so jersey 1982

This weekend I went out with my best girlie (my business partner and roommate) to celebrate the quitting of my job! It had gotten to the point where I was being ridiculously over-managed and spied on by my boss, and I just won’t put up with that crap. I am however very sad to leave this good of a job- fantastic pay, great benefits, and it could be very fun at times. I just have too much self-respect to be told how many times a day I’m allowed to go to the bathroom at this age. So I will be going back to my old job as a preschool teacher pretty soon, which I am really excited about. But the thing I’m really excited about is having time off!! I’ll be working fewer hours and I’ll always be off on weekends- what an exciting prospect! Now I’ll have the time to put into all the things I love, especially the blog.

Maya and I had a great time shopping yesterday, and we got some really amazing stuff. We finally got an H&M store here in Cincinnati, and in an evil plot to make me spend a bunch of money, they put it right next door to the Forever 21. Bastards. The biggest score of the day by far came when I strolled over to the shoe section of Forever 21 and saw the platform Chloe boot knockoffs that I thought were totally sold out!!! Of course they only had 2 pairs and they were both size 6, and I wear a 7 1/2. Somehow though the shoe gods were smiling on me and they fit. So of course I had to wear them out as soon as possible.

I really love these sleeves.


WHAT: chunky gold chain, chicken lays an egg

puffy sleeve roses, forever 21

giant oval ring, forever 21

gold clutch, chicken lays an egg

tuxedo skirt, chicken lays an egg

dot tights, h&m

platform booties, forever 21

WHERE: northside tavern and rollin’ with the homies

WHEN: saturday, march 20

And since Maya was looking so cute in her new duds, I had to include her too. You would not believe how differently Maya dressed when I met her almost 6 years ago! She wore only darker earth tones, no bright colors, very simple silver jewelry only, and never heels. I am so proud of how much she’s branched out, especially lately.

a night on the town, a day with the kids

Last night Maya, Amy, and I went out to Mayday (the former Gypsy Hut) for the cd release party of The Minor Leagues, a really great local Cincinnati band.You can check em out at http://www.minorleaguesmusic.com/

minor leagues

(From left) Patrick Helmes, Josh Combs (I believe), and Hilly Kenkel

Amanda Lee Anderson of http://www.amandalee.org/

Amanda Lee Anderson of http://www.amandalee.org/

the whole gang

the whole gang

We ran all around Northside and had a fantastic little night on the town. Since Chicken Lays An Egg just signed up for a collaborative ad with Mayday, (as well as Sidewinder, Bughouse Video, Melt, and possibly Shake It Records) Maya and I were eager to meet Kim and Vanessa the new owners of Mayday and Sidewinder. They were as sweet and fun as I could have hoped for and I hope to do a lot of business with them in the future. Support your local female small business owners and go check out Mayday, it still has all the things you love about the old Gypsy Hut but better!

Anyway, here’s what I wore; I only wish I had gotten better ones of Amy and Maya’s adorable outfits too.  Sorry for the image quality on some of these!

curtsy

check out the awesome yellow lining!

braclet & belt

best quarter machine ring ever

knee highs & mary janes

WHAT: black t with bubble sleeves, rainbow

orange patent belt, chicken lays an egg

paisley and yellow satin skirt, chicken lays an egg

black and white tablet bracelet, chicken lays an egg

green rhinestone ring, quarter machine

white knee socks, thrift

mustard mary janes, target online

WHERE: mayday and northside tavern

WHEN: saturday november 14

amy

amys shoes

miss maya

knee sock party

It was a completely accidental knee sock party!

And today I have an easy day of hanging with Max and Vivi, the kids I’ve been babysitting for most of their lives, so we’ve got a definite rapport. Not to mention that they really are really well-behaved, fun, and crazy smart. And if I ever planned on having a grown-up house, I’d love to have a gorgeous giant Victorian like theirs.

look at that wraparound porch!

porch

bay window

gold necklace

gold ring

flower print dress belt

white bow flats

WHAT: floral shirtdress, chicken lays an egg

little bow and pearl necklace, gifted from my friend jeni

gold costume ring, my gramma

blue belt, gifted from my friend maya

sam & libby bow flats, thrift

WHERE: babysitting and errands

WHEN: sunday, november 15

little baby lady

pillow cave

tickle time

scary viking

the busy girl

So I’ve been pretty crazy lately with finishing up the store, working, making stuff, babysitting, taking care of my sick boy, and of course making a Max costume (from Where The Wild Things Are). But its winding down, and we have an opening date in mind! It may be subject to change, but right now we are trying for Friday, October 23rd. If you’re in Cincy, please stop by our opening! It’s from 7 pm-12 am, and we’ll have music, free food, and LOTS of great deals! Bring your friends (Enemies too if they like cheap funky ass clothes and accessories)!!

Today’s outfit is from a few days ago when I actually left my house and went out with some of my ladies. The last time I wore this dress some crazy lady yelled after me that no matter what I did, there was no way I could convince her that I am a grape. Damn! I thought I was really foolin’ people!

i'm a grape!

makeup?

black oxfords

WHAT: purple grape dress, rainbow

giant old lady scarf, thrift

big gold bangle, toronto thrift store

black tights, target

black patent oxfords, payless

revlon makeup, cvs

WHERE: out and about northside

WHEN: friday, october 9