color intervention

okay maybe this could be called

"a color and pattern intervention"

perhaps...

my good friend Julie came to stay with us during spring break

and that oh so nice to have her around all day

it's wonderful to have great friendships in my life
and I've known her since my junior year in high school
and she's a bestie!

I really think the girls wanted to trade me for her by the end of her stay

they had a blast

so we took it upon us to do some girl things

since Madison pointed out there was 5 girls in the house all at once

{including Cadence}

and that's pretty exciting to her

so Julie knew I was motivated this spring and summer to bring more

"color"

and

"patterns"

into my wardrobe...
and she's a color girl
so she happily helped

I honesty don't really buy much for myself very often

just a few things here and there

so I really did need to add a few things to my wardrobe

for work reasons

and just plain "feel good" reasons 

so I'm on a mission to buy more than gray, purple, blue, and brown

and if I do...

at least a buy it in a pattern...

not just solids

so now I'm wearing a bit more color

I found some of the best things

 at H&M

and Target

even though we didn't go to Target to buy clothes

we both ended up doing so:)

not a single thing was expensive that I purchased

which makes an anthro trip sometime this month all the more possible

according to Bobby

{ahem}

maybe 2 1/2 weeks possible I'm hoping

{wink, wink to the hubs on that one}

{hope he's actually paying attention to this post}

so anyway...

I thought I'd show you what we got

it's always more fun to shop with a girl friend anyway

especially if you are as indecisive as I am

getting yes/no responses is just so nice

compared to

thinking

"hmmm...

should I or shouldn't I?

what if I don't like it in a month?"

yada yada yada

okay so here are some things purchased

some of the colors scare me

but I am going to get back to color

and no I'm not showing them all on me

just this one:)

because if we are talking about wardrobe...

 it makes sense to actually show something worn, I guess...

which really isn't new

but anyway...

I was going to show this picture instead...

so I didn't have to show all of my face

but then I realized...

geez...

kind of shows my messy bedroom

I'm awful, awful at putting clothes away

the rest of the house is okay

it's my bedroom

{and the closet}

that is like a war zone

except for the bed

I always get the bed made

there's something about climbing into a bed

with cool sheets at night that is always nice

keeping up with laundry...

not so much

so just don't look too close to the clothes on the floor

k?

I found Miss Cadence snuggled up in her bed

she usually likes to pose for pictures

this one...

she wasn't so happy about

okay before I get sidetracked again

I'll show you what I have...

we have marigold yellow

yikes!

this dress was ordered

my heart literally raced when I clicked purchase

{not because of price but because of the color}

 I do have a pretty flower belt to go with the marigold dress

just forgot to put it around the dress for you all to see

so above we have prints, coral, vintage scarf,

and even a skirt

haven't bought a skirt in years

since I've been on the dress kick

so it's something new and fun for me

already had the belt

found the cutest shoes at H&M not pictured

so it was an easy outfit to create

it feels good to finally have some new additions to the closet

courtesy of a little intervention

{...ahem...help}

of a friend, mind you

but I'm following through with this mission

I want to do better at dressing how I feel 

which is a little bit more color

even though I love me some white and blues for my house and wardrobe

color just makes you feel good 

Madison was even so excited for me in the dressing room

she started getting into it

{because she is my color girl}

"mama...those shoes you are wearing today would match that dress"

as she brought them over to me so I could see in the mirror

I swear she could be my personal shopper!

it was a fun couple of days

we made it to the butterfly house

and absolutely loved it
had some wonderful food
enjoyed some wine together
and just plain relaxed too!

Hayley got a bick freaked out because of the amount of butterflies

especially after we told her one was on her back for quite some time

but it was beautiful inside with all the flowers and greenery

it has me looking forward to green grass, warm weather, and lots of outdoor enjoyment

thanks Julie for a great visit

I'm off tonight for a fun event tonight

and then spending the weekend with some wonderful girls at a retreat

I feel so thankful for all my great friendships

happy weekend to you all

xo