this skirt. Second of all, I love these shoes. Third of all, this top cost me one dollar. :) 

Yep, true story. I decided to check out a little resale shop I had never been to, and this beauty was on the sale rack. I got another Banana Republic top, and the Apt 9 dress that was in my last outfit post. It was a nice place, but because everything was designer/name brand it was a little more expensive than I care for. I'm kind of cheap. haha. 

And, that's about it! haha. Short and sweet. I kept this very simple because it was 93 degrees today. Yes, in April. I shudder at the thought of June, July, and.. ughh.. August. This summer is going to be interesting. Plus, I had an interview! :] I wanted something that looked nice, but also showed that I dress a little funky.I feel really good about how it went. I guess we'll just wait and see though! I just really want to move on from where I am. 

Top- Banana Republic Thrifted ($1!)/Skirt- Forever 21 ($21.50)/Shoes- Payless ($20)/Necklace- Forever 21/Belt- Thrifted ($2!)

Cloudy Sky, Striped Skirt.

Oh, what a day! This is my one day off from work today and it's been cloudy and grey. But surprisingly warm, so I guess I shouldn't complain too much, right? It was actually like, 80 degrees for awhile. So definitely warm enough for bare legs, which it looks like I have. But it's an optical illusion. I love these Urban Outfitters tights. They're light enough for warm days when I'm not quite ready to just jump into the bare-legged pool yet. My legs have been covered for so long, I don't know how to uncover them. haha. 

I'm really loving the way this outfit came out. I've been coveting this skirt since I first saw it worn on Elizabeth of Delightfully Tacky, so I finally broke down and got my very own. :) I've already worn it a few times, and this has been my favorite so far. However, my top is actually a romper, and I didn't think about basic things like uhmm.. using the restroom. It's a bit uncomfortable. And inconvenient. hahah. But having the shorts under the skirt made me not so worried about the windy-ness we had today. Which is always nice. 

I wish you could tell what my lipstick looks like a little bit better. I have become OBSESSED with this stuff. It's made by La Paz, and the lipstick is so amazing. It lasts all day, and the kind that I have is a white stick of lipstick that transforms to a very complimentary color of pink, depending on your skin tone.. They have a few different ones that change from different shades of pinks, reds, corals, magentas. Pretty much everything you could imagine. I've never really been a lipstick wearer, but I've been wearing this pretty much every day, and it's kind of bright! So it's brought out a courage in me I didn't even know I had. :]

Cardigan- Forever 21 (2 for $10!)/Top- Thrifted Romper/Skirt- Forever 21 ($17.50)/Tights- Urban Outfitters/Shoes- Payless ($19.99)

Day 4 of 30. Who Needs a Fancy Title, Anyway?

 It got ridiculously cold! There were some storms in the morning, then the sun came out, then the temperature dropped about twenty degrees. Crazy! And I think it's gonna stay cold until at least Monday. Blahh.I was excited for fall weather, I am NOT excited for winter weather. But, that's life!

 My hair kept attacking my face because of the wind.. It made for a cold, frustrated Megan. But, I braved it out to get a little bit caught up on this whole 30 for 30 thing! haha. I do promise that my photos will get more interesting. I decided that if you're only going to be seeing the same 30 items for the next 30 (now twenty six) posts.. that I should start to mix up my backgrounds a little bit. I have enlisted the help of my dear Douglas to step in as photographer on the days he is able, so that I can explore Ft Worth and Dallas a little bit for some exciting new locales, and not look like a weirdo in some downtown setting with my tripod. haha.

 Items number 7, 14, 24, and 29

What a Way to Spend the Day...

Part 1!
Thursdays Jonathan and I have off together. We mostly spend it lazing about all day and maybe going shopping or something like that. Today Jonathan randomly decided we should go to the Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens. And I almost peed myself in excitement. haha. I've lived here aaalmost two years now, and have yet to really experience anything. I've been so busy just working and whatever. Which brings me to my point about why I named this part 1. We already have plans for next Thursday, too! So I was thinking maybe Thursdays could be mini-vacation days where we explore some cool place in Texas. :] I know I'm up for it.. Just gotta see about talking Jonathan into it. hahah.

So anyway, here is the outfit. You knew it was coming. hah. Pretty simple for a day in nature. hah. I don't know why.. maybe because I wore nothing but black all throughout high school, but for the past few years I have refused black in every way I could. Choosing white, grey or brown as my neutrals of choice. But randomly this summer (when you're not even supposed to wear black..) I decided that I really like black and wants lots and lots of it! How backwards is that?? haha. So I picked up this top and these black sandals from Forever 21 when Jonathan took me birthday shopping, and these shoes have almost never left my feet since.

Don't get me wrong, I still love white, grey and brown colored things, but for some reason I just have this black craving. It's so weird. hahah. Anyway.. on to the day!


