Friend Friday - All About Shoes!

1.What is your go-to pair of shoes?

My go-to pair of shoes lately have been my sequined floral flats from Lane Bryant. They seem to go with nearly everything (well excepting some wild patterns), and are super comfy for my wide feet.

2. What goes into your shoe buying decisions?

I have extremely wide feet, so fit is usually the top priority for me. Of course, style is a close second. I hate buying a pair of shoes that seem to fit great in the store only to wear them out, and find that they're devices of torture!

3. The majority of the shoes in your closet are what color?

I probably have more brown and black pairs of shoes than any other color (which is probably the case for most women), but I have a pretty good variety of colors in my closet. I really need to find a great pair of red flats or wedges, though. 

4. When it comes to design shoes what are your favorite brands and

why?

My favorite brands to wear are Softspots and Born. They are always so comfy! Softspots run up to a WW and although Borns only come in a M width, they always seem more like a W to me. Neither brand has the most fashion forward styles, but for comfort they can't be beat.

5. If price wasn’t an issue, you’d own which shoe?

Since I'm not much of a heel girl, I would love to own a pair of Tod's leather moccasins in a fun color like orange or red.

Make sure to check out the list of other bloggers participating in Fashion Beauty Friend Friday at Katy Rose's blog Modly Chic!

Chillin' & Chattin' - Plus Size Daily Outift

Tonight my sisters and I went out to get some dinner and the catch up a little.  I have two half-sisters, one of whom grew up in the same house as me (my mom & stepdad's daughter), and the other who didn't (dad & stepmom's daughter).  Naturally, I am closer to the sister I grew up with, but I'd like to get to know my other sister a little better, so I invited her to hang out with us.  That probably sounds a little weird, but it's not.  

Both girls went to the same school, are a year apart in age, and have similar social circles.  They've actually hung out at parties together before, are Facebook friends, and call each other "My sister's sister" to confuse people (and because it's true!).
So here's what I wore to hang out with my sisters (sorry about the cell phone pic):
You can see one of my wedding photos hanging on my parent's dining room wall behind me.  

 

Outfit Details:

Blue striped henley top - Old Navy

Beige tie front sweater - Old Navy

Jeans - Lane Bryant

Brown Clogs - Softwalk via 6pm (pictured above in black)

And thank you all very much for your good thoughts on my exam.  I managed to get a 90% on the test, and I got a "B" in the class! 

 

Monocromatic Look - Plus Size Daily Outfit

Today when I was getting ready, my mom called me and told me that my great-grandma had passed away early this morning.  She was 90-years old, and her health had been steadily declining over the past few years, so it wasn't exactly a shock, but it was still bittersweet news.  I know she is now out of pain and no longer suffering. 

I was scheduled to go to the elementary school to shadow the nurse again, and then to go to the children's hospital to attend a short seminar.  This is what I wore: 

Outfit Details: 

Grey sweaterdress ( I have a feeling you'll be seeing a lot more of this one!) - J. Jill

Black sweater vest - Avenue 

Grey scarf -gifted from a friend

Black tights - Avenue

Black double strap mary jane wedges - Softspots via 6pm

Today's Outfit

First things first. The clothes. I actually had two complete strangers at school stop me today to tell me they liked my outfit. What a confidence boost!

Details:

Pink & white plaid bow top: Old Navy

White cardigan: Fashion Bug

Grey pants: Old Navy

Navy maryjane pumps: SoftSpots via 6pm.com

Bow brooch: Goodwill

Earrings: purchased on a cruise in Cozumel

Heart charm bracelet: Tiffany's (birthday present last year from my husband)

Bag: Old Navy

So I haven't been sleeping well, and couldn't fall asleep until about 3 in the morning last night. Which of course means I ended up sleeping in until 10:30 today and didn't get most of my "To Do" list done. I had planned on getting up and doing some sprucing up around the house, a load of laundry, and taking the dog on a walk before I had to sit down to study. Well, I started a load of laundry. . . and that was about it. I'm in my neruo rotation for school right now, and we have a quiz at the beginning of every lecture on the material we are going to cover that day in class. Yeah, on the material we have yet to go over. Crazy, I know. So everything else got pushed to the side in order to study for today's quiz. Luckily I have a wonderful husband who picked up dinner on his way home so I didn't have to worry about dinner, and I am enjoying a relaxing evening so far. Maybe I'll finish that laundry. . . .