tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40832823810995986642024-03-08T13:03:18.162-06:00The Mac StylesKatie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-42314316155967466082011-09-22T20:04:00.000-05:002011-09-22T20:04:47.937-05:00Green & Glamour Block Party and Beauty Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEhOxP5O0rAq49EXKPPL97TV1yeNSYAZjZPBwVkGyv2SdcLcGox6WPCnFI2bVXnbtr7JoO5396TXgIOWg09yconqogUjO570PsVUVSesAmq-zSfFisUiWPUN5TmMNCTZGxt3Y9_V7pKju/s1600/Mac+Styles+9-17-2011+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEhOxP5O0rAq49EXKPPL97TV1yeNSYAZjZPBwVkGyv2SdcLcGox6WPCnFI2bVXnbtr7JoO5396TXgIOWg09yconqogUjO570PsVUVSesAmq-zSfFisUiWPUN5TmMNCTZGxt3Y9_V7pKju/s640/Mac+Styles+9-17-2011+006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This past Saturday, K.D from <a href="http://www.hairgurl.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Hair Gurl</span></a> and I attended the <span style="color: lime;"><strong>Green & Glamour Block Party and Beauty Event </strong></span>at <a href="http://naturalresourcessalon.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Natural Resources Salon</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due to the rainy weather the block party was moved inside the salon where attendees munched on snacks and viewed a fashion show hosted by Great Day Houston’s Deborah Duncan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Natural Resources Salon is a chemical free salon that specializes in natural hair care, organic products and treatment for hair loss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had the pleasure of meeting Rocquelle from <a href="http://www.considermelovely.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Consider Me Lovely</span></a> who was super friendly! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you haven’t check out Rocquelle’s blog please do. She has a great love of vintage fashion and accessories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu27etiqAyjMX5xWCOodmYFmehMq-s9Wcc4kBy1vR7PcB_x5EcunRG6sEHEuc1LIG8t5-Dbh56JAhJm8ZXnozaZB0ZqhEtaTA6X0kaZIa-oSgyfv7JpV2OMHVEj47nNY-RXiNvNMT2fSw/s1600/Mac+Styles+9-17-2011+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu27etiqAyjMX5xWCOodmYFmehMq-s9Wcc4kBy1vR7PcB_x5EcunRG6sEHEuc1LIG8t5-Dbh56JAhJm8ZXnozaZB0ZqhEtaTA6X0kaZIa-oSgyfv7JpV2OMHVEj47nNY-RXiNvNMT2fSw/s640/Mac+Styles+9-17-2011+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Uche was the fashion designer for the event and will be relocating to LA to make her mark in the fashion business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is extremely talented! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmv84lk-5wUSAiLKAEsMAaYfXm9SImz_PrANm_C63Jzy-etYXXeH4P3vGSHpZrA8bP010pIxTOSefRXFWeskBaDvYGNEjl72vkeqYYbEKSSbdrG85GXPUhrue1mtnnwmfwWrBoLKWjN1Y/s1600/Mac+Styles+9-17-2011+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmv84lk-5wUSAiLKAEsMAaYfXm9SImz_PrANm_C63Jzy-etYXXeH4P3vGSHpZrA8bP010pIxTOSefRXFWeskBaDvYGNEjl72vkeqYYbEKSSbdrG85GXPUhrue1mtnnwmfwWrBoLKWjN1Y/s640/Mac+Styles+9-17-2011+008.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The event was so much fun and I will be returning to the salon soon to keep up my new hairdo!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>What I Wore</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Top-JCrew Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Jeans- Forever 21 Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Scarf and Rain Boots-Dots</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bracelets- Jcpenney and Bakers</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Earrings- Beauty Supply</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Purse and Watch-Michael Kors</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></div></span></span>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-57589229417310212572011-09-03T15:20:00.002-05:002011-09-03T15:25:55.713-05:00Nail Polish Junkie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiycqq-BMQOWjOgvv7qoSq-GCDHT4HwXjkdXG3LYMP-j7DzgiWS7wqAueDt93U2Wm6_77K8jse88OEzo4PQPag063lmHJse0m12OEVwOINakYYSUtKuHw5r3dniEgTZrygg6gkb9lXhSF/s1600/Sept+4+2001+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiycqq-BMQOWjOgvv7qoSq-GCDHT4HwXjkdXG3LYMP-j7DzgiWS7wqAueDt93U2Wm6_77K8jse88OEzo4PQPag063lmHJse0m12OEVwOINakYYSUtKuHw5r3dniEgTZrygg6gkb9lXhSF/s640/Sept+4+2001+005.JPG" width="640" xaa="true" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This post is for all my <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em>Nail Polish Fanatics!</em></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks to the power of You Tube I became addicted to nail polish. Watching countless hours of nail polish collection videos I became intrigued with all the colors from bright bolds, subtle pastels to deep dark rich colors. I love them all!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Nail polish</strong> is the perfect accessory by adding that additional pop to any outfit. But the best incentive for collecting nail polish is the price. You’re able to get that shopping high for less than two dollars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>C’mon who wouldn’t want to make a trip to CVS, Walgreens, Target or you store of choice for the newest nail color.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was so strung out at one time, that I had a subscription to a nail magazine. This enabled me to be informed of all the latest nail polish collections. I also track down a local nail salon wholesaler who sold to non license individuals. I was able to get the latest collections such as OPI and China Glaze at discount price. But my main goal was to purchase my nail polish rack. </span></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My nail polish art pens…I love the Sally Hansen nail art pens!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Has anyone tried the Sally Hansen Salon Effects yet? They last up to <strong>10 days</strong>! I haven’t tried mine yet…</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSE-aW7PwN_bWgVG433LWaw_CNSqJ9Sbl4Mdm1eL5cCVbs6ZHgY_dv2U14kxoYID40-dg-blI-3Ce1WcpNxl-uVql9Ar8qC9j99ZFmEovFAvC4mCLkERVm7bDafCfn5kfSnKJbUZnR6Hw6/s1600/mac+styles+7-15-2011+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSE-aW7PwN_bWgVG433LWaw_CNSqJ9Sbl4Mdm1eL5cCVbs6ZHgY_dv2U14kxoYID40-dg-blI-3Ce1WcpNxl-uVql9Ar8qC9j99ZFmEovFAvC4mCLkERVm7bDafCfn5kfSnKJbUZnR6Hw6/s640/mac+styles+7-15-2011+036.JPG" width="640" xaa="true" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.konadnailart.com/"><span style="color: purple;"><strong>Konad nail art stamping kit</strong></span></a>…A nail kit that allows you to stamp a pre-designed image on your nails in minutes!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Check out You Tube for some great nail tutorials using Konad. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXdRHoR3-u3vV_yEdaLh-Ilqe9hznMRKaMAb5yS-sfDEghN_tF8OtYmzD4R_Fy6rdO0aYcB35sb8M4qc0MWaH1953ob2RUI58LaWMm79vCAqJqCbRuEhOLxMgeayIIlLpvcjmcJAXqBR4/s1600/Fav+nail+polishes+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXdRHoR3-u3vV_yEdaLh-Ilqe9hznMRKaMAb5yS-sfDEghN_tF8OtYmzD4R_Fy6rdO0aYcB35sb8M4qc0MWaH1953ob2RUI58LaWMm79vCAqJqCbRuEhOLxMgeayIIlLpvcjmcJAXqBR4/s640/Fav+nail+polishes+003.JPG" width="640" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Below is a list of my all time favorite colors</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-Sinful Colors 24/7</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">China Glaze In the Lime Light (Neon)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maybelline Express Finish Minty </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Avon Sunshine</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Commander in Chic</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">OPI Lincoln Park After Dark</span></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Check out these fabulous <strong>nail polish</strong> <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">blogs!</span></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.alllacqueredup.com/">http://www.alllacqueredup.com/</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.stephscloset.com/">http://www.stephscloset.com/</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://nailophilia.blogspot.com/">http://nailophilia.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So if you’re a <strong>nail polish junkie</strong> leave me a comment and let me know your favorite color!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On one of my thrifting escapades I found this 100% silk top and striped skirt…..I love them paired together…rockin the mixed prints look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYVMbGZWy9NpPfEdH4_vmYwwBhZZv0ABXdw_iaW0MKWb1VsfbEQ0DzJ9dXbravTM9Ni6toEu_ZnSTJJsOtz7Ctak5_6WavpOvfcJ2ATvggmfOUa0SXMcgyr-kj2Je0ndAqZ3bPVpuZwP4/s1600/Baby+Bean+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYVMbGZWy9NpPfEdH4_vmYwwBhZZv0ABXdw_iaW0MKWb1VsfbEQ0DzJ9dXbravTM9Ni6toEu_ZnSTJJsOtz7Ctak5_6WavpOvfcJ2ATvggmfOUa0SXMcgyr-kj2Je0ndAqZ3bPVpuZwP4/s640/Baby+Bean+022.JPG" width="480" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">that’s</span> not the best part….let me reveal the total check out price for both items……</span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">$3.00</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yep, that’s right, I said it <strong><span style="color: magenta;">$3.00</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">……I </span>paid <strong><span style="color: blue;">$1.50</span></strong> for the top and <strong><span style="color: purple;">$1.50</span></strong> for the skirt……<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WooHoo</b>!!! