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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Frumpy Stay-at-home Mom? NOT TODAY B*TCHES!!

Please, allow me to be shallow for a little while.  I must, I must.

As stay-at-home moms, we are busy.  As working moms we are busy.  The difference is, that you moms out there at the office, working hard for the mon-ay get a chance to wear nice things.

Us shlepps at home wear jeans or some form of "exercise" pant day in, day out.  Day in, day out.  Oh, and top those off with some nice functional hoodies.  Also, I have forgotten what "hip" shoes are, because I'm always speed-walking to and from school and everywhere else, so as not to let my ass become as gargantuan as it wants to, so I'm mostly in running shoes.  Or some sort of clunky black boots to keep my frozen toes from falling off.  Winter blowz.

Then, when the weekend arrives, we are freaking tired, and a good book trumps an evening out at some bar filled with 20-somethings in tight mini dresses any day.  Plus, we have no mini dresses any longer.  Actually, some of us never did.  Maybe just some really pale, super high-wasted jeans and a crop-top.  So sad.

Luckily every now and then someone will get married or kick the bucket, so then we can actually dust off all those pretty things way at the back of our closets, whore-up the face, dig for the fun jewellery that would normally scratch the little people in our lives and look HAWT.

 Ha ha, don't get upset about the death joke.  I kid.  Funerals are no picnic.

But what I'm saying is basically this:  I have a few really pretty things that I almost NEVER get to enjoy.  Yes, yes, fashion-forward girls like Sarah and Curtise make every day a super awesome lookin' fab day, but the rest of us might not have the balls.

So,

I got out all my fun stuff for a day and took pictures, and now I'm forcing you to enjoy them too!  Plus, it's January, and January is so freaking lousy with boredom and greyness, that I encourage all of you (and you men too--what the hell.  Maybe you have a Boba Fett tie or something you've been dying to wear) to get out all those pretty things you miss, and roll around in them for an hour or two.


Things I miss:





Sparkly things!!!









These shoes...which I've NEVER even worn out anywhere, but one HAS to have a pair of super slick-shiny black shoes...








Oh hello--I am so SHINY


THESE shoes--which I think are kinda sexay in a retro way...












FALSE EYELASHES !!!



LIPSTICK RED SHOES.  OH YUMMY.









yeah--roll up to the schoolyard wearing these





I love this dress.  Will I ever wear this dress again?!?  SCREW YOU, SUPER COMFY BLACK YOGA PANTS



ooo--can you see the gorgeous red satin handbag I'm showcasing?
The weirdest part was getting The Man to take these dress pics...



I love these shoes.  I love them.  They HATE ME.  They KILL my feet if I wear them longer than 15 minutes.  Frowny face.






This shirt...because it has SATIN SLEEVES!  OOOOOO SATIN...and cleavage...






satin is yummy-nummy.





GOLD THINGS!  Because they are SO DISCO-GOOD!


bracelet and necklace ~ H&M
clutch ~ Value Village



LET'S DISCO

40 comments:

  1. Love it!! That dress and those shoes are divine!! The cute top with satin sleeves is soooo adorable!
    Love it! Getting dressed up and having fun is the best!
    :-)
    Laura
    http://laura-twopeasandapod.blogspot.com/

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    1. Yeah, right Laura?!? Getting dressed up IS fun.

      Currently I'm wearing the world's ugliest shirt. Reality.

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  2. Oh Karen haven't you heard? It's all about business casual now. Only the young single girls dress up at the office, the moms are in the mom uniform of khakis, loafers and a shirt that washes well. I went to the office party this year mainly because I wanted to wear my knee high boots. heehee.

    Perhaps I could dress up on my work from home days. ;)

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    1. a shirt that washes well!!!! LOL, FREAKING LOL. Okay, I'm now up to date.

      Yeah, work from home days can now be FASHION SHOW DAYS! HOORAY!

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  3. Very cute clothes and shoes! - as you know, I am having the post partum freak out and blues cause I have a new BIGGER shoe size and pant size! I hate it so much when my friends post on facebook - "I am back in my pre-pregnancy jeans!" I just roll my eyes in disgust. I had to buy new shoes and new pants but for the last 2+ months I have been living in pj pants and slippers, I don't get super dressed up for work but this new body isn't going to allow me to be a fashionista!! Arggh!

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    1. JD my love, I'm still not back in my pre-Ella body. Getting closer but...

      And, I had to donate all my 8 1/2 shoes and give in to size 9, and always feel hopeful that they have those 9's in a WIDE WIDTH.

