Odd's N End's--

Puppy is healing well from the attack of our 2yr old German Sheperd.

 My outfit is nothing amazing but I've been into warmth and comfort lately. I have the outfit blahs with a closet Full of clothing and nothing to wear.

 My daughter and her BFF a lady bug and bumble bee-Cute!

 The youngest was a Batman/Ninja

Items I'm selling on etsy&ebay

 Born brand oxford Granny boots-Fantastic!

 asos military cape NWT's-selling on my ebay site.

 Vintage Nubby Dress

 Sea of Hearts vintage dress

 Bow neck blouses

Thrifted wide collar wool swing jacket

Forever21 skinny jeans

Leopard print ballet flat

Vintage cream blouse-thrifted

Necklace-thrifted

Tank-oldnavy

Sick as the Dog--

 

      OMG! as my daughter likes to say. I've been sick AS THE DOG. Yep! sick as the dog because the puppy and I are sick with different ailments but ailments all the same. First the hubz came home from a business trip with a cold and gave it to everyone in the entire house. Then if that wasn't bad enough the  head cold turned into something more; the flu. I pride myself on rarely getting sick and I tell you what, I've spent the last few days in BED with the hubz taking over mommy duties and to his credit trying his best but failing miserably.

 I had no choice considering the spasms in my stomach that had me thinking I needed to go to the hospital for a gall bladder or something like it. The 103 temp, cough, snotting nose, chills, bone and body aches UGH! not to mention each of the kids have taken turns with the same symptoms. We've had to monitor each one, let them stay home from school and fill them up with chicken noodle soup, sprite, NyQuil, cough drops and Ibuprofen. I tried to handle it all myself but eventually because I'm sicker than all of them combined, my body shut down and I've been in bed crying my eyes out worrying about the kids who my husband assures me are all taken care of.

        In the mist of all this cold and flu, as I lay in bed trying to shake the chills all the while sweating until I had to change my clothes I heard growls and barks and whimpers...the end result being an emergency run to the on call, night time vet because our German Shepard dog attacked our German Shepard puppy and about took his eye out! When it rains it pours! I've about had it and between feeling little bits better and trying to function I've been bleaching the entire house, removing sheets and extra bleaching the bathrooms trying to get rid of this crappy virus! So far today I'm doing slightly better the scare of the puppy attack snapped me maybe into feeling better! all kids attended school this morning and I'm officially out of NyQuil...

   On a more positive note my ebay store did really well last week. Everything but 1 item sold. I am happy about this because ebay was starting to get on my nerves and I gave up for a long, long time on even trying to sell anything on it. Between ebay and etsy I had 8 orders waiting. When this happens it gives me hope that I can build & grow a business instead of working for someone else. My husband still thinks it's a little hobby of mine which drives me to insanity but eventually I will show him just how BIG my hobby is! lol

A few things I'm working on for my shops & to keep myself (if they fit)

Singing Green

Been terribly busy...

But I wanted to share a fantastic score...

I thrifted this pretty baby...

and pouted out the door...

It doesn't fit, but for the price I couldn't go wrong...

Selling it in my ebay store...

For a Song...

LOL

Merona Brand size xxl

Saddle Up--

I've had no choice but to take on the new mother role once again! therefore being preoccupied with poop,pee,teething,crying,whining and general me!me!me! that babies can't help but demand. Only this time the newborn resembles a black bear cub of which the resemblance has the entire family "fighting" over what to name this pup. Hubby wants to name him Bear, oldest son-Havoc, second oldest son-Zeus, daughter-striker, 7yr old-Bolt, Me with inaudible mummer's Monster,Demon,trouble,shi##er,Pisser, pain in the @ss etc..etc..etc...but then he looks at me with one ear perked up and larger in proportion to his head while the other is still folded over; cocks his head sideways and blinks with all the curiosity of a brand new life and I'm reduced to gushing awwww...sweetie, cutiepie, adorable pups..

Hence the reason I'm MIA lately; the night shifts are taking a bigger tole than when I had a 5,3 and newborn all at the same time...of course that was YEARS ago!

Wow as I type this I realize again , just how fast time flies. In November I'm going to have a 20yr old son! two more children in between and pulling up the rear our 7yr old surprise baby.

I'm in such a weird place! I feel proud and all job well done on one hand and complete panic and sorrow on the other. The sorrow is because here the oldest three are teenagers! and nearly gone...

Sometimes I wish I could go back to each ones birth and start again...not because I feel like I did anything major wrong but because I have enjoyed every minute of raising them. All to quick it has come and gone! I realize I have lots of milestones left (college graduations,marriages,grandchildren) but I realized when the oldest stepped foot in that college (even though he is still living at home) from that moment on life is moving at full speed and it will never be the same! I guess I'm slightly selfish because I think to myself this is the last time that these kids are ALL MINE, I have to now share them with the world!