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Can I get a high five up top???<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But wait…… there is more<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">….. I </span>found the same skirt in another color…yes ma’am….that was a great thrifting day. It’s the thrill of the hunt when it comes to thrifting…you never know what you’re going to find.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt like a million bucks…. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My Club Monaco lucent necklace was a gift from a friend…..loving it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What I Wore</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Top- Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Skirt-Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Shoes- Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Necklace- Club Monaco (gift)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bangles- Forever 21</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Earrings- Old</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Clutch- American Apparel </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Nail polish- OPI Orge-The-Top-Blue and Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thanks </span>Fitz for taking my pictures!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"></div></span></span></span>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-30000057015200928562011-08-27T12:34:00.000-05:002011-08-27T12:34:22.377-05:00Treat Yourself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My philosophy is you work hard and it is a must to “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Treat Yourself</b>”….buy that special item that makes you happy! Go ahead, get that dress or those new pair of killer heels…you know you deserve it….”<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tr</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eat Yourself</b>”</span></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Here are the few things I treated myself to on my California vacation. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SHWwJhx8RuzBGt_sZfbsA8s8mn48XRx6lqNj6dX1lDLbVQjQx_rGE09v5J2UemmeWFEvG8TjKTO1xAak_22o9RPlEIiLfNhSWKsRUWoEm8WKuVZeBHUTb8ghb8YkihyphenhyphenkVvKkMrfO1FFT/s1600/Treat+yourself+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SHWwJhx8RuzBGt_sZfbsA8s8mn48XRx6lqNj6dX1lDLbVQjQx_rGE09v5J2UemmeWFEvG8TjKTO1xAak_22o9RPlEIiLfNhSWKsRUWoEm8WKuVZeBHUTb8ghb8YkihyphenhyphenkVvKkMrfO1FFT/s640/Treat+yourself+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A great hand bag is a <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">MUST</span> purchase on all my trips. It’s so much better than a souvenir shot glass that you’ll never use. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I love that feeling, when someone asks “Where did you get that bag?”</span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I couldn’t leave this <a href="http://www.michaelkors.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Michael Kors</strong></span></a> Denim Grayson bag. The camouflage version of this bag was my first choice but I could never find it in stock but I fell in love with this <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">one!! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz0suGML3Ik_XFOFZQ4UQI8FWhYA2QGdq8T87evrpM8K5edVzvmLcB0abrmhpUB_zqoBfuQX0M8C94BcghKgcf3xUAxnb0Pams2OtiHE8lijae8UQ5xgo5Zd6DuEXT7oFUv3KDAVuEZCe/s1600/Treat+yourself+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz0suGML3Ik_XFOFZQ4UQI8FWhYA2QGdq8T87evrpM8K5edVzvmLcB0abrmhpUB_zqoBfuQX0M8C94BcghKgcf3xUAxnb0Pams2OtiHE8lijae8UQ5xgo5Zd6DuEXT7oFUv3KDAVuEZCe/s640/Treat+yourself+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Michael Kors wallet- I never match my wallet to my purse that’s too boring for me. I like my wallet to be a pop of color and this orange is on point! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwfSibXA81AwVahsobNPu4koj6ZXt2hQQz2sPg6KGJ50jBs_CSQR64KVUIVN92Eb56vZXYCvH3sFBdmZmbrkvlaeDUzulR0d9CEpkUYHUWfOlw9ZA-Uqti80yQs2KFHSy3AiHZ90Ek3iX/s1600/Treat+yourself+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwfSibXA81AwVahsobNPu4koj6ZXt2hQQz2sPg6KGJ50jBs_CSQR64KVUIVN92Eb56vZXYCvH3sFBdmZmbrkvlaeDUzulR0d9CEpkUYHUWfOlw9ZA-Uqti80yQs2KFHSy3AiHZ90Ek3iX/s640/Treat+yourself+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.toms.com/"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong><span style="color: blue;">TOMS</span></strong> </a>silver glitter classic. I love the idea for every pair you purchase; TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One for One</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJicPd2q4RllRc5nMXufkqsWrTWF52soFrmWaPYdMtiL4BxVXhM-xrTxp7IBjP2jO3FoPanuXznYU7GSZIPYGUBrqTAwoBoS0zBSdyTnIwtpTQLlITwctuwErRx9mpl1bdu7iyMByirtXn/s1600/Treat+yourself+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJicPd2q4RllRc5nMXufkqsWrTWF52soFrmWaPYdMtiL4BxVXhM-xrTxp7IBjP2jO3FoPanuXznYU7GSZIPYGUBrqTAwoBoS0zBSdyTnIwtpTQLlITwctuwErRx9mpl1bdu7iyMByirtXn/s400/Treat+yourself+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></span></div></div></span></span>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-91501956889537517942011-08-25T20:49:00.000-05:002011-08-25T20:49:58.526-05:00Five Dollar Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJALIXgmueo2GoYNZS22P5z6m0xjT2zggy3OJw9h4-4R9t91ZWTUsynMvE9SDgpRoH9PjxPEfqjNV93hNGWZh94bYZQEwzNLukwBL_P1f2N-aIue_v6o1YD0SYh2fJgoMYDY51l3YOzfmw/s1600/Mac+Styles+8-21-2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJALIXgmueo2GoYNZS22P5z6m0xjT2zggy3OJw9h4-4R9t91ZWTUsynMvE9SDgpRoH9PjxPEfqjNV93hNGWZh94bYZQEwzNLukwBL_P1f2N-aIue_v6o1YD0SYh2fJgoMYDY51l3YOzfmw/s640/Mac+Styles+8-21-2011+002.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s that time again….<strong>Five Dollar Finds</strong>. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I found these pants at my local thrift store for $5 bucks and couldn’t leave them. I’ve been looking for a fruit skirt for months with no luck <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">but these pants are a great substitute.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w4a7imKbhT0VDgsjCb4I0RYAfJqAHHNi6mI7IYUDiHYlm7m2_mkKgTRxmCFRsV1rQFrzFbXsMeurehj0AGdClZowLlirkdd1M3ZR5zJfZGEbGUY7O3MwXS5RpUdgyxLNp_tWJi1-EiLi/s1600/Mac+Styles+8-21-2011+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w4a7imKbhT0VDgsjCb4I0RYAfJqAHHNi6mI7IYUDiHYlm7m2_mkKgTRxmCFRsV1rQFrzFbXsMeurehj0AGdClZowLlirkdd1M3ZR5zJfZGEbGUY7O3MwXS5RpUdgyxLNp_tWJi1-EiLi/s640/Mac+Styles+8-21-2011+015.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I saw these fruit capri pants two of my favorite bloggers came to mind, <strong>Sacramento</strong> from <a href="http://mispapelicos.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple;"><strong>Mis Papelicos</strong></span></a> and <strong>Kiah </strong>from <a href="http://fromthereztothecity.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple;"><strong>The “Rez” to the “City”</strong></span></a> and I thought, <strong>“What would they do with these pants?”</strong> These ladies are masters of mixing prints, are extremely stylish, and have become my fashion inspirations. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwo5uTyioaL3ky3KxHqYtn2XSb505zNL2Wk5JCDSj8JwWt_n-895GVviIkcyREEaQKm864QHMPwHMvl9TCzn0U8_mSJBIGfq7TGag0WWIC68QbsEddbvi23hq326awhlKmYKD1ro1HTLF2/s1600/Mac+Styles+8-21-2011+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwo5uTyioaL3ky3KxHqYtn2XSb505zNL2Wk5JCDSj8JwWt_n-895GVviIkcyREEaQKm864QHMPwHMvl9TCzn0U8_mSJBIGfq7TGag0WWIC68QbsEddbvi23hq326awhlKmYKD1ro1HTLF2/s640/Mac+Styles+8-21-2011+017.