Attempting to Curl My Hair

My hair does not curl. I can use a whole can of hairspray after using my curling iron and an hour later it will be limp and gross. But then I remembered back to when I had recitals when I was little and my mother would use rollers that stayed in your hair all night and actually did make my hair curly. So in an experiment for the 50s party on Friday night I attempted to use rag curlers yesterday.

Here's the attempt.

And since I would have to wear them on the bus I tried to cover it with a scarf. I'm rather skeptical.
In the end it kind of worked, but I think it would work better if I left them in longer since when I took them out my hair was still rather damp. I think I'm going to try actual rollers that are meant to be worn with wet hair since I have no coordination when it comes to my hair.

New Shoes

I have just recently acquired four new pairs of amazing shoes!

These were $10 at the Garment District, and totally worth it. They are extremely comfortable and have a really high heel. Bonus.

I also got these at the Garment District. They were in the the $1 a pound section so I just grabbed them without trying them on or even finding a size because I figured, it's a $1 I can deal if they don't fit. Not only do they fit but they're actually really comfortable. Best deal I've gotten so far.

These are from the thrift store in Waltham, about $5. I adore them. So much that the strap doesn't really work, but I can just slip them on so totally worth it.

I also got these at the thrift store in Waltham for $5. Pretty sure I was attracted to them because I'm still bitter about the cool elf like shoes from TopShop that were way to expensive and these are definitely elf-like. Plus, they're good summer shoes and I don't have many of those.

Fixing My Skirt

I was thrift shopping and found a skirt that I liked but was pretty sure was going to be too big. I got it anyway because too big is much easier to fix than too small. I was right, and it ended up looking horrible because it sat at the wrong place on my hips, was too long, and completely shapeless.

That's me looking sad that the skirt doesn't fit. Anyway, to go along with my obsession with high waisted skirts I just took the waist in and narrowed the entire skirt. It's not a huge change, but I like it enough now to actually wear it!

My Outfit

I had to wear my new faux fur vest immediately because I love it.
Vest: Ralph Lauren Thrifted
T-Shirt: Target
Necklace: Yardsale
Skirt: Express from forever ago
Boots: Thrifted
It wasn't really necessary to dress up in an actual outfit today, considering all I did was get the oil changed on my car, go to a meeting at Harvard and then go to work. Although all the elderly residents loved my vest.

I love scarves! (but don't really know how to wear them)

So I've developed a newfound obsession with scarves, especially the square silk ones. However, I'm not really sure how to wear them.


Of course Mitch has no problem with how to wear my scarves. He does look pretty awesome though.

Here are my awesome fabric scarves. I actually know how to wear those confidently.


I'm very proud of the fact that so far I haven't paid more than $5 for a scarf, and most of them were free. I also just acquired a great pink scarf/wrap that I haven't gotten a chance to wear yet. I will definitely wear it to the wedding on Sunday because Mitch's mother is always giving me her wraps to wear so this time I'll have my own!

Yard Sale Hunting

Last weekend I passed by a dozen yard sales and realized it's finally yard sale season! So this past Sunday I drove around Waltham looking for yard sales and ended up finding two. Here are some of my finds, mostly costume jewelry which was exactly what I was looking for!

Pretty earrings I can even wear to work, bonus!

Even more earrings.

An awesome red plastic necklace that I love.

Seriously, isn't this the coolest pin ever?! Almost as good as the elephant belt. I got it even though I never ever wear pins. I will find a way to wear this one. Maybe sneak it on to my work uniform...

The best purchase of the day, a replica Bowie knife!!! I have it hanging by my bed in case of intruders :-P.
All and all a very successful day. I also got a cute yellow teapot, a huge coat that I'm determined to make into a cute jacket, and some heat up hair curlers. It ended up costing about $15 total.

My Outfit

Here's what I wore today. The dress is vintage and thrifted from the Garment District, the shoes are also from the Garment District (in the dollar a pound section).
My mother claimed I was too dressed up for what I was doing, which was yard sale hunting and thrift shopping. But I love this dress and how many opportunities do you get to get dressed up? Why save your fun and dressy clothes for special occasions? I felt so great all day.