Peachy Keen Tuesday

Holy Machanoly! What a day!
Just kidding...another typical Tuesday. I did, however, find out the line up for the upcoming Bonnaroo Music Festival In Manchester, TN. I am just OK with it. Not WOWed at all. Coachella blew me away at first sight. I wish that was how I felt about this one - the one I am attending, But it is not. I got my Avett Brothers tickets in the mail last Friday and purchased my Kings of Leon tickets on Saturday. I have alot to look forward to music-wise. Those combined with Bonnaroo should do it for me. I also heard there is a new Radiohead album coming out which had me once again floating on a cloud....Let's keep on floating, eh?

And the reason for the post, my outfit for the day...taken in my typical poses...the side look, the looking down pose, the "whats over there?" pose, and the "im trying to be somewhat creative" effort.












Outfit Details:
Crocheted Dress - Thrifted via Buffalo Exchange
Gray Sweater - Thrifted via Buffalo Exchange
Shiny Peach Leggings - American Apparel
Southwestern Belt - Thrifted via Buffalo Exchange
Boots - Steve Madden
Peach Feather Necklace - Forever 21
Peach Lipstick - MAC Chatter Box

FreeBird Vintage - New Listings

Added some new items to the good old Etsy store. Below are just a few. Click on the picture to check it out on Etsy. Also, I added a couple links on the right side bar to a couple stores that I think are awesome. Check them both out as well. I'll try to dress somewhat cute tomorrow and do a decent outfit post. Till then, arrivaderci!

Snow Days

Title should actually be iced in! I went to work a total of 1.5 days this week due to icy road conditions. I managed to upload a few new items in our little etsy store/ altered a bunch of vintage finds I had bought a while back/ and made velvet turbans for the shop. My little munchkin was sick so we visited the pediatrician and filled both his and my dermatologist prescriptions. So all in all, I suppose, it wasn't a total loss, this week. I do, however, have to cancel our spring break trip so that I can get paid for these few unplanned days off. Instead of Seb's trip to Portland and L.A., its a trip to Grapevine interior water park! Yaaaaa!

Oh, I also went to get some healthy groceries Thurs nite! Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries/ avocados/ fresh carrot chips/ sliced mushrooms, etc. etc. etc. to start my "Food Revolution". Went to the local gym where all the meat heads go to. Im starting next week. After all that, I went to the local Mickey Ds and got a burger and fries. Two steps forward, one step back. Its still one step ahead, eh????

Well, this is what I wore the past few days. J/k. Just today. Ahem.....:






Southwestern Sweater is from Forever 21
Jeggings are from Target
Boots are Jeffrey Campbell via Lori's Online
New Glossy Red Lipstick is Urban Decay (I think)
Corduroy Fedora is from Lei from Wal Mart ($5 Score!!!)

Below are some pics of my Turban Headbands and a link if you are interested:

Click here for Etsy

Plans

G'day mates If you are my facebook or twitter buddy, you already know this, but man, this Lissie album, "Catching a Tiger" is really hitting the spot for me. I absolutely love it. Especially "When Im Alone". Yall check it out. She is so passionate live also. She feels her music. You can see it. Saw her at ACL. She was fantastic and so freakin cute.

Its been an eternity since I've posted. Ive been unmotivated really. I suck at picture taking and my outdoor surroundings are just not that pretty. Interior shots are just bad with the awful lighting and my tiny little space doesnt help either.I love my space. Its just teeny tiny. I have been working to solve that issue. Im trading out my Nikon D100 with a Canon EOS Rebel XT, which is alot easier to use from what Im hearing. We shall see I suppose.

