This Life, Redefined...: This and That

Monday, October 3, 2011

This and That

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so expect to see a lot of pink over here in the next few weeks, as I am joining Melissa from A Working Mom's Closet in her second year of the Breast Cancer Awearness challenge:

It seems like very few people haven't been affected by this disease in some way, whether personally or through a family member or friend, so head over to Mel's site to learn more about the challenge and to read some of these personal stories.

Also, it's Inspiration Monday over at Two Birds!

Today's inspiration is...

Casual and comfortable? I'm in!

(Also, because I have a little trouble with the color in my pictures, I imagine I'm going to be spending a lot of time over the next month explaining that something is actually pink, not purple. Case in point? Today's purse. It's pink, I promise...)

Top: Old Navy

Jeans: Levi's (TJ Maxx)

Purse: Kate Spade

Bracelet: Land's End

Shoes: Target

15 comments:

Style JourneyOctober 3, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Glad to see you are spreading the awareness too! Love the plaid top paired with the pink purse. Happy colors!
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Love at First ShoeOctober 3, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Love it! It's going to be a very pink week! The Kroger building downtown is pink all month! It's really cool to see the lights at night.
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nooneOctober 3, 2011 at 3:47 PM
ohh the envelope clutch is SO CUTE. and the color goes really well with the plaid shirt!
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Bird Bug PugOctober 3, 2011 at 3:50 PM
very cute outfit, love that you added your clutch as an accessory in the second picture. your blue and pink colors are shades i'm definitely into
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rlutzOctober 3, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Those jeans look great on you...Love the touch with that great pink clutch!
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TaraMixandMatchOctober 3, 2011 at 6:22 PM
Love that top, and the pink is the perfect pop against it!
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ClaireOctober 3, 2011 at 7:06 PM
cute pink purse and of course i have a similar old navy shirt :)

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UnknownOctober 3, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Perfect! And thank you for bring more awareness to our life!
If you have time stop by. I have a new link up and it's all about boots!
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Danielle's BlogOctober 3, 2011 at 10:53 PM
Cute envelope purse! I did the inspiration monday too!

www.mrschong.com
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MeaganOctober 4, 2011 at 1:52 AM
I really like those grey jeans!
-Meagan
www.spunkychateau.com
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two birdsOctober 4, 2011 at 7:12 AM
you look so stlyishly comfortable! and good for you for raising awareness! i do love that purse, btw!
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TiffanyOctober 4, 2011 at 10:03 AM
You look so cute!! I love the mix of these colors, bright blue, gray and pink. They're so pretty together!
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UnknownOctober 4, 2011 at 6:07 PM
Great colours in this outfit- I especially love the colour combination of teal and pink!
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AnonymousOctober 4, 2011 at 10:13 PM
Oh that blue plaid is fab!!! It is blue right? LOL Love the PINK clutch too....nice mix and nice interpretation of the IM:-)
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Amy's Fashion BlogOctober 5, 2011 at 2:00 PM
That such a cute top

http://amyfashionblog52.blogspot.com/
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2014 List

1) Send more mail...thank you notes, birthday cards, and 'just because' messages.

2) Be nicer, in general, to my husband and family. They deserve a much less crabby me than the one they were stuck with for most of 2013.

3) Make more of an effort to communicate with the long-distance people in my life. I got away from facetiming with my sister on a regular basis, and I miss it. Plus, now that she's making me an aunt, I think it's even more important that we get back into the habit of seeing each other every week. I do not need her new baby asking 'are you SURE you have more than one sister?', just because Aunt Mary lives in Indiana and Aunt Tara lives all of the way in Georgia.

4) Call or email or even text my friends from college more than I do now, which is hardly at all. Just because we can pick up after not talking to each other for months like no time has passed at all does not mean I should keep letting all of those months pass without the talking. I'm afraid the picking back up can't keep happening in a friendship like that.

5) Do one fitness/health related challenge each month. - You know all of those '0 to 1,000 sit-ups in just 30 days!!' kind of schedules that pop up on Pinterest all of the time? I'm going to start doing those. One each month. Fifteen minute plank? I'M COMING FOR YOU. I'm also throwing my meat-free/sugar-free/alcohol-free months in this category, as well.

6) Run another organized 5K. - It was so much more fun than I expected. Minus the running up a hill part, anyway.

7) Renew my vows with Steve, in Vegas, by Elvis, for our 10th anniversary in October.

8) Create an art wall somewhere in my house.

9) Organize a workspace for me

10) Attend The Blathering in Seattle. - Charleston was such a great time, I'd love to make it back for the Seattle trip.

11) Read at least two books a month.

12) Take Brigid camping.

13) Find a yoga studio and start taking classes regularly.

14) Write something, anything, not blog related.

15) No spending money on new clothes this year. Using gift cards and rewards points are fine, but I need to get out of the habit of spending money on new stuff, just to make myself feel better. I swear, shopping is my addiction, but the high I get from buying a new sweater probably isn't enough to justify the amount of money I spend on clothes I don't need.

16) No buying anything at all unless I absolutely need it. I have a bad habit of stocking up on things at sales (candles, lotions, make-up, beauty products), even if I have a cabinet full of the same stuff already at home. I will use the cabinet full of crap before I add more crap.

17) Be more consistent in updating my family blog, because my parents give me a hard time when I let it lag, and my personal blog, because I'm not as happy with myself when I let it lag.

18) Find a general practitioner and get a physical.

19) Post at least one picture a day on Instagram, to get myself into the habit of taking more pictures of my sweet girls, since I find entire events have passed where I've forgotten to photograph said events. Like Christmas. Sadly.

20) Get a haircut. - You can laugh at this one, if you must, but I did not get one single haircut in 2013. In fact, I haven't had a haircut since before Caitlin was born in November of 2012. I do not even know how this happens, but I know it must end. Soon. I think a Locks of Love kind of donation might be in order. My hair, it is long.

21) Make an effort to get to know the neighbors. - I tend to not get dressed/leave the house on the weekends, and this extends to not fraternizing with anyone who lives near me, because I'm afraid people will judge me for my make-up free, sweatpants clad weekend laze. I should probably get over that.

22) Write more thank you notes. - I am terrible at writing thank you notes. I should not be so terrible.

23) Buy new rugs for my new house. - The sunroom and foyer, in particular, need something fun.

24) Be more fearless in forming and maintaining relationships. - There are many times where I think of something I want to send to someone, whether it's an email, text, card, or what have you, and I don't, because I'm afraid I've maybe overestimated whether we have the type of friendship where I can do something like that. I don't want to worry about stuff like that anymore.

25) Put together an Advent/Christmas activity calendar for Brigid and Caitlin. - I did that for Brigid when I was home on maternity leave after Caitlin's birth, and it was so much fun. I didn't get the chance to do it this year, and I feel like I missed out on some part of the excitement of the season. I'm bringing it back.

26) Institute a once-a-month date night with Steve. Or date lunch, I guess, if necessary.

27) Institute a once-a-month girls' night, whether it be with my old college roommate, my SiLs, or the neighbors. I should get out of the house at least once a month with people who do not live in my house.