      Dont' worry woman! You'll get there. Only the very lucky who were athletic sticks BEFORE pregnancy, and those freaks who starve themselves post partum can fit back into their clothes in that mythical SIX WEEKS. Pppft...give me a break. Go out, buy a couple of really attractive larger outfits that fit you and make you fabulous, and just work toward keeping yourself healthy, and NOT eating an entire row of Golden Oreos while you shake a rattle for the baby's amusement.

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    2. Thanks Karen! I am so glad someone gets me!! I only had to get new shoes, pants and bras! Only! But I will adjust, she is worth all of the sacrifice. And You rock, as always! :)

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    3. thanks, so do you. Don't be so hard on yourself girlfriend. Put your fingers in your ears and your hands over your eyes every time another ridiculous story comes on tv about some star who's back in PERFECT SHAPE minutes after having the baby. It's total bullshit.

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  4. you've got a pretty good collection of pretties to dust off! now you need somewhere fancy to go so you can wear that dress and at least one pair of your sexy shoes! i got rid of my huge collection of gorgeous but uncomfortable shoes after i couldn't wear them for any functional purpose anymore. that, and i moved into a really small house where something had to go & it was my shoes.
    i'm glad you're having fun at home during the day playing dress up!

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    1. Sherilinnie, I have no where to go in those shoes! The city I live in is SOOOOOOO CASUAL, I wouldn't be surprised to find SOMEBODY walking around in the snow with a winter coat and a bummy pair of shorts on. Ah well, it was a fun dress up day, now I have it out of my system, and I'll just have to wait till summer for the wedding I'll be going to.

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  5. You're a nut. I could totally imagine you lying on your bed with your legs in the air (what's new, right), taking pictures of your shoes.

    Sadly, my bad back doesn't allow me to wear the hooker heels anymore. But the jewelry and cutesy clothes, go for it.

    I say that you declare one day a week your dress-up day...like "Hot Mama Mondays"...and you wear whatever you want, and yoga-pants-wearing moms be damned. I would avoid "Trailer Trash Tuesdays" since you're trying to get OUT of the sweatpants and what-not.

    You go girl, sparkle away!

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    1. yeah! Legs up in the air! VIVE RIDICULOUS! And ha ha @ "what's new."

      Oh, I can't bear the heels. Those red shoes? I've never worn them ANYWHERE. It's good to be an impulse shopper. Then you have USELESS treasures that you just pull out every now and again and say; "these are so pretty, giggle, squeek!"

      That's a good idea about Monday--and challenging too, because that's been "eye bag/dirty hair Monday" for quite some time now.

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    2. you've got your legs in the air because you can't bear to set your feet on the floor in those shoes, amiright? those are totally knocking boots shoes. meant to be worn only when naked and horizontal.

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  6. Karen you are miles of me in any form of dress......my yoga pants consist of old jammies. Actually current ones too, which means I rarely get out of them.

    Shoes? slippers or worn out runners. SEE YOU are that it girl!

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    1. Oh Melissa, I LOVE my slippers. They're on ALL WINTER. They have gross things squashed to the bottom of them and everything.

      Well, maybe you should have your own fashion show for fun day! Actually, you probably have enough fun with home glamour. I think about YOUR sparkly jar you know!

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    1. yeah, I hardly ever wear a dress. Even to weddings now. They're not as forgiving as pants.

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  8. Pair of shoes #1 - Love! I need those!

    Not that I have anywhere to wear them. In fact, I am wearing pajama pants right now.

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    1. yeah, exactly. I have NO WHERE TO WEAR THOSE SHOES. The shiny ones, right? I picture them with a really good tartan skirt. Sigh.

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  9. Well thank you, lovely Karen, for acknowledging my balls - I do like to think my testicles are coming on a treat, and helping me not to care about the side-eye in the school playground so much ...
    Believe it or not, I went through quite a long phase of dressing in an anonymous/invisible way, saving my lovely things for a mythical "best" which never happened and suppressing my desire to rock the vintage stuff I loved but didn't dare wear. Then I thought wtf am I doing, why do I care what anyone else thinks?

    I LOVE your shoe collection! No, I couldn't wear those on the school run either (we walk and it's all uphill. On cobbles for part of the way.) But for going out - get 'em out! You have the prettiest feet - mine are trotters. You look gorgeous in your frock, your cleavage-for-the-Man top is so cute, and why NOT wear false eyelashes? Any old day, if you feel like it!
    Playing dress up is great fun - think of it as practice for unleashing your fabulous frocked-up be-heeled self on the outside world!!! xxxxxxxxx

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    1. DAMN IT CURTISE, YOU ARE RIGHT. I will wear those false eyelashes for no good reason. Why, I think I'll wear them at Walmart tonight when I get groceries!

      You know what the difference is: here NOBODY WEARS A DRESS. ALMOST NEVER, but aren't dresses much more de riguer in England? I mean, don't you have actual frock shops all over the place? Because here, the dresses only come out at Christmas and prom time, and then you're hard-pressed to find a dress in 90% of all stores.

