Why I'm not a Fashion Blogger

You know how a lot of people have a closet full of black clothes? The other day my best friend and I were joking about how our closets are full of navy and the only excitement was navy with white stripes. Last night I found out just how true this is...

I wanted to wear a navy and white skirt with a navy shirt (slightly more fancy than T) with a white cardigan. So I was look thru my closet for the shirt. I found my navy cardigan, my navy tank, my fancy navy top, my navy maternity T, my navy v-neck T, my navy & white striped long sleeve T, and my navy & white striped sweater all of which are GAP Inc. (including the skirt and cardigan). I was going crazy for a few minutes searching for it. But I found it in my sea of navy. (haha. sea.)

And to make the outfit really exciting I wore a pair of solid brown flats from Naturalizer. That's right. I'm cool. I'm hip.

P.S. I'm wearing my navy & white striped pajamas from Old Navy right now. No lie. I wish I was lying. It's a sickness I have.

P.P.S. or P.S.S (I never knew which was correct) I don't need any more teal, steel blue or turquoise in my closet either.

1 Month

So Confused..

I'm confused... should I be celebrating Fall already??

I'm in Texas. It's still 100+ degrees outside. It's still not "officially" fall.

It's football season and that usually equals Fall.

Halloween costumes are already in stores.

But Halloween is still over a month away.

Pumpkins aren't out at the store yet.

And I can't decide, now that I'm a stay-at-home mom, how far I should take this whole decorating thing. There are so many cute things on Pinterest, but is that really me?? Maybe I should try to decorate since that is the point of my blog... ok, you're right... I should try some things I've found online as a part of my blog.

What do you think I should attempt?

 

 

 

 

http://swainstonvinylanddezign.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween

 

 

 

 

http://www.brownpaper--packages.com/

http://www.thestoriesofa2z.com/2009/10/easy-polka-dot-pumpkin.html

 

http://craftily-ever-after.blogspot.com/2010/09/lace-halloween-wreath.html

 

 

Keep in mind, I'm not crafty!

Things they never tell you about childbirth… or they did and I just didn’t listen*

-          Contractions aren’t that bad… until you’ve have them consistently for hours and you just want them to stop!

-          Episiotomies are the devil. But they only hurt for 10 days (+/-)

-          Epidurals, however, are the greatest! Highly recommend it!

-          Hospital beds are not comfortable. My labor would have been much easier if it weren’t for the bed. But I have back issues anyway.

-          Eat your fiber! You’ll be grateful afterwards!

-          Bring make-up. I was dumb and brought “tinted” moisturizer… yeah, not the same thing!

-          Bring comfortable, stretchy pants to go home in.

-          Bring multiple changes of clothes for LO (little one)

-          Nursing isn’t painless, but tolerable.

-          Take care of those bad boys! It does hurt when they crack and bleed, however. And it’s hard to recover from it.

-          It’s ok if you have to supplement with formula. And get as many free samples before birth as you can! And at the hospital! It will save you. If you don’t need it, you can give it away.

-          Boxers really are great with babies.

-          People, at least those that surround me, are absolutely wonderful. I’m extremely blessed.

-          Let people bring you food… you’ll want it!

-          It really doesn’t matter what your house looks like the first few weeks. People just see the baby. (I’m really hoping this one is true!!)

-          Have at least one small package of diapers in every size. It will suck when you realize you’re out after you’ve already taken the diaper off.

-          You’ll have to buy new clothes because either your shirts won’t fit due to “nursing,” or your pants won’t fit. Maternity pants fall off, but pre-pregnancy pants are still too small. I had to buy a pair of jeans two sizes larger than my normal size… and that’s ok :)

-          Most importantly, it’s hard to please everyone. You’re going to forget to call someone, you’re going to have to tell visitors “no,” you’re going to have to take the baby away to nurse whether the person holding him wants you to or not.

-          BUT don’t forget your husband!

Feel free to add to the list!

*These are obviously my own, personal feelings.