Thriftanista Style File: Shiny jacket and snakeskin peplum

Last night I attended the launch party for Seamless' iPad app at Highball Lounge. I felt like I had stepped into a Mad Men episode and the ladies restroom looked like a Tiffany's box. I ordered a meal using the app and the food was promptly delivered. It was pretty seamless! No problems. I …

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Violet Says - Get Dirty

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Thriftanista Style File: Vintage DOre

I seem to have deleted the content of this post accidentally. Boo.

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Refreshing refreshments

Happy Friday! Cheers to you! I shall have at least one of these before the weekend ends... St. Germain Cocktail I had this at the fashion show I attended last week. So good. I guzzled it just a little bit. Luckily, the lady manning the station was very frugal with her servings. The recipe. If you d…

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Thriftanista Style File: Green and Blue Romper

This is me yesterday wearing more mom clothes. Today I wore my thrift store shopping clothes and now I'm just down to a tank and ill fitting but comfortable cropped pajama pants...and they also have pink flowers. Tres chic! It was way hard to get a shot of this romper without creating a faux cam…

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Violet Says - Dare to Dream

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Thriftanista Style File: Color Pops and #KissNailDress

I am not complaining about the weather at all. I will say there are wardrobe challenges now since it's too hot for tights and wool dresses / skirts. My summer clothes are mostly wrinkled and packed away.  I won tickets to a fashion show and I needed a weather appropriate outfit. I was able to fin…

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Cleaning room by room with Pine-Sol

This post is sponsored by Pine-Sol® Clean & Disinfect with Pine-Sol®: The Powerful Scent of Clean." I was compensated for this post as a member of Clever Girls Collective , but the content is all my own. Remember when I blogged about my new clean house routine? Cleaning a room a day? I sor…

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Thriftanista Style File: Animal print and peep toe patent

I buy clothing that just aren't appropriate for traipsing through the park with V. By traipsing, I mean casually strolling for all of 10 seconds and then it's all marathon running to stop V from falling off of something or pretend racing (even though it's pretend, I'm still faster a…

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Violet Says - Go for a walk

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Thriftanista Social Club: A weekend of thrift

Saturday was the big day! The day the thrift challenge went down. I challenged the Thriftanistas to spend $25 or less and have the lowest price per item cost. 11 Thriftanistas competed. Two walked away with a $25 gift card to Unique Thrift. Everyone else received a $5 gift card for participating. …

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Thriftanista Style File: Akira and the Ballet Flats

This is my first time wearing the blouse. I showcased it on Perspective but I never got around to wearing it. I love that it's different from anything else I own. All that ruffle on the shoulders. Love. The black trim. Love. The color. Love (even though it's not a color I would normally see…

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Violet Says - Go to Jungle Island

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Thriftanista Style File: Brown Dress and Purple Pumps

I'm having some time management issues right now so this post is short just like my dress. I've worn this dress before and blogged about it. It's one of the few items in my closet that He actually likes. All my other clothes are man repellant. I changed up the shoes though. How would yo…

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