What She Wears Linkup!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Kaleigh

Darlings.
Today I am sharing with you a fun new linkup partay! YAY!

What She Wears is a great way to share how YOU wear your style. A different theme will be announced each month and the linkup will go live the first tuesday of every month. AAAANNNNDD here’s the fun part: we will each show our favorite linked up look on our blogs! So fun right?

This month’s theme is Date Night! Here’s my take:

I wanted to do something a little bit edgier and this cute little pinafore dress was just the thing! I love the black and white stripes and I felt dressy and girly but I was still comfy with my black leather chelsea boots. Jared did yell “beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice!” when he saw me but I’m used to his teasing about my clothes so eh whatevs :) I know he secretly loves it.

old navy top (old)//primark neckalce//ASOS pinafore dress//forever 21 boots//7th & West ring//gifted bag

Don’t forget to check out my fellow hostess’ looks! Shabby Loves Chic//Because of Jackie//Just Dawnelle// Mommy in Heels

Now it is YOUR turn. Link up your favorite date night look below. The only rules are that you follow each of us (you can follow me BlogLovin’) and link back to one of us in your post. You can also put our handy dandy button on your sidebar, it sure is pretty, isn’t it?! In a week we will each pick our favorite looks and showcase them on our blogs. Fun, right? Don’t forget to add the #whatshewears when posting on Instagram and Twitter so we can all see your looks!

Joey and the Groomer

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kaleigh

I don’t have any {human} children and I haven’t darkened the doors of a preschool since my own humble graduation from those primary portals, but I do have to say: taking Joey to the groomers is what I think taking your child to preschool for the first time must feel like. It doesn’t matter how rambunctious Joey is being before we get to the groomers. As soon as we step past the chiming doorway, he’s a perfect angel. Shy and shaking, he sits pressed against my legs while quiet little whines escape his throat.

Suddenly I feel like a monster, the most horrible of negligent mothers. What if he’s not ready for this? What if the other dogs are mean to him, or pick on him? What if the groomer doesn’t understand that he likes his blankets piled up in a corner, or that if he starts hopping like a bunny rabbit, it means he needs to go outside?

I spend the rest of the day worrying about Joey, whether he’s happy or being taken care of or if they remembered to give him a treat after his haircut. By the time I go to pick him up, I’m about to burst out crying, I’m so worried that I have caused permanent damage to my poor baby Joey.
Of course when I get there, Joey is quietly snoozing away in his little cage. When he sees me he yawns and leisurely stretches his newly shaved legs, looking at me like, “oh are you here? alright then, I guess we can leave”. I pay the groomer while Joey plays a quick little game of fetch with his new best friend and then proudly rolls over onto his back to get his belly rubbed. show off.

As I drag my suddenly social butterfly of a puppy out the door, I once again tell myself how utterly ridiculous I am and vow not to give in to Joey’s histrionics next time I have to leave him somewhere with out me. Because clearly, he is a professional actor and a slut. target pants//zara heels// 7th & West necklace c/o// Essie Licorice nail polish

Gold Seam Vintage

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Kaleigh

Good morning lovers!

The other day Kayla O’Rourke styled a dress from Gold Seam Vintage on her blog and I utterly fell in love. If you haven’t checked out Kayla you definitely need to! She’s so adorable and her style is so eclectic and brave, I love it.

You should ALSO check out Gold Seam Vintage, a vintage shop in Reno, NV. I’m pretty sure Megan thinks I’m crazy now but I just fell in love with this dress and her shop! Too bad I decided to start making a budget and actually sticking to it this month. GSV is definitely making me rethink that ridiculous decision!

Target sunnies//Forever21 jacket// Style Lately necklace// Target watch//Gold Seam Vintage dress//Target belt//ASOS socks//Shoe Dazzle wedges

Linking up with Rolled Up Pretty, Because Shanna Said So, and The Pleated Poppy!

My Top Knot Deserves it’s Own Zipcode

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kaleigh

Urban Philosphy leggins on The Rambler Good morning lovers!

How was everyone’s weekend? A part of me is so glad it’s over and a part of me feels like, “wait today’s Monday? where did saturday and sunday go?”.

I’ve recently discovered a new obsession with snake print. I wasn’t too sure of it at first but these leggings from Urban Philosophy have definitely swayed me. They’re super lightweight and slinky which means I shall be wearing them through the dreaded oven months of Oklahoma. That has been my main criteria for any clothing I buy recently: can I wear it in the summer and not suffocate? Target blazer//ASOS tee//Evie J necklace c/o// Target watch//Urban Philosophy leggings c/o//Charlotte Russe wedges

What new trends are swaying you these days? Anything I should try?

