What I Wore

shoes - h&m, only wore indoors, around the house
tights - alfred sung
t-shirt - thrift with band logo added by me with a bleach pen
short sleeved cardigan - my mom's from the 70's
necklace - handmade by Laura
stooges pin - who knows!

Kurt

I saw these at the store and freaked out.
I know they arent the actual stargazers that were on that MTV Unplugged stage, but still.

There are very few bands that I still listen to that arent rap/hiphop.

I gave up on "indie" music a while ago, well anything current. I think that I stopped really caring once I bought a cd, dont remember which one, and as I was listening to it I said to myself, "In two years from now will I even like this?"
What I mean is that there are a lot of bands that work right now, but they wont be relevant down the road.

Examples of bands that will be amazing forever:
Sonic Youth - I can grab their first record and it doesnt sound dated.
Black Flack
Nirvana
Hole
Patti Smith
Wipers

Right now I'm listening to:
Notorious B.I.G
Jay-Z
Little Wayne
Drake
Hank Williams
Kid Cudi
Yacht


My Favourites:

Big Poppa


Haters


Drop the World


Over


Jambalaya on the Bayou


Day n Nite


The Afterlife

What I am Wearing Right Now!

t-shirt - thrift
jeggings - zellers
shoes - calvin klein
necklace - thrift

So, I didnt mention it but I dyed my hair.
This is pretty much my natural colour and I'm really happy with it.
Red lipstick looks better, my skin tone looks better, I feel more confident, etc.
It was time to either make a drastic hair cut or dye. I chose dye.

My interview for Value Village got pushed to next tuesday and I'm so excited/nervous.
This job means that I can contribute to bills and maybe finish my Hank Williams tattoo.

I had my left arm with an almost full sleeve in the hot sun for a while, without suntan lotion, and it is all dry and faded today.
I am going to put some lotion on right now before a I ruin it further.

Tonight I am going to a knitting/crochet night but I think I'm just going to be making pom poms. I'm also nervous/excited for tonight.

Fat Ladies: Dawn French

I started loving this lady way back when I was a teenager and my sister and I would watch French & Saunders on the women's network.














and my favourite:

My Sweetheart

I have the cutest and coolest husband ever!

I was so happy to see photos of my sweetheart from when he was younger and I just cant get enough.


From some time in the 70's, he's the middle cutie with the glasses


A little bit older


My personal favourite. from the later 80's, about 17-18 years old.


From our wedding, a year ago in august

I'm so happy that I get to wake up to him everyday!

BFFs

Diana from our city lights made a post about BFFs and I thought I'd just make a post about it myself.

I dont have a girl best friend.
I dont think I ever really did.
I never had someone who was on the same page as me and liked to shop where I do or even listen to the same music that I do/did.

Other than my family and my best friend, my husband, I spend my time with one girl, and thats about once-twice a month, on a good month.

I've made girl friends along the way, but always got burned, screwed over, threatened to be beat up a few times, used, etc.

It doesnt bother me most of the time, but sometimes I really miss having someone to just call and say "hey, lets go out right now".
I've been missing it a lot lately. I think the main reason for this is that I am now married, a year in august, and we're settled in and not going anywhere, staying in this city. It would be so nice having people in this city to get together with every so often, go on walks, to the stores.


I always see photos on people's facebooks and blogs with their hundreds of friends doing all this group stuff and I think I am the only one with no friends, but I'm finding out that there are others like me out there and I dont feel as bad.

I am lucky that the people I do know are amazing and I wouldnt trade them for anything.

What I wore Today

dress - thrifted and shortened
cardigan - joe fresh
shoes - thrifted clarks (soooooooo comfy)

TV

TV SHOWS I WATCH ON A REGULAR BASIS*:

1. 30 Rock
2. Parks and Rec
3. The office
4. Lost
5. L.A. Ink
6. Project Runway
7. Amazing Race
8. Kitchen Nightmares
9. Hell's Kitchen
10. America's Next Top Model

*shows that are still airing new episodes

random things

I was checking out the garden yesterday and noticed this:


making pom pom cell phone accessories.
my phone has nine and i love them!





if anyone is interested in them/wants one, let me know. i do custom colours as well.


i treated myself to new spring/summer shoes.
i got them at this store called winners. its basically brand name stuff for cheap.
every store has different stock so i like to go to the rich cities cause they have shoes by kate spade, coach, calvin klein, etc.

these babies are calvin kleins. they are perfect and the leather is like butter.





annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd i'm really digging the fashion on parker lewis cant lose.



I love all the great comments you all are leaving me. I just hate the blogger format cause I cant respond to each one. But I just want you to know that I read all comments. If you ever have any queastions feel free to email me nofutvre@gmail.com or add me on facebook, search for stinapawluk@gmail.com.

