Sexy Sweats

I am not crazy about this outfit. Mostly because thee sweat pants are suppose to look a lot baggier on the legs and they more look like leggings and I am just not feeling that look.

The inspiration came from the October issue of Glamour magazine though:

Also noticed the lighting and my shots just did not work today even though I tried two different spots.

I am wearing a coin necklace where the coin is from Turkey and is supposed to be antique. The short chain necklaces are hand made by my aunt. She is a jeweler and has pateneted these chain patterns. I forgot these for a while so it was nice to wear them again.

More accessories with bracelets. And my Juicy boots.

Have to be honest though these boots and the motorcycle jacket was a bit much for day today so opted for these flat ankle sandals and did add a black cardigan on top when I was cold. And it even got more casual late afternoon when I went to my Dr's appt I just wore my black uggs!

Motorcycle leather jacket - Wet Seal

White tee - Express

Sweat Pants and bracelets - Forever 21

Necklaces - from Turkey

Peep toe booties - Juicy Couture

Flat sandals - Boutique 9

Today's Activities: Our preschool was closed today as the new semester will be starting on Wednesday. So I took the kids to a bookstore for something different. My son especially is crazy about books. But the bookstore we went to the floorplan of the kid area was a bit too open and I kept having to chase after my daughter therefore could not read to my son so it wasn't as nice as our past experiences when my daughter was younger. I did sneak purchase two sticker books which I know they will like for valentine's gifts. My best friend for xmas gave me the 'Dead Until Dark' which is the 1st book in the series which the HBO series True Blood is based on.  I do like that it is different than the show so I bought the next 3 books to check them out. Then we hit Costco. We are bringing snack to the whole class at preschool on Wednesday and hosting a co-ed baby shower for my brother and sister-in-law this weekend so had a huge shopping list. I always time the shopping part correctly giving us plenty of time to have lunch and get home before naps. What I always forget is the unpacking time and the hassle of making literally 10 trips to and from the car with kids running around me all fussy and tired and poopy in my daughter's case. After naps I had a dr appt and I was rushing to finish paying the bills and keeping the 3 loads of laundry that piled up since I wasn't home yesterday going. My mom and stepdad came to take over the kids and I was still late to the Dr's. Afterwards I went to their house to have dinner then bring the kids home. My husband is working late every night this week so I was on my own with baths and bedtime plus kitchen and laundry. Tiring to say the least.

Here are the kids posing with me during the photoshoot in the backyard. Love my son's outfit today...

The Scarf Post...

This is a super basic outfit. Here was my inspiration from In Style's magazine 'make over' edition...

I actually was suppposed to wear my 'boyfriend' jeans but forgot and wore the skinnies instead. Oh well...

Added the simple burnished gold chain necklace for a bit of an accessory.

Didn't the vest pretty much all day but it was nice to have when it got a bit cooler.  

Trying to be silly with the photo on the left. :) 

Photos taken in my back yard...

Faux fur vest - Kenar (from Marshalls)

Striped tunic & Black watch - from Turkey

Skinny Jeans - Forever 21

Necklace - Charlotte Russe

Booties - Steve Madden

Sunglasses - Channel

Today's Activities: Went to my friends house to baby sit her kids while she is taking a weekend course in LA. So I had 4 kids ages 16 mos, 2 yrs, and two 3.5 yr olds. Since we were at their house my kids were very preoccupied with all the toys that are not theirs. And we had brought my son's 10 piece 'cars' set so her 3.5 yr old son was occupied with those pretty much the entire day. The youngest one was the one I had to watch and play with the most. I had to twist all their arms to get them outside to the backyard to get some fresh air and burn some energy in their giant jumpy. Everyone except her son napped. Had to go in twice to the little ones and put them back down but that is OK.

Cutting this short today to talk about SCARVES!

I have been getting a lot of comments and questions on how I tie my scarves.

First off let me tell you that I honestly do not spend more than a minute tying my scarves. You have to realize most mornings I have to leave the house by 8:30 AM. This means kids and I have to be fed and dressed, lunches packed, and because I am a neat freak, it also means all the toys have to be put away, beds made, kitchen cleaned, and blog photos taken. This is why I use outfit lists and pick the outfit I am going to wear the night before and when I do put that outfit on I have a minute or two to evaluate in the mirror. So when it comes to putting the scarf on it is very rushed incident as you can now imagine. But, I think because I do not fuss it usually looks great.

This is from In Style Magazine's January issue. Shows different ways you can wear scarves:

I have never tried the last two and would like to.

Here are some examples from my past looks:

1. Tied around the neck once or twice with ends open and dangling:

This style works really nicely with scarves that have fringes or embelishments at the end

2. You can even add a necklace on top of the above style:

3. Simply wear around your neck and let it dangle on the sides:

Can be worn this over a jacket as well:

4. You can use winter scarf in a similar fashion:

5. Tied around your neck and twisted in a casual style:

You can let a bit of the ends dangle or tuck them in. This is the style I wear the most. Throughout the day ends come undone a bit and that is OK. There is no trick this, I don't fuss just keep turning it around my neck and twisting at the same time and tucking the ends.

6. You can add a necklace to this style as well:

Necklace can be long or short over or below the scarf

7. For colder weather chunky infinity scarves or 'snoods' add a lot of style. 

8. Faux fur scarves are also very trendy currently:

 Mine is a short one so it fits like a snood...

  

9. Silk Scarves

 As the below photo from Lucky Magazine's February  issue shows silk scarves will make a big come back this spring...

Here are a couple examples from my looks using silk:

10. Different ways to wear scarves:

Half tucked in half over a jacket under a belt:

Or as a belt:

Or a headband:

Hope you enjoyed the whole scarf issue...