unraveling

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

day 23

tank: target
jacket: hurley
jeans: 7 (thrifted)
shoes (not pictured): old navy (flip-flops)

today was a lazy day. i had planned to do a lot of things, but i was very unproductive. i'm blaming it on this cold i have (it's getting better). i would have been in pjs all day if i didn't go to trader joe's this afternoon. i did spend a few hours in front of my sewing machine trying to finish a dress, but the zipper is giving me a hard time.

day 22

tank&shirt&tights: forever 21
cardigan: thrifted
skirt: made by me
boots: target

i think i might be catching a cold. i have a runny nose and can't stop sneezing. my nose is super dry from blowing on tissues all day long.

today i went to m&l fabrics to buy fabric for some upcoming projects. they're having a sale right now - 20% off everything in the store until dec 9th. i came away with tons of fabric including grey lace which i'm going to make this skirt:

lace skirt

a lot of remixers have this as part of their 30 so i see it quite often as i skim through the posts on my google reader. so when i saw the same fabric, i wanted to make the same skirt (longer length). i wanted to get fabric for a coat i want to make, but i have a lot of jackets/coats so i'm going to hold off on it. i do need more tops, but i haven't found any good patterns.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

day 21

tank&tights: forever 21
dress: thrifted
cardigan: banana republic
boot socks: target
shoes: nine west
jacket: banana republic factory store
scarf: gift from friend

i can't believe there's only about a week left in the challenge. thanks to linda for reminding me that we're almost done. i still have some skirts i haven't worn yet. this challenge has taught me that i rely quite a bit on jeans so i should have chosen more shirts. oh well. i'm probably going to wear skirts all week.

day 20

sweater: banana republic (thrifted)
jacket: hurley
jeans: james (thrifted)
scarf: gift from friend
shoes: target

i went to joann fabrics to pick out fabric for some new sewing projects, but i ended up not getting anything. i'm not in a rush so i can wait on getting fabric. i should probably make something out of the fabrics i already have.

my mom and i went to my grandma's apt to pick up her old sofa. we rearranged the living room again to fit the new sofa, which totally doesn't match the couches we already have. we also borrowed her dyson vacuum that my mom had bought her a while back. i seriously now want one. the amount of dirt that it picked up was amazing. if i showed you a picture of how much it picked up, you would be so grossed out like i was.

baked some cupcakes (chocolate souffle cupcakes with mint cream) with jessica - yummy (recipe)

Saturday, November 27, 2010

day 19

tank: forever 21
top: target (thrifted)
jeans&jacket: hurley
shoes: target

stephanie and i have been going to the black friday sales for a few years now. this year we only planned on going to target. i got up and stood in line at 4am with stephanie and thea. i bought a few dvds (i had a gift card). one of the dvds i bought was punky brewster season 1 for only $1.99!

this is totally what i watched when i was a kid. she and i had the same night light. all i wanted to do mix-match all my clothes and wear 2 different color shoes just like her.

after target, we went to citadel outlets where i was totally tempted with so many sales. with this challenge, i'm not supposed to shop for the 30 days. oh why did i choose this challenge during the biggest shopping discount days? there are too many sales and clothes just calling to me saying, "pick me", "choose me", "you need me". i tried on a few things and loved this one dress from the banana republic factory store, but i resisted and didn't purchase anything there.

after a long nap, i finally watched harry potter with a few friends. we went to lunch at chick-fil-a before the movie. today was a "come back" day where you come back any day in december, show your receipt from today and get the same items you ordered today for free. this is only at the long beach town center location.