Well, as much as I distance myself from people who create drama and try very hard not to let the stress get to me, it does occasionally happen. Luckily this is the end of it for me, my drama resolved itself. I try to live a life full of good karma. It’s the closest thing I’ll ever have to a religion, and I think it helps me out of these situations. Be good and good things will happen in return. So here’s to more good karma!

I also got an email back from the always lovely Julie at Orchid Grey, and she has graciously put up a link on her page too! I’m loving these blogger ladies, they’re a bunch of sweethearts!

I am way jealous of her frames!

I am way jealous of her frames!

I think I’ve also been feeling better because I finally whipped out my needle and did some long-overdue stitching! I made this really cute set of felt breakfast ornaments (includes toast, fried egg, and of course bacon) to sell at the store. The boy snapped a few of me elbow deep in some felt bacon.

stitchin' away

it's gettin' there

I'll have some more pictures once I finish them all up!

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new dress!

back

I wish you could see the back panel in these! There's a cute little pleat right down the middle on the top.

purple smokiness

I borrowed these little lovelies from the store, via Maya. I love that they look like little candies your Gramma would've had on the coffee table.

I borrowed these little lovelies from the store, via Maya. I love that they look like little candies your Gramma would've had on her coffee table.

peter pan

king of buttons

WHAT: candy earrings, chicken lays an egg (These are currently for sale for $4)

amazing shirtdress, chicken lays an egg

blackbird ring, forever 21

gray tights, dollar store

black oxfords, payless

WHERE: work at the library, sewing at home

WHEN: monday, decemeber 14

I was feeling cheeky.

I was feeling cheeky.

racoon mask lady

When I was a kid I used to always love when my Dad did this because I could never figure out how he did it.

If you’re going to be in Cincinnati at all next Saturday the 19th, the ladies of Chicken Lays An Egg will be having a little holiday soiree! Check out the details here. Bring your friends, we’ll have booze!

Winter has finally, angrily hit us here in Ohio, and I was not prepared for it today. I may have looked cute, but I thought I was going to die every time I stepped outside. I was really stoked to rock these pieces though, most of them I’ve never worn!

check out all those dresses behind me!

love this scarf!

makeup again?!

coolest scarf brooch ever!

playing with my camera

ring things

green legs

stayin' warm!

WHAT: leopard scarf, my gramma

scarf brooch, on loan from maya

lemon shift dress, thrift

green tights, forever 21

patent oxfords, payless

WHERE: work at the store

WHEN: december 10

Stay warm!

Well, I believe this will be my final retroactive post! I finally got up all the pictures that I somehow lost in the cracks of blogging. This little number was something simple I wore out to dinner with my Dad. I love this dress, but I tend to forget that I own it sometimes. I’m just starting to play with mixing colors in a less conventional way, and this was one of my first tries. I think I did pretty well! Normally I’d have gone for some really light color tights, but I really like how this turned out.

plain jane

Some days she has a really tough time waiting for me to finish taking pictures.

Some days she has a really tough time waiting for me to finish taking pictures.

legs

WHAT: 1970′s sears dress, mustard seed

watch necklace, uo

accordian folio bag, casablanca vintage

navy tights, target

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: dinner with dad

WHEN: who knows!

I honestly cannot remember when I wore this outfit last. I really like it, but it’s a bit restrictive. Also, I try not to dress too cute when I work at the library due to the amount of creepy dudes who stare at me when I do. It’s just the kind of staring that you can feel and it gets a bit disruptive when you’re trying to work. I especially love this tie; it’s a silk one from about the 1930′s. newspaper editor

best tie ever

black patents

WHAT: white button up, forever 21

silk tie, gift from my brother

gray pencil skirt, forever 21

black belt, came with skirt

black patent oxfords, payless

WHERE: work at the library

WHEN: who knows!

Have a good day!

It seems somewhere along the way I picked up the latest cold that’s going around. Not too shocking really; I work at the downtown library, a clothing store, and I babysit toddlers. So basically I’m in a never-ending onslaught of germs. I really wanted to spend my entire day on my couch with Puffs (the ones with Vick’s are like crack) up my nose and 30 Rock on the TV, unfortunately I had some errands to run. It seems that the people who own my apartment want rent EVERY month or something. Weird.

So, I threw on this new dress and ran out the door!

i just wanna go back to bed!!

girl scouts!

cool double buckle belt

found this in my couch

green legs

i look mad, but i'm actually just cold

WHAT: vintage girl scout beret, chicken lays an egg

new psychedelic dress, chicken lays an egg

pink double buckle belt, chicken lays an egg

plastic twist ring, my couch (if anyone lost this at my house lemme know!)

green tights, forever 21

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: pay rent, go to the bank, look at puppy to possibly adopt

WHEN: thursday, december 3

love all the pockets!!

And check this sweet new dress I picked up from the store! Three pockets?! Are you kidding me? I was so happy that it fit!

how 'bout them apples?

