Life is Good

Outfit Details:

Skirt- c/o The Phrenzy
Top- (giveaway) Romwe
Bandeau- Aerie
Shoes- Gap
Necklace- gifted Macy's
Bracelets-(giveaway) InPink and Cutey

You know when you're in one of those moods? And everything just seems AWESOME? I'm in one of those moods. And with good reason(s)! Everything seems to be coming together for me right now: my room is (almost) finished, I finished the school year with straight As for the first time in my high school career, and I found out today that I scored a 5 (the highest score!) on the AP US history (aka APUSH) exam that I took back in May. I worked so hard for it...and I am SO GLAD that it has paid off! Life is good.

And to top it off, today is my 6th month blogiversary! Yep, my little baby blog is half a year old. And to celebrate, as some of you may have seen on my Twitter and Facebook, I'm switching platforms and changing up my design. I'm no HTML guru, so I'm switching to blogger where customizations are simple and polished. The domain name will still be the same, but my blog will look slightly different and I'll have google friend connect! That should be launching this week, so bear with me as this site may be down for a bit!

To top THAT off, I'm going to Ikea today to buy some finishing touches for my closet room (who doesn't love going to Ikea??). These pictures were actually taken in that room because it's so scorching hot outside! I apologize for my frizzy hair (THIS IS THE FIRST BLOG POST WITH MY HAIR UP...can you see why? :) ), and for the bad lighting, yada yada yada.

And now about the look...kept it simple in a pleated skirt and tied up breezy top with a bandeau underneath. In the summer, it's all about staying cool and layering is not an option...unless you've got yourself a bandeau!

So I'll post pictures for you of my closet once it's TOTALLY done. And I'm off to Ikea now...not sure if I'll be posting soon thanks to the switch to blogger but I hope I will be!

THANK YOU to all of you have read this blog for the past six months! IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME!

Love you all :)

P.S USE PROMO CODE "wearabouts" AT THE PHRENZY FOR 10% OFF!

Echoing Waters

Outfit Details:

Dress- American Eagle
Shoes- Candies @ Kohls
Friendship bracelets- DIY
Feathered clips and headbands-Echoing Waters

Thought I'd share some outtakes from Summer '11 of a photoshoot I did for my friend Lauren's etsy shop, Echoing Waters. Her new collection is totally awesome...she makes t-shirts, now too and they are so on trend! You know the galaxy print trend that's stormed the web? Well, Lauren has a supernova shirt that's a cropped, handpainted galaxy print gem... and SPOT ON TREND! :D I'll be modeling again this summer in a few weeks. I'll be sure to post pictures and links to what I've modeled once I have them!

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P.R.E.P.

Outfit Details:

Top- Forever 21
Skirt- Old Navy
Bracelets- (giveaway) Ettika
Shoes- Sperry Topsider
Necklaces- Rice's Market, Aeropostale
Belt- Gap
Hat- NYC street vendor

Hey guys!! I'm guest posting over on Tariro's blog, Peppermint + Ivy today. Check out the post HERE to see the rest of this look and to see why this  look is titled, "P.R.E.P.". And thanks, Tariro, for sharing your blog with me! :D

It's a Summertime Thing

Outfit Details:

Dress- Urban Outfitters
Shoes- c/o My Hot Shoes
Claw bracelet- c/o OASAP
Sunglasses- random
Leather cuff- c/o Torn To Pieces

Every summer is practically the same for me. Throughout my childhood, summer was defined by swim team and the pool. Now, my summers are defined by lifeguarding. But always, always my summers have boiled down to "the pool". Regardless of which pool it may be, I seem to spend most of my time there. Another aspect that is always the same is what my brother and I do to pass the 90+ degree days. Games. Board games, card games, even Wii games for a while...yep, we were those kids :). Last year, I remember it was a board game. Parcheesi. Another year it was the card game Rummy 500. Now, it's Spit. Have any of you played Spit? It's so addicting :) Regardless of what the game is, it's always certain that we play EVERYDAY and multiple times.

Do you have a summer routine?

I'll be on the DL for the next few days. I'm working every day this week except Friday!

