What I bought in August

I got a little overexcited shopping this month.  I was on a spending freeze for almost 2 months so I guess I should have known it was coming, AND I'm really proud of the deals I found.  I have been really obsessed with stripes, so I stocked up on more....because you can never have enough stripes, right?!  Okay, maybe that's just me.  I also tried finding a few more basic pieces.  I only spent full price on one top in that whole collage!  I couldn't help myself.  (I'll let you know which one towards the end)

Everything I bought below was from an online site called ThredUp.

ThredUp is basically an online thrift store.  They buy and sell gently used clothing from top brands.  I love Express clothing but can't really afford to buy it at the full price, so this has been a great option for me.  Every top above is from Express.  The only thing I bought that wasn't from Express was the striped skirt on the bottom left.  

Here is what I paid for 8 tops, 1 jacket, and 1 skirt from ThredUp:

Express camel sweater - $8.49

Express red and navy baseball tee - $7.49

Express b&w dolman top - $12.49

Express blue and black top - $10.49

Express red & white henley -  $7.99

Express berry top - $8.49

Express grey top - $9.49

Apt 9 skirt - $8.99

Express jacket - $18.99

Express b&w striped top - $9.49

Subtotal - $102.40

Free shipping & 20% discount TOTAL: $81.92

If you want to give ThredUp a try, here is my referral link.  Thank you in advance if you use it!

Gap b&w striped top - thrift store - $2.99

Foo Fighters top - $30

Banana Republic pink top - thrift store - $4.99

Loft grey sweater - thrift store - $2.99 - 50% off - $1.50

Charming Charlie tortorise bracelet - $6.99

Forever21 striped top - thrift store - $3.99

Total - $ 50.46

Total spent in August - $132.38

I'm really happy with that total and the amount of stuff I was able to find!  Obviously the Foo Fighters top was the full price item.  It's been a long time since I paid full price for anything, but it was worth it!  I bought my husband tickets to see Foo Fighters for our anniversary, and I have to buy a tee shirt at every concert I go to.  It's tradition!  And also why I have a whole dresser drawer full of band shirts. haha!  Ooops!

Thrifting adventures: Dress shopping

One of my favorite things to thrift shop for are dresses.  I feel like I only wear a fancy dress once or twice before I get rid of it so I don't want to have to spend an arm and a leg for it.  

I have a couple weddings to go to this year so I've been trying to find something new to wear to them.  I also would like to find more comfy spring/summer dresses.  I used to have a bunch of them but I think they may have been donated by mistake....oops!

I took all of my photos in this post with my camera phone, so some of them didn't turn out to great.  Sorry about that!!  Also, be warned that I have a pretty mean RBF (resting bitch face)... you are forewarned! LOL!

Dress #1:  I really liked how this dress fit, but I felt like it was just a bit too short.  I actually pulled it down a bit just to take this picture. lol!  This one got left at the store.

Dress #2:  If you couldn't tell by my less than excited face in this picture, I was not a fan of how this one fit.  It bunched really strange in the bust.  This one go left behind in the store too.

Dress #3:  This red dress is actually an Express dress and the material is super soft and fit great.  Perfect little Spring/Summer dress. Bought $4.99

Dress #4:  This one was a New York & Company dress that fit okay, but I felt like I had something similar at home and I just wasn't overly excited by it.  Left it at the store.

Dress #5:  I saw this fun Loft dress on the rack, and really loved the colors so I thought I would give it a try.  It was a small but seemed really big on me.  Left it at the store.

Dress #6:  I saw this pretty navy dress and instantly loved it.  The detailing on the shoulder and waist was so pretty.  I have no idea where I will wear it but I bought this one for half off!  Only $3.99!  You can't beat that!!  I have a wedding to go to in September so maybe I will wear it there...or is it too fancy??  What do you think?

Total spent: $8.98 for 2 dresses!

Do you think I made good choices?  Is there something I should have kept but didn't?

What I bought - March

I've seen a lot of bloggers doing monthly budget posts talking about how much they spent and I thought it would be a lot of fun to try myself.  I tried to not let anything that I bought slip through the cracks.  I really liked the idea of doing posts like these because I feel like it will shame me into not overspending anymore. lol!  I have a BIG shopping problem!  I always think I "need" everything.  

Here are the things that I absolutely "NEEDED" this month:

The top left section are items that I picked up at thrift stores this month.  I found a lot of great things! 

Thrifted items:

Satin Leopard Top - $1.99

Red Blazer - $4.99

Black Satin Top - $4.99

B&W Polka Dot Dress - $6.99

B&W bodycon dress - $6.99

B&W striped peplum top - $2.99

Total: $29.94

Other Items:

(I added links for items still available)

Leopard Cardigan - $14.54

Grey Blazer - $18.00

Striped scarf - $9.80

Leopard Sandals - $4.99

Arrow bracelets - $4.90

Chain necklace - $4.90

Black sandals - $16.96

Striped blazer - $19.94

White blazer - $19.94

Fushia top - $19.90

Striped bag - $9.97

White lace top - $19.90

Total: $163.74

Jewelry:

(All jewelry was BOGO Free!)

1. - $8.99

2. - $3.99

3. - $8.99

4.- $ 4.99

4. - $3.99

5. - $ 3.99

6. - $4.99

7. - $6.99

8. - $8.99

9. - $4.99

(Saved: $28.95!)

Total : $34.19

(i didn't realize that I made two #4's until really late and I was too tired to change it, sorry!)

GRAND TOTAL : $227.87

I got a little bit out of control this month...I am going to try to do better next month, but no promises!

linked up with: Franish

My Christmas Wishlist

Clockwise from large photo: Herringbone Vest / Chloe + Isabel Necklace / Younique Fiber Lash Mascara / Express Gift Card / Naked Eye Shadow Palette / Scuba Leggings

Can I also add my dream home, a vacation with just my hubby and I, and a job that I love?!

Hey, a girl can dream, right?! What are you wishing for this year?

My birthday surprise!

Remember when I told you that my husband had a surprise for my birthday that he wouldn't tell me about??  He took me on a shopping spree!  What girl wouldn't want that?!  He gave me $150 to shop at my favorite store ever, Express!  I also got another $100 of spending money for my birthday from my father in law!  AND a $25 Express gift card from my best friend.  My husband's original idea was a night out with my girls at a Sip and Paint event but it was too hard to organize with all of my friends/families crazy schedules.

We went out to eat and had cake with my family and then he took me out shopping.  Here are the things that I got while I was out:

I also got a new perfume from Victoria's Secret!  I still have $50 leftover!!  But that still means I spent around $200 on my crazy shopping spree! haha!  Sooo needless to say, I am cut off for the month of November....unless it's for Christmas!

Expect to see some of these items again for outfit posts!!

How do you think I did with $200??  That's a lot of stuff!!

Have you ever gotten to go on a fun shopping spree??

What I bought..

I have a bit of a shopping problem so anytime I see a sale I always end up leaving with something.  I went to the mall over the weekend and they were having a HUGE sale at Express so I had to stop...  My bank account wishes I hadn't. lol

Here's what I found:  Express.  I had a gift card so I only ended up spending about $40!

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I also went to Forever 21 .  They were have a buy one get one free sale on clearance! I spent $60 on all of this great stuff!!

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Have you run into any sales lately???