Kitschy 'til the Cows Come Home: Neon Trees and Jujubes

Top: Madden Girl, Kohl's; Skirt: Wild Fable, Target; Boots: Betsey Johnson, Zulily

Sunset Ranch Necklace

Bag: Zulily

Clips: Marshalls

Hand cream: Cath Kidston, Kohl's

Top: ModCloth; Skirt: Trixxi, Kohl's; Bag: Dolls Kill; Shoes: Madden Girl, Amazon

Glamazon of the Galaxy Necklace

Lipstick schtick.

Purple clip: Lisa Frank, Kitsch

Yellow: Always appealing.

 Skirt: So, Kohl's

Clips: Every '80s baby's Kitsch wish come true.

Bag: Amazon

Top: Care Bears, Dolls Kill

Just kidding.  There are no jujubes.  Just two candy-bright fits that I wore to work and one I wore in my yard.  Partly because I can't drive in those boots and partly because even I have my limits.  Still, my coastal-cowgirl-going-to-a-rave look holds a special place in my heart.  Maybe one day I'll get to wear it for real.

Stagecoach, here I come.

Blooper Scooper: Mother's Day Hits and Kisses

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad; Kohl's; Bow barrette: Wild Fable, Target 

Cake Talk Necklace

Shoes: Madden Girl, Macy's

Proud graduate of Mom's school of I hope it's enough.

Sunglasses: Wild Fable, Target

ShopRite: Baking so moms don't have to.

Bag: Madden Girl, Kohl's

Just two rebels wearing white shoes before Memorial Day.

This was my second year hosting Mother's Day.  And by hosting, I mean serving store-bought dessert after my dad takes us out for dinner.  Still, I managed to drop my niece's ice cream on her dress and my nephew's on the table.  What can I say?  Coordination isn't my strong suit.  Anyway, I loved hearing Charlotte's shrieks as she ran around with her cousins while I caught up with my mom and sister.  And when it was over and it was just cake crumbs and crumbled tissue, I realized what I had to reach midlife to learn: messy is happy.

So, to all who celebrate, I hope that you had a great Mother's Day, one so full of laughter and heart that you had to break out the Dust Buster.

Although not literally.  Because cleaning on Mother's Day is sacrilege.  

And no one has Dust Busters anymore.

Pleased to Make Your Reacquaintance: When Black Magic Checks the Bright Box

Tunic: Marshalls; Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Right on Retro Necklace

Bag: INC, Macy's

Boots: Madden Girl, Kohl's

Hibiscus barrettes: Capelli, ULTA; Other barrettes: Goody, Target

Coat: Madden Girl, Macy's; Skirt: Trixxi, Kohl's

Bag: Current Mood, Dolls Kill

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Tights: Isadora, Zulily

Top: So, Kohl's; Skirt: Nine West, Kohl's

Bold to the Bone Necklace

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Barrettes: Wild Fable, Target & Michaels

How is it Friday the 13th again?  We just did this!  You know what I haven't being doing a lot of?  Blogging.  Momlife, the nine-to-five, and, yes, my growing obsession with Instagram have claimed the better part of my brain.  But not today!  Now that the stars or pentagrams or whatever have aligned, it's time to get back into it.  So sit back, relax, and peruse these fun fits and necklaces.  I'll just be curating my next crop of creations.

And liking clothes I can't afford on Insta.

The Seahorse and the Snowstorm

Sweater: Alfani, Macy's; Boots: Simply Vera, Kohl's

From the library of Charlotte Rose.

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Sweater: Paper Heart, TJ Maxx 

Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill; Blouse: Nine West, Kohl's

Shoes: Betsey Johnson, Macy's

Top: Madden Girl, Kohl's; Leggings: Derek Heart, Boscov's

Bag: Olivia Miller, Macy's

Psychedelic Seahorse Necklace

Boots: Nine West, Kohl's

Barrettes: Michaels, Target

Seahorses don't like snow, and neither do I -- the end.  Just kidding!  Well, almost.  Because this will still be a short post.  But I'd be remiss without mentioning that it was the husband who took these pics of Sunday's snowstorm.  Also, that I felt fit to rip apart two old necklaces to make this Frankenstein of a statement piece. Howdy, Psychedelic Seahorse Necklace.  

Just consider it my amulet for warding off more Old Man Winter.