Independent Women

All the honeys who makin' money throw yo hands up at me!! I started my new job and it was pretty nifty. Even though I have an angel of a husband who takes care of me, there is something so satisfying about knowing you WORKED for what you have. I mentioned in my vlog post that the most exciting part about my new job is that I get to wear whatever I want as long as it's nice. I basically need to dress like I am going to a nice dinner with friends while wearing reasonable shoes. That turned out to be a blessing AND a curse because I changed about 27 times. No joke. I had an outfit planned but then I put it on and second guessed myself so I started trying other things. I decided on a polka dot blouse and red blazer with cheetah print loafers. It was a nice mix of prints and pop of color. 

I will be working as a server but as part of my training I had to have a hostess shift just to get acquainted with the restaurant and learn the layout. It's such a cool artsy building and the clientele seem really chill. It should be a good time indeed. I'm so excited to be making that money so I can buy my own four dollar dresses. 

In other news, I just booked my very first Illinois job for Dey Dreamer Productions. It's an after prom event at a high school and it's country fair themed. I am hoping this is a beautiful beginning to a booming business here in Central Illinois. 

Oh! And I made a shirt!! Well sort of. I'll blog about it soon. It's super cute and there is an elephant print involved. Yes you read that right ELEPHANT PRINT. Republic Of Yesterday will soon be creeping into the clothing game.... EXCITING! 

RED

Let me start off by saying that Jim is doing very well. We went to see the orthopedist today and his little baby toe is healing just fine. We thought our appointment was literally across the street from our house so we decided to walk over. We were already late when we got there and discovered we were at the wrong building. We ran/hopped back to the house and got in the car. We made our way to the correct building down the street. Jim has to wear his post-op shoe for a whole month and at the end of said month we will return to the doctor for another x-ray.

I have spent the last few days working on updating all of my Dey Dreamer Productions information on Facebook, The Knot, and our precious little website. I have created some new backdrops and I am so excited to reveal those very very soon. As of this morning I have turned down 7 weddings in California. Even though I am bummed about missing out on those California weddings, I look forward to the emails that will hopefully come flooding in from the beautiful brides of Central Illinois.

I also have another project in the works. I started this blog ready to make my big reveal but decided maybe I will wait. I will give you a hint. I am re-purposing some adorable fabrics in an adorable way.

Today was such a beautiful day. It was sunny and the sky was clear but it's still so very cold with a high of 10 degrees so bundling up is very necessary. I can't say enough how much I am loving this over sized coat trend. Where did I get it? The Salvation Army thrift store, DUH.

Life is beautiful and my heart is happy.

Counting Stars

So much life has happened since my last post. Even as I was starting this post my husband broke his pinky toe and we had to make our way to urgent care. He was making a breakfast for us. He was so excited about his concoction that he ran over to tell me all about it. Let's just say Jim made it through the hallway but his little baby toe did not. It was sitting there quite perpendicular to the rest of his toes. If you are for some reason interested in what is looked like after some cleaning up click here. Jim kept apologizing for inconveniencing our Sunday morning. My husband is by far the most considerate person I have ever known. He is always making sure everyone else is being taken care of. He even apologized for not being able to drive because he knows I don't like to drive in the snow. I insisted that he stop apologizing and that I was sorry he had to go through this. He is an angel and a trooper and I love him. He doing alright now. He isn't in any pain and we'll be seeing an orthopedist later this week.

Last week I went to California. I was planning on blogging while I was there but I decided to just spend my time enjoying my family and friends. I'm still adjusting to being a blogger and figuring out my time management. I traveled to California for my sister's gender reveal party. She is having a girl!! It was a very nice party and there were lots of people to show them love. Since I was apart from Jim on Valentine's day I spent it with a lot friends. We had a fancy dinner at Chipotle and then went to see some friends in Dreamgirls at Center Stage. While in California, I also went to my friend Dom's going away party. He left to Japan for a whole year to sing and dance at Universal Studios Japan. He is ridiculously talented and I and so happy and so proud of him. It was nice to see so many of my favorite people but I was missing my husband very much so I was happy when it was time to go back to Illinois.

Jim picked me up from the train station with an adorable little stuffed unicorn and when I got to the car the dash was covered in cookies and candy. The plus side to being apart on Valentines is that my husband was able to raid the 50% off bin at the local grocery store. My belated Valentine's gifts had Jim Wilson written all over them and I wouldn't have it any other way. 

When I was in California I stumbled upon this hole in the wall clothing store and found this floral flowy blouse that just happened to be on sale for $4. I love flowy blouses. I love floral prints. I love collard shirts. It was a win-win-win. The jacket is an even bigger win. I bought it at T.J. Maxx for $10!! I looked it up and found the same exact jacket for $238. What?!! That is why I love love love T.J Maxx. You have to have the patience to look through things and scope out the finds but I think it's safe to say I NEVER leave empty handed.

Ooh and I wore my hair down which is kind of rare these days because I'm not a big fan of the length. I am however happy to say that I actually enjoyed it this day. It's a fun length. I have also decided to let the baby bangs grow out.

Peace, Love, & Happiness,

Dey

OUTFIT OF THE DAY

Jacket: Walter Baker at T.J Maxx

Pants: Express

Shoes: similar

Blouse: roughly similar