So I decided I needed a change...

 ...and this is what I ended up with. I've always wanted to try strawberry blonde, but never had the guts to do it. Now that I've decided to keep my hair short, I'm willing to take more risks with the color (since I'm not always trying to grow it out). It looks very orange in these pictures, but it's actually a lot lighter. It's such a fun, bright color for summer!

The Mane Event

Jeans: Target // Top: Wet Seal // Shoes: Crocs // Watch: Betsey Johnson

This title was completely stolen from Elizabeth over at Delightfully Tacky. I have cut my hair this short before, but then I had started growing it out again. Then the other day I was thinking about it and looking through old photos, and I decided that this cut is most flattering on me. I almost had my long hair back, and I wasn't dreaming of putting it up anymore. I wasn't looking at girls with long hair with envy. And I realized that short hair is for me. It feels lighter, curlier, healthier. 

On another note, when Liz and I took a walk through the nature preserve to take pictures, we found this:

It just really makes your day, doesn't it? 

New Dress, New Hairstyle, New News

Dress: Wet Seal, Tights: Hue, Sweater: Lauren Conrad, Belt: Rue 21

 These are some of my purchases from shopping on Sunday! I love this dress! It's my first dress that's a fall print. All my other dresses are very summer-y.

 I think my hair was inspired by my Micky Mouse ears. This is the first time I've put my hair up like this in about 10 years. I received a lot of compliments today though, so I may put it back into rotation. Especially now that my hair is getting longer.

 So, I want to update you guys. If you'll notice, my photos have reverted back to my beginner blogger ways. With the end of the semester looming upon us a bit quicker than I would like, and graduation nearing, I have gotten a bit busy. So has Cassie. (She's graduating this semester too!) So she doesn't have a lot of time to take my photos. I don't have a lot of time to take much more than my photobooth photos.

So, I apologize in advance for the lack of amazing photos and frequent posts. I'd like to be the type of blogger that posts everyday, but that just can't happen right now. Hopefully in January! :)

A Busy Day, Red Hair and an Unworn Dress

Dress: Forever 21, Belt: Thrifted, Tights: Vera Wang, Shoes: Kmart (refashioned by me), Oui Ring: Forever 21

This is what I wore yesterday, which was a fairly busy day. I had classes, then I drove to Madison (which is about an hour and a half), then Garrett and I had to run some errands. When we got back, we watched Harry Potter (of course!) and fell asleep pretty early. We've so old, I know.

 I'm pretty excited to be a redhead again. I've been dying my hair red on and off since I was in fourth grade. (Yes, fourth grade) This red isn't nearly as drastic as I've gone in the past. I used to go for same-shade-as-my-belt red. :)

 Cassie gave me this dress almost a year ago and this is my first time wearing it. I have a lot of things in my closet that I love dearly, but never wear. I'm not really sure why. But now that I've worn it once, you might see me in it a billion more times. (I apologize for the wrinkles! I need to be more proactive with an iron.)

Tomorrow is Spa Day with my mom! :) 

I hope you are having a great weekend!

Whoa!

Is that red hair I see? Sometimes I just can't help myself.

Lip Smackers - Day 20

Necklace: Etsy.com, Rings: JewelMint

 I was definitely not feelin this outfit today. I wasn't feeling well and I just wanted to wear my pajamas. But since a) I don't wear pj's in public and b) I'm still doing my 30x30, I didn't have much of an option. It's a shame I wasn't enthusiastic about it because I love everything I was wearing today very dearly. Even my necklace and rings.

 My hair is left over from yesterday. Which is pretty awesome. My hair rarely looks this good when slept on, which is why I normally wear it up. I've been getting a lot of compliments on my hair in the last couple posts. Thank you so much guys! I really appreciate it. People don't normally say anything about my hair unless its super red (which is the color I used to keep it), in which most people just said it was bright. So thank you again. You guys are so sweet! :)

 I can't believe it's already day 20! I have to admit, I can't wait until this month is over. I miss all my other clothes! This challenge is a lot more difficult than I originally thought it would be. But, it has kept me from shopping for a month. That's pretty impressive for me!

I went to Kmart this evening and ended up buying some old school Dr. Pepper and Vanilla flavored Lip Smackers. I love Lip Smackers! Why did I ever stop wearing it?!