one pair of jeans

 Shirt: Tramp, (via Buffalo Exchange) Jeans: Gap Necklace: Buffalo Exchange Gold Peep Toes: Macy's

I own one pair of jeans.

Just one. 

These are them.  

Gap 1969 Curvy in size 4s. 

I am "blessed" with a large rear end and legs that can run,

so finding jeans has never  been an easy thing.

and as much as I want to wear skinnies in every color, it's just not in the cards for this body.

so I'll stick to this one pair of jeans,

because I really don't mind just having one.

some look at me in shock and awe when I reveal my jeans "secret"

but for me, it works. 

 if any of you have a lower half like mine and have found colored/skinnies that work

I'd love to know!

how many pairs of jeans do you have? what kind are they?

is one pair of jeans crazy to you?

Weekend: Clothes Swap Party

This weekend was filled with the fun of a clothes swap party.

what's a clothes swap party, you ask?

It's the best kind of shopping party: girlfriends together, bringing clothes from their closet that they just don't wear anymore and shopping from that big 'ol pile of loot!

For free!!

Girlfriends, fun snacks, and clothes.  

Is there a better way to spend a Saturday? I argue there is not.

I got some heavy pinterest inspiration and made this for our decoration. I love love loved it.

get your girlfriend together and have one of these parties.

it's the best way to spend a weekend.

you'll walk away with some new finds! (I'll show you mine later this week)

and a full heart. 

key pieces I'm loving

remember how I cried on Sunday about that outfit? (like a long time ago)

and I was working on my wardrobe.

well, here's what I've got so far.

For inspiration, I have taken to reading a couple of blogs daily--

these bloggers are so sweet and have great tips for real girls like me to get dressed!

• Audrey at Putting Me Together has a great blog and awesome outfit pictures. She even links some of her items to the places you can buy them! 
•   Merrick at Merrick's Art is about the cutest girl you will ever see. She has GREAT refashion tutorials to take some of your so-so items in your closet and make them your favorite pieces!

I talked about reading the "No Brainer Wardrboe" a while back, and now I'm halfway through

and I've made a list of some key pieces I want to add to my wardrobe

it'll be a slow process, and I'm hoping to find some at thrift stores, 

but I'm on my way to having a much better (and easier) wardrboe!

and I've come away seeing a few key pieces that need to get added to my wardrobe.

1. A blazer. My husband has preached this idea to me for a while now, but I'm finally on board.

2. Blouses. I have virtually no blouses. All t's and button downs.


3. A yellow cardigan. I have a million (well, 7) cardigans and not one of them is yellow.



4. A blue or chambray button down. So versatile



5. Skinny or colored jeans--doubling all the ways I can wear my tops!



6.  Riding boots--I'm a short girl, and not sure how these are going to look good without making me too short, but I would love a good pair.




What's on your to-buy list? Do you have any of these pieces and love them? AND would love to tell me where you got them?

I'm linking up with the Vintage Apple for pinteresting Wednesdays, and you should too!

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