“…positivity is not about being soft, it’s about being smart. you suckers.”–donnie wahlberg
This quote:
If not me, who?
If not now, when?
Seriously, though. Why do I procrastinate so much? I need to keep this quote in the forefront of my mind. Carpe Diem. Seize the day. Make it count. And all that stuff. I also need to actually FOLLOW it. You should see the things that go through my mind at night. Then the daylight comes and I’m like ZzzZzzZZZzzZZ.
But this week will be the week to change things. They’re doing construction in the neighborhood again, which means pounding and banging for eight hours, starting at 8 or 9am. Which I think should be against the law. Hammers should NEVER be allowed out before 10am. But that’ll keep me from sleeping all day and being up all night… MAYBE. 🙂
These sweaters from Old Navy:
They’re so cute and soft and fun to wear! I love them both with skinny jeans, boots, and a denim jacket.
This perfume from Gap:
It smells really light and fresh, like I stepped right out of the shower. I also like their perfume called “Close.” I’m very sensitive to scent, and some perfumes are just too much. Like, I know it’s supposed to be the rich person’s scent and all, but I cannot do perfumes like Chanel No. 5 or anything that smells close to that. And most of the celebrity-endorsed scents just do not work well with my nose. I’m also not a huge fan of the staple scents like CKOne or things like that. Give me light, floral or musky, and clean and fresh.
My tan “Queen” boots from wantedshoes.com.
They sometimes have three colors: black, dark brown, and the aforementioned tan. (Right now, they only have the black ones in stock.) I happen to own all three colors because I love this style of boot so much. But when I got the tan ones, I really wondered when the hell I’d wear them because I wasn’t used to such light colored boots. But they’ve been a godsend this autumn, going with everything and looking great! I’ll wear the black ones and the dark brown ones later in the season and in the winter, but the tan ones are awesome for the fall.
The other colors:
My Bongo messenger bag:
I got it 50% off, and yes, it’s faux leather but I don’t care it’s sooo cute and autumny and roomy. I can fit my wallet, camera, phone, a notebook, my iPad, and a bottle of water in the thing. I love that.
Other things I love…..
The massive amount of books I’ve been buying lately. I bought a bunch of books when we were in Ohio and had stopped in a Barnes & Noble. Most of them were for my mom, but I got some for myself as well. (I also broke down and bought the dang membership because I spend enough there anyway, and with all the discounts I got that day, the membership ended up costing me $5.)Last week, we went to Half-Price Books where I went crazy in the clearance section for both books and CDs. I left with two bags bursting with stuff for under $30, including some Gossip Girl novels, which are SUCH a guilty pleasure. I don’t know about you all, but I feel so much for the Blair in the books. I think she is my favorite. Monday, Adam and I went to Anderson’s Bookshop (best bookstore EVER) and I got two new books. So I have a load of books to read and they’re all stacked by my bed waiting for me to happily devour them.
How cute Adam looks in the fall. 🙂 Now that the weather is cooling down, he’s stopped being quite as cranky. He loves the fall and all the pumpkin stuff, and the fall colors look really good on him.
What are YOU loving these days?
I am a total bookworm and going into a bookstore is dangerous for me. It’s like a Shopaholic going to the mall. I usually end up coming out with a book or two. There have been a few times when I didn’t buy anything, which was a total shock. Last year, I had to pump the breaks on buying books partly due to lack of space.
I have been planning to buy some books, but due to a tight budget, I had to put it on hold. I was able to buy Sarah Dessen’s The Moon and More.
I was looking at some books online one day, and my brother walks by and goes, “You’re buying more books?” I was like, “No, just looking for free ones to download.” He’s not into books like so he doesn’t get it.
I love bookstores and actually shopping for books. Shopping for books online is nice and convenient BUT it just isn’t the same as browsing the aisles or you fav section.
I wish we had a half price bookstore in my city, but then I would totally go crazy in there. 🙂
I always leave a bookstore with at least one book. I usually set myself a budget of $50 and I rarely stay in budget. It’s bad. I love reading that much. And I have stacks of books here to read, some from the library, some from ALA. It’s a good time to be a bookworm!
Have you checked out the I Heart YA facebook page? Loads of free ebooks. Some of them are NA, so yeah. There’s that. I always figure if I don’t like the books, they were free and I can delete them.
You’re the second one I’ve seen blog about the old navy sweaters 🙂 nothing better than a super soft sweater.
I also have a pair of boots I’m crazy about right now.They’re purple and they’re sketchers which makes them very comfy 🙂
I love those Old Navy sweaters! 🙂 They’re super cute. I can wear them with or without a shirt under, too. And they keep going on sale.
Oh, I want those sweaters! And those boots! And that messenger bag! Seriously, such cute fall weather gear, and now that it finally feels like fall I should start dressing like it.
Fall is a fun time to dress up. You can wear really cute clothes and not have to hide them under parkas. And I do love being able to wear my boots again!
Girl I am loving the boots and all the fall clothes/ I am so ready for some colder weather we are in the middle of our Indian Summer and it has been 75-80 degrees for the past month – we need some rain or we will be facing some drought over in Cali. Hope your doing well
You know, it’s taken a while for the cold to settle in, but I think it’s good and here now. It was 64 yesterday. Now it’s 49. Which still isn’t too bad I suppose. But you know how I feel about the cold! I hope you guys get some rain soon. It’s been raining here and I don’t like it.