east vs west [coast] style. nautical stripes.

welcome to the second installment of east vs. west style. this week we are sharing our takes on one of my favorite trends, nautical stripes. stripes make up a good part of my wardrobe (i did a week of stripes to prove it!), but when it comes to nautical, i automatically think of navy, red, and white. while i didn't have navy and white (my shirt is b/w), i did have red...and i couldn't resist adding a dash of leopard.

don't forget to visit these awesome ladies. here's the crew:

east

Jackie / Living After Midnite / New York

Jessica / My Style Vita / Georgia

Tracy / TheRightShoes / New York

west

Ashley / Golden Divine / Arizona

Ashley / Pursuit of Shoes / California

Becks / oomph. / Hawaii

(french connection tee; f21 denim; ray-ban sunglasses; old navy sweater)

in case you missed it:

east vs west style . denim shorts

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rolled up jeans.

come summer, there will be a lot of cute sandals and flats to show off, so i've been playing around with my cuffs lately...sometimes i like a wide cuff, sometimes thin, or sometimes i like it messily rolled up. bonus is when they have a contrasting color. you can check out my vine clip of JustFab's signature skinny

with a contrasting hem here.

and...JustFab's Girls' Night In promotion is all about denim.

i have two pairs and enjoy wearing them.

you can see the pearlescent skinnys here.

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(nails, butter london shandy)

(zara denim; mossimo jacket; old navy sweater; nine west heels)

motto.

simple is my motto this year.

especially in the wardrobe area;

it has made mornings so much easier.

i have an early meeting tomorrow, so i'm off to bed.

there's a new post up on mobile morsels...

if you use a laptop, you may want to check it out.

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mr. turkey.

mini-he sang this to me:

mr. turkey, mr. turkey

run away, run away

you outta be careful, or you'll be a mouthful

thanksgiving day, thanksgiving day!

just wanted to wish you all a happy thanksgiving.

been loving this red again.

lips: mac dare you

how are you celebrating thanksgiving? are you cooking?

what's your favorite red lipstick?

4x4.

is there anyone out there who can do the rubik's cube?

when my sister was in high school, one of her teachers showed her how to do it, and she taught me. we would race against each other to see who could do it faster. i used to bo able to do it in under 2-1/2 minutes. i was in elementary then, but every once in a while i'll pick it up and do it a few times,

just so i won't forget.

recently, mini-she and my nephew became interested in learning, so i taught them. then, my nephew decided to get ambitious and go for the 4x4 cube. he said it's really hard, and now the competitor in me wants to buy one so that i can learn it faster first. he's coming over tonight, so you know what we'll be doing.

i'm warming up my fingers.

soy milk + coffee jelly...

...mix together for a yummy drink.

(thrifted jacket, zara denim, nine west shoes; american rag chambray)

shop the look:

 

all a blur.

october has been crazy busy, and i can already tell the rest of the year is going to fly by. every weekend so far has been jam-packed with [singing class] graduation events and photo shoots for mini-she, classes for mini-he, volunteering commitments at their schools, a trunk show event, a halloween block party next weekend, and halloween the following week. then we roll right into mini-she's birthday on november 1st, my sister's birthday, and thanksgiving. you know where this is headed...

some of you were wondering about my hair. yes, i did cut it short. i took a bunch of photos the weekend before i cut my hair, so you'll be seeing a few more long-haired posts.

how do you celebrate halloween?

are you dressing up? if so, what are you going to be?

(shirt, gojane; denim, pacsun; shoes, nine west; bag, thirty-one)

afternoon sun.

last week i mentioned that sunday mornings were my days to take photos for the blog. well, that went out the door since signing up mini-he for back-to-back swimming and tutoring lessons on sundays. now i really have no idea when i'll be able to take photos. bear with me the next few weeks as we settle into our new schedules. mini-she goes back to school tomorrow as well.

luckily we had an opportunity on saturday afternoon to snap a few pictures. the sun was fussy...either too bright or hiding behind the clouds, but certain shots hilighted the

gold tones in this necklace perfectly.

(Alloy Western Design Necklace c/o AliExpress powered by Alibaba)

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straight from the source at great prices.

new planner/journal to keep my thoughts and,

well...life, in order.