A Love of Mine...

Am I just the worst blogger, or what?

Sorry ya'll...

I'm sorry for more than using the phrase "ya'll", in case you were wondering. 

School has been kicking my bootay, so hopefully after this week, 

I'll have time to write. 

To make up for my shortcomings as of late, 

I wanted to share a love that I have, 

that is completely unrelated to fashion, beauty, etc. 

PUGS.

*found all of these lovely images on Pinterest!

When I am stressed out, I just Google pugs. 

For me, just one look at their squishy faces makes me instantly feel better. 

I plan on adding one to my home when my youngest is fully potty-trained, 

and my husband is out of town for business for about a week, 

so the puppy will have time to bond with the girls, 

and a separation at that point would send our girls straight to therapy. 

I'm kinda kidding. 

XX

Cat

H&M Madness

OMG.

The fashion angels have answered my prayers, ya'll. 

Starting this summer, I will officially be living within 20 minutes of my very own...

H&M!!!!!!

Real talk: This is like a big girl Forever 21. 

More real talk: I still shop at Forever 21, but after seeing the passion my fellow fashion bloggers have for H&M, and how stinkin' amazing they look in their duds, it has made me ridiculous with excitement that I too will be able to shop there very, very soon. 

Here are some lovely ladies sporting H&M attire that brings my excitement level to an eleven.

(Spinal Tap reference, anyone?)

 All these lovely photos are of H&M clothing!

With all this fashionable attire at a price I can hand over my bank card for, 

I may actually find the courage to start posting photos of my own outfit compilations...

Holy cheeseballs. 

While I'm sure that these fashions are no longer in stores (just my luck...), 

I do hope to find the below blazer, or at least a similar option for one. 

I have been literally foaming at the mouth for a pink blazer. 

H M dress, £15
H M jacket, £25
H&M sandals, £7.99
H M shoulder bag, £13
H M bracelet, £3.99
H M necklace, £13
H M ring, £1.99
H&M sunglasses, £4.99
Essie nail polish


Do you live near a H&M? If so, PLEASE take advantage of it. Do you even see the prices next to the above outfit? Come on people... :-)


Smooches, 

Cat 

Compromise

If you haven't been able to figure out by now, 

I am a fan of being feminine. 

I'm a sucker for lace, and sparkles, romance, and bows. 

Which brings me to this lovely little gem I recently discovered on Etsy.

Buy me!

See, while I am woman personified in everything I do, 

my husband is a MAN. 

And what I mean by that, 

is that he likes explosions, guns, things that go fast, and everything in between. 

He is the type of guy that would love to hang a deer head that he personally shot in our living room (eew, gross), 

and since I cringe at the thought of dead carcasses in my house, 

this is a happy medium we have come to. 

We get to display animals, without the thought of them actually once having been alive. 

Which is another reason why I purchased this:

zgallerie.com

 

I mean, its a freaking rhino. 

Like I said, I don't want an actual animal hanging on my wall, 

BUT

a fake animal head??

Oh, you bet your sweet ass I will. 

What are YOUR thoughts on animal decor???

Lady in Blue

This blog has really brought me out of my fashion shell, I have to admit. 

Prior to becoming a fashion blogger (if I can really call myself that is up for debate), 

I was admittedly, a bit boring in my fashion choices. 

I stuck with jeans and tshirts, the occasional sundress, and ballet flats. 

They were some rockin' tshirts, but I typically stuck to the more neutral palate of whites, grays, blacks and tans. Especially when it came to shoes. 

So, since I have become a fan of checking out other fashion bloggers,

especially the ones more courageous than myself who willingly post pictures of themselves in all their finery, 

and have come to fall in love with 

COLOR.

One of the colors I'm kinda freaking out about at the moment is royal blue. 

Or peacock blue, whatever you want to call it. 

I'm actually wearing this shiny jewel-toned blue blouse as I'm typing this, 

which works so well with the hot-pink manicure I gave myself yesterday. 

Style points for me. 

