It's that season

For wearing colored tights

There I am sporting mine.

My skirt and moss green boots were thrifted.

Anna Sui Fall 2013 RTW

It's that season for picking pumpkins.

My nieces EJ and Lil Bug, and my nephew JJ,
at the pumpkin patch.

My nephew Speed Racer choosing his pumpkin.

It's that season of the witch.

"When I look out my window,
Many sights to see.
And when I look in my window,
So many different people to be
That it's strange, so strange.
You've got to pick up every stitch
Must be the season of the witch"...Season of the Witch by Donovan

Rain Season
My guy in our hotel West Palm Beach, Florida August 2007

Yes, we went to Florida during their rainy season.
No, we did not pack an umbrella.
Yes, the rain pelted fast and furious.
Yes, we bought this huge umbrella at an art museum.
Yes, we actually used it then.
Yes, my grandma believed that opening umbrellas indoors was bad luck.
No, I don't believe that.
Yes, we still have this umbrella.
No, we never use it now.
Yes, my guy will pose for me.
Yes, I want to bite his toes. ;)

Y+B=G

Yellow + Blue = Green

My outfit was based on this style imitating art challenge.
That's when Salazar from 14 Shades of Grey
 chooses a work of art to inspire an outfit.

Here's my version of the look.
To see how others imitated the art
 go to:
SIA: Women of Substance.

Today's inspiration is:

Woman of Substance by Octavio Ocampo

My blouses: thrifted
My shoes: LuLu's.com (last year)

Ariunaa Suri Fall 2013 RTW

Anna Sui Fall 2013 RTW

Anna Sui Fall 2013 RTW

My guy's photos of flowers.
The photo on right was in the Spring,
when he bought me the daffodil.

My nephew Speed Racer

My niece EJ, my nephew JJ, and my niece Lil Bug

My art journal page from July 3, 2013

I've been feeling the color green lately.
On Sunday I got some ankle moss green boots
made of suede at the thrift store for $1.00.
In image I painted green nail polish, eyeliner, and shadow stick. I'm thinking I might wear my green eye make-up tomorrow.
I've been painting with green paint and ink too...

pink flowers

Today's inspiration monday!

That's when the ladies Megan and Nora of Two Birds Boutique
choose an outfit to inspire a look.

Here's my version of the look.
To see how others styled it go to:
inspiration monday: sick kids and inventory.

Today's inspiration is:

Emmy Rossum

Yes, I am aware that I have very pale skin.
It is what it is.

My skirt and shoes were thrifted.

I did NOT know my husband was taking these photos.

I included them here, just for fun.
Left photo: my living room
Right photo: my bathroom

Antonio Marras Spring RTW 2013

Betsey Johnson Spring RTW 2013

Anna Sui Spring RTW 2013

Pink flower photos taken by my guy.

My art journal page from March 17, 2013inspired by Wilna Furstenberg's art class

Spring
Yesterday it got so hot we turned the air conditioner on, and my guy's been wearing shorts.

of stars with red and blue

Today my outfit is based on Style Imitating Art Challenge.
That's when Jess from Animated Cardigan choses a work of art,
 to inspire an outfit.

Here's my version of the look.
To see how others were inspired,
 go to:
Style Imitating Art: untitled.

Today's art inspiration is:

Olympics-Star:1992
by artist Sol LeWitt 

I thought the lines in my skirt,
sort of mimicked the lines in the star.

My red skirt and my black boots were thrifted.

Now for some more red and blue fashion:

Anna Sui Spring RTW 2013
Can you see her star button?
 Can you see the red tie has a guitar on it?
How about the heart bracelet?

Left: Anna Sui Spring RTW 2013
Middle: Alice + Olivia Spring RTW 2013
Right: Betsey Johnson Spring RTW 2013
Those sunglasses, the jackets,
and the floral patterns are the best!

Anna Sui Spring RTW 2013
I adore the black lace detail on the back pockets,
the prints and the necklace!

Anna Sui Spring RTW 2013
I dig the clear clutch bag, and how it looks hand painted.
I also really like the hearts!

