City Museum

City Museum in St Louis with its dozens of slides, tunnels, and cages to crawl through makes for a great date night or night out with the kids. It has tons of games and activities to explore that will keep you going for hours. We spent about 6 hours there and didn't see even half of the hidden treasures inside and out. Check out City Museum in St Louis.
"Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring"
~Carl Sagan

Sunday Funday

Sunday Funday in beautiful weather should always consist of active outdoor activities.
Hikes overlooking Del Mar and Torrey Pines are always a good idea.
"Real freedom lies in Wilderness,  not civilization."
~Charles Lindbergh

Music Festival Season

These are 3 ideas of great looks for the coming Music Festival Season. 

I love a simple pair of jean shorts and a bright or vibrant top. Then, dress it up with all sorts of accessories. And if I was actually going, I'd probably have some sort of face and body paint going too!

Bright colors, flower crowns, accessories, head chains, body chains, etc. You name it, you'll see it at all sorts of festivals. So don't be shy! You'll see just about anything. For all you Ultra Music Festival and Coachella goers this year. I'm jealous! Have a great time and take tons of pics and videos!

"Without music, life would be a mistake."
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Outfit 1:

Green Top: Nordstrom

Shorts: Guess jeans

Outfit 2:

Peach Top: BeBe

Shorts: Guess jeans

Outfit 3*:

Tribal Print Top: Forever 21

Shorts: Thifted!

*Outfit 3 will be featured again in another post.

Flower Crowns

Flower crowns are gorgeous accessories that are perfect for Music Festivals, spring or summer parties, or for those "just cause" days.

There's a lot of great YouTube videos and blog posts about DIY Flower Crowns. They're super easy and quick to make. And it all depends on what style you're interested in. Below are some of the sites I looked at before making mine.

Blue Bird Vintage

Fashionista804

"The Earth laughs in Flowers."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Supplies:

-Elastic Headband or plain regular headband

-Hot glue gun

-Fake or Fresh flowers (WITH leaves), can be bought at any craft store (Michael's)

Instructions:

-Depending on how thick the stems are from the flowers, you can choose to incorporate those by twisting them around the headband, or cutting them off.

-I cut them off

-Simply glue the flowers you'd like onto the headband, giving just enough room for petals to touch between flowers.

-Glue the leaves as "fillers" under/between the flowers. 

-Let it cool/dry and voila! You've got a gorgeous flower crown. 

Please let me know if you have any questions! 

But I am not a pro, you can easily google or check the video and site above for tips :)

Hump Day!

Grind, grind, grind. 2 more days until the weekend.

Even at work, you can liven things up with a pop of color and some florals or prints.

"Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Blazer: H&M

Silk Shirt: Vintage

Knit Skirt: Nordstrom

Shoes: Nine West

A little bit of Tribal Love

Today's stroll around Del Mar made me glad I wore this 

gorgeous tribal turquoise one-of-a-kind piece. Such a beautiful 

compliment to the bold statements of the greenery of spring.

"You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep Spring from coming."

-Pablo Neruda

Watch: Michael Kors

Necklace: One of a kind, handed down

Top: Nordstrom

Pants: Self-designed

Swoosh!

 

Sporty style for a casual day at the mall.

"The score never interested me, only the game."

-Mae West

Jean Jacket: Guess Jeans

Shorts: Hello Parry

Shoes: Nike Dunk

Exploring gardens

 Sometimes you just want to dress comfy. 

 "A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars."

-Victor Hugo, Les Miserables

Jacket: Forever 21

Shirt: Hello Parry

Shoes: Keds

Overalls for the win

 Who ever thought these hideous things would come back in style?! Well, they're back, and with a vengeance. With a new style and look, overalls went from country, to chic in just a decade.

"Opportunity is missed by most people, because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

-Thomas A. Edison

Sunglasses: Prada

Overalls: Gympsum Style

Shoes: Nine West

'89

San Diego winter...Still beanie weather worthy...I think.

"Hey baby, feel my sweater. You feel that? That's girlfriend material." 

-Anonymous

Beanie: Roxy

Sunglasses: Prada

Sweater: Forever 21

Knit Skirt: Nordstrom

Bracelets: Tory Burch

Watch: Michael Kors

Shoes: Oxfords

Where the Surf Meets the Turf

Who wouldn't love beautiful Del Mar.

"Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows."

-Helen Keller

Sunglasses: Prada

Crop top: BeBe

Shorts: HelloParry

Purse: Kate Spade

Wedge boots: Aldo Shoes

Reviving the Blog

Why?     It's been about 4 years since my last blog post, and who knows if I will be able to upkeep it now. But I have been asked about my style and blog constantly, so voila!

About my Style...     I'm a soon-to-be medical professional with a little bit a style, a little bit of jazz, and a little bit of spice....well maybe a lot of spice. I've always believed that how a person dresses not only shows a lot about their personality; but their outfit tells a story. And everybody has one. Whether it be the stressed out grad student in pajamas and sweats, to the young business professional in the pencil skirt; almost everybody looks in the mirror before they leave the house, and almost everybody chooses what they wear every day, for a reason. As requested, I want to show people that your closet is a blank canvas awaiting for you to play around and create. Mix and match and swirl things up a bit. I also want to show people that no matter how tall, how short, and what your body type, there's always a way to flatter your attributes. Don't be ashamed of what your mama gave ya, flaunt it! Because, "today you are YOU, that is truer than true. There is NO ONE alive who is You-er than You." -Dr. Seuss

All photos are mine unless noted.
Feel free to ask questions and/or leave comments if you so please. :)