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what I wore // School Spirit Day

Yesterday, I was in full T.G.I.F. mode, and I'm so happy I'm coming to you the Saturday after, and last week is OVER. Phew! Made it.

DIY FLOWER post

We teachers & student of P.S. 129 were instructed to wear the school colors: navy & white, or the school t-shirt.  I had planned to just throw the t-shirt on over jeans, but serendipitously, this outfit happened instead.  

I was quite comfy & cozy, and complimented by coworkers. I wore just the right garb for a Friday that included a morning walk around the track for our class's walking club, and the last basketball game of the school year.  Our team was down in the last quarter until something came over me to get the crowd of kiddies goin'!  I got up and shouted "LET'S GO WILDCATS!" only for it to be repeated by the sea of 5th graders.  I started up 'the wave' which brought smiles to both my principals and assistant principal's faces. :)  

...and guess what?  We won.
(My class and I were pretty convinced it was our cheering.)

Have a spirited Saturday, readers & peepers!

black&blue MAXi skirt , black&blue sentimental HEART

01 Sentimental Heart

You know when you bang yourself hard you think, "Well THAT'S gonna bruise", and then a day or two goes by, you forget about it, but when you accidentally hit the same spot again the pain is like WHOA?!?!  That's kind of been my week.  

The incident in Boston on Monday, having to put my students through testing, missing the boy (real bad, as mentioned in this post), weird boughts of sudden awake-ness at 1 and 2 in morning...

...it has all effected me and my sentimental heart.

To combat it a bit, Thursday night I cleaned my room, cleaned the craftroom, took the garbage out, gave myself a gold mani/pedi, took the flat iron to my messy mane, and goaled to wear my new black&blue maxi skirt the next day.  

It was a well played strategy, as the skirt lifted my spirits all day long...was like a silent buddy.

It ended up beng an okay teacher-Friday.  I went on an early dinner date with dad.  We visited the new Dollar Tree that opened up after that.  Later on, I changed my denim shirt to a black long-sleeve one, and met Elisa and Natalie for a girls' night of crazy teacher shenanigans at K.Pacho.

♥ The day fleshed out to be the perfect medicine to treat my overly sentimental heart. ♥

Have a happy...

OUT TO SEW // 1

In my APRIL one little word {MAKE} quest to MAKE A KINOMO-STYLE ROBE, I set out yesterday for the first Saturday sewing class out of four at Sew Right.  

I plan to come to you every Sunday after and give a little post about what I wore and the experience and etc.  

I wore: LOTS of layers.  Still my Uggs (blah). Still my beanie (boo).  The dress worn HERE and HERE. 'TIS COLD 'round these parts still. We get, like, an hour-and-a-half window of semi-warmness before ol' weather yells 'PSYCH!" and we're back to bone chilling winter winds.

The experience: was new and adventurous.  I rode my Schwinn bike (not my new Biria) because it has a basket.  I took my Amy Tangerine bag out for the first time, and it is perfect for sewing class and adventures like yesterday and spring.

The class is tiny, only seven of us. Six of the seven of us know nothing about sewing.  I can tell already, though, Pat is a good teacher.  She's a bald, less eccentric Oda Mae Brown.
I absolutely adore her.

I was drawn to the black&white fabrics (of course!) but ended up choosing a colorful print for the robe.  Something 'springy', light and floral.  

I learned (sorta) how to read a sewing pattern.  I learned "not to cut on the fold".  I learned the difference between a glass-top pin and a plastic one. I learned that Pat sews feathers when she's angry. :)

etc.: I need this new project.  It's been pretty tough lately, and I'm looking forward to zoning out behind the sewing machine.  

Hope you follow along!

I feel most myself when I'm drenched in polka dots.

Yesterday, as mentioned in this list, my cousin Sabrina
had her Sweet 16 party and I - indeed - wore that little polka dot number.

I danced and spun around in it all night.

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WARNING: bit of a peep show below ;)

It felt/feels incredible to spend a day focused on yourself.
I got my hair blown out in the morning,
my first mani/pedi of the year
make-upped by sister,
drenched in polka dots,
and
fed, hugged, and loved yesterday. 

Made me smile.

So far, Spring Break has been awesome. 

