Smiles are contagious

Today my bubba had to leave, and I didn't cry! Hopefully he doesn't cry over the fact I publicly called him bubba. No crying. All smiles. I got up with enough time to wash my hair, let it dry naturally, paint my nails a shocking shade of watermelon and even put some dirt on my face. (Mineral makeup feels ewwy - I dunno if it and I are a good match) So I thought I'd try my hand at self-timer shots. See? Little remote.

The little oxfords would have come out again to play if I had invested in those frilly socks I wanted so long ago. It's far too hot to wear that sorta shoe without socks here already.. (read: sweat isn't pleasant) so I opted for my sandals that I always gets lots of compliments on. I actually got on the Australia American Apparel website last week for a looksie at socks and the like but the prices DO NOT reflect how strong our dollar is right now (as in, the price of one dress I had my eye on was $35 more on the Aussie site) and because I'm Australian I can't order from the US site, so stuff that.


This is also my first time pattern mixing. Figured it was time to start experimenting with prints, so with the amazing Maggie in mind I threw this together. What do you reckon? I'm head over heels in love with this skirt that I got from UO last week. I've already worn it 3 times meaning it's cost me $6 per wear so far. I was just super stoked it fit as everything on that site (and on girls that shop there) looks so damn short! Do you think it would kill them to make their design a few inches shorter? Geez.


It was actually a heap of fun mucking around in front of the camera. Sometimes when David's taking the shots I feel like I'm wasting his time/our time together... I took approximately 50 shots this morn and came out with 40 usable photos. This is one of my favourites because I look genuinely happy. By the looks of my skirt I was just swirling around... it's kinda candid.


Oo and I finally got a chictopia account! I am by no means a style icon and doubt I ever will be, but I thought it would be a nifty place to keep track of my evolving style... it may even help me to pin down exactly what that style is. So if you have an account, let's be friends. I think what makes for a good outfit shot is the scenery. When chics (see what I did there? haha) have different locations and poses all the time it makes for a wonderful portfolio... I sorta can't wait to have places to wear clothes other than home-work-home-occasional dinner-home again.


I have a tonne of stuff on this weekend including an engagement party and Family Picnic Day, so even though David won't be here to attend either with me, it's only 8 sleeps until he's back and this picture is a pretty good representation of how that makes me feel! Happy Hump Day!