Moving on, Ive got plans yall. Big Big plans. As you all know, Im going to be attending school in the fall. Lets face it, Im going to be single forever and I need to be a self sufficient woman. I dont need nobody!! Kidding. I love my amigos/ amigas and fam like crazy. I just dont need to depend on anybody but myself soooo I applied at UT Arlington and UT Austin. Arlington is being a gazillion more times more responsive than Austin. Plus, if I attend Arlington, my parents have agreed to help out with my little chimichanga, Seb Seb. I truly appreciate that. Ive decided that I will major in Architecture and minor in Interior Design. Design is my ultimate passion, but Architecture is more practical. And when Im done, Im going to build me and Sebastien the cutest little spanish style cottage with a red tile roof and a courtyard like in the movies. Im going to build a house in the back where my parents can live and retire to if they so desire. So, I have to study hard and be amazing in my field in order to build this gorgeousness of a house. I feel I have a good aesthetic eye already, just need the skills. I cant wait!







Since I'll be super busy with work/ church meetings/ and school very soon. Im taking advantage of traveling now. I have a ton of trips planned right now. I constantly want to go to Austin. i feel at home there....its very artsy/ full of live music, which I love/ and is packed with the most delish restaurants. I hope to move there soon. I think that may be where I building my spanish hacienda. Ha. Ive given up on California. Its overpriced. Nice to visit, but I dont know about living there. Its a tough cookie.

Fashionwise, Ive made some pretty exciting purchases. Ive found alot of vintage treasure on my thrift shopping adventures and on ebay/ etsy and a ton of shoe purchases. Im am, however cutting back on the shoe purchases. Those are killing my finances. Im looking forward to showing those to you guys in upcoming posts.

I Wanna Get Away

Work has been super busy lately and I feel like getting away again. I'll take my sweet boy and we will discover new places and see new sights and eat new food and stay in hotel rooms. Maybe beautiful hilly Nashville again or possibly the plateaus of Santa Fe. Who knows. Somewhere I don't know anybody. Anywhere but here. And when he gets a little older, maybe I can do the above with someone that thinks I'm the bees knees and that I think is the living end. Wouldn't that be heaven!

This is what I wore to work today. I got my new Jeffrey Campbell Litas in the mail yesterday and had to wear them right away. Im kind of wishing I had bought black. Maybe when they are back in stock everywhere I will. Not now though.


Vintage Lace top - thrifted
American Eagle Cargo Khakis
Jeffrey Campbell Lita Shoes
Rose necklace - Buffalo Exchange
MAC Ravishing lipstick

I've been wanting to get a velvet turban pretty badly lately. A burgundy one....I have been unable to find one on ebay or etsy that is reasonably priced to me so I looked on youtube and learned how to make one! Its super easy! Soon you will see me sporting turbans all the time. Ha. I josh (yet am completely serious).

Also, Ive made it a goal to learn how to use my darn camera. Ive been unmotivated to blog because of my crappy looking pictures. I borrowed a video that should teach me so I hope to have fab photos very soon!

Your Come On Legs and Your Panty Ho

Lyric Courtesy of Kings of Leon - Not Saying I have come on legs by any means. ha!

Vintage Top Via Buffalo Exchange Austin
Suede Skirt via Etsy
BCBG heels via Ebay

I've been feeling a bit melancholy lately. Its nothing to worry about tho. This happens every once in a while and then I move on. Anywho, this time around, I've felt jealous, I suppose, of responsible adults that live on their own. I am going to be living at the back of my parents house for a long long time. At least 3 years while I finish school, that is for sure. I guess Im just craving independence, like my sisters have. Or even my brother. He lives here and he is very independent. Geez. I'll get over this. Im thankful that my parents help me with my sweet little boy. And they gave me all these rooms....I just took over them and did whatever I wanted and they didn't care. My dad does my laundry for me for goodness sakes!!!! I dont have to buy food or toilet paper!!!! This place allows me to get my creative juices flowing and actually do my much loved side projects. But still I feel stuck. Gaaaaahhhh
Breath.....Deep breaths.....this will pass.
Anywho, this is one of my outfits from last week. I adore the skirt. I got it on etsy. Got this rad vintage shirt on my, not last, but previous to last trip to Austin. I love it.
Oh, ya. Another thing, Ive decided to read up on vegetarian/ veganism again. I need to get reconnected. Seems my health has not been as great with meat in my diet. I start the gym next Wednesday too.....much much needed endorphines. I want to feel confident like my bro. Its a good feeling, I want it back.