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought it would be fun to add my striped shirt with the fruit capri pants….A great look for an awesome price! </span></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I Wore</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Top-Cato</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Capri Pants- Thrift</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shoes-Steven by Steve Madden</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Purse-Coach</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bracelets- Harwin and Thrift</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Watch- Sam Moon</span></div></div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-67096606577979514702011-08-22T19:57:00.000-05:002011-08-22T19:57:30.965-05:00California Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn5JJ6c5oAr4GaiMKmGIEvhux4LaXbMC5ciaXMFFJXb5Ma-fLiD0DFMEQj1-_EI3miVzcM0wMOE49XUDLaey-C3pOvOEWZ2tympIH2bBFhGDtb2dvJP5EtDF6bxZ7P0AraCKiqW0SkX65/s1600/LA+Vacation+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn5JJ6c5oAr4GaiMKmGIEvhux4LaXbMC5ciaXMFFJXb5Ma-fLiD0DFMEQj1-_EI3miVzcM0wMOE49XUDLaey-C3pOvOEWZ2tympIH2bBFhGDtb2dvJP5EtDF6bxZ7P0AraCKiqW0SkX65/s400/LA+Vacation+023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I wanted to share some of my vacation pictures to <strong>California/Disneyland</strong>. A week full of fun, food, and a fabulous time…what more could a girl asks for? </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskdxQCunEaQ6SSkk7KlasB8g7ame-ox5VyQAdzY3LoFal-qbqrYXQEgH3yYeKYKKBOtA5GKcuwQ9uKlLXU_SGTx0sYbSsELxy5VtUGovn7yJmLEiiZWEj_g5Sd41IRq72zE5uGmC62bV1/s1600/LA+Vacation+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskdxQCunEaQ6SSkk7KlasB8g7ame-ox5VyQAdzY3LoFal-qbqrYXQEgH3yYeKYKKBOtA5GKcuwQ9uKlLXU_SGTx0sYbSsELxy5VtUGovn7yJmLEiiZWEj_g5Sd41IRq72zE5uGmC62bV1/s400/LA+Vacation+039.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My best friend and I had a blast seeing all the sights in Cali…Thanks to her cousin, our tour guide; we had a full itinerary each day!</span></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">No worries, we just moved the party to another location…. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0oNc_07FzGwNCx9F-JjkbwTYTl2BlyrySekw6Uee5zuqEywFnJU_HybLDTIyycqqqGCtQe9SmIakJEogZULKbLvZFGsZiGqDC26dexQhhlroBUagxRjALmv5AvBIwxRWgIqRpPfUyOVP/s1600/DSC00342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0oNc_07FzGwNCx9F-JjkbwTYTl2BlyrySekw6Uee5zuqEywFnJU_HybLDTIyycqqqGCtQe9SmIakJEogZULKbLvZFGsZiGqDC26dexQhhlroBUagxRjALmv5AvBIwxRWgIqRpPfUyOVP/s640/DSC00342.JPG" t$="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Anywho, let me tell you about my<a href="http://www.dots.com/"> <span style="color: purple;"><strong>Dots</strong></span></a> Rompers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong>I love it!!!!</strong> Anytime I go to Dot’s, it’s always a hit or miss when it comes to finding something. But this time I got lucky with this one shoulder romper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The romper comes in black as well but the print version caught my eye….It has such a 70’s vibe… Enjoy the rest of your week…..</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I Wore</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Romper-Dots</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Clutch-Vintage</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sandals- Target</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bangles-Dots and Forever21</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Earrings-Forever 21</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunglasses –Goodwill </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Are <strong>fashion magazines</strong> becoming obsolete? I remember when a lazy Saturday consisted of reading tons of fashion magazines and eating cold pizza. But now most of my magazines get a glance over if their lucky or never get opened….<em>How sad is that!?!?</em> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What has happened, that I have no interest in finding out the latest fashions according to <strong>Instyle, Glamour, Harpers Bazaar</strong> or <strong>Lucky magazine</strong> just to name a few.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I'd much rather stalk fashion blogs and gain my fashion influences from you guys, my fellow bloggers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong>Real people with Real Style and Real Budgets!</strong></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A fashion blog is far more personal than a magazine. With a fashion blog, I can leave a comment if I’m diggin your outfit, search for hours, because there are a gazillion blogs, and interact with the fellow blogger via social media…. What’s your preferred method of getting your fashion fix?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Do you still read <strong>fashion magazines</strong>? Let me know your thoughts!</span></span></div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-27273686421298476812011-07-16T09:57:00.000-05:002011-07-16T09:57:02.462-05:00Short and Sweet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqqrpbrEnO1pYDhun8sZjS4xsi9W2jUulfqLx-TY7HMAYdLWFxLZXVO2LCahS47IsYDlo9upNkcus0ocYZsX4x4R58jxLmZOG93czNVKO3vO1Arqve72UN95EaidPeFMKRJXYkR9orkSS/s1600/mac+styles+7-15-2011+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqqrpbrEnO1pYDhun8sZjS4xsi9W2jUulfqLx-TY7HMAYdLWFxLZXVO2LCahS47IsYDlo9upNkcus0ocYZsX4x4R58jxLmZOG93czNVKO3vO1Arqve72UN95EaidPeFMKRJXYkR9orkSS/s640/mac+styles+7-15-2011+016.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I just wanted to drop a <strong>short and sweet</strong> post featuring my OOTD. If you stalk the<a href="http://www.forever21.com/"> <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Forever 21</strong></span></a> website like I do, this dove kimono style jacket should look familiar. I watched this jacket for days before I gave in and made a trip to the mall. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnU5yIYcDB_lZrwFL-q_vwN67PtIOD8IEfBh3tqqd3mQ5lALM6IxPiHNsZQeq2ASOROP0aZRGkAvmdKIK9onrboyTQ5wgkkrEmw2Hhe7BNFmNjfB8PDqosWRg38S8j4yAxf1RPEMiqymGa/s1600/mac+styles+7-15-2011+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnU5yIYcDB_lZrwFL-q_vwN67PtIOD8IEfBh3tqqd3mQ5lALM6IxPiHNsZQeq2ASOROP0aZRGkAvmdKIK9onrboyTQ5wgkkrEmw2Hhe7BNFmNjfB8PDqosWRg38S8j4yAxf1RPEMiqymGa/s640/mac+styles+7-15-2011+010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The print reminds me of the <a href="http://www.miumiu.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Miu Miu</strong></span></a> 2010 collection, which is way out of my budget. This is my look for less….</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsPEwaAwy-0PqXZ8ba-Jw-iyhE0GKIn_3Za9vedXXvS-il-kwKZvUdUgQY1Qe7mpCr31M6wr5vso10mhc3Db5srj0gTmjycQQ0BcSLhi21yPv5gNy0B2Z3dlEvwXMQ4YbFczYdaRfxvTg/s1600/mac+styles+7-15-2011+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsPEwaAwy-0PqXZ8ba-Jw-iyhE0GKIn_3Za9vedXXvS-il-kwKZvUdUgQY1Qe7mpCr31M6wr5vso10mhc3Db5srj0gTmjycQQ0BcSLhi21yPv5gNy0B2Z3dlEvwXMQ4YbFczYdaRfxvTg/s640/mac+styles+7-15-2011+023.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Check out my favorite clutch…It’s the <a href="http://www.patriciafield.com/newhouseoffieldclutch.aspx"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>House of Field Clutch Sex and the City 2</strong></span></a> Movie edition. Samantha Jones carried the blue version in the SATC movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I purchased this clutch at the <strong>Patricia Field</strong> store in 2009. If you’re visiting NYC and want to pick up some memorable gifts, stop by Patricia <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Field’s</span>….trust me, you’ll be glad you did!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last week was my birthday and I was uninspired to plan anything big. I’ve had the major parties in the past and was ok letting the day pass with a low key celebration of dinner and a movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But to my surprise, my friends Priscilla and Cathy coordinated a <strong>surprise birthday brunch</strong> at <strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000;">Farrago’s</span></strong> with my closest friends to celebrate my born day. <strong>What???<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA5dsxGPX-Qb6sj8Ic8xB8YDRgg3SfDA538_-h_GN9gmk6uhCwP0F7cjJn49ueg1RDNK1YBZC0YP2XUXLZWc0tYZ09iLSNXoy6ypiWp0SYa9F-rOIhIddMgtTiOkEwlxRTEFMpmIhXpbZ/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA5dsxGPX-Qb6sj8Ic8xB8YDRgg3SfDA538_-h_GN9gmk6uhCwP0F7cjJn49ueg1RDNK1YBZC0YP2XUXLZWc0tYZ09iLSNXoy6ypiWp0SYa9F-rOIhIddMgtTiOkEwlxRTEFMpmIhXpbZ/s640/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We would’ve taken more pictures but it started to rain cats and dogs out of the blue…that’s Houston weather for you…totally unpredictable!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXyNWf9EiwsvqqLM7aihib4RiD8J_cLSQIvydIO5w5KjQlbBFlwChZ6RVh8g_2yFnvGqW6lvh4dZRU6TUQqkZ8nXtn7geFhdZYTHbcfFfBvbQF9UZNoYFu_-Zg8dW5fimeH32Yg94FYQn/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXyNWf9EiwsvqqLM7aihib4RiD8J_cLSQIvydIO5w5KjQlbBFlwChZ6RVh8g_2yFnvGqW6lvh4dZRU6TUQqkZ8nXtn7geFhdZYTHbcfFfBvbQF9UZNoYFu_-Zg8dW5fimeH32Yg94FYQn/s640/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was such a wonderful day and totally unexpected. I’m so blessed to have so many exceptional people in my life! