Disheveled

"Disheveled" is the best word to describe me right now. Inside and out. The beginning of this year...not so great. Simply put...life is precious. At any rate, God is good and complaining is for suckers.

I don't have any outfit posts as of late, I've been wearing alot of black lately...too much for some reason. On top of that, I felt totally disgusting today. My tights kept falling down and my skirt kept riding up. I wore flats today....just a pure, hot mess.

At any rate...here's another "What's in My Bag" edition to make me feel productive.Here's what my purse looked like before I dumped everything out. This is basically a carryall which means things easily can get lost. I went out of my way to find compartments to simplify my search for things. I totally forgot that I scored that little authentic LV clutch from a little old lady at a garage sale about 5 years ago. (I seem to get lucky with Louis Vuitton merchandise it seems).I never, ever wear it. I had to dig it out actually but now it serves as my cosmetic bag...and it matches. Can't beat that.

Purse contents (gifted Louis Vuitton Speedy 35...!!!)

1. Scrabble cards (I found a "playing card" holder randomly in one of my dungeon drawers this weekend...I'm seriously addicted to the Scrabble Card Game:)

2. Sunnies
3. Hall Pass ( I bought for my classroom)
4. Thrifted gloves

5. Juicy Couture Body Creme
6. Wallet
7. MAC Prrrr Lip Glass/ MAC Lip Liner/MAC Lipstick
8. Burt Bee's Hand oil
9. Mary Kay Mascara (What's up Arianne!)

10. Toothpaste
11. Cocoa Butter
12. I use a magazine to serve as the base for the purse because otherwise it loses shape.

Oh...I created a Q & A page since I am nearing 100 followers via blogger and subscriptions and lurkers. It's my way of thanking all of you for supporting my blog. Drop by and ask me anything. Answering the questions might just possibly save me from putting my eye out with a hot, jagged fork. (lol...I laughed out loud just typing that). Anywho, hater questions will be deleted.

Random question to you...fill in the following sentence in the comment section...

My last dream/nightmare was about ___________________________.

(On another random note...this whole post is random actually...but I am totally obsessed with my circle scarf by American Apparel. You can wear it in over a million different ways. It's really a scarf with the ends sewn together but just like the Snuggie, I consider it a great invention now:) That's me in the red scarf in the above pic montage.)

Catching Up...

Hopefully, everyone celebrated the Birth of Jesus in style:)

Here is an outfit that I've remixed ALOT over the last week. I wore this top as a dress a few days before Christmas and the very next day I had to layer it with tights/boots/cardigan/scarf and a coat! That's Texas weather for ya'.I am really loving these basic Calvin Klein heels.

I tied an old scarf from H & M to the handle of my vintage bag to spice it up. I tried to get a close up of the graphics of the top/dress...basically images of people from Woodstock apparently enjoying themselves a little too much. I searched for one black face in the crowd but alas, me "wearing" the shirt will just have to count:) LOL!

Apparently, a deep conversation with a 9 year old about a Snuggie being a gimmick got me this Snuggie for Christmas. It's from one of my favorite 9 year olds in the world and I must admit...I LOVE IT! LOL. Granted, I still say it's just a robe worn backwards but I must admit that it keeps me warm. I'm wearing it as I type this post.

I am going to have to research these Snuggie people and figure out how they brainwashed the whole country! From the Snuggie to a little piece of happiness in a BLUE BOX (thank you Santa) to Scrabble Playing Cards...I had a blessed Christmas.

Happy New Year just in case I don't post for a few days:)

WAIT...One more thing! I met up with a GFS follower! Benita, a follower in pharmacy school in Austin, Texas contacted me about places to vintage shop in Houston. I offered to meet her because let's face it....I thought only my family gets bored enough to read my banter (and by read, I mean look at the pictures only...BUSTED!)

We decide to meet and of course I catch a cold from hell. I wasn't well enough to shop with her but I did show her the ropes! Even the people who worked AT the store looked at me like I was crazy! I was totally having a Rachel Zoe Moment:) Benita and her tres chic friends came to check out a few of my secret spots and I snapped a pic of Benita as proof (Isn't she adorable)!

One of her friends, Melanie, is a blogger too, so this ultimately turned into my FIRST Blogger Meet up!

**Don't be fooled by my big smile...as I waited for the ladies to meet me, I was dozing off in the car as some remnants of NyQuil decided to take effect. Right after that picture was taken, I went back into my "coma". Ladies, the next time you come into town...I promise to be ALERT! From what I heard though...they got along fine without me and found some cool items!**

What's In My Bag?

Supposedly one can tell alot about a person by what's in their purse.
Here goes....What conclusions can you draw about me from "What's In My Bag?"

It's the usual stuff: Phone, scarf, MAC Lip Glass, Trail mix (gift from coworker)...bla bla bla

Let me atleast explain why I have my baby picture in my purse! It's not normal for me to carry baby pictures of myself around. I was cleaning out my desk at work and threw it in my bag. I used the picture at the beginning of the school year to help my students do a "getting to know you project". I just decided to take the pic home today. Go figure.

(Side note: You can tell I was into dresses even back then. I am pretty sure this was one of my favorite dresses. Check my bangs. I was serious.)
Here is a shot of some thrifting trinkets. Vintage Alligator Bag (I'm obsessed with "doctor style" bags.) Those Aldo shoes were a whole 2 bucks...hmm mmmm.

You know...maybe I should keep my baby picture in my purse. You know how you run into people who will whip out pictures of their kids. I should totally do the same in return to those very people. LOL. The conversation might go something like this.

Picture Carrier: Oh my God, I haven't seen you in such a long time.

Me: I know! It's been forever!

Picture Carrier: What have you been up to?

Me: The same old, same old. Working, breathing, praying...living.

Picture Carrier: Let me show you pictures of my kids!

Me: Oh wait. I don't have any kids but let me show you MY baby pictures!

Picture Person: **blank stare**

Me: What? You don't want to see my baby pictures? You are forcing me to look at your baby...what's the problem here?

Picture Person: *puts pictures or cell phone with pictures back in their purse"

Me: Okay. Bye. Hit me on Facebook!

Picture Person: *blank stare*

Me: *laughing uncontrollably.

*I wouldn't really do that. I was just on a roll and couldn't stop. I like baby pictures actually*