Austin City Limits 2010

This years ACL was a blast. I was able to go with my sister Nance-meister. First day, was a bit of a disaster, but after that, it was pretty heavenly. Although last years line-up, in my opinion, was better, this year's shows were more memorable for me.
Day 1 - we arrive at the venue, beautiful Zilker Park, to find out Nan's ticket was a fake. The guy we got it from looked super shady. Its hard to tell whats real and what isnt when you go through Craigslist. Tickets sold out super fast and of course we are procrastinators. So day 1, I was a solo festival-goer. I knew I wanted to see the Black Keys first. They were at one of the bigger stages, so I pushed through a huge huge crowd to get to what was pretty close to the front. I was patiently waiting for about 30 minutes in the hot sun and the mixed scents of mary-jane and cigarrettes. I had not eaten that day (I had Starbucks on our way to Austin) and had no beverages stashed in my huge bag...Needless to say, I started feeling sick, like vomit sick. I was in middle of this huge packed crowd about to vomit on everything and everybody around me. Show hadn't started yet, but I knew I needed to get out of there. I sat down for a few minutes to see if it would help....it did, but not for long. I started walking out, but the crowd seemed to be never-ending and so jam packed. I had to sit down for a bit. A kind hippie type generously gave me half their granola bar. After about 15 minutes, I started heading back again. By the time I was out of the crowd, the band started playing, but I felt awful. I headed to get some food and sat there for a good hour, eating and drinking. I started feeling better and headed to see Beach House. Love Love Love them. The show was a real treat. I love her conversations with the crowd. They dont make much sense, but it was endearing and charming. Ha. Ater that, I went to the merch table and got Seb an ACL T (which he wore for school picture day) and called Nan up to see what the heck she was doing. She came and picked me up about an hour later and we hung out on Red River for a while...there was a bunch of after shows and such. We had a blast. I didn't take much pictures that day besides my outfit later than nite, because, well, I was concentrating on not vomiting on all the festival goers.



Festival Outfit Day 1:
Moda International prairie dress via Buffalo Exchange
Black Stoned and Waisted Belt via Buffalo Exchange
Amazing Feather Earring via Aloralay on Etsy. Check out her shop here
Jessica Simpson Dany platforms (I didnt wear these to the festival by the way...wore some comfy boots)
Day 2: We were able to get Nan a ticket to the festival via ebay thank goodness, so next couple days were wonderful. Saturday, we woke up early and headed straight to the festival. We saw Balmhorea first. Their music is so beautiful, mostly instrumental. We just sat in the grass and relaxed a bit, then headed to see Lissie. She was so adorable and extremely talented. Her voice is amazing and she is great with the crowd. After that, Nan had to see Pete Yorn and we had to be up front, so we headed straight there and waiting a good 30 minutes for it to start up. We saw Local Natives (rocked my socks off!), a bit of Monsters of Folk, LCD Soundsystem, and then Muse, which we had to get up front for as well. I had seen them not too long ago in Fort Worth, so I knew they had a fantastic laser show going and was looking forward to that. It was the highlight of my day.


Outfit Day 2:
Vintage white hippie shirt - thrifted via Savers Austin
Rich n Skinny Jean Shorts Via Buffalo Exchange
Peace Mocs via Ebay!
Feather necklace via Forever 21
Vintage belt via L.A. flea market


Lissie!



Pete Yorn!


Local Natives!


Monsters of Folk!





Muse!

Day 3 consisted of Devendra Banhart, Dawes (who were kind enough to take photographs with their fans and discuss music w/ em!), the Morning Benders, Edward Sharpe, and last and certainly not least, Band of Horses. That show was so much fun. Unfortunately, I didnt take my camera on the last day...that thing is heavy! All in all, it was an amazing time. Cant wait for next years!