Showing posts with label red dress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label red dress. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

the last few weeks & a paleness that never dies.

Shoes:  Cole Haan via eBay (similar here) | Earrings: Target | Lipstick: ELF $3 Matte
Lipstick in Blood Red (Sold at Target) | Nail Polish: Essie | Dress: $40 via Ideeli (Probably my
favorite sample site out there. I find their prices to be more competitive than the others).
The last few weeks. Oh the last few weeks. Haven't exactly been my favorite. I herniated a disk in my lower back shortly after having little J (when they say wait 6 weeks to exercise, it usually is for a reason), and it decided to flare up right at the same time we decided to do a huge content redesign at work.

I am very lucky to have a number of extremely talented people on my team, but where we are a relatively young team, and where they are all still within their first 4 months on the job, a significant amount of the content build was up to me.

Not the best of times to be unable to walk (literally, the first 4 days, I was bent over in half and hobbling like an old lady). AND we had the biggest new hire training group we've ever had. They were so sweet though, and were all concerned about my back, and recommending treatment.

Anyways, we've made it through. I got an epidural steroid shot yesterday (oh the good times we have), and now can start to tackle the next presentation, and the long list of tweaks I want to make to the new program.

And can we talk about how pale I am here? Seriously, you probably had to break out the sunglasses just to read this post.

I've embraced it though. I never really get tan. Not naturally anyways (my family would be more than happy to tell you about the summer I fake-baked and they all called me their "chicana" baby. I was seventeen okay?). Naturally though, I basically go from pale, to bright red, then back to pale.

Pale is the new black though isn't it? ISN'T IT?!?

Hope you are all having a lovely hump day! (who decided to call it that anyways? Kind gross truth be told).

Saturday, January 14, 2012

sometimes...

meaning pretty much all the time, real life is so much better than virtual life. I apologize for being so absent of late. I've been taking care of some important craziness and emergencies and spending some much needed time with my wonderful family and husband. Who just started chemistry and anatomy this week. which means I pretty much won't see him again until April. But at least I'll have this post to remind me of the good old days...

Leaving for Texas...


Running a family mandated 5k in 31 minutes...  
(Not too shabby for a girl who had even run for a few months.)


And stuffing ourselves with pizza immediatly afterwords...
(I guess everything is bigger in Texas)


The slightly obnoxious outfit I wore to church on Christmas...

dress via target sales $10 / JCrew turtle neck via eBay $10 here /
tights via somewhere / pumps via 6pm.com $11 here


And my amazing mother finishing her Master's degree! Go Mom!



Life is Lovely. 

-Heather

Thursday, September 8, 2011

these boots were made for walking...

...or more like these clothes were meant for packing. But there's not a saying for that. 

Do you guys ever have a hard time packing for trips? I always hated getting to destinations and pulling out wrinkly close. Partly because wrinkles are the poo's but mostly because I hate ironing. 

The solution?

Roll, don't fold. Not only will it save you space, it will keep your clothes from getting wrinkly. Knits work especially well. They may not turn out perfect, but you can definitely get away without the iron.

I loved not having to iron these dresses on our last trips. And apparently red is my traveling color.

-Heather

shift dress via ideeli
blazer via kohls sale
vintage belt via eBay
home-made necklace last worn here 
striped shift dress thrifted
silk scarf via eBay - $3 last worn here
leather belt via eBay
bcbg heels via eBay