Today I shall be playing catch up with my emails and comments so if you have any fantastic posts you think I’d like, comment below and I’ll make sure and check it out!

It’suh Me-uh: Mario’s Sister!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Kaleigh

Why yes. Here I am. Wearing overalls. At 24 years old. And no it’s not a joke.

I am personally ECSTATIC that overalls are coming back in style. Hi hello, an outfit that is SUPER comfortable and still stylish? yes please! Also, they’re perfect “fat pants”. Having one of those weeks? Overalls. Going to eat Italian and you know you’re going to be huge when you get done? Overalls. Haven’t done laundry so the only panties you have left are slightly grandma-ish (we all own them, don’t try to tell me all you wear are thongs)? Overalls!

And if you get a resounding chorus of the Dueling Banjos every time you walk by, or you’re told that you look like Mario’s little sister, well just act like Van Gogh and say, “I can’t hear you!”

primark hat//forever 21 top//ASOS overalls (search dungarees to find overalls on ASOS!)// Evie J Boutique necklace c/o// Forever 21 boots// Target watch

Pet Peeves

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Kaleigh

“What is your pet peeve” is a common question that I never have an answer for.

I’d like to think it’s because I’m such an easy going gal, nothing ever really “peeves me”.

But no I think it’s probably more to do with the fact that I have the shortest memory ever and I tend to forget what I was mad about. I might get fantastically irritated about something but I probably won’t remember what it was ten minutes later.

So the other night I was at home and I suddenly came into contact with the peevest of peeves. I was so peeved I slapped a collar on that thing and called it Spike for it was my Pet Peeve. I even wrote a note on my phone so I’d remember what it was, should I ever be questioned on my list of peeves. Does anyone else ever write themselves notes on their phones? My note list would probably get me sent to a mental institution, it makes very little sense and isn’t any where grammatically correct. But I digress.

I wrote down my Peeve so that I would remember what it was because I was so annoyed, it was surely my Pettest of Peeves. So I’m sharing it here with you, for historical documentation:

My Pet Peeve is running a nice hot bath only to step in and realize all the hot water is gone.

Have you ever done this? Murder. Murder was on my mind. If there had been any living organism at home to strangle, I might have done it. Instead I contented myself with slapping a towel around a bit, but it didn’t really ease my frustrations.

There is surely nothing worse in the world than taking the time to run a bath, busying yourself while the tub fills by imagining that gorgeous steamy water, picking out the perfect book to accompany you, getting your best lotions and maybe a candle or two ready for the soak, and then going to step in and the water be luke warm.

Luke warm water is the worst feeling EVER. My skin starts to crawl, my innards start to curdle, and all I want to do is scream loudly and profanically (not a word but in this situation I feel a made up word is called for)

I utterly REFUSE to take a tepid bath but unfortunately no amount of fluffy towels or warm fires can replace the dignity you lost when you placed your foot into that shameful tub. You feel silly for the rest of the evening, blowing out candles, shoving the lotion back in the cabinet. but the worst, THE WORST, is submerging your hand in that disgusting water to let the tub out.

love, Blair blazer// Max & Olivias sweater// Old Navy Jeans// Candy’s Wedges// Style Lately bull skull necklace c/o// Evie J Boutique pendant necklace c/o// 7th & West bangles// K charm bracelet gift from the sister

I do believe the best words to describe my feelings are from God himself, since the Bible does say, “But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!”

Exactly. PET PEEVE.

Oh the inner workings of my erratic mind

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Kaleigh

Have you ever been meandering down a pointless path of thought and then suddenly stopped and wondered how the hell you got there in the first place? And why you were even thinking about it? Welcome to my life on a daily basis

i stopped by walgreens the other day, because it was one of those weeks and I only go into walgreens when it’s one of those weeks. If you haven’t caught on to what one of those weeks is my walgreens receipt usually consists of chocolate, a random makeup item (to give me hope for the future) and one other item that my mother will probably be mortified that I mentioned on public Internet but ok it’s tampons. (breathe mom, i’ll type it quite a few times in the next couple of paragraphs so just hold on)

i was in a mood and i was angry at the world (a common feeling during one of those weeks) for having to even buy these ridiculous wads of cotton at highly inflated prices anyways, so it wasn’t a perusing kind of day, it was a get in get out and get that chocolate in my mouth asap kind of a day. So of course I didn’t notice until after I had handed over ten washingtons for a box of cotton(as in $10 guys. keep up) that the box had been tampered with. the top had clearly been bent back and a handful of tampons were missing.

