The Maxi for the BFSC!

Greetings fashion friends,

I hope you all had a great Father's Day!

I surely did,  I got to spend some time with my father in law and as always it was a pleasure. 

I am blessed to have the greatest in-laws.

So yesterday, I wore this maxi dress.  Nothing special but it was easy & comfortable.  This dress is a few years old...approximately 5 years.  I know it is probably about that because I have to pin it up in the back because I've lost a few pounds from when I purchased it.  This is why I have on the denim cropped jacket and because it is a halter.  As I stated earlier, I went over to the in-laws. 

They love me dearly (as I do them) and I want to keep it that way...lol.  You know what I mean.

I don't want Momma Mac giving me the side eye because she thinks I am half dressed.

Dress & Jacket: Ashley Stewart  Purse: Thrifted

 If you follow me on Instagram and Twitter then you know my boys are gone for 5 weeks spending time with their dad and nana.  The issue with that is my oldest is my photographer.  This means I have to burn up several of my brownie points I have saved in my "Baby Please" account to keep the posts coming. These 5 weeks will be long ones as a married blogger.

Shout out to Mr. Mac for holding it down with the camera yesterday.

I LOVE YOU BUNCHES!!!

*bankingafewmorebrowniepointsforshoutinghimout*

I have three small confessions to make.

Confession #1  I also wore this dress today because I had a slight headache and I wasn't up to putting too much thought into what to wear.

Confession #2 I also figured  it would satisfy the maxi on my Big Fat Summer Challenge list.  Ever since deciding to participate, I have been thinking about this list when choosing an outfit.

Maxi dress...DONE!

So far this has been easy...but umm short shorts and bikini?!? Woosahhh!

Beacause I am vertically challenged, this dress and all maxis sweep the ground/floor when I wear them.  I don't mind it, especially today because my feet stay covered.  Which is confession #3.  I am in DESPERATE need of a pedicure! It is a sin and a shame!  These corns is fixin' to pop! 

lol...y'all remember this episode of Martin?

Somebody gotta go to work on my feet!!!

Seriously, I will handle it very soon (before I lose more valued brownie points...lol)
but until then...maxis and closed toe shoes are on tap.

You know what I say...judge me if you like. :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Stay fly and stay tuned!

TODAY'S LINK UPS: 

 

Ocean Breeze

Hey Fashion Friends!

Welcome to all my new followers!!

I appreciate you all finding my corner of the blogosphere

 interesting enough become one of my newest friends!

I humbly thank you :)

To those of you have been hanging with me for a couple of minutes now,

I appreciate you all as well!

OK, today's look is an ensemble created with a skirt I got at the thrift store

For some reason it reminds me of being on a tropical ocean on a sunny day

and getting a fabulous breeze every now and then. 

Well, maybe that is because that is where I would like to be...lol

 Skirt: Thrifted   Tank and Denim Jacket: Target  Shoes:Michael Antonio via Barefeet

Thank you all for stopping by.

Stay fly and stay tuned!

Khaki & Denim

Hey beautiful people!

What have you all been up to?  This past weekend was a girl's get away.  Another friend of mine turned 40 and had a birthday party in her hometown of Norfolk, VA.  So we drove down from the DMV.  I am mentioning it only to tell you I suck!  I got all glammed up for the soiree and didn't take any pics of my own! 

Who does that?!? ohhhh welll...

Moving on...April greetings to you all!   Can you believe it is April already?!?  I mean it seems the new year turned over just yesterday and here we are in April.  Well, I tell you what...you better start living now if you haven't started because life is too short!  It will pass you by if you are not careful.

April is a one of the special months for me because it is the month my husband and I celebrate our anniversary.  In fact this will probably be the last post until sometime after 13th as we will be celebrating our anniversary a little early (the 26th is our actual anniversary) by cruising the Caribbean!

Woooooooo to the Hoooooo!!!  Can we say "READYYYYY"?!?