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What I Wore</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Top-Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Gauchos Pants- Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Clutch-<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Vintage</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sandals-Nine West</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Watch-Michael Kors</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bangles-JCP</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ring-Beauty Supply</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Necklace-Target</span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Welcome to all my new followers so glad you’re here and thank you again to all my current followers…you guys are the greatest!!! </span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div></span></span></span>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-38781218161570835832011-07-11T21:15:00.000-05:002011-07-11T21:15:43.323-05:00I Love Thrifting Houston Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiAZnReVU2BpHW2wLbunvZXd7C4IzDj0qmuqynEoJkxAL-amX4OJEeAw0Z1mt9S__BWmi8WNVF3N2OPxA0lE3TRdc0UPXQvThy49uF4GClxZQcnCWegrR2I1895E-W5a65hYu0P8c5bm4/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiAZnReVU2BpHW2wLbunvZXd7C4IzDj0qmuqynEoJkxAL-amX4OJEeAw0Z1mt9S__BWmi8WNVF3N2OPxA0lE3TRdc0UPXQvThy49uF4GClxZQcnCWegrR2I1895E-W5a65hYu0P8c5bm4/s640/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+044.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had a fabulous time at the 1st annual <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>I love Thrifting Party</strong></span> created by <a href="http://www.rashoncarraway.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Mr. Goodwill Hunting</span></a> and hosted by a number of bloggers from different cities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a great turn out in Houston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The party was held at<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.wix.com/dmc_swt/a-perfect-fit-resale-boutique#!"><span style="color: blue;">A Perfect Fit Resale Boutique</span></a> and <a href="http://clothesforkidsresale.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Clothes for Kids Resale.</span></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HkInFLN7cMAz41-fz8t3j27MWLyieeVLijiVZNC1KQRHBAO38W-w0xVdxKoh3oHHQU-2aOYM4C6jN8w9gDDF5PNeIo8QW7y31DYMhMVLtCjq5zc1TyTI2yA220-XbBIUeRMomnmCzlIW/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HkInFLN7cMAz41-fz8t3j27MWLyieeVLijiVZNC1KQRHBAO38W-w0xVdxKoh3oHHQU-2aOYM4C6jN8w9gDDF5PNeIo8QW7y31DYMhMVLtCjq5zc1TyTI2yA220-XbBIUeRMomnmCzlIW/s400/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+009.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Owner Marie Pace, from <a href="http://www.wix.com/dmc_swt/a-perfect-fit-resale-boutique#!"><span style="color: blue;">A Perfect Fit Resale Boutique</span></a>, brings her southern hospitality to anyone who enters her store and offers a frequent buyer program, monthly sales and lay-a-way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’re ever in Houston, check them out and tell them <strong>Katie Mac</strong> sent you!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3Q14BAAac0rpNkZP0ZzjEQS7a-BBUiP4w4wZuJisCbw2xGB6NzxTPzx6tBGLnFPlJdNdiHYmqZgeGxTwyHzX0z5LQZfkXhvRZj1txD_qwING7cU83fbFjD_MMedikmgPTcnNDVFma5uS/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3Q14BAAac0rpNkZP0ZzjEQS7a-BBUiP4w4wZuJisCbw2xGB6NzxTPzx6tBGLnFPlJdNdiHYmqZgeGxTwyHzX0z5LQZfkXhvRZj1txD_qwING7cU83fbFjD_MMedikmgPTcnNDVFma5uS/s400/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+006.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now, who wants to thrift on an empty stomach?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong>Not Houston!</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a fruit and cheese tray, summer sausage, and crackers....all with a glass of Pinot Grigio….now we’re off and ready to shop!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5s3zTfH6QqfdWXABQ0gWPZ_9bsPsYmbnnJYmT5BNuHTkLci1GTa2XV4sYEQxP_h3GuDozZEM_dtFWdE-aPOiC0f9y66SHKsucTnEwg6yyCepZb8J_gF9mBYtIN2356olC6Zz68kJhg4Iu/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5s3zTfH6QqfdWXABQ0gWPZ_9bsPsYmbnnJYmT5BNuHTkLci1GTa2XV4sYEQxP_h3GuDozZEM_dtFWdE-aPOiC0f9y66SHKsucTnEwg6yyCepZb8J_gF9mBYtIN2356olC6Zz68kJhg4Iu/s400/Mac+Styles+7-9-2011+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you need to pick something up for the kiddo's, no worries, we've got you covered!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Roxanne Weideman </span></span>is the owner of <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://clothesforkidsresale.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Clothes for Kids Resale</span></a></span> the oldest resale shop in Houston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her shop has a huge selection of children’s clothing from sizes newborn to 16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another special treat is to see<strong> “Smokey”</strong> the cat who can be found chilling at the checkout counter.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam2Hek03yo4ZQHnCqpRzyw1QV1zsJtqhCJe6tU-NBW7YYSWdZlMOaMKWmie7HbRLpr7RWVrHhr3OCj7w10TW7oM8tBRdLc0kNAKeu_imeToIOmYNHBP6pv_X-M2Tkj8bS4-KrNelwSiJE/s1600/thrift+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam2Hek03yo4ZQHnCqpRzyw1QV1zsJtqhCJe6tU-NBW7YYSWdZlMOaMKWmie7HbRLpr7RWVrHhr3OCj7w10TW7oM8tBRdLc0kNAKeu_imeToIOmYNHBP6pv_X-M2Tkj8bS4-KrNelwSiJE/s400/thrift+4.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I handed out <strong>The Mac Styles Survival Kit.</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had everything you need to keep you going for a full day of thrifting - water, snack, antibacterial lotion and my business card..LOL <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjkQKkXHpW4DJYSnxHlitrbQo9_kAdfNTMjXncTRNIAk9CE-zAyuPsO_c2QkfBwIuQY-9S84xj4UEChymNmymIp8ITRTJaL0yPZA-ugpaQ5kshfg-zAQ2INBRcLNS2P7SSe2gqlqFdzp-/s1600/Thrift+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjkQKkXHpW4DJYSnxHlitrbQo9_kAdfNTMjXncTRNIAk9CE-zAyuPsO_c2QkfBwIuQY-9S84xj4UEChymNmymIp8ITRTJaL0yPZA-ugpaQ5kshfg-zAQ2INBRcLNS2P7SSe2gqlqFdzp-/s400/Thrift+2.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I received such positive feedback that I’m thinking of hosting another party.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can’t wait till next year! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I wanted to send a<strong> special thank you</strong> to everyone who came out. We had a wonderful day of thrifting and making new friends.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-885126446887560742011-07-06T14:53:00.000-05:002011-07-06T14:53:02.399-05:00I Love Thrifting Party Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHhBUmQaKui8JGRqhZAKvd7w8PCd7PXHo9oEQ_Pzxa0I16bTgxwwIpnj8OiHAH_fxXNTxRvF6laCR0qEUVvKslFQZiZDvT2Y_CSlq0eWqCRXshr-ql9N2fv79kP1oUqvDCVwUU1vTgp6P/s1600/I+love+Thrifting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHhBUmQaKui8JGRqhZAKvd7w8PCd7PXHo9oEQ_Pzxa0I16bTgxwwIpnj8OiHAH_fxXNTxRvF6laCR0qEUVvKslFQZiZDvT2Y_CSlq0eWqCRXshr-ql9N2fv79kP1oUqvDCVwUU1vTgp6P/s400/I+love+Thrifting.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t Forget this <strong><span style="color: magenta;">Saturday July 9, 2011 </span></strong></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.rashoncarraway.com/"><span style="color: blue; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mr. Goodwill Hunting</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> is hosting the biggest party of the summer, the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.ilovethrifting.com/"><b><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">I <3 Thrifting Party</span></b></a></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> and we’re invited!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Calling all Houston Bloggers and anyone who loves thrifting!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come out and join me on <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>July 9</strong></span> at <b>The Perfect Fit Resale Boutique</b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.wix.com/dmc_swt/a-perfect-fit-resale-boutique#!our-story"><span style="color: blue; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Owner </span><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Marie </span><span style="color: blue; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Pace</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> was gracious enough to host our meet up event.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Don’t forget to order your <b>I<3 Thrifting</b> T-shirts </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.ilovethrifting.com/ORDER_T-SHIRT.html"><span style="color: blue; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">(here</span><span style="color: #2288bb; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">)</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Can’t wait to see everyone there…..</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">When: <b>Saturday July 9, 2011</b></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Time: 12-2pm</span></b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Where: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.wix.com/dmc_swt/a-perfect-fit-resale-boutique#!"