      Thanks for the feet compliment. They're wider now after my pregnancy girth flattened them out like two shnitzels :)

      but yeah, I'd be crying if I wore those red shoes anywhere.

      How do other women do it....

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    2. no one wears dresses here except sometimes in the summer. i watch these makeover shows & they're always trying to get the women to buy dresses and skirts but it seems pretty dang stupid to me to picture myself in a dress to go to the grocery store with brooke. or whilst sitting around homeschooling here in our loft/bedroom/clubhouse. i rarely leave the house with the man for anywhere that a dress would be appropriate that it seems foolish to buys such ridiculous frivolities.

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    3. EXACTLY, SHERILIN! I'm thinking specifically of "What Not To Wear" in which they're all UPSCALE NEW YORK ATTITUDE and don't understand that in smaller towns, people just do NOT dress that way and unless you're very bold or dedicated you will not be all dressy at the grocery store.

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    4. i love that show, but yeah, very impractical in most towns. you'd have to be either bold or dedicated or content to be always overdressed to do dresses in my life.

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    5. yeah--there's ONE mom who comes to the school to get her daughter who is always in heels and TOTAL CLOWNY makeup. One. Oh well, good for her for doing her own thing.

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  10. Oh such a good idea!!! January just blows! I need to feel pretty again. Not shlumpy/trying to stay warm mommy. I'm going to do this! I think you started a new meme! And p.s.? Totally addicted to Jersylicious now! Think I'll do that one, too!

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  11. Leanne, that would be SO FREAKING AWESOME, if you doll/jersey-fi yourself up too!!!!! No, I'd flip out.

    I'm so pleased you watch Jerseylicious now too. No wait...I'm verklempt. Someone get me a TISSUE.

    January DOES blow, and you soooooo nailed it on the head with shlumpy trying to stay warm mommy. BANG ON.

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  12. Sparkle, sparkle! Those red shoes!!!!! Whoo hoo girl! You is hawt!

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  13. I LOVE all of your shoes! Sadly, even though I work in an office..I cant wear shoes like that. I did once...and ended up having to go dumpster diving after some newspapers. That didnt go well. :(

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  14. Oh totally Steph--I'd never wear these shoes to the office. I did used to wear some nice dress pants, shirts and skirts though!

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  15. See, we totally need to give winter the big middle finger and get all frumped up and take a weekend vacation together or something. I don't care how weird that sounds.

    I love your shoes, I'm jealous.

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    1. sure, but Lizbeth, you too can be a collector of useless never worn shoes! Just go to Payless, try on a pair, declare them to be WICKED, buy them, and set them in a closet. Forever.

      Sigh.

      Yeah, that vacation sounds good. I need to go punch my head through a wall right now after dealing with MAJOR MELTDOWN.

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  16. That last pair of shoes?? Oh. . .ma. . .gah. . .

    It's a general rule that the sexier the shoes, the more painful they are. Shoes like that are meant to be worn only when you can perch yourself somewhere, cross your legs, and allow all the other ladies in the room to admire them. Or. . .what Flan and Sherilin said.

    I work in a very formal and conservative office. I wear heels every day. The bad part about this is I am destined for an ankle replacement in the not-too-distant future.

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    1. yeah, Grace, but make that a SEXY ankle replacement!

      Oh yeah--I would only choose some of those shoes for an event that involves MOSTLY SITTING. Oh well, it was fun pretending for an hour!

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  17. I'm a stay-at-home caregiver, so I know about the Jack Daniels pajamas that get worn three days straight, waking and sleeping. When I dress up to do a karate video for my karate site, I go shirtless in my KEY overalls. Swear to God. Got video to prove it.

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    1. Fred! That made me laugh out loud. Why aren't you wearing a GI for your videos??? Now I have to search for your karate site.

      Jack Daniels pj's day in day out. You'd fit into my city SEAMLESSLY.

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  18. I do not understand this world! I only understand the world of flowers and sparkly things and ridiculous fabulousness! But then I get dressed up even if I am not leaving the house... and do you know why? Because ANY DAY NOW Dave Gilmour is going to get into a time machine and go back to 1970 and then come find me and sweep me up in his hot, beautiful arms and make sweet sweet love to me and I want to make sure I'm looking GOOOOD when this day comes! Ugly clothes are against my religion.

    I like your pretty shoes, Karen. Put those suckers on and clomp around in them! And take pics for us!

    Sarah xxx

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  19. Sarah, I love you. You are an inspiration, dressed all fab-u-lous every day. That's why your blog is so much damn fun! Yeah, I googled Dave Gilmour after seeing his pic on your site, and damn, you are right.

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