Sheer black top Mossimo Target, Tribal Stripe Skirt Forever 21, Black lace tank top H&M, Snake necklace

Essie Turquoise & Caicos nail polish &  Greta Braided Dolce Vita Sandals Hautelook

Snake bracelet, Cream bangle, Cream bead bracelet, Triple stack rings, And my own stunna

I had something else completely in mind for today’s post, something to follow up my BlogHer recaps, but then I got high. OK I’m kidding I didn’t get high. I got sullen, impatient, frustrated, & blocked. So instead I remembered this outfit from a few weeks ago that I wore to a birthday party for a Disney kid star that Shawn & I took my sisters too because we’re cool like that. I think we scored a gazzllion points because there was conversation & pictures with this kid named Jaden uhm Smith. Maybe you’ve heard of his Dad?

I was not going to go to the party & at the last minute decided to go so I threw on this $9 skirt. Which I actually really loved. Not to sound all snarky, but my shoes cost way more then my entire outfit & hurt like hell. But don’t you love them?

Don’t ask

Follow me on Twitter? No?! Ok, how about Facebook?! Not there either? Alright then what about Tumblr?! Dammit are you serious? Ok, then you must follow me on Pinterest right?! Fuck you! Ok. I got it. You follow me home from the grocery store huh? Hmm…and you call yourself a reader.

Well if you were following me on Twitter & Facebook you would have seen that someone (maybe my Mom or the neighbors dog) nominated me for an award on Parent Dot Com. I know right?! That’s huge.

I’m totally way behind in the voting so it’d be uber awesome for my gangsta status & overall happiness meter if you’d get all mouse happy & click the vote button for me.

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90′s Floral fishtail dress from Kissing Tree Vintage, vintage ribbon weave belt, Metallic Gap City Flats

Mini Shatsu Walkman T-Shirt, H&M denim cuffed shorts, Gap plaid slip-on sneakers

Um is that thing not the cutest you have ever seen? And in way less then a week he’s 3. THREE. THREE. THREE. Holy shit fuck. I have a three year old.

Royal blue button-Lumiere, Gray shorts with black ribbon-Forver21, Black Wedges,

Isn’t this so crass & lovely?

I have tried coming back to this post all night long & nothing is coming out. So I will leave you with a little bit of something I learned this weekend

There is no wrong way to create.

Can I get you to vote for me at two places puh-lease?

One: In The Powder Room (click “vote & an email will come up. Just hit “send”)

Two: Babble Top 50 Mom Blogs (go to alphabetical & look for my blog name)

Animal print BCBG bandage skirt, Michael Antonio Wedges from Endless.com, Knit teal t-shirt from Charlotte Russe, Vintage fringe shawl from SOAM

How much do you love this shawl? Maybe not as much as me because I’m thinking about tattooing “I love this shawl” on my forehead or maybe just wearing it everyday because I. love. it. Saturday I did some “thrifting” to find some junk stuff for the condo & ended up walking out with a new pet for Phoenix {I know at the thrift store right?!}, a great big huge ottoman & this awesome sauce shawl.

This is all I have to say. So enjoy pictures of my awesome shawl.

And maybe go & vote for me here please??

Paisley print dress with navy blue sash from Zara, Hive & Honey Pelka Heels from Piperlime, Bangles from Old Navy, Earrings from Charlotte Russe

Apparently I’ve gotten back my mojo …. or maybe I just went shopping. Either way I love this dress. And I love Zara’s. I’d never been there before but on a whim Thursday I decided to check out the mall nearest us & loved the entire store. I didn’t love the fact that everything is cut insanely small & I felt like a whale that wanted to drown her sorrows in a pan of brownies…but loved the store nonetheless.

You can’t tell from these picture because I’m a professional “model” so I know how to “turn it on” for the camera’s but I was pretty down that day. If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, following me on Twitter, a friend in real life, or a fan on Facebook it should be blindingly apparent to you that 80% of what I say is complete sarcasm. But it was brought to my attention this weekend that there are a select few who actually dislike me a lot based on what they read online. Normally this wouldn’t bother me. I’m sure there are people out there who don’t like me & I say suck it. I like who I am & if you don’t then its your loss. But this group of people weren’t just any random nameless faceless people behind a computer screen {if you get my drift}. Everything from my parenting skills, to my wife status, to my intentions of being married to my husband, & my level of compassion for people were questioned. I was devastated. If for nothing else that these people weren’t just “anybody” I also don’t know them as well as their position might require. But I still had been nothing but respectful, kind, & gracious to them during the few encounters I have had with them & I didn’t deserve it.

It just hurt a lot. And it hurt also because as I’m sure anyone who considers themselves a {pseudo} writer knows that putting your words out there & telling your own stories whether fiction or not is like walking around with your heart cavity exposed. It takes a lot of courage for me to share some of the personal stories that I have shared on my blog. You could argue that maybe I shouldn’t but there might someone out there who needs to hear my story. You never know who is reading.

I’ve rambled enough haven’t I? But the moral of the story was. I was really hurt this weekend & all though I know at some point I’ll have to forgive these people I just can’t bring myself to do this yet & I think that’s ok.

On the upside though I also realized this weekend I {might} be able to pull off a bikini without it having to be the end of the world. Always a silver lining huh?