Alright today's featured outfit is what I'd like to think is a Saturday lunch and shopping fit.  Maybe because of the comfy cargo khakis and then dressing it up a bit with the flowy wrap blouse.

The bag is one I recently won from Shapely Louise's giveaway.  Isn't it cute!  Thanks, girlie!

Shoes: Extreme by Eddie Marc via Hautelook

Cargo Khakis: Ashley Stewart  Denim Jacket: Lane Bryant (about 13 years old)  Wrap Blouse: Bandolino via K&G
Studded cuff: Target and Random accessories

Thank you all for visiting.

I will see you all late next week.
HAVE A GREAT RESURRECTION SUNDAY!!!

Stay fly and stay tuned!

My "Uniform" but first a rant?

Hey everyone, Its Hump Day and before I get to the outfit, I have something to say!  I will ask for your forgiveness now :-)

I got an email from Tyler Perry’s mailing list yesterday.  It was a video.  It wasn’t the first video he has ever sent but to me, this one made the most impact.  To summarize the video.  It starts off with clips of people talking negatively of him.  It shows newspaper clippings of things being printed that are not so nice.  The video does take a positive turn and starts showing people who speak highly of Tyler.  If you aren’t on his mailing list and have not seen the video it can be found here.  It is a video that captures his testimony.  It is a lengthy 12 min. video but worth the time if you like inspiring stories. 

One of my biggest pet peeves is chronic negative people.  One of the things Tyler said in the email he sent was that he was allergic to negativity and I say that allllll the time.  LOL!  We can all be caught complaining here and there but when it is a habit, that’s a problem.  Seriously, are you the type that always have to find the bad in everything and everyone?  And when you do, MUST you mention it? Didn’t your mom ever tell you that if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all?  I mean really!!  Even when I have something not so nice to say,  I check myself twice.  I fail to do this every once in a while but for the most part, before I open my mouth, I make sure that it is all about being constructive and not destructive,  I go to God first and my words are free of judgment and full of  love!

It burns me up that we don’t know how to be happy for each other, celebrate and uplift one another.  Whenever I feel I am in a place where I can’t do just that, I immediately check my insecurities at the door (whether you want to admit it or not, we all  know that’s all it is) and get it together!   

But going back to the video…It ends with Tyler accepting his NAACP Image award.  You have to see  that part for yourself.  There were three key points  I got from this video. I’m sure there were several more.

1.  No matter who you are and what you do, people will talk.  Some negatively and some positively. 

2.  It is a blessing to be a blessing.

3.  God can change ANY situation!

I would love to hear you all thoughts on this.  I will end this part of the post with a quote from Tyler. 

 “You could have been born into a nightmare but God can usher you into a Dream!”

I had to get that out...now onto the featured outfit/s.

Even the most divafied of us fashionistas have those day when we just can’t…

1.       Can’t decide what to wear

2.       Can’t use time effectively to get ready

3.       Can’t be so bothered

When I am having one these type of days and I still want to look fabulous, I go to my uniform.  Every fashionista should have a uniform or a “go-to” outfit for such times.

My uniform consists of a black bottom, a white top, and a denim jacket, coat or vest.  Every fashionista, career woman even, should have a pair of black slacks/skirt and a crisp white shirt in their closet.  I keep a heavy rotation of crisp white shirts.  You can take a blah outfit and punch it up with the denim without putting any thought into it. 

Here are three of many versions of my “Uniform”.

Version #1

Jacket: 1 half of an Ashley Stewart Denim suit          Random Turtleneck          Studded Pumps: Go Jane



Version #2



Leather Skirt: Thrifted      Shirt: K&G      Denim Jacket: Ashley Stewart     Shoes: Naughty Monkey     Belt: Target

 



Version #3

Cropped Pants: Ashley Stewart            Shirt: K&G         Cropped Denim Jacket: Ashley Stewart       Booties: Go Jane



I apologize for this post being a lil long...forgive me?

Thank you for stopping by :-)

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1. Casuale Friday                                2. Behooded



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