Author Archive: voltee
The Second Week Of Reckoning!
I am sad that I haven’t written very many posts this week, but it simply couldn’t be helped. I hope that next week I’ll be able to be home earlier, and get some rest, and do some writing. We shall see how the week progresses. Today I fought some very strong and persuasive demons that …
She Sells Sea Shells.
Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Green/white, cotton/polyester Designer: I’m not sure- the label just has a picture of a mermaid on it. I’m partial to thinking that it was made by an actual mermaid. Where Purchased: Anthropologie Years Owned: 1.5 Ah, what a week! As they say somewhere, I’m sure glad to see the end of it. …
This Is What It Sounds Like When Doves Cry.
Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Red, Cotton/nylon/spandex Designer: Max Studio Where Purchased: Value City Years Owned: 8 Ah, what a week! I am quite literally buried in a massive mountain of costumes for Bye Bye Birdie. Many of which you will have read about already. So come see the show and watch my closet dance on stage! …
A Thousand Words.
Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Turquoise, Acrylic/nylon/mohair Designer: Dex Where Purchased: TJ Maxx Years Owned: 2 I have to confess that I am still not feeling like myself. I’m not exactly sure what the problem is, but I’m trying to just keep going and get back into a normal routine. So I am not planning, really, to …
A New Year, A New Reckoning!
Greetings, all! I hope that everyone had a glorious New Year’s celebration! I did, well, not so much. I have allowed myself to be overcome by regrets for what I did not accomplish in 2010, guilt about what I always promise to do and then fail every year, and anxiety over the seemingly insurmountable hill …
The Final Dress.
Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Lavender, polyester Designer: Kimchi Blue Where purchased: Urban Outfitters Years Owned: 1.5 Here it is, my friends. My last post of the year! Technically, I will be writing another one tonight, but it won’t post until after midnight, so I guess this is it. And I thought, what a better piece for …
We’ve Got That Ring Of Confidence!
Item: Sweater Cape Color/Fabric: Black, acrylic/nylon Designer: Erin Fetherston For Target Years Owned: 2.5 Tonight I am showcasing a strange little thing. It is a cape-ish item that looks to be hand knit but is, in fact, not. This is something that I found at Target, and got very excited about because it was a …
The Evolution Of A Resolution
Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Dijon mustard, silk/polyester Designer: Nicole Miller Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: Three Ah, home sweet home! It is nice to be back in New York, with my kitties and my closets. But it felt like such a short stay with my family, due to the stomach thing. And please know, Maria, …
Triumph, Heartbreak, And Online Shopping.
Item: Tee-Dress Color/Fabric: Blue-grey, cotton Designer: Project E Where Purchased: Hautelook.com (another fun website. Go here) Years Owned: Almost one I have a fondness in my heart for this little dress. This is something that I purchased at a Hautelook Blowout sale. I have yet to sing the praises of the Hautelook Blowout sale, mostly …
It’s Not A Hill, It’s A Mountain!
Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Grey, rayon/silk Designer: ? Where Purchased: Anthropologie Years Owned: 0.5 Today I am feeling a little jealous of my New York and New Jersey-ers who are snowed into a Winter Wonderland. here in Ohio we got just a dusting of snow. I’m not looking forward to digging out our driveway late tomorrow …
I Am What I Wore 