Anyway, 

I wanted to share with you all pictures of my royal blue love affair I'm currently in. 

Hopefully, this inspires you all as well. 

live-breathe-fashion.tumblr.com

google.com

ampersanddesignstudios.blogspot.com

theberry.com

tobi.com

Its really easy to fall for this color. 

Stella McCartney high rise shorts, $695
Kara summer shoes, £35
CÉLINE bag
Glam Rock leather jewelry, $1,195
Pieces white pearl jewelry, $22
Balenciaga aviator shades, $375
Lily and Lionel floral shawl, £150
2b skinny belt, $9.95
Butter London bright nail polish, $14


Confession: While I was typing this, I was simultaneously ordering a pair of shorts in this color.

My husband is going to sign me up for Shopaholics Anonymous any day now,
I can see it happening.

Do YOU love royal blue? 

Weekend Activities

I've got some stupid big plans. 

The reason they are labeled STUPID big is because...

I have a tendency to get in over my head with a variety of different things. 

Like my house, for example. 

This week, I got the desire to spray-paint EVERY piece of furniture I have. 

Starting with:

This is a buffet I spray-painted this lovely green color a few months ago, 

and, in traditional fashion, 

I am already tired of the green. 

In the last couple years, I have developed a freaky obsession with white furniture. 

This obsession is one of the reasons we bought the home we did (the kitchen is so white and BEAUTIFUL!). 

So I have decided I'm going to repaint this lovely piece of furniture WHITE with some gold foil accents. 

I'm so excited. 

I just have to have a husband-approved location to do this makeover. 

So, I'm going to load my girls up in the SUV and drive to Lowe's to get my tools. 

Hopefully, it will get done this weekend. 

Probably not, but I will eventually post an "after" pick of my finished piece. 

Oh, and I'm also spray-painting the crap out of some frames. 

And, duh, they will be white. 

Stay tuned. Puhlease. 

Do YOU love white furniture??

Be Your Own Superhero

 I'm going to try something different with this post.

So today I had a bit of a personal break-through that I wanted to share with you all.

I was going through my early morning routine of checking out my favorite blogs to jump-start my day, and came across this brilliant little quote that I read over at Fairy Tales Are True.

The quote reads

"You know all of those things you've always wanted to do?

Go and DO THEM."

laurawinslowphotography.com

 

 

 

It really got me thinking. 

There have been so many wasted years that I spent holding myself back, 

because its true;

You are your own worst enemy. 

I didn't always make the best choices (I've gotten better, but I sometimes am too impulsive for my own good), 

and I have spent so long just hating myself for the areas in which I messed up, 

that I pushed everyone away and now I'm sitting here without anyone except my children and husband (who are the most important people and I love them beyond words can say), 

and I hate that I have closed myself off to the majority of the world. 

All because I am ashamed and held back by who I used to be. 

Well, who I AM is amazing, and I should run with it. 

I am unique, weird, silly, and quirky. 

I realize all of those things certify me as either eccentric or insane, 

but I'll take it. 

I can't change my past decisions, 

because they have made me who I am. 

They have helped me become a great mother. 

And I am a great one, 

even if I am horribly messy, ridiculously disorganized, 

and forgetful. 

I am fun, I am so loving its almost smothering, and even if I was perfect;

there is a good chance my kids would end up in therapy anyway. 

So...

that brings me to this blog. 

I realize that to many (and my mother), 

that writing about clothing, jewelry, hair, SHOES, etc., 

may seem a bit materialistic, vain, superficial, 

whatever. 

I don't write this to make people feel like they are less than amazing for not having those perfect shoes, 

or that they are inferior because they wear "mom" jeans..

(although, I CAN help you with that), 

I write this because I love it. 

I love to write, and be weird, and share the fact that I ADORE fashion, and beauty, 

and being a girl. 

And that is why I share this crazy, weird, awkward blog with you all. 

It is therapy, for me, and for my kids so that I don't go crazy. 

And as far as waiting to do those things I have always wanted?