><span style="color: blue; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><strong>The Perfect Fit Resale Boutique</strong></span></a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Address: 14520 Memorial Dr #30, Houston, TX 77079</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Just added<u>-</u></strong></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://clothesforkidsresale.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Clothes for Kids Resale </span></a></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Address: 14520 Memorial Dr #20 Houston, TX 77079</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Both resale boutiques will be offering special discounts for The Mac Styles readers</strong></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It pays to be at the I <3 Thrifitng Party on time-</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLcur1KR9xCNahtfOaQMH6_y7oNLOYerRbo_lnC8pd5gjV-h54_FCfbfnJ6BdTzPdByl9fjsFeQWdmdO1Gn7MeOLQGNc0rtgbzPMmry6vitZsToItkPYiEKt4SyZRUTd8cOtV3JJqVkSp/s1600/Survival+Kits+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLcur1KR9xCNahtfOaQMH6_y7oNLOYerRbo_lnC8pd5gjV-h54_FCfbfnJ6BdTzPdByl9fjsFeQWdmdO1Gn7MeOLQGNc0rtgbzPMmry6vitZsToItkPYiEKt4SyZRUTd8cOtV3JJqVkSp/s400/Survival+Kits+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The <strong>first</strong> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">10 readers</b> who can tell me one of my <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">10 Tips for Successful Thrifting</b> <a href="http://themacstyles.blogspot.com/2011/05/thrifting-101.html"><span style="color: blue;">(here)</span></a> will get one of <strong><span style="color: magenta;">The Mac Styles Thrifting Survival tote</span></strong>!</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can’t wait to see everyone in their I<3 Thrifting T-Shirts! </span></span></div></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-19611483268356754292011-07-05T22:56:00.000-05:002011-07-05T22:56:52.627-05:00OOTD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAN8_F5ghUxE8Ix2OTn79UzEi5zZegRln0KobjQsojhJnjgC-K6UNHoBUC3xppsgslOjqM6QLLjB6eg7WHDsEpcqwBopeZuy_YgEHPxpQa_A77m7Lzqu14GZq4b0HhuEIAjC7dYWZG313/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-5-2011+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAN8_F5ghUxE8Ix2OTn79UzEi5zZegRln0KobjQsojhJnjgC-K6UNHoBUC3xppsgslOjqM6QLLjB6eg7WHDsEpcqwBopeZuy_YgEHPxpQa_A77m7Lzqu14GZq4b0HhuEIAjC7dYWZG313/s640/Mac+Styles+7-5-2011+017.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I just wanted to do a quick post of my <strong>Outfit of the Day</strong>. I bought this dress at Forever 21 two years ago for my Miami trip and for some reason never wore it until today. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywiUqbtSdxI5oLO0uNc0grQYiuP4RWOOqz7Le7wxoQesivZj0Es1Ds7bzoNODpO-zz98yK0P8JpEFML1w6fciHasUBmjERGHsWW5wrts-H_lYRusgmiGmv4ASVfZvbW2D02h-HaTNGIbN/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-5-2011+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywiUqbtSdxI5oLO0uNc0grQYiuP4RWOOqz7Le7wxoQesivZj0Es1Ds7bzoNODpO-zz98yK0P8JpEFML1w6fciHasUBmjERGHsWW5wrts-H_lYRusgmiGmv4ASVfZvbW2D02h-HaTNGIbN/s640/Mac+Styles+7-5-2011+020.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This dress was little bit bigger two years ago but I digress. Anyways, it’s the perfect look to run errands while on my staycation which consisted of shopping with friends and dinner with the BFF. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu12xyEOZzYdJ0yqKJHYDPzJp142pv7HcXyMZSZlUV42TbGx-kJtwc4UfGpXKc37tPpc3hb-zBmUJhURco4eb6mrHDOkf_6S-fKaBfWy3qQBjKn5OKmbV2MFX3MxM54p9lQABOFh5X6CUv/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-5-2011+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu12xyEOZzYdJ0yqKJHYDPzJp142pv7HcXyMZSZlUV42TbGx-kJtwc4UfGpXKc37tPpc3hb-zBmUJhURco4eb6mrHDOkf_6S-fKaBfWy3qQBjKn5OKmbV2MFX3MxM54p9lQABOFh5X6CUv/s640/Mac+Styles+7-5-2011+023.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enjoy the rest of your week!</span></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What I Wore</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Dress with Belt-Forever 21</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Necklace and Bangles-Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Clutch-Vintage</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Earring-Forever 21</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sandals- Target</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"></div></span></span>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-2633230410768103732011-07-04T17:10:00.000-05:002011-07-04T17:10:19.222-05:00Happy 4th of July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDWVr-LLpqifWqbW2UCaBzZFRbQeOfB1O2lmc8TeMB6Fv4WyyNlZcHb2J5VSAsbQK9G3cxcXYBOWH-LrdrDY0fEe8xKT_-vQc53ejcqI6pK2BdaC5ATFpTUD2NH9mPZ_EcrjoBK9pWgA9/s1600/4th+of+July+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDWVr-LLpqifWqbW2UCaBzZFRbQeOfB1O2lmc8TeMB6Fv4WyyNlZcHb2J5VSAsbQK9G3cxcXYBOWH-LrdrDY0fEe8xKT_-vQc53ejcqI6pK2BdaC5ATFpTUD2NH9mPZ_EcrjoBK9pWgA9/s640/4th+of+July+009.JPG" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I just wanted to wish everyone a safe and <strong><span style="color: blue;">Happy 4<sup>th</sup> of July</span></strong> filled with fun, food, family and friends!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m currently on a staycation enjoying my week off from work. <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In</span> a few days I will be celebrating my birthday with friends…Life is good!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Special thanks to <strong>Trice</strong> from <a href="http://highheelsgoodmeals.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>High Heels and Good Meals</strong></span></a> for awarding me with <strong>A Lovely Blog Award</strong>!!!! A BIG Thank you….I appreciate all the support. Please check out her <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">blog<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. She </span></span> has a flare for <strong>fashion </strong>and <strong>food</strong>! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpzllR_MFP5xEf3MaGLn436BPN5c_NbDvxHCVLPVIrcvWUinmaaTTO5bxaUfkBKBGd5xNqEnmohsRp4qFG4FkE2F1cbcbQSEAExJxZIXPCVd3NzOQoSTtZ6Lpm68A8ntuIMwnOz3mnUmB/s1600/One_Lovely_Blog_Award.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpzllR_MFP5xEf3MaGLn436BPN5c_NbDvxHCVLPVIrcvWUinmaaTTO5bxaUfkBKBGd5xNqEnmohsRp4qFG4FkE2F1cbcbQSEAExJxZIXPCVd3NzOQoSTtZ6Lpm68A8ntuIMwnOz3mnUmB/s200/One_Lovely_Blog_Award.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The rules:* link back to the person who passed you the award<br />
* share 7 random things about yourself<br />
* award 15 blogs <br />
*drop a note to tell them about it</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>More Random Things about Me</strong></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My favorite food is Mexican</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I love pretty stationary </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m a nail polish junkie</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One of my favorite t.v. shows is King of Queens…love Doug and Carrie</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I don’t know how to swim </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">I would like to pass on the recognition to the following stylish bloggers<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">:</span></span></span></div></span></span><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://alcinalci.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Alci & Alci<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></span></a></span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; 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</div></div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-69736325882174610302011-07-02T12:49:00.000-05:002011-07-02T12:49:57.737-05:00Hello Kitty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjfGIV5IOLoiVSHj0uRYrAnb-PYKEdx645O4bvS1l32kPBHhOq5LCqouDd94eqDMYv4QbS6CeqGAK8BeZUVr8DtpUUXXHGvgWmrYXJkCf7XPM-TUz9SsC4RZc6-eaFNTMO3tLxFET6RiM/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-2-2011+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjfGIV5IOLoiVSHj0uRYrAnb-PYKEdx645O4bvS1l32kPBHhOq5LCqouDd94eqDMYv4QbS6CeqGAK8BeZUVr8DtpUUXXHGvgWmrYXJkCf7XPM-TUz9SsC4RZc6-eaFNTMO3tLxFET6RiM/s640/Mac+Styles+7-2-2011+021.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My love of <strong>Hello Kitty</strong> goes as far as elementary school, and over the years I’ve become an avid collector of all things <strong>Hello Kitty</strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily, most of my trinkets have been gifts from family and friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6Z71-AXaxeVtTKgJhtA9GrSzRbWFWfnAkkIo8Ma_i4VB1-jXHC9Lsf6lFNGHNTCzf65HnjV4DLiJFqWQ8FiteKAz0s1Hnpkqva3k4cRFHQ183jgvKqTaGhEZqJSPUzOqb6mNVit9QC2J/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-2-2011+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6Z71-AXaxeVtTKgJhtA9GrSzRbWFWfnAkkIo8Ma_i4VB1-jXHC9Lsf6lFNGHNTCzf65HnjV4DLiJFqWQ8FiteKAz0s1Hnpkqva3k4cRFHQ183jgvKqTaGhEZqJSPUzOqb6mNVit9QC2J/s640/Mac+Styles+7-2-2011+015.