DOTD: If I owned the military

If I owned the military you know the uniform would be purple. And the shoes would be killer stilettos. So today I played with my own version of military style. I am wearing my military peep toe booties and my military jacket. I am also wearing my favorite and first dress from Lucie Lu that I wore to FFFWeek last year. I didn’t want the entire winter to go by and me not try this dress with tights.

Also, this is my first time wearing tights with peep-toe shoes. This was something I have been meaning to do but fear held me back… well… this year… I am embracing “No More Fear” principles. Also bought another jumper for spring since I’ve been so afraid to wear them. Spring is going to be fun. I also plan on wearing a swimsuit… I’m not afraid of swimwear… I’m afraid of water. Deathly afraid of going swimming after an incident when I was young. But this year… I’m going to overcome that fear…

What are your fears? Are you going to attempt to overcome them? What do you think of my remix of my dress?

Outfit Breakdown:
Dress: Lucie Lu (gifted)
Tights: Silkies
Shoes: Liliana Naomi (ebay seller: feetishheels)
Jacket: Curve Appeal Consignment
Earrings: Beauty Supply Store

DOTD: Blue Valentine

Today was Valentine’s Day and since last year I wore red (I think) I wanted to do something different this year. I thought black/white and blue would be fun. So I decided to finally wear my zebra skirt that has been sitting in my closet for months. But I wanted to jazz it up with some blue accents…

So hubby and I celebrated our V-day this weekend. Did some family time and also did some date time. All in all this weekend rocked… also had Yaz’s hair straightened for the first time (see photo below)
How was your Valentines? What did you do? What did you wear? What do you think of ootd?

Outfit Breakdown:
Top: Wal-Mart
Skirt: Wet Seal Plus
Tights: Silkies
Shoes: Steve Madden (BEVV)
Earrings: Beauty Supply Store



Updated 2/15/11: I seriously am the most forgetful person in the universe... here is the pic of Yaz's new hair I forgot to add yesterday!!

DOTD: What the hell!!

Today for the first time in a long time, I woke up in a great mood. No clue why, knowing that I had tons of things to do today. I usually try to stay away from waiting to the last minute to buy the things I need to buy for my kids school parties. But this week I was sick and well… I don’t know if it was the flu… but it sure did feel like someone had done a roundhouse kick to my lungs.

So today I woke up to get the kids to school so that I could get to Wal-Mart for the fun stuff (seriously dripping with sarcasm). I bought the snacks and Valentine’s Day cards and hurriedly filled them out for their respective classes. I then had to do some bill payment and things for the household. I finally made time to stop by my favorite consignment shop in the world Curve Appeal Consignment. And found 3 blazers that would fill out my collection nicely. The owner missed me and I helped a shopper find something to wear to a business meeting. Also, dropped off some business cards for QueenDiva Fashion
So today was the best… and I had my new favorite song on repeat “What the hell” by Avril Lavigne. That song is upbeat and it speaks to me. I have been good all my life… and now I’m saying… What the hell!! How about you? Are you tired of being good… all the time?

Well… onto the outfit… What do you think?

Outfit Breakdown:
Tank: Wal-Mart
Skinny Jeans: Torrid
Leopard Booties: ebay (seller: metronomestudios)
Suiede Crop Blazer: Ashley Stewart (Kay's Boutique & Konsignment)

Lo Quiero Ahora: Dresses & Tunics

I am in love with my legs. I know that may sound conceited but I think I have pretty sexy legs. That combined with my stiletto fixation makes dresses and skirts my world. So now that I’m unemployed… I find myself surfing the internet for tunics and dresses that rock my world. I like tunics because with snug fitting leggings they still give off that leg power that I live for…

So I have pulled my favorite tunic/dress pieces that if I could add to my closet… I would.

Lucie Lu Estelle Dress



Dorothy Perkins Green Square Flower Dress



ASOS Safety Pin Heart Tunic

Finding Fashion Inspiration Everywhere #7: Kmart Fashion

Okay, I don’t shop at Kmart. If you may recall I was super surprised to find tights there this winter that fit. So as I flipped through my newest People Stylewatch Magazine… imagine my surprise when I see an outfit that I have to duplicate and its featuring all Kmart pieces. But I decided to use what I had to do a similar look.