 

my new favorite (cat) sweater

I found in EXISTENCE this sweater that IS my little boy cat, Alejandro, on a sweater.  
How could I NOT buy it.  Seriously.  HOW?!?!

...and the back?!  ...with the cute kitty pads?!  ...probably my favorite part. 

I wore it yesterday to ambitiously take a shopping trip with my sis until I
put my coat on and said, "This ain't happenin'."

I caught a bug, and have been sneezing/blowing snots and napping all of yesterday.

Besides these quick photos taken in my backyard, a McDonald's run, and The Walking Dead,
yesterday was a total wash.

Felt needed.

Have a happy Monday!

(It will be for me.  No work today.)

heart sweater diy

When stores don't sell what you want, MAKE what you want.

That's what I did with a little fabric paint and an old F21 sweater.

my Vine video on the project

above^^
I styled it tucked into high-waisted jeans...
...until my zipper popped right after these pics were taken.
(Haa haa!  Winter weight!) 

Have fun!

If you heartify your sweater, tell everybody Amanda Rose sent you. ;)

for more of my outfits, go here

for more of my super-simple diys, go here

as grey as the day

On a grey and blah-weathered Saturday, this is what I wore to meet my honey boo boo, Elisa, for a brunch out.  My usual Saturday M.O. is to craft early, teacher-work mid day 'til a nap-attack happens, then wake up and roam my house, kissing cats, doing chores, etc.  I'm never out of my puh-jays.  Getting 'dressed' (a.k.a. 'putting jeans on') this past Saturday was a treat...

Some of the shots of our Saturday afternoon adventure:

Such a fun afternoon!

(...and yes, I did bring my Instax on the trip.)

Yesterday was a nightmare of a Wednesday.
I fell asleep at 6:45 in the evening just to escape it!
Let's hope this workday's a lot better. ;)

Happy almost-the-weekend!

xOxO,

dressing festively / first edition

Ya'll might or might not recall the second thing on my december manifesto list:

So far, it's been the most direct one on the list that I can tackle daily, and it makes for cute instagrams here and there.

Here's my take on dressing festively...

swans & red:

(you can't see my red shoes)

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forest green, gauzy, & grey:

(like I was trying out for The Nutcracker)

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bright teal-green & stripey:

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mini dots & a below-the-knee sock party:

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a champagne bubble-like tunic:

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b&w graphic stripes + red:

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I find that I dress like a scrapbook page.  I love polka dots and stripes on my pages, so I usually gravitate toward the same in my clothing.

...and there's definitly a major color theme going on...LOTS of red + black&white.
Today is no different.  I've got my school's Christmas party and, well...check out my instagram to see today's #festivedressing.

Alright, lovies...
...tootles.

Happy Thurs, and see ya tomorrow!

my birthday brunch

My birthday brunch was yesterday and if you ask me, it was a great success.  With teacher-work being all encompassing this time of year, it's easy to forget that you have friends that aren't of the 4th and 5th grade variety.  

Yesterday was a great reminder that I do, and they're awesome.

Yay!

As you can see, all my shots are of the people.  I paid no mind to the mediocre food selection, the casual ambiance, or whether or not 'Happy Birthday' was going to be sung.  All I wanted was the people closest to me there.  And they were.  They were there, safe and smiling, in spite of what the past two weeks have been like for our five boroughs.  

For a couple of hours yesterday, we laughed and talked and chatted, and celebrated the stress-free and easy of the afternoon.  

It was all I wanted before the crazy of the Thaknsgiving/Christmas/New Year holiday starts up for everyone.

Today I feel grateful.  Grateful, and 28.

Haa haa!

P.S. -- Let me leave you with my cousin Claudia burning some calories on my street before we

           headed off  to brunch:

You can make animated gifs like this at MakeAGif.com.

Happy Monday, all!

♥ ♥ ♥

My sister had been asking me to go with her dressed in a cute fall outfit to our neighborhood park for weeks now.  The other day, we went.

It's pretty cool to have a sister (who I call 'my bitt'), and although I'm 4 years older, we are the best of friends.   We always have been close and two nuts off the same family tree, but every year we grow more into our adult selves, our bond becomes stronger and more apparent.  

It's awesome.

So cheers, bitty, to a happy Fall
and future Sister Shoots!

Happy Thursday!