Hat person.

                    Outfit details: Top-H&M, Jeans- Forever 21, Flats- Target, Hat- Forever 21                           

Confession: I've always wanted to be a hat person. What's a hat person, you might ask? It's someone who wears cute hats all the time, and totally pulls it off. I've always had such short hair, that hats always made me look bald. I don't pull off bald very well.  Every time I see a girl who is rocking a hat, I won't lie, I get slightly jealous of how awesome they look. But now that my hair has grown, I feel as if my time has come to start rocking some hats myself.

I found this hat last weekend while shopping with my husband. I tried it on, and didn't hate it. So I showed it to him, and he told me we were buying it. He obviously knew that I've secretly always dreamed of being a "hat person". I'm kind of in love with the hat now. I think it's a perfect accessory for Fall, and I'm hoping to get a lot of use out of it. It kind of reminds me of something Molly Ringwald wore back in the day. And we all know she rocked a hat better than anyone else.

Happy Friday!

xoxoKelsey.

Umbrella

Jacket-Target/Sweater, Belt, and Pants-H&M/Flats-Steve Madden

I have an exciting story to tell you guys. This evening I decided to make a few desserts for tomorrow. I almost blew up my kitchen. OK, that's a bit dramatic, but it was a disaster. First of all, I had no idea that melting white chocolate was such a delicate process. I had to do two different batches. Second of all, I forgot to turn off the stove when I was done melting it. And lastly, I left a plastic spatula in the saucepan while the heat was still on. I'll let you guys imagine what happened next. But after cleaning up the melted spatula, and airing out my apartment, I managed to make some awesome peppermint bark and fudge. 

I read today that Julia Child didn't start cooking until she was 35. Maybe there's a chance that I can at least stop burning spatulas by then.

What are you guys making for Thanksgiving? Much adoration to those who are making a meal all on their own!

Talk to you guys soon! Remember, don't melt your spatulas :).

xoxoKelsey.

Storm

Blouse-H&M/Sweater-Old Navy/Jeans-H&M/Boots-BCBGeneration

Hello, lovelies! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and I'm sorry to have been away for awhile. I'm also 

sorry for the bad quality outfit pictures. I hate to make excuses, but the combination of using someone else's camera, the temperature being like -50 degrees, and the crazy wind storm, made the picture taking a bit difficult. But hey, I have some awesome wind blown hair  and you can still kind of see my clothing, right? If you can't, just know I looked awesome. :)

Is everyone as excited for Thanksgiving as I am? And are you as equally confused as I am that it is next week already?! I'm trying to figure out what dessert I should make, and I think I'll have to start experimenting. What are you guys making/doing for Thanksgiving? I'd love to hear about your plans :).

Happy Monday!

xoxoKelsey

P.s. I have some fun beauty posts this week, stay tuned!

Memories.

Coat-Forever 21/Shirt-H&M/Jeans-H&M/Boots-BCBGeneration

This coat makes me feel a bit sentimental every time I wear it. It's one of the first things I purchased when I moved to Washington four years ago. I moved up here about a week before Thanksgiving, and I had absolutely no warm jackets or sweaters. Being from California, my idea of a jacket was a zip up hoodie. And my idea of "warm" shoes were ballet flats. Let's just say I was freezing for a good three or four days. So I went shopping and decided to by myself a bright yellow coat.  Even after four years, I still totally love it. It's a bit beat up, and probably will fall apart sooner than later, but I'll wear it until that actually happens. I love how articles of clothing can hold so many memories. Thank goodness, I finally have a reason for never getting rid of anything in my closet. 

P.s. My hubby and I took these pictures while it was raining. I'd say I'm pretty awesome for risking frizzy hair for an outfit post, wouldn't you? (Just kidding)

Happy Monday! 

xoxoKelsey.