I used my City Chic lace tuxedo jacket. And these pants that I got from She’s Got Curves a while ago but don’t think I ever blogged. I love these pants even though they are a bit bright. I love it because they have lace inserts behind the holes. This is a an outfit that I am sure not everyone will like… but I am very excited how it turned out…

What do you think?

Outfit Breakdown: 
Lace Tuxedo Blazer: City Chic
White tank: JMS
Destructed Jeans: She’s Got Curves
Boots: Bakers Shoes

DOTD: Witness

So you may recall a year or so ago I witnessed a shooting (See post here). It was probably one of the most traumatic events of my life. Well, today I had to go to court to be a witness in the trial. I had nightmares all night so I thought this would finally be the end. But no… I spent most of the day at the courthouse to find out that another witness didn’t show so the defense requested (and received) a postponement. So I have to go through this nightmare again in April. *sigh*

I wasn’t getting dressed up for this event… so I wanted to be comfortable but cute…

Finally was abkle to wear my new Bakers fur booties. More people stopped me today about these booties… most because the height on these babies… wooo eee doggies… I felt 7ft tall… lol

How was your day today? What do you think about today’s look?

Outfit Breakdown:

Sweater dress: Lane Bryant

Jeggings: Lane Bryant

Booties: Bakers Shoes

Earrings/Ring: Burlington Coat Factory

DOTD: Did ya miss me?

So I know I completely have been lacking in the OOTD category. But because I haven’t had any reason to get dressed, I haven’t gotten dressed. And when I have gotten dressed, I’ve been too BLAH to take pictures. So today after church, I pulled off somewhere to take pictures. I promise to make more of an effort in this coming week.

Also, I still have the final giveaway that I didn’t do… so that will be #1 on my priority list tonight.

So what have you been up to?

Outfit Breakdown:
Dress: Burlington Coat Factory
Tights: Silkies
Boots: Bakers Shoes
Necklace: Burlington Coat Factory
Ring: Torrrid
Fedora (hat): Wal-Mart

Lingerie Review: My first grown up set

I'm 33 almost 34 years old. I'm not afraid of my age because I think I am getting better with age. But the reason I mention my age is because I am in my thirties and I have my FIRST bra and panty set.

I know you think I'm kidding, or that I'm lying... but its true. When you develop as quickly as I did as a teenager. I went from pretty bras to grandma bras pretty much over night. And now I'm a size (on top) that even Lane Bryant doesn't carry. So when I was contacted by the owner of Plus Size Bra and Panties to review an item. I couldn't make a decision but I indicated that I had never owned a set and she immediately said that no girl should be without a set. So she allowed me to review the Elomi Tamarie Bra set.

This is my first set so i have nothing to compare it to but in my opinion... this is the best bra set in the world. The bra is super sexy and hubby loves the embroidery. I have to admit I am also a fan. I love how it lifts and perks up the girls but not to the point of causing the straps to dig into my shoulder. In the picture above it appears to be full coverage but on me it has more of a cleavage drop look. So if you're looking for a full coverage bra, be prepared that depending on your size, it may not be. But because I have a love/love relationship with my cleavage... I love the look this bra has covered and uncovered. The panty is also super sexy because the back is mesh and see through. It is the perfect cut and is ridiculously comfortable. There was definately no riding or "wedgy" action with this brief.

All in all... if you're looking for a new set to add to your collection... I 100% recommend this set. I have every intention of trying out some other sets because... when your bra and panty match... it just does something to how you feel, walk, and behave... I felt super sexy all day.

So stop by Plus Size Bras and Panties for your next lingerie need....

January tried to beat me... but I won!!

I am so sorry to all my readers. I haven’t been all that consistent this past month. So I thought that since so many of you enjoy my honesty… I would be honest with what has happened in my life.

So the beginning of the year/month you may recall… life was just generally kicking my arse. Well, the month decided to really take it the extra mile. First while trying to deal with the loss of my daycare provider, my sanity, my stalker, and my marriage problems… I forged ahead and tried to remain positive. Then… the past 3 weeks… this is what I faced…

First, I was told that the company I was managing a project for was having money issues. So they closed my project and all my team members and I lost our jobs. But as I still tried to remain positive the following Friday… my husband got pulled over on his way home from work.

