TILT 11/04/10

love on a Thursday

No more midterms

Cuddly cats

Making plans

Miranda Lambert

Friendly folks

Meeting the girls for dinner & drinks (pumpkin beer, YUM) on a Friday night night!! wooot woot

Sneaking in quick blog reads when i have a free second :)

Dierks Bentley - LOOOOVE. Saw him in Brooklyn @ A bar called Southpaw. I was entralled all night. (I wore blue jeans & a white tank top, you will only get this is you are a Dierks fan!)

Leaves

Cardigans (I think Becca's got more than me though!) haha

When headaches finally go away!

My friends

Pancakes ( goooopy, gooopy in the middle)

My mom

My dad

Plain white t-shirts

Deep breaths

& deep, slow stretches!

Morning snuggles w/ kitties

Sales @ LOFT!

Getting a SUPER sweet & thoughtful package in the mail, with GLITTER!!!

What do you LOVE today????

you don't need a thing

Lately I have been deleting certain emails as soon as they arrive in my inbox.
I don't even open them.
I don't want to do this, but i must.
It is for my own good.

Gilt.... DELETE

Banana Republic.... Delete

Urban Outfitters... delete

Anthropologie.......... delete while closing my eyes and using the utmost self control!

Zappo's deleeeeeete (i have plenty of shoes)

The list goes on.

Maybe i should unsubscribe from them, then i won't even be tempted to take a peek.

Buuuuut, what if i miss a REALLY good sale?

I've decided that it's not a real good sale if it's an item that i don't need.

And let's face it....... i don't need a thing.

tilt 9/16/10

Today's Thursday Lovies

Honey Bunches of Oats w/ almonds, I'm currently on my second bowl ;)

Realizing how much "vanity sizing" is going on. Seriously, I measured my waist yesterday, it is 26 inches yet half of the jeans I own are size 24's. (I also own 26's and 27's, they all fit EXACTLY the same way)Do they think they need to lie to me to get me to buy the jeans? I think this just make girls obsess more about getting down to the tiniest size. (Which in most cases is unattainable & super unhealthy!)

My cats. Oh my, I'm going to miss them SO much. I told my mom the other day that it will be harder to leave the cats than it will be to leave my family & friends. Before you start thinking I'm completely nuts, wait for my reason.......I can talk to my family on the phone all the time and still feel connected, I can't exactly have phone convo's w/ my kitty siblings. Perhaps we can skype?

Thinking about new, fun ways to wear last years fall clothes (& the few items I may or may not have purchased recently). My shopping addiction is ending RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. (at least for a little while) I promised Rob last night. I have to realize it's not just about me anymore. I have to think about us; we have a HUGE move coming up. I need to start being a tad bit more responsible (& perhaps less selfish) & saving. Ya know, so maybe i can contribute more than my cuteness to our new apartment. ;)

I can't wait to get the sweater and belt I ordered from Anthro yesterday. I'll post pics when they arrive. :)
(They were on sale, it was my last hurrah, sue me.)






What do YOU love today?

happiness exists wherever you wish to find it

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.

- Benjamin Franklin

Sometimes, I feel like I can completely relate to this woman ;)

Having & spending money is fun; but it's so easy (for me) to go a little overboard.

The initial rush of a purchase only lasts a few minutes (or, maaaybee a few hours).

But....this weekend made me realize that time spent with family and good friends is worth so much more than any little item I think I "need".

What makes you (MUCH) happier than shopping??

Friday Fancying

August is nice & all but I'm looking foward to September ;)

all from f21

no self control

I find this jacket to be all sorts of fantastic fabulessness!

perhaps it will still be around after my month of no spending.

Every year in elementary school i came home with a report card that said "shows no self control", HA! i'll show them!

tilt 8/5/10

Today's Loves.

1- Green lights when I'm running late.

2- Taking a nap cuddled up with a kitty, or two.

3- All of the super sweet comments I received on yesterdays post. :) :)

4- Making my own stations on Pandora.

5- We are leaving for vacation in 9 days!!! wheeee

6- Meeting a kitty cat brother and sister duet who's names are peanut butter & jelly!

7- Patiently awaiting my 3 etsy purchases to arrive in the mail, well ok maybe not very patiently.(these were obviously purchased before my no spending challenge)

8- Looking foward to a habachi dinner tomorrow night for my best friendly's brithday & wearing a new dress. (notice how i conviently made a bunch of purchases right before my no spending oath!)

a note on moods and spending

I don't usually get to serious on my blog but i'd like to talk a little bit about why i kind of abandoned my blog from last July till about this March.