Straight

Top-Forever 21/Pants-H&M/Sweater-No idea??/Shoes-Franco Sarto/Necklace-Betsy Johnson

These pants are one of my favorite clothing items at the moment. Normally I'm not drawn to brown, but I saw these awhile ago at H&M and thought "Go crazy, try them on!" Turns out I love them. I also love pairing black and brown together. Some may look at my pants and shoes and think I'm pulling a major fashion faux pas. But I live on the wild side, and mixing faux pas is sort of a specialty of mine.

Do you notice something different about me? Here...I'll give you a hint: it's red and on my head! I got a haircut, and I'm sort of in love. I have not had a real haircut in way too many months. I've been trying to grow it out, but decided a small trim was in order. I'm a bit ashamed to call myself a hairstylist with my lack of haircuts. Luckily for me I have a sister-in-law who is also a stylist, and she graciously cut my hair over the weekend. It feels weird wearing it straight, but I'm sort of loving the change of pace. And I haven't been waking up in the morning with a curly afro, so that's always a plus. 

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Hope you are having a wonderful week so far.

xoxoKelsey.

It was called yellow.

Do you ever have moments in your life where you become really fixated on a color? Like to the point where you want to buy a whole new wardrobe because you're so obsessed? Lately I seem to be having a bit of a love affair with all things yellow. I don't own a lot of yellow clothing, (maybe two items?) but I've been dreaming about the color nonstop. Yellow shoes, yellow tights, yellow dresses, and even yellow nail polish! I shocked myself at how much I've grown to love the color, as it has never been one of my favorites. OK, that's a lie. I own a bright yellow Volkswagen, and I'm a big fan of it. I guess I just have recently rediscovered my love for it.  I really wanted to share some lovely yellow pictures via pinterst that have been inspiring me lately. I hope you like them as much as I do!

       Source: apartmenttherapy.com via Karen on Pinterest

                                                             Source: us.topshop.com via Tara on Pinterest

                                           

                                                       Source: handbagheaven.com via Rachel on Pinterest

Source: lulus.com via t on Pinterest

                                              Source: becauseimaddicted.net via Haruna on Pinterest

What colors have been inspiring you lately? I'd love it if you shared them! 

Happy Friday!

xoxoKelsey.

Oh happy day.

Dress-Thrifted/Sweater-H&M/Shoes-Urban Outfitters

Today was one of those unexpected good days. I'm a big fan of lists, so I made one to explain why it was so awesome.

1. I decided to get dressed up on my day off.  Who doesn't like feeling dressed up?

2. A barista gave me a discount on my coffee because he liked my hair. Note to self: bright hair has its perks.

4. I cut one of my best friend's hair. I hadn't seen him for awhile, and enjoyed catching up with him.

5. I bought a new lipstick. I may be the only one who considers that an important event in their life.

6. I played my guitar for an hour or so, and am finally getting the hang of it. Thank you, husband, for your guitar teaching skills. I'm almost a master.

7. I was reminded of God's provision, and how He is always there when I am weary.

Aren't good days wonderful? I hope you had a great one as well, and that tomorrow is even better!

xoxoKelsey.

Orange you glad.

Sweater-Forever 21/Jeans-H&M/Boots-Steve Madden/Pashmina-gift :)

I've officially decided that I am having a love affair with this scarf. My best friend brought it back from Turkey for me, and I've been waiting for the cooler weather to try it out. Orange is not a color that I'm usually drawn too, but this shade is amazing. It's like a pumpkin spice latte wrapped around my neck. OK, maybe not. You guys get the picture, right?

 It also adds some interest to my bag lady shapeless sweater. This sweater is one of those items in my wardrobe that I know is not very at all flattering, but I'll wear it to death anyways. Good thing I live in Seattle. The whole bag lady look is pretty trendy here.

AKA

I'm totally hip. 

Today is my Friday. I'm usually at work Tuesday through Saturday, so the thought of having two extra days off of work is pretty wonderful. And it's especially wonderful that I get to spend the next two days with one of my best friends while she marries the man of her dreams! 

