of maxi skirts and scheduling. . .

I have a huge post coming from our recent "Winter Solider Locations Tour" in downtown Cleveland. (#rabidfangirl #proudofmycity) For now, I'm a little overwhelmed with event planning, dog training, and writing . .so sifting through dozens of pictures doesn't exactly sound appealing. :P It was awesome though--seriously, one of the best days of my life--and I can't wait to share it with you! In the meantime I'm trying to schedule blogging into my every day life. . . otherwise it gets stranded somewhere in the middle of a million little projects. I'm so grateful for all your support! :) I promise, promise, promise that you WILL get the aforementioned post, as well as my adventures with natural makeup, (loovvee!) and an activated--charcoal-facemask-vlog. Yes, vlog. Just bear with me. :P

#momsfirstduckface 

Its high time for an outfit post! Here are a few pics I had my mom snap of me the other day. We were stuck without a car (the battery died unexpectedly,) and ended up going on a spontaneous shopping trip. Thankfully we were within walking distance of Dunkin' Donuts (coffee!) Marshals, and Bath and Body Works. Ohhhh yeah. I'm all into pretty-smelling, sparkly, girly things. Kind of my weakness. Hey, I even got a dress out of the deal. Check my Instagram if you want to see it. ;) I added the dainiest lace cap sleeves for added coverage, and was so excited to wear it to my "adopted" brothers wedding this past weekend.

Anywho, I really love all the summery colors in this outfit! I guess it must be the "summer of the maxi," because they are pretty much all I'm wearing. This peach one brightens up so many tops. It actually belongs to a sister, but she hardly wears it, so stealing borrowing is totally permissible. :P Even though it is way too long and I have to roll the top waaaayyy down. Oh, and. . .yeah, its kinda from Dollar General. Secret between you and me, ok?

My shirt was on clearance at Macys around February. Actually, it was one of my birthday gifts. I ended up returning an outfit that was rather expensive, and came away with a ton of awesome deals and a lot more for my money!  :) For awhile I didn't have anything to match with the top, but then Maria got this skirt. . .and the rest is history. The exact same peach color decorates the ruffled hem, and I love the hints of blue and mustard. The only downfall is the see-through material. . .easily fixed by a cami, but not very friendly in Ohio humidity.

specs

Navy-blue cami: Target

Ruffled tee-shirt: Macys ($10)

Peach maxi: Dollar General (borrowed)

Gold flip-flops: Old Navy

Sunglasses: Claires
Bird earrings: Earthbound

I'm not sure if y'all can tell, but I'm a bit uninspired in the blogging/writing department. I believe in being real, so folks, here you have it! Social networking can be so deceiving. Its very important to me that you--especially those of you who don't know me IRL--realize that my life isn't perfect, even if my pictures show otherwise. :P This isn't a disclaimer, its just raw fact. For ie, besides being busy, I've tried posting this and my Cleveland post several times now. . .and I just can't seem to spit it out. So frustrating. Like I mentioned before, I have a ton of little projects going on. . .actually, I just finished a master-schedule of sorts and taped it to my bedroom door. Hopefully it will help me stay sane and put all my ducks in a row. This is usually a crazy time of year anyway, with a huge event to plan (for homeschool grads,) and besides, I have a puppy to train and a job to find. The puppy part is like being mom to a toddler. :P She's learning, but even at 13 months old. . .she is still very, um, playful? Yeah. Belle is all puppy. ;) Anywho, so I realize I'm rambling. But you don't mind, right? Being an adult is strange. . .trying to understand where God wants me, meeting goals I've put off for years, (win!) learning to cope with new feelings, opinions, and worldview. To anyone in their 20's--hang on. I just know we'll all look back and at all the frustration and worry. . .and laugh. "Stress makes you believe that everything has to happen right now. Faith reassures you that everything will happen in God's timing." --unknown

That's life in a huge nutshell. Its spinning away from me, and I'm trying to keep up. Not that I'm complaining! I love activity and the crazy times. Just need to get organized and take a deep breath. Note--if you have a friend who is like a sister. . .give her a call. Its so refreshing to get new perspective. <3 Love you, Marissa!