Recent Purchases: Back to school edition

When I was an undergrad my daily wardrobe consisted of a plain t-shirt, jeans, and sweatshirt. And it was okay to wear similar things two days in a row because I had different classes and different classmates. So no one but me, and maybe my roommates would notice.

Sad but true. I had no sense of style back then. Even if it was only a year ago.

I'm determined to make Grad school different. I'll be with the same group of people all day, everyday so that silly trend in undergrad just won't fly. I don't want to be super dressed up at school either. So what's a girl to do?

Go Back-to-school shopping ofcourse! H&M and Forever21 proved to be successful places.

I definitely scored at H&M this weekend with 3 tops!

I found this knit top at Forever 21. I'll wear a tank top underneath it.

 I'll need at least another pair of jeans then I'll be good to go. Oh, and books too...

Piperlime heart break

Yes, it's true. Piperlime broke my heart yesterday. I don't like to have sad posts but I had to share.

I've been stalking this shirt for months now(yes, months!) hoping, wishing, and praying that it would go on sale. I love it so much but can't bring myself to spend $78 on it plus tax. With grad school coming up its hard to justify it. But alas, it didn't go on sale.

But THEN, I saw at the bottom of the page a few days ago an offer that if you sign up for their emails then you'd get 15% off on your first order if used by July 24th. I had never bought anything from them so I was thinking SCORE! With the 15% it would come out to about $66.

Yesterday I tried to buy it using the promo code that they sent and it said my code was invalid. Panic ensued.

Maybe it's time that I let it go and move onto other shirts. I love it but I don't love it that much.

Recent Purchases

This weekend I had some success when it came to shopping. I didn't mean for it to be a "shopping weekend" but ya know sometimes it just turns out that way.

One of my shopping to-do's is to get some new plain t-shirts. I've worn the same plain shirts for over 3 years(I know it's sad). Finally I admitted to myself it is time to phase them out and replace them. Thank goodness for Target! They came to my rescue once again! I only bought 3 shirts but will most likely go back and get more later.

 Yup, super plain but they work and fit well!

Next at Target I decided to invest in some dry-shampoo. I've heard from many that it works wonders. Normally I just use baby powder but my powder smells kind of funny so I said what the heck and bought some. I've used it once and so far so good. Plus it smells better than the baby powder! Yay!

Next on a trip to South Coast Plaza to pick up some of mom's St. John knits she had altered. I had to go into Zara because they were having a massive sale! And I snatched up this shirt for $20. I really like the coral color and that the lines aren't perfectly straight.

**Update: I will need to exchange it for a smaller size as 

it is a tad bit too big around the arm holes**

Although it's not mine, I'm counting one last purchase as a victory in my book. My mom has been in desperate need of new shorts. She's at her goal weight from being on Weight Watchers but she was still wearing her shorts from before she lost the weight. We walked into Gap to browse and she tried on some shorts that weren't quite right then I pulled out a pair of shorts that she hadn't tried yet. She gave me a weird look and didn't want to try them but I insisted she at least try them. And they fit perfectly!! She was so shocked and I was(and still am) so excited for her, and me for picking them! She bought 3 pairs haha. 

So moms out there, sometimes it pays to listen to your daughters!

Next purchases I'm thinking of getting are a pair of Toms shoes and maybe a casual blazer.