My art journal pages from
February 25, 2013

If you had told me five years ago that I was going to live in The Lonestar State, I would not have believed it. If you had told me at concerts that bands would sing: 
"The stars at night are big and bright"
 and have us, in the audience sing back,
"Deep in the heart of Texas"...
I would have been shocked.

Teenage me liked to look at the stars, and find the constellations:The Big Dipper,The little dipper, and Cassiopeia. I thought I would like Astronomy class in college. No way!

It was too much math. I only passed it because my husband took it with me, and helped.

Thank goodness for that. ;)

Now for the little stars in my life:

My nephew Speed Racer with his
 goldfish crackers. Can you see the star shape on the bottom right photo?

Left: My nephew Baby JJ is standing
without an adult helping him.
Right: My twin nieces are trying to vacuum cause I told them they had to clean up the mess they made.

Now for my 11th favorite band Augustana:
from their All the Stars and Boulevards album.

...."Seems like I'm never coming home
Seems like I'm always on my oh.. 
All the stars and boulevards
 ain't close enough for you"... All the Stars and Boulevards by Augustana

mixing blue and black

Long gone are the rules of avoiding blue and black together.

Left: Anna Sui Fall 2012 RTW
Right: Versus Fall 2012 RTW

Left: Zero + Maria Cornejo Fall 2012 RTW
Right: Alice + Olivia Fall 2012 RTW

Versus Fall 2012 RTW

Left: Altuzarra Fall 2012 RTW
Right: Aquilano.Rimondi Fall 2012 RTW

Me in January 2011

Details of my thrifted dress
Last December I did a blue and black post here.

My Summer of 2012 art journal pages
photo of my husband from Seattle, Washington November 2000

I combined song lyrics to make a statement
Rise Your Hand, Rise Above This.(You can click the links above to the see music videos).
My ode to Seether from December 2010 found here.

I feel a sense of security when...
when I'm with my love.
Even if we are lost, 
with him I know we will find our way.

*there is a steady income
*money in the bank
* all my needs are met
*familiarity
*I know what to expect
*a sense of calm and routine
* I see the mountains

They mixed blue and black on my friend's son, Little T's shirt.

 Little T was making sand angels and a sand castle.
I took these photos of my friend's son when we went to the park in November.   :)

orange crushing

She from She may be the Song Summer Sings

gave me the Liebster Award 2nd Rround.

Below are her questions 7-11 and my answers.

Me in autumn of 2006

7.    What is your favourite take-out place?

Lately it's been  Jet's Pizza.

 I also like Subway, which was where I worked

when I first turned 16.

My orange vest is thrifted.

8.    If you had the chance to change

 your name would you? And what would

you change it to?

Not anymore, because it's part of my

identity.When I was younger, I would have.

 I never could decide on what name I liked best.

Me in autumn of 2006

9.    What is the wallpaper on your cell-phone/computer?

The wallpaper on  my cell-phone is my nephew Speed Racer.

The wallpaper on my computer is a photo collage of my husband stretching and running on the beach.

my art journal page written in September 2012

Today, when I told my guy my favorite part of his body was his brain.

I said, "What would happen if you got brain damage?
Then you wouldn't be the same.
What would I do?"

He said, "Then you'd find a new part to be your favorite."

Yes, I would.

Left: Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2012 RTW
Right: Altuzarra Fall 2012 RTW

10. Who or what inspires you?

Art, music, words, fashion, childhood, wonder, nature,

 and the 1960's inspire me

Anna Sui Fall 2012 RTW

My twin nieces Lil Bug, and EJ
My nephew Baby JJ 

My nephew Speed Racer

11. If your house was on fire and you had a

chance to grab only five things before

leaving, they would be…

1,  my laptop (it has all my music & photos)

2.  a mama remembers (a book my mom wrote in for me)

3.  the story my brother wrote me, before we moved

4.  whatever purse contains my wallet (driver's license, credit cards, etc.)

5.  my baby scrapbook with my mom's handwriting,
 baby shower cards, and wrapping paper in it.


Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!