Ever since i was about 14 years old i would go through moods of feeling ok, feeling sad, feeling happy, crying for no reason, being super happy & feeling nervous about random things. I didn't really do anything about this throughout high school, thinking i should just try to deal with it. Going 4 years feeling like that and not doing much about it became very tireing. Finally mid way through my senior year i went to see a therapist. She was really nice and i liked talking to her but i still didn't understand how i could feel so sad for no reason at all. So she sent me to a doctor (psych) who gave me some meds & poof within a month i felt better. Alot better, probably too better. I was super happy, outgoing, crazy Gina. That didn't last to long and pretty soon i was back to feeling not so happy again. It turns out your brain can "get used to" a drug and then it stops helping you the way it used to. So for the last 12 years or so I've been on a journey of ups and downs.Feeling good, then feeling bad, always trying new "miracle" medicines that work for awhile and then somehow just stop. So during my blog absence i was going through a not too happy phase, usually they last a a few month's but this last time it lasted almost a year. It's hard to try to post about happy things when your not feeling happy at all.When I started blogging again in April, i came back in full force & realized how much i missed it. I love talking about random things that make me happy (shopping) and hearing what you all think.

My ups and downs have also led to ups and downs in my spending. When i'm sad i don't shop at all, because i don't find joy in it, i'll hole up at home eat & gain weight. Then as i start to feel better the shopping begins.I lose the few pounds I gained, feel good about myself and then remember how fun shopping can be. Iknow I also try to take advantage of this because I'm always wondering " how long will the happiness last this time".I'll realize i've saved up so much money in the sad months of no spending and slowing start breezing through it. Which is fine for a few months, but then it becomes a habit & I end up having to try really hard to curb my spending. I'm at the point right now that I need to put a major halt on spending.

So im challenging myself for the rest of August, to not buy 1 single thing that is not a necessity (even if i think so, cute underwear from target is NOT a necessity!)

So, sorry for being so wordy, thanks to all who are still reading :), just felt like getting this out there because i know that alot of girls deal with similar issues.

photo

Dearest Nordstrom

if you were to send me the following items free of charge, i promise i would not tell a soul

& i would be a walking advertisement for you. I really hope you will consider my request.

very fondly, gina

pretty ruffles

How friggen cute is this skirt?

I really like it but it's a little to $$$ for me.

I must attempt to reign in my spending a bit.

If you likey this skirt it's for sale at postlapsaria.

p.s I got the most fabulous deal on a pair of L.A.M.B peep toe pumps this weekend, pictures soon!

spoiled rotten

I have just absolutely spoiled myself!

I ordered this shirt from lamarquisedesanges on etsy.

I found the seller via elaphantine.

I am ridiculously excited right now, it was pretty exspensive and I don' t think I've ever spent this much on a shirt before but i am in LOVE.

more dress love

ooooooh my! I'm really liking this dress.

today's purchases

I bought these two shirts at Anthro today, it is actually the first purchase I've ever made for myself there!

Better yet they were both on sale and I had a 15% off coupon for my birthday.

You know how I LOVE coupons :)

I think I'll wear the one on the left with my blue skirt this weekend!

p.s I tried on the Prada shoes at Nordstrom today...... ohhhhh man

pretty, pretty on a Tuesday

ooooo ooooo oooo How pretty is this??

I desperately need to find a shirt to wear with my blue skirt b/c i have a bridal shower this weekend.

I came across this shirt on the anthro website, it doesn't go with the skirt but it is quite lovely.

I think i need to do a bit of shopping tomorrow, only b/c i don't want to go topless to the bridal shower! ;)

New Shoes

New shoes are always fun, but i think these are really fun.

My friend Melissa is getting married in less than 3 months and i just realized i didn't have shoes & we are being fitted for our bridesmaid dresses soon!

I just ordered these on zappos & i can't wait for them to arrive, i hear they have really fast shipping :)

Aren't they super duper pretty??!?!!

busywork

On day's that i have nothing to do ( which is most days since i work at night) i find myself magnetically pulled toward the nearest Forever21.

Just spotted this dress on their website (0nly about $16!) and im off to track it down.

How else am i gonna occupy myself?

me likey... alot

Sometimes i wish i could open up my closet door and walk right into anthropologie.

skirting around

I bought this skirt today at forever21.

I almost didn't pick it up bc i thought it was too fancy & i didn't have anywhere to wear it.

Then i decided i'd just try it on for fun :)

Well i absolutely LURVE it & as i type this i am plotting & scheming of places to wear it.

grocery shopping just got lovelier

A few years ago i was totally on the reusable shopping bag bandwagon. Somewhere along the line i fell off....

I'm pretty sure this bag would encourage me to hop back on ;)

spotted on decor8

snag one here!

i might like this one better

pretty, pretty, pretty

what do you think?

also from anthro but it costs a teeeny bit more