Time Well-Wasted

     I've been falling a bit under the weather over the last few days, and though I am currently working on a movie review, trying to construct well-formed opinions takes a strange level of effort. And mustering my brain power for anything right now is difficult. So have yourself a haul post. Might as well put up the clothes I have recently procured, before the no-doubt long lull in purchases that will come once I start school.

     During the constant and perilous the debate whether to scroll on Tumblr, watch Netflix, read (finally got my hands on a copy of Paper Towns!! Praise my strange dedication to stalking this book's progress; from checked out to sorting on "on shelf." Because up until this week, the book's been constantly checked out. For months it has been like this. For MONTHS. You have no idea the heroic feat I have accomplished... But I digress.), or (attempt to) write, I often get extremely bored and need to get away from my bedroom desk. And so, yesterday, my mom and I went to see "The Words" (which was very 'meh' for me... I don't even really have an opinion on it; it didn't cause any impact, emotional or otherwise, to be honest.) and eat dinner together. (Wow, there are a lot of parentheses in this paragraph.)
However, we had some time to kill in between, considering the film ended at 4:30pm and we are not little old ladies in need of a 6 o'clock curfew. Thus, we spent a little time in the palace that is TJMaxx. My mother bought herself some new pajamas and I picked up three lovely items:

BeBop dress on sale for $20!

Monteau: Los Angeles top on sale for $10! Because I've been watching an embarrassing amount of  Once Upon A Time recently, the first time I put it on, I felt like Snow White. And today it struck me that it could be the vital component of an adorable Minnie Mouse Halloween costume. That aspect of Disney (you know, Mickey, Donald, Goofy-- Them miscreants.) has never really been my home, but I am very excited to get dressed up in it. I've always loved Halloween, but it's never quite lived up to the hype for me. Mostly because I LOATHE trick-or-treating, and for whatever reason, people my age still do?? Since age 10, I have honestly thought it to be the most boring activity in the world. Haha. But this year I may actually get to dress up and attend a party. And I am already ecstatic! Oh, it's the little things?!

Mine button-up top, $14.99. I wish this picture did it justice. This shirt is collegiate as hell, looks great with a flowy scarf, and feels amazing on. Still figuring out how to get the crease out of the bottom. Soon!

This morning, I ventured to Forever 21 to exchange those sunglasses with the weird white marks along the side. Plus, I was also recently emailed a 20% off coupon from H&M, only useable until September 16th. These forces combined, I have been passed on the power to shop! So I took a detour to H&M on the way back to my car in an effort to find brown sandals and ended up with a few other things...

 Adorable and tiny black sneakers by Divided, $12.95 before my 20% off.

Three pairs of hotpants/hipsters, 3 for $10 at H&M.

Sheer black tights by H&M, $4.95.

And here you have it, folks: the literal only pair of brown sort-of-sandals in the store. $5.95. I was hoping for something a little classier to wear with my dresses, but with these on, the straps are actually quite pretty. A lot more dressed-up than my Rainbows, even if you wouldn't think so just by looking at them. The goal is to wear this babies during Rush; because heels and I aren't exactly close friends.

When I wake up tomorrow, hopefully I will possess the motivation to finish my ParaNorman review, and it can finally be put up for the world to see! I have a lot of feelings when it comes to this movie; I really do.

Probably the Biggest Fashion Haul...

.:Originally posted at my old blog on August 30th, 2012:.

…That you will ever see coming from me. 

And that is because very little of it was bought with my personal money. My mother took me out shopping yesterday because I’m moving to university soon, and because the last time I bought myself new bras was four years ago. After a few hours of exhaustive searching, here were the results. We only went to Kohl’s and Target, and found all of these amazing items. None of which were excessively priced. You don’t need to go somewhere too cool and overpriced to find cute things! And you don’t need uncomfortable thongs in order to wear attractive underwear. The smart buy and the comfort of the product are always #1. Also, it’s really helpful if you actually know your cup size when you’re on the hunt for bras... It seems obvious, but sometimes you realize five minutes in that you have no idea what you’re doing... It happens to the best of us. So here we go:

5 Gilligan bras by Gilligan & O’Malley, found at Target. $14.99 each.

1 light lift, wire-free, Simply Perfect bra by Warner’s. $14.99 at Target.

1 Fuller Coverage bra by Barely There. On sale for $14.00 at Kohl’s.

In the spirit of intimates, I also figured I should pick up some new… nicer… underwear. From Kohl’s (is that how you even spell it? It looks so strange when I type it out) to Target, I found a grand total of eight pairs. Also, I apologize that the carpet in bedroom has many unsightly stains. Though they were 100% my own doing, please don’t hold this against me.

3 Maidenform hipsters, found at Kohl’s. Three pairs for $27.00.

5 pairs of Xhilaration underwear, four of which are bikinis. The one of the far right is a hipster. I cannot remember the price to save my life, but at Target, there was a buy-five-for-a-cheaper-price deal of some kind.

Also while walking around Target (at this point I was actually looking for a new wallet, considering my old one's clasp has been broken for months), I stumbled upon a display of the best scarves. I love to wear them, but with equal passion, I hate going inside a warm building only to have my neck grow sweaty and itchy and constrained. And so I have been looking for lighter, more flowing scarves for quite a while. These four are absolutely beautiful, long, large, and airy. I'm so excited to have them in my closet. Most of them are by Merona, $14.99 each. However, the tan scarf two spaces from the right is by the Mossimo Supply Co., also $14.99 at Target.

P.S. If you were dying from the suspense, I did find a wallet. It's black, and thicker than the other hard cases I've seen. It actually could pass as a little clutch. I would show you, but I already put away my camera and I can't recall the price anyways haha XD

New Pajamas:

1 pair of Sonoma PJ bottoms, $24.00 at Kohl's. (Never would have bought these had I been paying hah. I am farrrrrr too cheap for that. But my mother insisted.)

3 pairs of Gilligan & O'Malley sleepwear, found at Target. $12.99 each.

Not the best picture, but here's the last of the bunch.  

CARDIGAN: Mossimo Supply Company, $19.99 at Target. 

PINK TEE: Mossimo Supply Company, $8.00 at Target.

Also, it should be noted that my mom loved the way the pink shirt fit on me, so she went out and bought me a white, purple, red, and black one as well. Only piling on the spending guilt :/ but, to her credit, it does fit very well. The T-shirt doesn't sport cap sleeves, and the longer sleeve style is a long more flattering on my arms. And I'm more into scoop necks than V-necks. So thanks, MSC and Mom, I guess?!

See ya later, guys (: