Day 3/21: I feel fat

I had read somewhere that when you take a photo, if you feel beautiful, the photo will come out beautiful. Well, I felt fat, so the photo come out fat. Or is it the white jeans?

top: Anthropologie circled adornment 

bottom: LOFT white capri jeans

shoes: J-41 

cardigan: J CREW Jackie cardigan

J CREW has some colors of the Jackie cardigan for $39.99 right now.  If I am not in a shopping ban, I'd be tempted to stock with a few colors.   This is one of the most versatile cotton cardigan and very good quality.  One thing I like about J Crew is their rich color palette and they don't fate easily after wash, the navy still is a navy after all these years.  The weave is very fine and they don't sack like some of the cotton sweaters.  Old navy had made some look alike, but their blue fades out to a really old color.

At this point, the breakfasting dress in XS is gone.... *sob *sob but on the bright side, there is no more temptation.

J Crew Fall lookbook

The portrait are so beautiful
J Crew fall lookbook

Day 2/21:

I begin to think choosing the Lily peptone heel as one of the two shoes I am going to wear in this challenge is a bad idea. After standing outside of my daughter's ballet class for a hour, my feet start to feel the weight. I had clearly overestimated my heel wearing improvement.

Posting pictures of my own still feels weird. I am deeply scared by the notion of Sister Furong (芙蓉姐姐) who was once famous in Chinese internet. All she did was posting some pictures of herself and the way she can be so blindly absorbed by the self-claimed beauty of both inside and outside had made her the internet laughing stock. To be honest she is not ugly either. I think it is deeply buried in the culture that one should be conscious enough to know oneself.  That is why I don't want to let the original 30 for 30 blogger know that I am doing this.  This is mainly for my own entertainment and friends I felt comfortable with.  I don't mind random people came across it.  That is Yuan Fen（缘份）。

I got the anthro birthday discount card today in mail. It is a very delicate card with pressed cupcake design,  decorated with candle necklace.  I wished I had taken a picture of it before I gave the necklace candle to Evelyn.  She later told me the string of the necklace is very itchy. The discount card can only be used in store and is a one time used only. I have to really think about what do I want to apply it on.

Top: Anthropologie Bordurette Tank
Bottom: Anthro Pleated skirt
Shoes: J Crew Lily peep toe
Cardigan: J CREW Jackie cardigan

21 for 21, selection and Day 1

Choosing the remix turn out to be harder than I thought. Having it in a shorter day also means I have less of a pool to remix with.  I also try to mix the work wear with the weekend casual. Let's see how this goes.

Shoes (2)
J-41 black Sandal
J Crew Peep toe heel.
Can a girl really live with only 2 pair of shoes?

Top (7):
J Crew V-neck pink petal graphic t-shirt
LOFT beaded art t-shirt
Anthropologie Bordurette Tank
Anthropologie Brewed bean shell
Anthropologie circle adornments tank
Antrhopologie Language Embroidered tiered tank
Anthropologie Buds and Bunches Tank


Cardigan (3):
J Crew Jackie Cardigan
LOFT wrap Cardigan in Black
Banana republic summer beach cardigan

Skirt (4):
J Crew Embroidered Zafrina skirt
Anthropologie Pleated Skirt
Anthropologie embroider navy skirt
J Crew Water color pencil skirt

Pants (4):
LOFT blank linen Capri
LOFT white Capri jeans
Gap Capri Destructed Jeans
J Crew navy shorts

Here is the day spec for Day 1 mix

Shirt: LOFT Artist beaded Graphic Tee
Skirt: J Crew Embroidered Zafrina skirt
Cardigan: LOFT wrapped cardigan

The test of will power - Sale Favorites.

Tuesday is very tough.  Anthro almost inevitably have a sale on this day and this Tuesday is no exception. But here is my recommendations though i am sitting out the next three weeks.

Breadfasting Dress - I had bought this dress when I visited Chicago.  it was one of my wedding attending candidate.  It fits rather well with a XS amount the dresses that I had tried on.  I like the black assent at the waist.  However after reading the harsh review on line, I had decided this dress will be on sale eventually and return it. Most people felt the waffle material of this dress felt too much like a kitchen towel.  In fact my mom had the exact same color kitchen towel. So it was a big turn off for me, but for $70, it is very tempting.  However it came on sale at the time of a shopping ban, that is what the chinese call lack of "Yuan Fen".  By some remote chance if this is still around and I have earn enough credit through my exercise,  I might buy it. Then on the other hand, there are so many other things that looks interesting and the look of this dress is very similar to sweet and tea dress, so it might of just be a repeat.

Obscured Oleander Cardigan, this is the cardigan I own.  I actually pay the full priced for it.  Now it shows how patience would really pay off.  There are rare occasions I pay full price on Anthro item and this is one of them.  On the other hand, I had enjoy it in so many occasions so I shouldn't regret. The smoky color works on almost everything and for the office, it is not too showy.  My only complain is that it requires dry clean and I am not sure if I would risk just hand wash it or not as I had done it with my other sweaters.

21 for 21?

Hubby has been pushing me to get some exercise.  I have been putting that off with all sort of excuse.  oh, it is too late already, I have a migraine, or I have been standing outside of Evelyn's ballet class for a whole hour now that my feet are tired. The list goes on. Then I spend all the mindless hour in front of computer. On-line shopping has made the process of emptying my wallet so much easier.  I don't even get the benefit of walking around with my shopping addiction.

I came across this 30 for 30 challenge at Kendi Everyday.  It looks very interesting, however I don't' think I will be able to do that for 30 days.   My birthday is this month, I know I wouldn't be able to without the rule of no shopping for 30 days! If I do that, I am setting myself up for failure.  I also wanted to tight some incentive to the exercise I have been dreaming of doing.   So here is rule for the modified version of her challenge for myself.

1. Choose 21 items I will wear and remix. PJ, swimming ware doesn't count.
2. No shopping for 21 days
3. Each time I exercise for 30 minutes, I get $10 credit.  At the end of 21 days, I will use that to buy myself a nice birthday gift.
4. This will start on July 5

I know, you probably thinking that'll be too easy, but let's see how it goes...

Where is the Anthro Birthday discount card - Anthropologie Lust List

Last year around this time, I got a discount card from Anthropologie for 20% off anything.  Unfortunetly I lost it during our move.  I have been wishing for a birthday discount card because there are so many goodies right now.

Outdoor Cafe Cardigan $88

This is one of the basic wrap that pretty much would go with anything.  All color looks so good, but my favorite is this nude color.

Whipped Woolens Cardigan $78
I actually think the price is not too bad by Anthropologie standard. But then, it is $78....

Freckled Flounce Top $68

I have a feeling this top will sold out quickly.

Manor Gates Dress $188

This dress is so beautiful to look at, grand it  that I will have no occasion to wear it.

Grand Island Dress $98

The grand island while it is not pretty, is pretty cool looking and i think it works great with boots for the fall or gladiator shoes in the summer.  

Clinton Trench $188

I did not pay attention to this jacket at all till I see how good Kat look in it. I think she wears it better than the model in the picture from Anthro's catalog. 

Lost Time Skirt $188

This skirt is cute, but Hey, but does it really worth $188?

Rensselaer T-Straps

I normally have trouble with Anthro's shoes as they tend to be very stiff on the button.  There is not much cushioning at all.  So they end up sitting in the closet taking up space. Nothing is worse than your feet hurts at the end of the day, so for now as much as I droll over those pretty shoes,  I will stick with my comfort brand such as born, Clark, hush puppies, or J-41.

And then there is always this throw that I had been eyeing for a while.

Quirky Heirloom Throw