Here is the back information why that one incident was so detriment to us. As you know I was unemployed for 8 months. So we had to get to the bare bones of our bills and only pay for what we could afford. In the state of Maryland you have to have insurance on your vehicle at all times. Well, we couldn’t afford it, so we let it lapse.  Well, upon doing that the DMV instantly submitted our tags for suspension. Which I wasn’t terribly worried about because we planned on fixing the issue with our tax money. We just had to make it to February. Well, when hubby got pulled over (for no other reason than driving while Hispanic) they pulled his tags and tried to tow his truck to a lot. But thank God my hubby was able to convince them to let the tow guy tow it to our home because we could NOT afford to fix the tags and pay a $25 a day lot fee. Let’s just say that after all of that I was an emotional wreck… I cried… let it out… then I tilted back my shoulders, lifted my head and continued to forge ahead. Only this time, hubby and I did it as a team. I was unemployed so I was home all day, and because I was a women who generally looks like a soccer mom when I drive to work, cops ignore me. So I knew that the only way not to have the plates taken off my truck was for me to drive him to work and to his estimates… EVERYDAY!! So that is what we did. I got up every day at 5:30am with hubby, drove him to work I then drove back home dealt with the kids being home from snow days and at 3:30 in the afternoon I would pick him up and drive him home or to estimates (depending on the day). If anything needed to be done… I had to drive us there. It may not seem like much… but driving is exhausting. I felt like I was going to pass out every time I got behind the wheel of that car. But the time I spent in the car with hubby really strengthened us as a couple. We knew that things were going to get worse before they got better but we started to smile and get excited when we saw that his home improvement business started picking up. We got a couple big time jobs with promises of more to come later. We were so stoked. Not to mention I may have a job soon so we were very excited.  Then…

Friday night (yes… all the bad things we experience keep happening on Fridays) we come home from the driving experience again to find... EVICTION PAPERS!!! Now I don’t know about you, but at that time… I told my husband… I couldn’t do it anymore. All the stress was killing me. I started having chest pains and crying uncontrollably. Not a heart attack, but a full on panic attack. The next day as you may have guessed was really bad… I drove hubby to work in silence. He tried to talk to me, but I just couldn’t.  After I had dropped him off, I cried the whole way home. I listened to gospel  to restore my faith and believe that all this bad would be for some good. Only one person knew what I was going through. She is also a blogger, but she was my strength. She kept texting me and calling me to ensure I was okay (even though I didn’t answer, knowing she was thinking of me got me through the day).  Before I dropped off hubby, he turned to me and said… “when you pick me up. You better be dressed, showered, and made-up. I want my pretty wife to pick me up.” All day I tried to muster up enough strength to do it. Shower, dress, and be the wife he was asking me to be… but I couldn’t. Then an hour before I was to leave to pick him up, I did it. I realized… nothing could be done until Monday. So worrying wasn’t going to get me anything but an ulcer. So I went to pick up hubby at his cousin’s home because they had worked together that day. Also, cuz Enio has a new baby that I had been too sick to visit (actually I was sick, then hubby, then kids, then me again lol). When I walked in all made up and “pretty” hubby’s face lit up. And you know what. I fell a little bit more in love with that man right then. He took me to dinner (con Margaritas!!) but before we went into the restaurant I called Manda and told her not to worry, I was feeling better.

On the drive home, we decided we would go to church on Sunday. We did. Best thing we could have done as a family. We went to lunch/dinner (lunner??) so that we could do something as a family before I drove hubby to his estimate. I was dressed really cute… but I didn’t want to take a picture of me and have the attention of the day go from my family back to me. So no OOTD post…

Now the reason I am able to write this post without losing my mind is this… Yesterday we accomplished some fabulous things…

1.       We talked to the leasing office and found out that the eviction papers were sent to 90% of the community. As a way to get people to come in and to supply any additional information they needed. All they wanted was my son’s and my birth certificate. I think there was another way they could have done it without giving people strokes. I mean… SERIOUSLY!!!

2.       We spent the remainder of the day in the DMV working on getting tags for my husband. We owed them $2000 but we are now on a payment plan… so that is fixed (no more Chauffer Yoli)

3.       And the final thing that has me breathing a sigh of relieve is that we picked up the deposit for a big job hubby’s company is doing and for the first time in a long time… hubby doesn’t look like life is kicking his ass. He is happy… and that in turn makes me happy…

I know this was a long post, but I feel so good getting this out in the open J

How was your January?!!