Whoa! I've veered off the subject of fashion big time! When I started this darn blog (again) I told myself to just keep it fashion, light, trivial that this is my escape so don't bring my personal life into it. Well I've tried and failed. Screw it! Life happens and I think typing it out here helps me figure it all out. So many blogs I run across are anti MOM BLOGS and have snippy little comments about them. I'd like to think I'm a MOM BLOG,fashion blog, family blog, thrifty blog,plus size blog, eclectic blog etc..etc...

Come on! what is more inspiring? a woman who is twentysomething and all she has to do is go to school or work and post outfits of herself and abit about her life or a MOM who has a million kids, million things to do, has to meet every need of every person around her and try to find time to bathe let alone wear makeup or style her wardrobe and brushing her teeth for more than a half minute is a luxury. I don't mean to sound gross but I can't remember the last time I went potty without an audience and there is always an intermission!(talk about multitasking) Who is lucky if she has two minutes in the bathroom without someone sticking a can of spaghetti O's through the shower curtain and asking if you could make them whilst your face is covered in soap?  So the next time you run across a MOM BLOG take a minute to say THANKS...quit rolling your eyes and acting like the ME,ME,ME infant that you are and one day if your lucky and have EARNED  the title MOM; you can have a MOM BLOG too!

Anyways...the reason I came here in the first place. Check out this amazing leather saddle bag I thrifted! it's roomy, beautifully constructed with supple leather, bronzed studs, hand tooled and painted. The best part is this fantastic push and turn closure...I'm in love! I'm not really a boho/hippie kind of dresser and wouldn't this be perfect for that look? keep an eye out for it in my etsy store, you might just see it there!

So what name do you like best for the puppy?

$15.00 In Free Merchandise--

Over the weekend I had a ton of errands to run as usual. Most of the time I wear a baseball hat, yoga pants and any Ole' over sized T-shirt of my husbands. More times then not someone shows up or I have an unexpected errand to run where I needed to be more presentable or I'm out in public and I look a mess! So I'm trying to be more pulled together in my casual attire and alittle less sloppy. It's really easy just to throw on a baseball cap with your hair in a ponytail through the back so it will be hard to give up. This outfit is nothing fancy but feels better and more polished then my standard "run around" attire.

One of the "To Do" on my list was stop into Goodwill and get my forgotten leather bag. Since I had to stop in anyway I decided to redeem my $15.00 in free merchandise by using my Smart Shoppers Pass. If you thrift, do you use that little red card?

If your not familiar with it let me explain. Goodwill has a program where if you spend $15.00 or more you get a stamp on this little smart shoppers pass they give you and when you get 10 stamps on  your card your next visit you get $15.00 in free merchandise.  I ended up using mine on this NWT's dress that I only paid $4.99 for and some mixing bowls marked France on the back with a pretty floral print and 4 custard baking dishes marked France. I am a sucker for French cookware.

Grey/red cardigan/thrifted last week (as part of my loot from last week)

Black chino's/thrifted

Grey shirt/Dot's (has a nice lace detail on the back)

Leopard print shoes/Grandville outfitters

Fall already--

When thrifting and spending that $84.00 part of what I bought was for me. (see above) well today I'm wearing the Lane Bryant, light weight sweater I thrifted and an Ox blood skirt I thrifted as well. I am loving purple&red together and already I can dress for fall this week. Over the weekend here in Ohio we had a Friday and Saturday recording breaking heat! of course that is when I decided to have my yard sale. Just sitting on the porch waiting for customers I had a constant sweat...then fast forward a day later; Sunday and it's cool and breezy, moving onto later in this week it's raining, winding and cold! cold enough to dress for fall weather. I've had enough summer anyway. My skin is peeling, cracked and dried out and ready for some TLC and layers.

 

I'm in need of a haircut so in the meantime I did a side ponytail/bun. I will like it more when I have more time to work on it. In the meantime it's all good! My boots are a new purchase last season from Jcp.com, Olsenboyz brand. I was worried about them fitting my large calves but they stretched and are even better this season. I love the red zippers on the side (you can't see them but they are there) and I think it helps tie the outfit together. Same necklace from Charlotterusse.com and bag from Dot's. The belt I'm sure was a thrift store find. One of the things I have to do today is go back to Goodwill and get my Tiangelo (sp) Mustard yellow crossbody bag that they forgot to put in my bag!

I found both the sweater and the skirt in the "average" size sections of the thrift store. A lot of times I even find women's in the men's clothing area. So if you're a thrifter scour the store and look in all the departments...You never know what you might find and where!

I can tell already that I'm going to love this skirt! It's so well made and higher waisted helping me suck in my tummy. The cut and the quality are so good...

Lane Bryant purple sweater/thrifted Goodwill

Ox blood skirt/thrifted Goodwill

Boots/ Jcp.com

Belt/thrifted

Necklace/Charlotterusse.com

Bag/Dot's