Brrrr!!!

Inspiration of the day:
The Cold weather!!!  When it's dark and gloomy and FREEZING outside, what do you feel like doing?  Seriously?  I know that all I want to do is slip on a cozy sweater and UGG boots, grab a mug of hot cocoa or tea, and read a book (or watch an awesome movie or episode of Project Runway).  These images inspire me to dress for the weather!!!  I find that my best style can be accomplished in cold weather, for whatever reason.  (Another reason why I'm destined for New York University!!!  I can picture the hot pink trench coat now...)  I was just looking at American Eagle's website, http://www.ae.com/web/index.jsp , and found the cutest sweater.  I want to wear it right now!!!  The caption on the side of the page just makes me oh so happy: "sweater weather is finally here." Hallelujah!  Here's the sweater I want:

So cute, right???  I LOVE WINTER!!!

just a jeans and sweatshirt kind of day!

We all have that feeling.  You wake up, hear the rain, feel the chill, and think, "do I really have to put effort into my style today?"  In other parts of the country, yes.  But, in southern California where rain is somewhat of a rarity, not so much.  People just don't dress up during the rain, including me.  When I saw my Chicago sweatshirt tonight, I seriously had to convince myself that a shirt was indeed necessary to my ensemble.  (But, most likely, the sweatshirt will never come off tomorrow, which kind of makes the shirt unnecessary.  But in San Diego you never know about our darn weather!!)  So, what I'm really trying to get at here is that there can always be that day when you put no effort into your appearance.  My friend Jodi calls these days her "hobo days."  What a good way of putting it!!

Inspiration of the day:
Seeing people wear UGG boots at school.  As much as I hate admitting it, I love my UGGs.  They're kind of my winter staple.  However, I never wear them when it's raining.

Thought of the day:
Chocolate is never a rip-off.  Especially if it's from SEE'S, has toffee nuggets, and supports Breast Cancer research.  Eat that, you cheapskate high school students.

yummy!

Inspiration of the day:
An ugly fall day.  Here in San Diego, we don't have many ugly days in ANY season, but I guess 2010 is an exception.  How do you find inspiration in such icky, gloomy, chilly weather?  It's not as hard as it looks.  Gloomy weather inspires me to wear color and be bold, strangely enough.  I have this desire to stand out against the clouds or something.  Also, San Diego, even in the gloom, is incredibly beautiful.  While I was walking 10 miles around Coronado this morning, (training for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day) I stumbled upon a beautiful kaleidoscope.  It was on a rather large scale, and overlooked the bay.  The swirling, changing colors and shapes within the kaleidoscope made me feel very dreamy, which inspired me.  Colors and patterns!!!  They sound scary to pull off, especially together, but I'm going to try it out tomorrow.


Disappointment of the day:
Can't find the tights.  I wonder if she made them herself?

Advertisement of the day:
I'm doing the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk for the cure this November and need to raise a heck of a lot of money!!!  Please help me out with any amount of money you can spare at this web page:
http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2010/SanDiegoEvent2010?px=4876925&pg=personal&fr_id=1469

Why yummy?
I like things that are yummy.  Yummy shoes and food to be precise.  (And the occasional yummy boy's 6-pack.)  Chocolate is yummy.  That's why I'm selling it at school tomorrow. :)

The Ramones- My Brain is Hanging Upside Down

These tights are sick!!!

Today, while I was watching Project Runway, I acquired an intense desire for the tights that April was wearing.

Aren't those just crazy cool?  She wore them a lot on the show and every time I saw her wearing them I found myself wanting them more.

First post, woah baby!

I'm sure no one's reading this first post, but since this is "Style from a Nobody", I guess it makes sense.

Inspiration of the day:
Well, I guess I've had lots of inspiration today.  I caught up on Project Runway (best show ever!!) and America's Next Top Model, and those shows always provide me with plenty of inspiration.  Plus, I watched some of Legally Blonde, and that movie never fails to inspire me.  Elle Woods is just the best role model any girl can have.  She's fabulous, smart, and deceiving.  Her achievements in the movie really prove that first impressions aren't everything, while they're still very important.  To top it off, I read the November issue of Lucky Magazine, which could be my favorite fashion magazine.
All of this inspired me to be more daring, to take risks with my clothing.  I'm going to make an effort to mix colors and patterns that I wouldn't normally mix this week.

Thought of the day:
Kick the plastic water bottle habit.  Switching from disposable plastic water bottles to reusable ones can save millions of pounds of plastic!  Plus, what could look more chic than a cute aluminum bottle on your desk?