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Two years ago I was visited the Sanrio store in New York and had a blast buying stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would love to visit the store in Japan!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cnxvHGFPV5tXoNZPsDaJmLdHu_0Hx_LhLPPgDVIXVSKWQ6OHZ0AgfHcuUxlyTSDVMGmCVx_hQFB2quXP2SzO2CubPdxQI98d_7VWPEhR3zWiCg6JIWnw9T7ruw48XtQFKT-n1bN3IJ-k/s1600/Mac+Styles+7-2-2011+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cnxvHGFPV5tXoNZPsDaJmLdHu_0Hx_LhLPPgDVIXVSKWQ6OHZ0AgfHcuUxlyTSDVMGmCVx_hQFB2quXP2SzO2CubPdxQI98d_7VWPEhR3zWiCg6JIWnw9T7ruw48XtQFKT-n1bN3IJ-k/s640/Mac+Styles+7-2-2011+018.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My most precious treasure is my <strong>Hello Kitty</strong> Build a Bear doll…that I found brand new at the thrift store!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXdoP9Y1yN1_7RphSgeYKCyETBShW7p3Q5vVS2UyhczhQL8oGKQRvJ6jc3OjjF_EuxboxELx_WFBA-jHsnAe6Woe0lV-cxY8oTAYJWeH7DqPaddP6nmTFIa8115bayeX3bEFOnK0WwRHa/s1600/Hello+Kitty+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXdoP9Y1yN1_7RphSgeYKCyETBShW7p3Q5vVS2UyhczhQL8oGKQRvJ6jc3OjjF_EuxboxELx_WFBA-jHsnAe6Woe0lV-cxY8oTAYJWeH7DqPaddP6nmTFIa8115bayeX3bEFOnK0WwRHa/s320/Hello+Kitty+002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Hello Kitty Vans tennis shoes are next on my wish list…..</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc1s7RnzLaU-1cp_9sCzkMJbWYlyi04XS1jMFNi4Uoya1osAvfakqfC7JVZSS38wrtAWIyZLxvW3cVbtpRaFUzwKldK4I1cmgYCzk-poVHykuOrkEE-80efD9hYJ2LAWqzQqPUe2mC8ss/s1600/Hello+Kitty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc1s7RnzLaU-1cp_9sCzkMJbWYlyi04XS1jMFNi4Uoya1osAvfakqfC7JVZSS38wrtAWIyZLxvW3cVbtpRaFUzwKldK4I1cmgYCzk-poVHykuOrkEE-80efD9hYJ2LAWqzQqPUe2mC8ss/s400/Hello+Kitty.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Have a great holiday weekend and stay informed about the<span style="color: magenta;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://themacstyles.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-love-thrifting-party.html"><span style="color: magenta;">I love Thrifting Party</span></a></b></span> on <strong>7/9/2011</strong> by following me on Twitter.com/<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">themacstyles</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I Wore </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shirt-Forever 21</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shorts-Gap</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wedges-Target</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Belt-Thrift</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ring-Beauty Supply</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bracelets- Dots and Forever 21</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watch and Necklace-Avon</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Earring-Bakers </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunglasses-New York and Company</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-71748661242105798952011-06-25T09:20:00.000-05:002011-06-25T09:23:52.928-05:00Five Dollar Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8NgGLNdNUtrOW9wfMbck8C9YRqwpvGTFRlFHo5t0k3wr5F2Lx03A9LyWdC1MPrDBcrabqOYAckIn6jFgHhkZ8jz9PWFEtrr68dqYpNfMgr3ytcVgi6hB-HheaO4Cv9Z62vEfOb6UmLtk/s1600/Mac+Styles+6-24-2011+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8NgGLNdNUtrOW9wfMbck8C9YRqwpvGTFRlFHo5t0k3wr5F2Lx03A9LyWdC1MPrDBcrabqOYAckIn6jFgHhkZ8jz9PWFEtrr68dqYpNfMgr3ytcVgi6hB-HheaO4Cv9Z62vEfOb6UmLtk/s640/Mac+Styles+6-24-2011+003.JPG" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Goodwill has been my good friend in the last couple of months. I’ve been finding some great finds such as these Chico’s pants aka another pair of printed <strong>“pajama pants”</strong> for the outrageous price of <strong>$3.99!</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixd_rt2AkICzQGpO_bE4RUWPcMxxkF2o4Dm96_dplvCqqsAPFukVEBfJDAzabHhgoIZYXWQ4i67kgx3em-CE2ipl6gR9uQb6YvmrI8jD6iU8YDew1wDYruT1seRc-4MDuCewYN1e3XK2ew/s1600/Mac+Styles+6-24-2011+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixd_rt2AkICzQGpO_bE4RUWPcMxxkF2o4Dm96_dplvCqqsAPFukVEBfJDAzabHhgoIZYXWQ4i67kgx3em-CE2ipl6gR9uQb6YvmrI8jD6iU8YDew1wDYruT1seRc-4MDuCewYN1e3XK2ew/s640/Mac+Styles+6-24-2011+013.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Let me tell you how I got lucky with this price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I was checking out, I mentioned to the cashier how much I loved these pajama pants and as she typed into the cash register she yelled, <strong>“One pair of pajama pants $3.99.”</strong> I smiled inside because I knew I got a deal!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cashier had no clue these were not real pajama pants and I guess she didn’t see the March issue of <strong><a href="http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Fashion-Spotlight/ELLE-Shops-Mixed-Prints/(imageIndex)/7/(play)/false"><span style="color: purple;">Elle magazine‘s</span></a></strong> editorial on printed pajama pants. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The magazine showcased pajama pants from such designers as <strong>John Galliano, Tucker, BeBe</strong> and <strong>United Bamboo</strong>…all well priced over <strong>$100.</strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well kudos for me because I got the look for less…..It pays to use <strong>fashion jargon! </strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Check out some of the pajama pants featured in <strong><a href="http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Fashion-Spotlight/ELLE-Shops-Mixed-Prints/(imageIndex)/7/(play)/false"><span style="color: purple;">Elle magazine</span></a></strong><span style="color: purple;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRyC4ogZ1im0RG3fsgNeGAjldIAzBujdcq54daFsGPWNxb5m594C9ruWm1jNVB1v_yqtz3-WrBSXVn8RzdLJaf6XS-4TaCa-Kg6AxP8-0BXdI6ZLge4Stym4tDqE0114Rn4pEgdlSQNLD/s1600/JOHN-GALLIANO-SPRING-RTW-2011-PODIUM-018_runway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRyC4ogZ1im0RG3fsgNeGAjldIAzBujdcq54daFsGPWNxb5m594C9ruWm1jNVB1v_yqtz3-WrBSXVn8RzdLJaf6XS-4TaCa-Kg6AxP8-0BXdI6ZLge4Stym4tDqE0114Rn4pEgdlSQNLD/s320/JOHN-GALLIANO-SPRING-RTW-2011-PODIUM-018_runway.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This weekend was filled with friends, family, and trying to beat this Texas heat which is well over 100 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because it was so HOT I wanted to keep my outfit cool and simple. What’s simpler than a little black dress?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ag4dAjQgprmc0FpVaG2Oci7P0bj2XUVBRAYIl1oEW8bn6mL7f9P8HP3U4K03WCF50N7asgU0FFFsfHrOhF0dsDaAOlrV5o1IANLu1u7V2hhvbfPLOLTR2lggoKHjowe_Itm77-G9KSKS/s1600/baby+shower+041%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ag4dAjQgprmc0FpVaG2Oci7P0bj2XUVBRAYIl1oEW8bn6mL7f9P8HP3U4K03WCF50N7asgU0FFFsfHrOhF0dsDaAOlrV5o1IANLu1u7V2hhvbfPLOLTR2lggoKHjowe_Itm77-G9KSKS/s400/baby+shower+041%255B1%255D.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saturday I had the pleasure of attending my friend <a href="http://thesproutingbean.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Priscilla’s</span></a> baby shower. <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My fellow bloggers and <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">friends</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://strictlihair.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Strictli Hair</span></a> and <a href="http://fitzchronicles.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Fitz Chronicles</span></a> were also in attendance. <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I had </span>a great time laughing and eating as the mother to be unwrapped her gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdVYGoLNKMJUeLExbFyjZb2tXkxLMrkKd-LBAtAPpQtFKrQzkbkbqcT2hWzngQBBX94ETQq_HPIcnn5WDFoauDJ8pRA8wokApn0Vki73emnL445NSjEsKAhlPTfvIHMFe3G0opsh4ves1/s1600/baby+shower+030%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdVYGoLNKMJUeLExbFyjZb2tXkxLMrkKd-LBAtAPpQtFKrQzkbkbqcT2hWzngQBBX94ETQq_HPIcnn5WDFoauDJ8pRA8wokApn0Vki73emnL445NSjEsKAhlPTfvIHMFe3G0opsh4ves1/s640/baby+shower+030%255B1%255D.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunday Father’s Day was lovely spending time with my Dad sharing stories and laughing. We can talk for hours on all kinds of topics from politics, current events, to reality television.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s truly endless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hope your week is off to a great start!