fall must-haves requirements

So if you read the below you learned that I recently found an article on People: Style Watch September magazine issue on "10 Fall's Must-Haves."

1. RED:.. lots and lots of red
2. Luxe Pony Hair:
3. Southwesterrn Prints:
4. Feminine Mensware: Yes Please!
5. Chunky Cable Knits: No way! Do I want to look like my grandma?
6. Heeled Loafers: Amen!
7. Longer Dresses: Do I want to look like a nun with my 4'10" stature?
8. Metal Chokers: You got to love 90s fashion!
9. Structure Bags: Isn't this year round?
10. Dual-Tone Jacket:  Only if I find one I love!

So I ran home to see how many items in my closet fit these categories. Why did I do this? Because I wanted to come in to a new season realizing that I already have a lot of the pieces. That I don't need to go off and meet this "demand".  Then of course to challenge myself even more, I put them all on at the same time, well except for the southwestern print tops I have.

I was happy to get the chance and the time to play with my future fall clothes. What is so ironic about everything is that as I was putting together and outfit, I was sweating like crazy. It was horribly hot yesterday plus I have a major sun burn on my back because it in the 80s this weekend. If had been months since I had time to play with my closet and put together an outfit. I have missed it. And I have missed you all!



I am also more than happy to say that I have one of the best finds in the world. Dramatic enough for you? This vintage Fendi circa late 80s maybe early 90s from a second hand store! I know that this purse will be my new go to purse this fall and winter season. Do you guys agree with this list of things the "it" things for this upcoming fall?

2011 fall fashion must haves

As most of you know we live in San Diego, California. So you probably imagine us with short shorts, flip flops, a beautiful tan, roller blades, and sun tan lotion in my purse. Well sorry to break it to you, but that is not the case. Due to our hectic realistic lives we barely have any free time, hence the lack of posts in the past months.

Thankfully today we (as in my boyfriend) decided to wake up early and go enjoy the beautiful bay we have about 10 minutes away. Once he said this, I ran to my pile of old magazines I have been wanting to read, I dusted them off, and placed them in our beach bag next to my secret stash of chocolate covered almonds. A wonderful man, the most loving dog, beautiful San Diego weather, some time off, fashion magazines, iced coffee, the bay and last but not least chocolate. Can you say perfection?

One of the magazines I brought with me was the September issue of "People: Style Watch." I know it is no Vogue or Elle, but I do like this magazine because it has 65% of items that are reasonably within my price range, as in comparison with Vogue which my be more like a 2%.

Flipping page after page of super boring and mediocre outfits by over rated "celebrities" such as Kim Kardashian, or Vanessa Hudgens, I spot something interesting;a small article on this 2011 fall fashions.  The article is calld "Top 10 Fall Fashion Trends."

I found this "check list" a bit interesting. Not because of the actual 10 points they has as the "it" fashion trends, but because of two reasons. Number one: I live in San Diego and we don't experience other seasons as much as other places, so to propose wearing a fur coat with rain boots on a 80 degree October night sounds a bit crazy. And second, I don't like to follow rules. So to read that these are the things that will be cool these next months makes me want to go the opposite way. But what if I don't do that anymore? What if I actually play with them instead?

These next couple of days I will try my best to play with the top ten fall fashion trends, which I will list in the upcoming posts.  I am thinking about doing this for this next week and see how many I can incorporate into our local demographic. Stay tuned!

my dog ate my homework

Ladies... I have failed myself, my bank account, and you! Due to many reasons and explanations, I had to stop my 30 challenge. I must say it was more like a 30 for 20 challenge.

Excuses including:
1. My dog ate my homework
2. I had a flat tire
3. An elephant attacked our home
4. I ate something bad
5. I left my iron on
6. I have a doctors appointment

Alright... you get my point? Well I wish that all of the excuses above were true but they are not. I must say that thankfully I do have a good explanation for stopping:
1. The heat in San Diego got so bad I could only wear about 4 things out of my 30 items
2. I noticed that the majority of my 30 items were more work appropriate than a summer day appropriate.
3. I am also went out of town to Cancun for vacation for over a week so I would have not been able to complete it.
4. Two of my items that were on my list are not fitting me because I swell up with the heat! I KNOW how horrible!

So I want to consider that a pause maybe? I will continue the challenge starting today! BUT I need to switch the two items that are not fitting me: these anthropologie belted trousers and these olive target shorts.

day 15 and on top of the world

Can I just begin by saying that I feel eight feet tall with this maxi dress. I have had this HUGE admiration for maxi dresses and skirts. So big that I had purchased two maxi dresses and a maxi skirt in the past 3 months. Haven't worn any of them till this day.  Just like every girl under 5'6" I too was afraid of looking extra short or just plain out ridiculous. But boy was I wrong.

It has actually been so unbelievably long since I have felt this great about myself. As I had mentioned  due to stress I had gained many many wonderful carb-filled pounds, but today all of that doesn't matter anymore.

I think that I almost felt limited to exploring my style "fashionably" with the extra weight, but this morning I just said to myself  FUDGE IT ! Of course I had to translate into blog friendly grammar. I feel limitless and may I also say lenghtless. I am on a roll right now, world beware!

day 14 my lucky number



The number 14 has been my lucky number, ever since I was a little girl. I believe it became my lucky number because my best friend and cousin, Adrianna, was born on the 14th. Since we were best friends growing up,  I felt like I was showing her my admiration by making her birthday my lucky number . From there on I think I got too lazy to change it.

Due to the fact that today is my "lucky" day I would love to share with you guys something. I am one of the luckiest girls on earth. Not because I am 7 feet tall or because I have million designer bags (both unfortunately untrue), but because I have been blessed with some amazing people in my life. I have a boyfriend who adores me for who I am. I have a cousin Adrianna who I have literally gotten the opportunity to grow old with. I have friends who can make me cry out of anger, laughter, and sadness. I have a family that is full of diversity and great morals

I also have to share about how lucky I feel for becoming the person I am today. Well I don't know if that is all based out of luck, but a combination of genes and experience. Well I am lucky to have my genes and to have experienced all of the good times and the bad times, and that at the end I have had all of these people by my side. Today I feel lucky!