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Deep Blue Sea

Outfit Details:

Dress- Romwe (giveaway)
Necklace + Crystal Friendship Bracelet- c/o MarcellaLeone
Shoes- (giveaway) Blowfish
Beaded bracelets- gifted
Leather cuff- (giveaway) House of Kami
Belt- Gap

I've been wearing lots of blue lately. I haven't had much blue before this summer, really, but now I suddenly have dresses, shoes, jewelry. And it goes so well with my neon green accessories, right??

You'd be surprised how tiring lifeguarding can be. Even though you literally sit in one spot all day, moving nothing but your neck as you swivel it around, the sun seems to drain all of your energy. I just got back from a long day at the pool...and I am TIRED.

Easy Breezy

Outfit Details:

Top- c/o The Phrenzy

Shorts- Target
Shoes- Target
Necklace- Jewelmint
Bracelet and ring- Abilu Creations
Leather Cuff- Attachments LLC
Watch- gifted
Hat- NY Street Vendor

While I'm styling this blouse from The Phrenzy I figured I'd take this opportunity to remind you of some coupon codes that I've got for you guys!

• At THE PHRENZY: use code "wearabouts" for 10% off of your order!
• At MY HOT SHOES: use code "rory2" for 20% off of your order!

Both places offer good quality stuff for under 20 dollars! At my hot shoes, you can get the white wedges I've been wearing for 19.99!! They even have shoes for under ten dollars!!!

I'm also playing in a summer soccer league with my school team, which started up yesterday. It felt so good to get back out on the field after a few month hiatus from playing in games (I've still been training). It's weird--I was thinking about it, and I don't know that much about the bloggers behind the blogs I read (other than where they shop :P ). To me, and to readers in general, all they are is someone who posts an outfit every so often. You don't always realize that they are actually doing stuff, too. I mean, I obviously didn't go and play soccer in this outfit...but when I think about it, I haven't really talked to you that much about soccer!

With the true soccer season fast approaching, I figure now's a good time as any.

I'm the starting varsity goalkeeper for my school's team which means I stand in the big rectangular box and prevent the ball from going in. Or try to, anyways. It's harder than it sounds! And when I play goalie, I'm very unstylish. I wear men's pants with big padding on the sides that makes my hips look huge. I wear a long-sleeved, baggy shirt that is also meant for a man. Also, I wear a mouthguard and headgear (safety FIRST) as required of me by my dad ("just protecting your BRAIN, Rory") and smelly gloves to catch the ball with. It makes for a good look, right?

This picture is about a year old, before the addition of my beloved headgear to my game attire. But I assure you, it only adds to my already stylish look.

What do you do that most of your readers didn't know about/realize?

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Chevron

Outfit Details:

Jasmine Top- c/o Kharisma Boutique
Skirt- H&M
Denim Vest- c/o Luckiest Clothing
Wedges- Marshalls
Painted chevron cuff- c/o Cosmorones Designs
Bullet necklace- c/o Adriana Soto
Green bracelets- gifted
Love necklace- c/o OASAP

Lots of new goodies in this outfit! You've already seen an outfit with something from Kharisma Boutique. Remember the Aztec skirt I wore here? I originally got these two pieces to wear together in an awesome mash of print-clashing awesomeness. But the colors aren't quite the same and something was just...off. So, I found ways to wear them by themselves! :)

Then there's this reconstructed denim vest from Luckiest Clothing. It's good for summer because I can wear it over dresses, or like I did here to make the black seem more summery. White is the ultimate summer color.

I'd finally like to highlight this handpainted leather cuff from Cosmorones. I've got quite the collection of leather cuffs, and this one is TRULY unique because it's colorful! I love the chevron pattern.

And of course, the two necklaces...one old, one new. I've worn this Adriana Soto necklace a plethora of times and it still hasn't gotten old. It goes with everything!!! OASAP has sent me a number of good things over time, too.

So, which of my new goodies is your favorite?

GIVEAWAY UPDATE: I've changed the rules a bit so that more of you can enter--please do as many of the entries that you can do...example, if you don't have a pinterest but you have all of the rest...do the rest!!! :)

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