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Whew! This week has been kicking my ass! We’re putting together all the last minute stuff for the Eco Go-Go fashion show on Saturday, plus yesterday was my business partner and roommate Maya’s birthday. We all went out on Tuesday for live band karaoke and then myself and some friends threw her a surprise party last night. I’d never put one together before and it was more stressful than I thought it would be! Not so much that there was a lot of work for me, it just made me kind of jittery and nervous all day. Thankfully I have the best friends ever and they all helped so so much, it went off without a hitch! Seriously though, I deserve an Oscar for my acting this week- she didn’t expect anything. Thank you of course to Dana and Maya’s amazingly sweet dude Brendan, I could not have done it without you!!

Today’s outfit makes me really want to listen to Ryan Adams. Luckily I have a nice little bus ride home ahead of me, so that’s just what I’ll do. I picked up this dress at the thrift store recently but I think this is the first time I’ve worn it. I would have to say that I was surprised to find a piece of Laura Ashley clothing that I liked this much. The straps are oddly long on it though, so I pinned them up in the back so they would fit. I just like the way it looks though, so instead of shortening the straps the traditional way I’m think I’m going to throw a few stitches in where the safety pin is. I absolutely love the sweetheart neckline and the way the yoke mimics that same shape too. All in all it was a nice comfy outfit for a semi-lazy day.

Just ignore that little fuzzy on my torso...

The oh-so-70's couple in the locket are my parents

Best boots ever.

WHAT: laura ashley dress, thrift

oversized locket, my gramma

double finger ring, forever 21

cowgirl boots, thrift

WHERE: work at chicken and grilled cheese dinner

WHEN: thursday, june 17

now in technicolor

Since I have been sewing like a machine, I have made a lot of progress on cool pieces that I’ve had forever. This skirt is of course one of those things- I shortened it about 5 inches and made the waist just the tiniest bit bigger. It automatically caught my eye because of the colors, but I have been really lazy about my personal alterations so I’ve had it for ages. Anyway, today I thought I’d go for a contrasting stripes look with my accessories!

I got these amazing beauties at a yard sale for 50 cents! And it's no mystery to me why our store is painted in awesome color schemes like this.

Right behind the cash register

WHAT: yellow sunglasses, chicken lays an egg

yellow and stripe earrings, yard sale

green t, rainbow

white belt, chicken lays an egg

i love you ring, forever 21

black and white bracelet, thrift

rainbow skirt, chicken lays an egg

diamond shoes, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: work at chicken and bike riding with the boy

WHEN: tuesday, june 1

I forgot to wear them today, but I’m really excited about the new shorts I got for wearing under all of my dresses when I ride my bike! I’m not about to start wearing pants all the time- besides, I very rarely sacrifice fashion for function and I don’t see why this would be any different. I promise they’ll make an appearance very soon!!

ikea daytrip

In my ever-increasing days off, I have actually had time to hang out with my wonderful boyfriend and do all the stuff we’ve been meaning to do for months and months. Of course it also helps that we have a mobile car again, hopefully my poor truck will be back on the road soon too! I’m really excited for all this time mostly because it means that I’ll have more time to devote to our store, Chicken Lays An Egg. I would like to look into having stock available on our website, but I still have some logistical issues to work out if we did do that. Thank you so much to all the very sweet people who have inquired though! If you do live in Cincinnati or just want to see some of our stock, become a fan of our Facebook page. I upload pictures of almost every new piece that comes into the shop. I also want to do a giveaway from Chicken Lays An Egg to a reader – any requests on what to give away? I was considering jewelry or a bag possibly…. Leave me a comment and let me know what you’d like to have!

Since I had Monday off, Jacob and I went out to play at Ikea. I say ‘play’ because we always end up having a really good time messing with everything and mocking ridiculous things that no one needs, which Ikea has no shortage of. Although, we were actually there to pick up some more pieces for my massive and ever-expanding closet. I cannot wait until he has time to put it together, I’ll finally have some storage for off season clothes. It also gave me a chance to debut my new favorite skirt from H&M and cool vintage pillbox bag from Chicken Lays An Egg! I love them both so much, and I can predict that you’ll see a lot of them in the coming weeks.

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