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What I Wore</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Dress- Eddie Bauer</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Vest- Club Monaco Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Shoes- Macys</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Necklace- Bakers</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bangles- Jessica Kagan Cushman and Thrift</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">Special thanks to Fitz for taking my pictures! </div></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-14061508555059265472011-06-19T14:44:00.000-05:002011-06-19T14:44:37.452-05:00My Appreciation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNHjQsa8tgejVQAZcge1LY7XESoJMqsJYJzS_Ly7efYPqMutPmt92wsULOh988pqiK85er7lqPJsoKy8jsvSr-ENFcWcqA4Ilp_E78t13wLF4zCOHMYn0l3_3r_-3WlzDeut5toqdzdtD/s1600/Mac+styles+6-16+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNHjQsa8tgejVQAZcge1LY7XESoJMqsJYJzS_Ly7efYPqMutPmt92wsULOh988pqiK85er7lqPJsoKy8jsvSr-ENFcWcqA4Ilp_E78t13wLF4zCOHMYn0l3_3r_-3WlzDeut5toqdzdtD/s640/Mac+styles+6-16+009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I’ve learned in the last few months of blogging is how supportive the blogging community is and this past Friday I was reading <a href="http://stylechic360.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Style Chic 360’s</span></a> blog and she mention how she found out she was featured on <a href="http://www.blackstylecentral.com/2011/06/35-black-style-bloggers-youll-love.html"><span style="color: blue;">Black Style Central</span></a> as one of <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>"35 Black Style Bloggers You’ll Love"</strong></span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to check out the list and was SHOCKED to learn I was listed too….WOW! I wanted to dance in the streets. I’m in awe and you cannot imagine how much I appreciate the support! Thank you again to <a href="http://www.blackstylecentral.com/2011/06/35-black-style-bloggers-youll-love.html"><span style="color: blue;">Black Style Central</span></a> for this feature and be sure to check out the list of stylish bloggers! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok so let’s talk about these <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">wide</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> leg </span>pants…</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAlbiPJytEWK68G2nWjK7fGBf7wnSLeOgSZH_pE64m1zWH9GRcZOSK9EWwhCcdhrmwNRL2hKqGtrgJ2_C4zNC7Kiz7cUqzGQEq4MV1PuejAwgOczixOjU4jn2dVnBzVtmhn6P40QDguXK/s1600/Mac+styles+6-16+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAlbiPJytEWK68G2nWjK7fGBf7wnSLeOgSZH_pE64m1zWH9GRcZOSK9EWwhCcdhrmwNRL2hKqGtrgJ2_C4zNC7Kiz7cUqzGQEq4MV1PuejAwgOczixOjU4jn2dVnBzVtmhn6P40QDguXK/s640/Mac+styles+6-16+003.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My preference is wide legs over skinny jeans/pants any day. So it was love at first sight for my <a href="http://us.asos.com/?xr=1&mk=VOID&r=3"><span style="color: blue;">ASOS</span> </a>super wide leg pants. I stalked the <a href="http://us.asos.com/?xr=1&mk=VOID&r=3"><span style="color: blue;">ASOS</span></a> website for weeks, waiting for my size to reappear in stock and it never did. So I took a chance, and ordered the next size up and decided to get them altered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So happy I did because they’re a perfect fit now!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-90319484656582785972011-06-16T22:58:00.000-05:002011-06-16T22:58:08.602-05:00I Love Thrifting Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9U7nknGiE71IXzjYhxSor1ZgnQeCrRPXcOYqNen0B2wRE7dKQDAOXILk1lHLEub8m34OslKiHV84Gf2Mjzhbiw5wviE4ooOHHJRC004Me3CP_tRFVDk1Fi-c8atEDGKj2K-oHMQVjuzV/s1600/I+love+Thrifting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9U7nknGiE71IXzjYhxSor1ZgnQeCrRPXcOYqNen0B2wRE7dKQDAOXILk1lHLEub8m34OslKiHV84Gf2Mjzhbiw5wviE4ooOHHJRC004Me3CP_tRFVDk1Fi-c8atEDGKj2K-oHMQVjuzV/s400/I+love+Thrifting.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.rashoncarraway.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Mr. Goodwill Hunting</span></a> is hosting the biggest party of the summer, the <strong><a href="http://www.ilovethrifting.com/"><span style="color: black;">I <3 Thrifting Party</span></a></strong> and we’re invited!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Calling all Houston Bloggers and anyone who loves thrifting!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come out and join me on July 9 at <strong>The Perfect Fit Resale Boutique</strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.wix.com/dmc_swt/a-perfect-fit-resale-boutique#!our-story"><span style="color: blue;">Owner <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Marie </span>Pace</span></a> was gracious enough to host our meet up event.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We will have refreshments and shopping! </span></span></span></div><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t forget to order your <strong>I<3 Thrifting</strong> T-shirts <a href="http://www.ilovethrifting.com/ORDER_T-SHIRT.html"><span style="color: blue;">(here</span>)</a></span></div></span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Can’t wait to see everyone there…..</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When: <strong>Saturday July 9, 2011</strong></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Time: 12-2pm</strong></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Where: <a href="http://www.wix.com/dmc_swt/a-perfect-fit-resale-boutique#!"><span style="color: blue;">The Perfect Fit Resale Boutique</span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span class="pp-headline-item"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Address: 14520 Memorial Dr #30, Houston, TX 77079</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My first goal was to resist buying anything new since I’m shopping my closet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I had to get crackin and see what I could find.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lucky me, I came across this neon orange Christian Dior blazer that I found a couple of weeks ago at the Goodwill for $9.99!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can you believe that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was a good thrifting day…I absolutely love the color and the gold CD buttons.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I imagined this blazer was once worn by a <strong>“well to do woman”</strong> that spent her Saturday with the <strong>Ladies Who Lunch</strong> drinking hot tea and conversing about their vacation homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Saturdays are far from the <strong>Ladies Who Lunch</strong>, so I decided to add my funky flair to this blazer by pairing my splatter paint Gap Khaki pants and bold accessories. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWoel7dfWomhG7MGO7qeb-a344_0jGPx7Nhx2lZkDdiEqlP9bbSR2EPtyFBv2Lync1lc_3ekFCFmilGB63LpzwGAOuNBZ3fqWcawqdVO5FxvbAs6rOg7bkr5QbsfAbO-A7ay6ELFCRQVp/s1600/Mac+Styles+6-14-2011+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWoel7dfWomhG7MGO7qeb-a344_0jGPx7Nhx2lZkDdiEqlP9bbSR2EPtyFBv2Lync1lc_3ekFCFmilGB63LpzwGAOuNBZ3fqWcawqdVO5FxvbAs6rOg7bkr5QbsfAbO-A7ay6ELFCRQVp/s640/Mac+Styles+6-14-2011+017.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After receiving such positive feedback regarding my Buyer’s Remorse post </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://themacstyles.blogspot.com/2011/05/buyers-remorse.html"><span style="color: blue;">(here</span>)</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> on the Bakers <a href="http://www.bakersshoes.com/p-195440-YASMINE.aspx?c=927"><span style="color: blue;">Yasmeen wedges</span></a>, friends encouraged <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">me</span> to go back to Bakers and <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>ASK</strong></span> for an exchange…</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I marched back into the store and demanded they accept my exchange!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OK, maybe not so much demand, I just wanted to give you guys a dramatic effect….LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">No, so what really happened was a friend called the store and explained my shoe dilemma. Then, the sales associate advised that I could exchange my shoes. WooHoo!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bakers will exchange my shoes even though my receipt said <strong>All Sales Final</strong>...Wow, that works out...no money lost!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So this weekend I returned back to Bakers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were happy to oblige and encouraged me to pick another shoe. Great! I’m thinking this shouldn’t take all day; I’ll pick another shoe no biggie…..<strong>NOT!</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spent hours trying on every cute sandal in a size 9 and nothing looked good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt guilty because I had Brittany, the sales associate, running back and forth to the stock room like a crazy person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But she was nice and never got upset with me being so indecisive. I <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">also </span>want to say a special thank you to my 7 1/2 month pregnant <a href="http://www.thesproutingbean.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">friend</span></a> for sitting there watching me try on sandals, in an uncomfortable chair with no back support!!!! LOL!