Anyways, I'm off to get things ready for my dear friend's wedding weekend. I'll make sure to take lots of pictures to share with you guys.

Happy Thursday.

xoxoKelsey.

Morning

Dress-Forever 21/Sweater-H&M/Tights-Hue (the best)/Boots-BCBGeneration

Instructions on how to have the best morning ever:

1. Sleep in.

2. Take time to curl your hair, despite the fact that it takes forever.

3. Give yourself a really bad burn on your arm while curling your hair.

4. Wear a dress that you haven't worn in awhile, and fall back in love with it.

5. Get an Americano at your favorite coffee shop for the ride to work.

6. Spill your (super hot) Americano all over your freshly burnt arm and the sweater you wore to cover it up.

7. Sigh in relief that you missed your dress in the coffee spilling accident.

8. Decide that even though your arm hurts, you smell like coffee, and you are insanely clumsy, that you are going to rejoice in the Lord, and have a great day.

(Steps 3 and 6 are optional)

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope your day is a great one. Hopefully yours is coffee stain free.

xoxoKelsey.

Velma

Top-H&M/Skirt-H&M/Socks-Target/Boots-BCBGeneration

All day yesterday I was feeling a bit like Velma from Scooby-Doo. It may be due to my new glasses I've been wearing. I don't know what it is, but there is something about a new pair of frames that is pretty wonderful. I've been (rarely) wearing the same pair for six years, and decided it was time for an update. Surprisingly, I found these bad boys at Walmart. I'll admit, I try to avoid that place like the plague, but this time Wally World did OK. Who knows? Maybe they will have a orange turtleneck sweater with matching knee socks so I can really get into to the Velma spirit. 

Happy Tuesday!

xoxoKelsey.

Repeat.

Dress-Forever 21/Belt-Urban Outfitters/Sweater-H&M/Boots-BCBGeneration/Over the knee socks-Target

 I hate to admit it, but I wore this exact same outfit two days in a row. I wore it to work on Saturday and out that night, and loved it so much I threw it back on for church the next day! I figured as long as I didn't run into too many of the same people, it's totally OK to be an outfit repeater every now and then. Can't let a great outfit go to waste, you know? Yesterday I got to spend time with my favorite kiddos at youth group. They are seriously so much fun, and are always making me laugh. I also sang with my hubby and the youth group band for the first time, which was a bit nerve wracking. I used to sing all the time, and it feels good to be back at it!  How was your Sunday?

Happy Monday!

xoxoKelsey.

Finally back.

Dress-Mimi Chica/Cardigan-H&M/Boots-Steve Madden

Hey, remember me? 

 I used to blog here!

  I'm back!

I must say, even though taking a week off of blogging was unintentional, it was much needed. I've had a crazy few weeks, and taking a breather from this small part of my life was nice. Anyways, I'm back and hopefully here without anymore breaks for awhile, unless they are breaks I warn you about. I'm sure I had you guys worried as to what I was up to, right? No worries, I was just working and living the dream! It looks like I came back just in time for the beginning of Fall. It's been 65 degrees all week, which I am really loving. I even had a pumpkin spice latte to celebrate!

I hope all of you are doing well!

Happy Friday!

xoxoKelsey.

Movie Star.

Shirt-Forever 21/Jeans-H&M/Shoes-TOMS/Necklace-Nordstrom Rack (I think?)

Today, I had an awesome role in a feature film.

OK, so it was a small two minute film, and it was for my husband's school project. AND I didn't have any actual lines. I just had to pretend to fight with my fake boyfriend, who was played by one of my best buds. But hey, there's no such thing as small parts, just small actors. I'll take whatever I can get. This is what I wore for the movie and for the day. I really put no effort into the outfit this morning. Between the heat and it being a day off, I didn't care too much about what I was wearing. Plus, I didn't want to look like I dressed up to be in the film for thirty seconds.  I can't go all diva on everyone, you know? 

Happy Friday, everyone! (TGIF!)

xoxoKelsey.