Last year I started a new tradition in my group of friends by deciding I wanted to do Thanksgiving in a way that would be more fun. So I told my family I wasn’t coming, and cooked dinner for a bunch of my friends. I was really happy that the tradition continued again this year, and even more people came!

While everyone was eating I started looking around the room and I noticed how totally cute all my ladies looked, so after dinner I asked if they’d pose for some pictures. I wish I’d have thought to get individual shots too. Oh well, next time! So here are some of my favorite ladies and myself!

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definitely my favorite

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Maya, Amy & I

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WHAT: cream brocade dress, chicken lays an egg

pocket watch necklace, chicken lays an egg

rose bracelet, yard sale

gold bangle, my gramma

black tights, h&m

black oxfords, payless

WHERE: black friday at the store and friendsgiving

WHEN: friday, november 28

Wednesday Addams pretty much summed up my feelings about Thanksgiving,

“You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now my people will be forced to live in mobile homes on reservations. Your people will wear cardigans, and drink highballs. My people will have pain and degradation. Your people will have stick shifts. And for all these reasons I have decided to scalp you and burn your village to the ground.”

Not that I don’t love it when people give me hot, free, delicious food, especially since my diet consists mostly of cereal. I just hate all the running around. This year the boy and I had 5 Thanksgivings to attend, including one we threw for our friends, but it was all a lot of fun. It was really nice to meet the boy’s extended family too. For exactly that reason, I chose a pretty plain outfit by my standards so as not to completely weird them out on our first meeting. Also of course went for comfort with my jersey knit tent dress. No tight pants here! And my new tiny gold pocket watch, which I have worn everyday since I got it. Without further ado…

sooo full!

handmade feather headband

pocketwatch

faux fur lined coat

WHAT: feather headband, homemade

white t, rainbow

navy tent dress, gift from my friend nancy

gray scarf, target

teeny pocket watch, chicken lays an egg

brown oxfords, macy’s

leather saddle bag purse, thrift

feather scarf, chicken lays an egg

tan coat, gift from karma

WHERE: all the food fests

WHEN: thursday, november 26

Then, at about 2:30 in the morning, my brother and I decided that Waffle House was in order. So we drove over the bridge to Kentucky, land of Waffle House, cheap cigs, and smoking INSIDE! I opted for a little more casual outfit for that.

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trying to get posed in time!

black leather purse

Here’s some miscellaneous pictures from the Thanksgiving some friends of ours had.

burning pile of wax

deviled eggs

pesto or prosciutto

cheesecake squares

not like she's begging or anything

Thanks for reading, hope your Thanksgiving was good!

I’m pretty happy with the outfit I chose for my first regular day at the store. Except for my feet that is, by the end of the day they were screaming. But I was rockin’ it.

i'm not stealing anybody's land though

blig black zipper?

ruffle

WHAT: cream ruffle t-shirt, target

orange & gold vinyl belt, chicken lays an egg

blue leaf bangle, rag-o-rama

black limited tuxedo skirt, chicken lays an egg

blue tights, h&m

black patent oxfords, payless

WHERE: chicken lays an egg

WHEN: Friday, November 6

gettin' stuff done

WHAT: gray scarf, target

plaid old navy peacoat, thrift (only $6!!)

bowling businesswoman bag, chicken lays an egg

And I forgot to post a final picture of the Max costume I was working on. It came out pretty darn well if I do say so! The whiskers were definitely the best part, they stuck out perfectly. And Maxman was thrilled to say the least. He had a really high temperature the night I dropped it off, but as soon as he saw it he jumped right up. He ran around me yelling “be still” for like 5 minutes. It was beyond adorable.

the king of all the wild things

Today is my second weekday at our lovely new store, and I really want to thank everyone who helped me along the way. From painting to donating clothes to just coming in, you have all made this possible for me. For as long as I can remember this has been my dream, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

The response from the Northside neighborhood in general has just been so overwhelmingly friendly and supportive. One of the residents from the upstairs apartments even donated a box of beautiful vintage cameras! Thanks Erin!!

And here’s our little store!!

from the front door

I don’t want to completely bog down this post with pictures, but that doesn’t even show half of the store, as well as our back room that you can barely see. And we definitely have MEN’S clothes too!

Here’s a little outfit I wore to the library a few days ago, and I finally took advantage of my lovely surroundings…

hiding in the stacks

This was originally a floor-length old lady skirt with a giant bunny patch on it, but I salvaged it for the cute yoke and POCKETS. One of my best saves.

scarfiness

bakelite roses

lacey legs

WHAT: diy button earrings, homemade

fall leaves scarf, thrift

mustard yellow t-shirt, rainbow

full summery skirt, thrift

bakelite rose bracelet, my gramma

burgundy lace knee socks, chicken lays an egg

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: library job and hanging out with my brother

WHEN:  Tuesday, November 3

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