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Personal Style Choices

During the summer I love to wear lightweight clothing. Lots of loose, flowy, chiffon type tops. Here in Texas it gets so hot I don’t want to wear something heavy that causes pit stains!

I don’t consider myself a “fashionista”.  To be honest I get intimidated by a lot of the fashion bloggers I read about because they have such great style.

Below is a sampling of some things I love.  These are things I would probably gravitate towards while shopping.  I also have to ask myself “Is this something I can wear to work as well as on the weekends?”

Let me ask you this : 
How do you find your fashion voice and cultivate your personal style?
For me I think I’m inspired by watching other people around me.  I read magazines and blogs.  I don’t try to fit into something that isn’t me.  But I don’t want to be in Mom jeans either.  I like a relaxed, yet stylish look.  What about you?
summer inspiration

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Summer Time & TCU Baby

Summer Summer Summer time…
At least that’s what it feels like right now. 
After an incredibly mild winter we are already in the 90’s here in Texas.  I hope I survive the summer of 2012!  We are enjoying the weather right now.  Terence revamped our flower bed last weekend and it looks so purdy! 
While Terence worked on the flower bed I cleaned the inside of our house.  That’s the deal in our house, he has the outside, and I have the inside….although during the winter months I think he has the better deal 😉
Terence went golfing Saturday, I wish he would do that more often.  I think it’s good for his sanity to have “guy time”.  Good for my sanity too.  Connor and I just hung out, played, read books and watched Toy Story 3 for the 100th time.  I found a Woody doll at Target.  It was $40.  I got the doll because I got over excited about it and the thought of excitement on his face.  When I got home I had major buyers remorse over a doll.  A doll?  I mean who spends $40 on a doll?  ME.  Who am I???
(For now we’ll just watch the movie)
Not to mention Connor was underwhelmed by Woody anyway….I am taking it back to the store ASAP. 
I need to learn not to impulse buy.  Just buy what we need….not things that will only provide temporary joy.  Things are just things after all. Stuff.  And I don’t need more stuff! 
My BFF Kristin at Sugar & Spice Kids Boutique made Connor the cutest TCU shirt!
So we had a little photo shoot last time because the weather was so nice 🙂
Side note about pictures on blogs:
(I am a very visual person, and photos are important to me.  I love having photos and sharing them on the blog.  Some folks may think I post too many photos…but there can never be too many in my book!  I think some people need more photos on their blog.  Hello?  What is Pinterest anyways…..it’s PICTURES!  And people LOVE pictures!  There is a difference between posting Internet or magazine type photos over life photos.  I prefer to blog my own photos…..it’s more interesting to me….. Obviously.  Okay enough of that!)
The littlest TCU fan 🙂

 He looks so big

Hope ya’ll are having a great week!

Big Boy Room : Somewhat Finished

We’ve been working on Connor’s big boy room for awhile now.  Picking up little things here and there.  It’s not a very big space, but it’s a nice room for him to play and all his toys fit nicely.  He got the train table for his birthday and that takes up most of his room now.  Good thing he plays with it all the time 🙂
Bear bear in the corner with Big Bird

Connors bed

Bedding from Pottery Barn Kids & sheets from Olive Kids

Airplane above the closet : From Pottery Barn Kids

I talked about the airplane pictures HERE
The curtains and rod are from Pottery Barn Kids
Train table from Buy Buy Baby
Lamp Target
Lots of CARS!
The fly letters I got for less than $10 at Hobby Lobby
I need something on the back wall and then we’ll be done!
Any suggestions?

I love looking at how people decorate.  I am an HGTV junkie!  I love to decorate too….we usually do it one room at a time because it can get expensive.  BUT-there are a lot of ways to get the look for less.  Choose an inspiration room and look around online or in stores….you’ll be surprised what you can find.