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a trooper! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I almost lost all hope regarding my exchange until I saw the accessories rack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yippee!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had an assortment of jewelry to choose from and a buy one get one 50% off sale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picked out a <strong>necklace</strong>, <strong>a</strong> <strong>pair of earrings</strong> and <strong>3 bracelets</strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you guys for your encouragement and <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">sales associate </span>Brittany! I’m very pleased with my new accessories and can’t wait to wear them…</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lesson learned - It pays to <strong>ASK!</strong></span></span></div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-37372264857347457242011-06-09T22:36:00.000-05:002011-06-09T22:36:41.736-05:00Five Dollar Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniJpeCba1UmdpFqOJOTRi3MVk4SSXhaXsrZZS8TQiepSKTQx26f7KPRVHrt3O_yMRdDfljh36rTG1B39p6ihQ5cND2rMeH6qxvXpV75IU4dcAZrTTr-F_um-TABaA9toxUVqp9fbBKtd9/s1600/Mac+Styles+6-9-2011+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniJpeCba1UmdpFqOJOTRi3MVk4SSXhaXsrZZS8TQiepSKTQx26f7KPRVHrt3O_yMRdDfljh36rTG1B39p6ihQ5cND2rMeH6qxvXpV75IU4dcAZrTTr-F_um-TABaA9toxUVqp9fbBKtd9/s640/Mac+Styles+6-9-2011+034.JPG" t8="true" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Remember <strong>Five Dollar</strong> <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>Finds</strong></span> is where I feature one thrift store item that I purchased for five dollars or less. Woo Hoo! It’s going to be a doozie! Instead of one item for five dollars, I will be featuring <strong>3 items</strong> that total up to <strong>five dollars!</strong> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I love about thrift store shopping is the thrill of the hunt, but more importantly, the prices…you can’t beat <strong>3 items</strong> for <strong>five dollars</strong>.........<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Drum roll please!!<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">!!!<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">…….</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_s5ep6KO3svpj98x6Bxdx1S2M6k-L-Xh75UVjZlX979FGfWPbvIrK3CaRXDD8t9culzayZ7IhG_rsO1ZLQRG6a45Pe-TvBz33E09TYJbLtCLjzKQkj1GvbNoHKk9ebrG6E-RlKlsM3Yl/s1600/Mac+Styles+6-9-2011+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_s5ep6KO3svpj98x6Bxdx1S2M6k-L-Xh75UVjZlX979FGfWPbvIrK3CaRXDD8t9culzayZ7IhG_rsO1ZLQRG6a45Pe-TvBz33E09TYJbLtCLjzKQkj1GvbNoHKk9ebrG6E-RlKlsM3Yl/s640/Mac+Styles+6-9-2011+038.JPG" t8="true" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>Yellow clutch $3</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>Ralph Lauren tie belt $1</strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>Ralph Lauren high waisted jeans $1</strong></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>Total=$5 Lovin’it</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4q2x48CBDvDeJNNevB9DFuYCkgDjVEcCh0r63uMDTLlV-T5EHTtYq_CX4bhgc8plaVQgkxtuG6U2xsg2YWfWqOf8W7lYURXY4JPx4Lm2wnFfZj_Cm3MVHqR9jCNd80Ak9j6-5mPsJMLd-/s1600/Mac+Styles+6-9-2011+063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4q2x48CBDvDeJNNevB9DFuYCkgDjVEcCh0r63uMDTLlV-T5EHTtYq_CX4bhgc8plaVQgkxtuG6U2xsg2YWfWqOf8W7lYURXY4JPx4Lm2wnFfZj_Cm3MVHqR9jCNd80Ak9j6-5mPsJMLd-/s400/Mac+Styles+6-9-2011+063.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hey Jarred, I’ll pass on that five dollar footlong any day of the week</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">….I’m looking for my <strong>Five Dollar <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Finds!</span></strong></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong></strong> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Special thanks to all my new followers! So glad that you’re here…….</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I Wore</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Tunic- Libertine for Target </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Jeans- Ralph Lauren Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Belt- Ralph Lauren Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Shoes and Clutch- Thrift</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bracelet- Banana Republic</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Necklace and Earrings- Guess</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ring-Charming Charlie’s </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"></div></span> </div></span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Katie Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056933759264543302noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083282381099598664.post-84921044181700138692011-06-07T19:08:00.000-05:002011-06-07T19:08:34.995-05:00Memories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGSdrU1g_RlrrwgaVfBh1Ll-YvQIpEWoPGFHs6U_6wdHfpYwYdVLsyywYR7pL8ZWQiYC34r4Mb-Jbs3eup5cHUbGPgAt0f_7A9CLpNQrCVffIGhZ7oRLv5cYEsYqiTMF9awwToSkhGr9V/s1600/Mac+Styles+6-7-2011+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGSdrU1g_RlrrwgaVfBh1Ll-YvQIpEWoPGFHs6U_6wdHfpYwYdVLsyywYR7pL8ZWQiYC34r4Mb-Jbs3eup5cHUbGPgAt0f_7A9CLpNQrCVffIGhZ7oRLv5cYEsYqiTMF9awwToSkhGr9V/s640/Mac+Styles+6-7-2011+005.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ok, so I begin my “Shop Your Closet- Self Challenge” and I’m pleasantly surprised by what I found thus far. Case in point…this outfit! I’ve only worn this dress and leggings one time and I can tell you exactly when and where. Isn’t that funny, when you can look at clothing items and it brings back some memories? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I bought this dress last year at Kohl’s and wore it once to work. I received plenty of compliments but somehow never wore it again…until now. Why you ask? Well, this dress was buried between a set of dress<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">es</span> in the closet that no longer fit but I refuse to get rid of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did I mention I have a closet of many sizes? I’ll save that craziness for another blog post!<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These leggings are almost a year old too! I found them at a JCPenney clearance sale. I wore them to my BFF’S birthday party. That night, I danced like there was no tomorrow and my feet suffered the next day. Good Times!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOC8FSYitpe4aYXQ6Aa8n2FD69N-UhEyDv_kh7rE0GYl2vNQyEsRDjp3haPBuyRZYmtJJcNdzFMMrqFzvxF5mO6Xl4atam7IxuUCbciLzVW0AUoDIRpCisSliHS-zSCBllXB_ABFFKCri/s1600/Mac+Styles+6-7-2011+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOC8FSYitpe4aYXQ6Aa8n2FD69N-UhEyDv_kh7rE0GYl2vNQyEsRDjp3haPBuyRZYmtJJcNdzFMMrqFzvxF5mO6Xl4atam7IxuUCbciLzVW0AUoDIRpCisSliHS-zSCBllXB_ABFFKCri/s400/Mac+Styles+6-7-2011+017.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The necklace I wore to <a href="http://strictlihair.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Luci Lui’s</span></a> birthday dinner 3 years ago at PF Changs. I remember that night because it was my second time eating at PF Changes and I was not too pleased with my food but I loved the atmosphere and conversation! I must admit, I prefer Mexican food over Chinese, so PF Changs had no chance with me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m digging all things bright...colors and prints! So I’m getting the best of both worlds in this outfit with my linen fuchsia blazer and my printed Old Navy shorts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found these shorts in my closet, still new with the tags. Yikes, I remember I bought them last year on clearance!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You know you’re a <strong>shopaholic </strong>when you find stuff in your closet that's brand new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tend to buy stuff hoping to match it with something else, and then months go by and I totally forget about what I bought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure that’s true for most <strong>shopaholics.</strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But I’m vowing to stay out of the stores for the next two months and shop my closet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shopping your closet is something you've got to do more often because you find things you haven’t worn in months. It’s also the perfect opportunity to organize and evaluate what you do have. Get rid of anything old and create new outfits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>That’s my favorite part of shopping my closet, creating new outfits. The only downfall is the messy room with all the clothes on the floor!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who wants to clean that up?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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