now as soon as i realized what had happened (to clue you in: i bought a box of tamponians that someone had stolen a few from. i.e they had stolen tampons.), i went into a kind of stupor. I just kept staring at that stupid bent up box thinking, “what in the world would posses you to steal tampons? how low a person would you have to be to get a kick out of stealing bits of wadded up cotton on a string? where was your life?!”

but then i started thinking, “you know what, i had just been complaining about having to buy tampons. if i had no Jimminy Cricket and didn’t care about my soul then I would probably steal tampons as well. I mean it costs probably less than 5 cents (why is there not a cent button on the keyboard?) to make these things, and here they are stealing ten freakin bucks from me, ugh society is so messed up”but THEN i switched gears, “oh my bless what if it was some poor starving woman who didn’t have $10 to spend on tampons, so she had to steal them and now she feels horribly guilty but it’s not like she can return them, oh why did she start stealing, it starts with tampons and next thing you know it’s a car.”

and then I stopped myself and began pondering my sanity and tried to back track and figure out how in the world I got from buying tampons to praying for tamponless girls stealing cars.

The happy ending of this story? I didn’t go back in and demand a new box of tampons. I decided to buy that half opened box to make up for the ones that the poor girl had stolen from the huge mega corporation that probably never noticed anything was missing.

i worry about myself sometimes, i really do

forever21 jacket//borrowed top//turquoise necklace c/o Sira & Mara//ASOS metallic skirt//Charlotte Russe wedges

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Walkin’

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Kaleigh

The weather this weekend was so freaking wonderful, I almost wanted to cry. Great big sunshiny skies, only a slight wind. It was perfect. I had the ~~idiotic~~ wonderful idea of taking all three dogs on a walk. Notice I ended up with Millie, who only weighs about 10 pounds, while Jared got stuck getting dragged behind Joey and Zoe. Let’s just say the walk was short lived.

don’t you just love when you leave your lens cap in your back pocket and it looks like dip? Target hat//Forever21 tank//Target jeans//Target sandals (old)

Random Facts: Honest to Bob, I’ve been asked if I live in a tepee

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Kaleigh

Oklahoma. Red People. Boomer Sooner.

I’ve lived here my entire life and I’ve seen some weird things

yep. that’s my home town.

But never have I EVER,in the entire 24 years that I have been on this planet, lived in a teepee. Why do you ask? Well, perhaps because this isn’t the Oklahoma Territory of the 1800′s. Also, I’ve never shot a bow and arrow, I don’t ride a horse to work, and I can’t make it rain by doing some spirit dance around a fire.

These might seem like obvious statements to you but to the rest of the United States, Oklahoma is apparently still a territory and I’m skinning my lunch every day. Any time I mention that I live in Oklahoma, some version of the conversation above happens. It’s gotten a little bit better since OKC got a basketball team. I guess people just can’t picture Kevin Durant shooting a rabbit so we can now all live in the 21st century.

Let me just ask you: does everyone in California still pan for gold? Does every New Yorker like working on Broadway? Are people still driving the Oregon Trail? So why would you think I went to a school where they segregated the whites from the Native Americans? Ridiculous.

warby parker glasses// Forever21 tee//Target watch// H&M pants//Target shoes

linking up with Lipstick and Crayons!

New Project! Sisterly

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Kaleigh

I’m so excited to share this new project with you guys! This is something my sister Courtney and I have been discussing for a long time and I am thrilled to show you guys the first Sisterly post!

Sisterly is a collaboration between the sisters of A Rambling Fancy and Shabby Loves Chic.

Courtney and I are very similar and very different all at the same time. The perfect example of this: we have frequently called each other to talk about some new clothing item we have bought. More often than not, the other one will have bought that same item without knowing it! So while we have a lot of the same clothes in our closets (her’s in CA, mine in OK) we rarely ever style our clothing the same way!

We thought it would be fun to come together and show you different ways to style your clothes, decorate your home, and host your party all while using the same products! Fun right?

So for this first project, Court and I decided to try out one of our favorite patterns: leopard! We even made a Pinterest board to show off some of our favorite spotted pieces

Click here to read Courtney’s opinion on leopard print!

I decided to use leopard print as a fun accent rather than a main focus piece. I LOVE leopard! It’s a cool print that can mix well with almost any other pattern: stripes, dots, and my new favorite mix: plaid!

Warby Parker glasses//Stylemint vest//ASOS tee// Target bralette//Target belt//Pacsun coated pants//Target shoes// Mom’s necklace// 7th & West bangles// Lucky chain bracelet//Target watch

So how would YOU wear leopard? As a bold statement or a fun accent?

linking up with Rolled Up Pretty, Because Shanna Said So, and The Pleated Poppy!