Doin' it on the Cheap : Animal Print

Welcome to Doin' it on the Cheap!

Doin' it on the Cheap is a bi-weekly feature about putting outfits together while on a budget.
There are three blogs involved.
1. corazones rojos - gabby
2. good stuff only - amelia
3. and myself

We are three girls, in three different cities, in two different countries, with three different views. The one thing that we most definitely share is our love for thrift clothes and the sale rack. We live busy lives, balancing school, work, a marriage, bills, and saving for the future. We are here to show you that you dont need to spend a lot of money on clothes. Whether you follow the current trends or have your own personal style, you can do it on the cheap!

Every two weeks, we will pick a theme and we will each show our take on it, on each of our respective blogs.


So, here is the latest instalment : Animal Prints









cardigan - thrift
dress - made by me using thrift fabric
hat - dollar store

my inspiration for this look was the beckerman girls.

please check out gabby and amelia's blogs for their takes on animal prints.

The three of us will take turns in choosing each theme. If any readers have any suggestions or would like to put in a request to any of us, feel free to do so and we can always take that into consideration when choosing the next theme or outfit.
email any suggestion to nofutvre@gmail.com

busy and really good day!

1. doctors appointment at 8:45 am
2. wash all bedding and spring jackets
3. vacuum and wash car
4. call about taxes, mail out husband's taxes
5. lunch
6. hand in application to value village, have mini interview on the spot
7. buy nephew birthday present
8. replant tomatoes and peppers
9. vacuum and steam mop apartment
10. get a call back from value village for a proper interview on friday

i cant believe that i could be working for value village, or savers to some americans.
the location of this value village is in a richer town and they have tons of designer finds. i scored a marc jacobs super thick cable knit black cardigan sweater for $19 there and have seen tons of other amazing authentic things. i could be getting first dibs on these items!!!!

this is what i wore when i got home to replant and clean in:

Doin it on the Cheap: Animal Prints

sorry, i should check my emails first thing in the morning!

Doin it on the Cheap is being pushed to tuesday, so keep an eye out!

all these shoes come from moxie.com

i need wedges and cork and floral and yellow suede and leather


two days of super creams and antibiotics and my face is cleared up.
i guess the high risk of thinning my skin and all the burning was worth it???




an outfit:



cardigan: joe fresh
tshirt: target
skirt: joe fresh
tights: walmart
shoes: tootsies
necklace: thrift


wow, only one thrift item. i'm ashamed of myself!
i actually changed out of this and put on my favourite old tshirt, the peach one pictured way above, and a pair of jeggings, because i felt super uncomfortable and am having body issues.

this monday is the next Doin it on the Cheap: animal prints.
my post will be late as i have some appointments in the morning, but keep an eye out!

Health Issues

For the past year i've been dealing with some health issues.
Some days are worse than others.
My issues all deal with my skin.
I've had staph infections/mersas that appear every so often. They used to come every week.
Now i'm dealing with allergic reactions.
I woke up last week to my face, throat, and chest covered in hundreds of tiny white pimples.
Turns out its folliculitis which means inflammation of my hair follicles.
For the hundredth time this year i have been prescribed antibiotics and creams which have really bad side effects.

I was gonna post a picture but i start to cry every time i see my face.
Its painful and I dont want to leave the house cause its embarrasing.

This is not me but what it looks like, just all over my face, neck, and chest.
http://www.rosaceans.com/images/Pityrosporum_Folliculitis.jpg

So you can imagine why I dont want to leave the house.

Now its time to shower and very carefully put on my cream, make pom poms and watch some of this:

Body Talk

I'm fat.
I know it, I've accepted it.

I'm saying this because I get get emails/private messages from people telling me that I am not what they would consider fat at all.

I'm 5'6.
I wear a size 16/18, xxl in shirts, but sometimes even that is too small due to tight arm holes.

I do like stores like H&M and forever21 but I do not fit into things at forever21 at all and i can only fit into 10% of things in H&M.

I only shop at two places, Value Village and Joe Fresh. I also can do some sewing so I can alter clothes to fit or make things from scratch.

I do not shop at Evans or whatever other plus sized stores are out there cause frankly, they are way too expensive and the clothes tend to be super trendy. If I'm spending $40+ on one piece that is brand new, it has to be a classic that I can wear for a while to come.

I can pretty much find everything I need at Value Village, except underwear, bras, and socks.

I dont know where I'm going with this.
I just get so frustrated when people feel the need to tell me I'm not fat when I know that I am.

outfit

top - joe fresh
jacket - alfred sung
denim leggings - zellers
shoes - thrift
necklace - thrift
garfield pin - thrift









how i did my nails:
coral peach with navy blue