A little Shawshank, anyone?

Day 7

Guess who's hiding behind me, here! 

Of course it's Louie!

She's not very modest.

This outfit totally made me feel like I was in Shawshank Redemption all day.  I had to wear the scarf so I'd at least feel like a cute criminal, not a nasty rotten one. I just needed that little engineer hat that Morgan Freeman wore and I'd have the whole thing down. My fingernails even look like I've been trying to tunnel out of my prison cell with my bare hands (I haven't, promise), but I guess that's just the stress taking its toll.

We spent all afternoon and evening walking around the historic neighborhood next to the one we're trying to buy in. It is kiiiiilling us, waiting to hear back from the bank about our offer. If we get that house, we will already have every project planned out for the next 30 years. We'll also be the happiest homeowners EVER since we've been waiting so long! Maybe if you're lucky I'll start sharing some project ideas. ;)

It was a beautiful day but I wore gray

Day five

I should have known this outfit was trouble before I finished putting it on. It looked ridiculous without the sweater and belt and now I'm thinking it may be even worse with them. I felt frumpy and disheveled all day. However, this outfit did give me ideas for some better options, so it wasn't a total loss!! I promise next week will be more creative, now that all the laundry and ironing is done and my 30 items are actually all in one place.

So far this challenge has turned out to be a bonding experience with my cat. What a surprise! She's not technically my cat, since  we can't have a cat in our rental, but she was a scared little stray kitten when we moved in and I've fed her and socialized her and now she's the life of the party. She still has to live outside, but she seems to be okay with that. Most of the time she's only comfortable with me and my brother-in-law (he must be a cat whisperer), but since my husband's been taking these outfit photos and she always wants to tag along, she's gotten cozier with him, too. And she always wants to tag along. Like right now, I'm sitting in the back driveway (cold self + warm concrete=yippeee!) and she's trying to climb onto my laptop, but it's a lot smaller than she is. hehehe

Anyway, hello from Louie (that's the cat)! She prefers my day 6 outfit, because it's the one sitting on the ground and petting her. You'll have to wait a while to see this one, though- Sweetheart has his motorcycle in pieces and would probably grease up the camera right now.

Two hearts, one horse

Day two

dress: London Times from Marshalls

belt: Eddie Bauer, thrifted

heels: CL by Chinese Laundry, thrifted

locket: gift from Mom

turquoise heart pendant: gift from honey's aunt in Romania

abstract horse necklace: gift from honey's aunt in Romania

Yes, it is really sunny and I can't open my eyes. Not sure why I thought the back yard would be ideal for pictures, considering I. can't. open. my. eyes. Better luck next time?

This outfit was practically a cop-out. Yes, it meets all 30x30 rules, but it's just a dress and a belt- what could be easier? I promise I'll get more creative as I go along. This fashion thing is hard work for me. If I could wear basketball shorts and a Ghostbusters tshirt every day, I probably would. I love awesome printed dresses like this because 1) they are the beautiful equivalent of sweats. Just put one on and maybe some shoes (okay, definitely some shoes) and you're good to go. No standing in front of the closet, worrying if things match. Love! Oh, and 2) because I look like a 12 year old boy when I wear basketball shorts and Ghostbusters shirts, but not when I wear a dress. And I'd rather not be confused with a boy, thank you.

Say hello to my kitty, Louie. She really wanted to be a part of our 30-second photo shoot, so she tagged along and held the lens cap while Sam took the pictures. Then I gave her most of my dinner.