A couple more outfit shots for ya. We went on the nature trail when first arriving. It was very serene and beautiful. Luckily we spent most of our day in the shade, considering the temperature was like, 97 degrees. I definitely got sweaty, but it was never overwhelming, thankfully.
This is Jonathan. Conquering nature? haha. I don't know. He has the silliest poses for his pictures. :] The best part of the day was definitely the Japanese Gardens. So so so so wonderful. There's toons of water filled with Koi fish. Bigger than I had imagined! And boy, are they hungry. There are quarter machines set up with fish food that you can buy. We plopped down by the water and got to feeding. My absolute favorite part of the day.
We caused a feeding frenzy! Even the ducks came to get their share. Right out of Jonathan's hand!
This guy knew the drill, too. He was right up in my face! haha. They definitely aren't scared of people. They want that food! They would jump around and splash water up onto me. It was pretty awesome.
A perfectly Zen rock garden. :] And of course we took some time out for meditating...

Isn't it all just so beautiful? I love things like this. And except for paying to go through the Japanese Garden part, the rest was free. So we're being thrifty, and having a great time, too! Thank you again Jonathan for the beautiful day together. :) I can't wait for next week to come now! Ahh! haha.

Reeeemixing.

Even though I've worn this top a few times before, I bought it with this specific skirt in mind. And in case you don't remember, this skirt is the one I had asked about shortening in this post, here. I got a great suggestion about using safety pins and kind of bubble-hemming it, but it's not permanent because I really did love wearing it longer, too. But now that it's so hot out, the shorter hem length is mandatory. And I must say, this is definitely a favorite of mine. I was in a funk for awhile, but i feel like I'm slowly pulling myself out of it. With my clothes, anyway. hah.



This is another appearance from my favorite bangles. Which Emiley, my best friend, noticed and brought up, and thought it was really weird that I was wearing bangles. haha. Her and I hadn't seen each other for almost two years and last Friday we finally were able to get together and eat some dinner and catch up a little bit. It was surreal, and the best night I've had in a really long time. I miss her every single day. Living so far apart is really hard on both of us, especially because prior to my moving we spent almost every minute of every day together. We lived together, worked together, had the same friends, and all the same interests. So yeah, this has definitely been a big adjustment. But I'm just so thankful to have been able to at least eat dinner with her after so long. And.. yeah. This is what I wore! haha. Don't ever let anyone tell you that a friendship is not important. Seriously.

Tank-Norma Kamali from Walmart $5!/Skirt- Thrifted $4.60!/Shoes- Forever 21 $14.80/Accessories- Forever 21

This Time, Baby, I'll be Bulletproof

I couldn't think of anything better than a song lyric, sorry. It's been stuck in my head all day! Dang those catchy radio tunes! 

Anyway. Happy Thursday! It was my day off, and was somewhat productive, although I did lay in bed and watch Gossip Girl and P.S. I Love You for awhile. But hey, when the laundry is in the washer, what else is there to do while you wait? :] 

This outfit was technically from last week sometime, my days have been blended together and spit back out into a messy heap that I can't make sense of, sorry. I will get back on the ball sometime in the near future. I can feel it. Until then, this will have to do. And for being so out of my mind, I don't think this outfit is half bad. It's the most comfortable things I own all wrapped into one. Plus the Breton stripes! Which are apparently huge right now. I liked having them just peak out a little bit, and liven everything up with the purple circle scarf. Purple and green are my two favorite colors to wear, in case you were wondering. hah. 
P.S. I love these bangles! I don't ever want to take them off, but I have to keep telling myself that they will get very boring very quickly if I don't space out their wear a little bit. 

Striped Tank- Norma Kamali from WalMart $5!/White Tee- Threads for Thought from Marshall's/Circle Scarf- Marshall's $10/Jeggings- Miley Cyrus & Max Azria from WalMart $3!/Gladiator Sandals- Dollhouse from Ross

One last thing. Say hello to my very first tattoo. :) Crappy phone picture, I know.. let me translate for you. It's on my wrist, and in beautiful writing it says "I Find Hope". Which is not just a hopeful message, but a meaningful one too. The idea came from what has been probably the most influential band, ever, in my life anyway. Let's play another guessing  game and see if you can get it right! 

Oh, btw.. the shoes were from Dollar General. CRAZY, right?! 

Blue Collar Copycat

Have you seen Kyla from Blue Collar Catwalk? She's one of my original inspirations behind starting this blog, and I've been loving her spring wardrobe. She keeps it casual, but still looks totally put together and when I found these pants of my mom's I instantly thought of her! I even went all the way with my gladiator sandals. :]

I must admit, however, that Kyla does don some pants that I don't think I could pull off, so these are a little more of a tame version, but I really loved wearing this. It was perfect for the warm weather (In the 80s!!) and oh so comfortable.
I found this shirt yesterday at Walmart for 5 bucks, dude. I just love deals like that. And I can guarantee it will be worked into many outfits to come. So be ready! haha.


P.S. I really need to trim my fringe. I might do that right.now.
Okay, after I finish this, anyway.

Shirt- Norma Kamali from Walmart $5, Pants- My mom's, Shoes- Dollhouse from Ross, Top Necklace- Gift from Jonathan, Longer Necklace- Forever 21, Belt- Goodwill $1