It may be the 3 cans of Diet Coke I drank in the last hour, 

BUT...

I don't want to wait anymore. 

My life is too short, and too fragile, 

to wait. 

And I don't want to set that example for my kids. 

If you want something, go for it. 

Don't wait for someone to tell you its okay, 

or for the timing to be right. 

Just do it. 

(Hi Nike lawsuit!)

Seriously, 

as a great man (okay, an imaginary character created on LOST) once said, 

"Don't tell me what I can't do". 

And seriously, 

don't let anyone tell you what you cannot do. 

XOXO,

Cat

 

 

10 Things I'm Stoked About: Colored Denim

And you thought I forgot. 

Or had completely abandoned my previous quest, 

as I typically do. 

This time, I kept at it. 

So the NEXT thing on my list of things I'm stoked about is...

COLORED. DENIM.

Boom. 

See what I did there?

So I take it by now you have heard about this trend more times than you care to mention. 

I have only recently become a huge junkie for it, 

so much so that I have been parading 4 different types of colored denim around Alabama much to the delight (or wonder) of the local populace. 

Learn to love it, Southerners. 

While I haven't branched out from the pink shades (I currently own peach, pink, coral shades). 

There are so many awesome options out there.

shoppingandinfo.com

alluringmelodies.tumblr.com

kissies.se

longislandprep.tumblr.com

brooklynblonde.com

So amazing. 

After viewing these photos and putting together the outfit below, I think my next purchase will be of the green denim variety.

Graumann silk top, 1.299 DKK
Boyfriend jacket, $130
Old Navy star jeans, $35
Costume National leather booties, $403
Chloé top handle handbag, £790
Alexander mcqueen jewelry, $495
Marc by Marc Jacobs yellow gold jewelry, $250
Sequin necklace, $158
Worthington cuff bangle, $12
H&M retro shades, £4.99
Butter London lacquer nail polish, $14



I think I need those shoes too. 

I myself am wearing some ridiculously awesome pants today:

 That's right. 

Pink. Power.


Do YOU love colored denim??? 

Bunny Day

Part of my Easter celebration...

She pulls off bunny ears better than anyone I know...

I hope you all enjoyed today's celebrations

(and remembered its about more than bunnies and eggs).

It's about the chocolate, am I right?!?!

Just kidding. :-)

PS:

Thanks for hanging in there with me this week. School has been kicking my bootay and I wanted to relax this weekend away from my damn computer. 

Back to blogging and essays tomorrow!!

XOXO

You CAN be a Hot Man!

This post was inspired by my baby brother giant, 6'3" man that I am related to. 

He texted me with a shopping purchase he recently made. 

Baby bro bought himself a magenta button down. 

amazon.com

Holy fridge-fighters. 

Was he talked into this purchase by the pretty salesclerk? 

Yes. 

What single 24 year old man cannot resist a pretty girl?

My brother doesn't have that kind of will-power, this I know.

Despite that, 

he actually BOUGHT the damn shirt. 

I admire his fashion courage.

So, he asked for my help in pairing other articles of clothing with this new purchase. 

Jeans, he actually asked for my help with jeans, 

but I admittedly went a bit nutty at my opportunity to play dress up with a BOY!

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal!

If I was a man, 

and a fashionable man at that, 

I would wear a pink (sorry MAGENTA) shirt with the following:

spiermackay.tumblr.com

thepursuitaesthetic.tumblr.com

stylemepretty.com

tumblr.com

bonobos.com

r.ebay.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a good looking man I would be. 

Seriously, any and all of the above outfits would look stellar with the magenta shirt. 

Sorry. 

Back to jeans. 

Since that was the request made by my gene-sharing broseph, 

here are some jeans that (I think?) are within your budget and would look bangin' with your new awesome wardrobe buddy. 

express.com

 

 

ae.com

 

 

Get fitted (not anything that a chick would wear) jeans.

That baggy look doesn't do anyone any good. 

Hope this helps!!

Loves you!

Do YOU like to play dress up for boys???