Got shoes?

If you know me...you know I love shoes!
I haven't bought a pair for a while (not since my boot shopping spree in the fall). Flip flops are not shoes right? I'm someone who likes to try on shoes, but sometimes great deals can be had on Zappos, Jildor and Piperlime. A running joke with my doorman is I always ask him If I got shoes in the mail package
room. "You got shoes alright! Iss-
shoes!"
So I admit I got issues.., with shoes!
Hence I couldn't help falling in love with this cute whimsical print from J Crew... of what else shoes! How old is too old to wear cute prints? I say If the shoe print fits.. wear it!

Chasing the Blues Away!

It's been a long dreary winter. Spring arrived on March 20th along with rain and snow. I'm tired of winter and my black and grey wardrobe. I have yet to shop for spring clothes let alone do a spring cleaning of my closet. How did I chase the winter blues away?
The first harbinger of spring is the crocus and the robin. So I decided to follow the popular trend and painted my nails robin egg blue. Or is it Tiffany blue? Maybe it's the color of the Caribbean sky I miss?
My friend's 5 year old said it was " off the hook." My husband asked " when's home room?" My best friend wondered if my corporate day job will send me home.
Maybe I'm crazy? Or maybe I just hate winter!
Only if it wasn't OPI gel. My nails will be blue for two weeks! Happy Spring!

Fashionista Office Supplies

I love shopping but not for office supplies. Boring right? So I thought until my trip to Staples today!

If you accessorize your wardrobe why not your desk? I found a shoe tape dispenser, a handbag post-it holder, and a compact post-it dispenser! Oh what fun! Maybe I will even look forward to my day job!

shoe tape dispenser

compact post it holder!

purse post it dispenser

Ooh Baby Baby

 Ooh Baby  Baby!

shopping for baby clothes!  

 

I said it once, but will say it again, I'm a bad blogger. A busy day job, a new apartment, social obligations (travel, holidays, weddings) left me with little blogging time. My goal in 2013 (aside from decreasing debt and curtailing shopaholic habits) is to be a better blogger. This bad blogger  forgot to mention I have a new baby niece Julia. She is beyond precious. And I discovered buying baby clothes is more fun than buying grown up clothes! Almost addictive, and not cheap! But my niece does her fashionista aunt proud with a wardrobe I wish I  could wear. This fall wardrobe courtesy of Baby Gap and Aunt Nicole's Visa! Thank heaven for little girls!

pink heart  sweater

match striped pants

a denim jumper. layer a onesie under!

mini skirt, hard to get on and off, but super cute!

baby booties for  cuties! faux Uggs=love!

Sample sale mania! Again!

Tis the season. For sample sales. I've been staying away. Still recovering from JCrew spring sale that took YEARS off my life!
That being said I'm on a jewelry kick lately. My former favorite designer Alexis Bittar (a he, by the way) let me down the past few seasons.
A friend bought me earrings a few years ago for a milestone bday and I was addicted. But during the following few seasons I lost interest.
Then come this fall, I fell in love with two pairs of earrings at Bloomingdales and bought them both.
Today I learned Alexis Bittar (www.alexisbittar.com) had a sample sale and ran down to Chelsea to see what I could score. 30 minutes to push and shove and pile gold and silver gems onto my tray. The prices were discounted but still pricey. $290 later I had a gold link necklace, turquoise and crystal earrings and gold link drop gemstone earrings. What gemstone you ask? I have no clue! But I have some cool discounted designer gems and had male sample sale worker tell me how fabulous my earrings were. Bring cash,fortitude, your own mirror (they have none) and a hot cup of Starbucks to splash on your competitors as there are many "one of a kind pieces"you won't want anyone else to take!

FNO or MDNA?

There are two things I love in life (beside my husband).  Shopping and Madonna .
  Of course  when  I was  15, I spent  my  babysitting  money on her first LP  "Madonna" and on dozens of rubber bangles. I vowed I would  be  a material girl!

Fast forward three decades later, I am a self-proclaimed  fashionista with a closet full of  "material things."  Several months ago when Madonna tickets went on sale , I was determined to get them .
And I did.  So this Thursday, September 6 , 2012 , I will be one of thousands of fans watching The Material Girl  aka  Her Madgesty, perform at Yankee Stadium. click to hear new album if you LUV MDNA

 What I did not realize  however  is that  Sept 6th, is also Fashions Night Out. Why did I not research this ? Hindsight is 20-20. What to do? click to see if what I may be missing at fashions night out.

  Studies have shown that people ultimately value "experiences" rather than material "things"  click for study. Contemplating my overstuffed  closet, the hours spent obtaining tickets and looking forward to the concert, I decided to forgo the crowds and the temptation to spend money on Fashions Night Out and go to Yankee Stadium instead.

This material girl is hanging  up her fashionista uniform and is going to enjoy a night of fun that  I  already paid for. The Material world will still be there when I get back!

Getting Tanked

So the lazy hazy days of summer turned me into a very lazy blogger. Actually I haven't been lazy at all, I've been working like a dog and been busy moving. If you are like me and are a shopaholic you probably have a lot of clothes. Moving my clothes was not an easy task. When my husband told me I had to empty my dresser in order for it to be moved, I panicked. But it was now or never. so I started going through my crammed drawers.
I first attacked my tank top drawer . "You have a tank top drawer???" my husband exclaimed. Doesn't everyone?
I have a lot of tanks. Almost too many to count. Cotton tanks, ribbed tanks, concert tanks, workout tanks, sleep tanks in a rainbow of colors.
Why so many tanks? Well like most woman I often focus on my bodily flaws. I don't love my hips or butt. My thighs could use some help. But I will say I have pretty great arms. My sister used to say I had Madonna arms. (that's the ultimate compliment to compare one material girl to another)!
A personal trainer once told me she wished she had my biceps.
If you got it flaunt It. And I guess I did, by buying a ton of tank tops. Tiedye tanks, nautical, monochromatic, my favorite? An edgy blank tank emblazoned with NYC across the chest.
How many tanks do I own? I counted 86. 86 tank tops. Not counting
silk tanks, sequined tanks or camisoles.That's like wearing a different tank every day for almost four months. Too bad summer is only three months.
Do I wear all of the them? Of corse not!
The funny thing is I can't part with most of them. I threw out some ratty ones.I won't be buying any more for maybe 86 months. The best thing? I can almost close my drawer now. Tank God for that!

A TANK TOP TOWER!