Comfy, Cozy, Drizzly Day

This is another of my Nature's Twist pendants! This stone is Cherry Creek Jasper and I'm surprised that this is the first time it's been in a post since I probably wear this one the most! I need to post a good detail picture because the colors are incredible.

New vest and skirt on supersale yaya! I'm excited to be layering both of these pieces for fall and winter too. I'm also excited to pull out my superstar handwarmers because they are amazing and totally practical. This was a super simple, super cozy, lazy day kinda outfit. I have to say that I've been wanting to take pictures in my friends' amazing back patio for a while now and I finally did! Next time I may just have to photography the garden; it's so relaxing back there that if it weren't for the blackberry brambles and 90 degree incline I would tent squat back there hee hee. 

Intergalactic Planetary

The forecast has been pretty doom and gloom but there have been a few surprising days, that sneaky sun isn't ready to leave just yet either I suppose but grandfather fall makes his presence known, bellowing icy winds to bite at my ankles (especially since I'm still insisting on shorts whenever possible!). And leaves, oh the leaves! Fall reminds me about the trees. Really. The trees spend all summer in solid greens painting the summer backdrop perfectly, there but not distracting from summer's fun, come fall however it's their time to burst into flames of vivid colors and dazzle me, 'we're goin' out with a bang!'

I really appreciate the friendships that support me, sounds a bit corny but I'm not even kidding! For example, a recent conversation went like this..."I think I just bought a table cloth but I don't even care I have to wear it, how big, for a scarf, is too big?"and the epic response, "NEVER TOO BIG." Yeah dude, thanks!! Here is said table cloth scarf, tree colored if you will and an excellent thrift I might add. I doubled it over and wrapped it twice, securing the ends with a thrifted broach that might just match too much.

This Beautiful Place - Mt Si

I was so thankful to get out of the house the other day and hike 8 miles at Mt Si! This hike came highly recommended and I will definitely return to the well maintained and surprisingly shady trail. I got to share the hike with my duuuude and if that wasn't great enough, the weather was wonderful, affording us an incredible payoff for sure, 360 degree view and clear! I saw all the way past Seattle to Bainbridge Island, mini mountains with sprawling valleys and of course like, oh hey Rainier! Yeah, I'll get to you buddy. 

I certainly felt the hike by the time we were done (aaaand the next few days) and was glad to continue having an amazing afternoon at one of our favorite chow down spots - Marination! Knowing that this was probably the last good day of sitting out here in the sun, with this view, I just sat back and enjoyed every bite.

One thing I've learned to keep an eye out for on the trails up here are slugs! I came across these two lovers on the trail and while it's obvious they are snail sexing, I was certainly intrigued by exactly what was really going on here. I managed not only to answer my own questions, but I also learned quite a few other things about slugs. As it turns out snails/slugs have incredibly interesting and also somewhat mysterious sex lives, for example some species practice 'sadomasochism'. For all the details I found this article enlightening for anyone interested. 

Candy Apple Red

I can't tell you how excited I am to be living in a place that changes seasons!!! Fall is certainly here with brisk mornings, leafy afternoons and pumpkin pumpkin everywhere. September always makes me think of apples and back to school, maybe that's why I keep feeling 'back to school' inspired in the morning. With apples on the brain I keep styling entire outfits around this apple clock pendant, I love it! Both this cheetah top and the African Queen pin are thrifts and the pants and cardigan are old standbys. The apple pendant was a gift and my favorite thing about it, aside from telling the time, is the little rhinestones that float around inside! Happy back to school! 

Market Dress

I've been avoiding the fact that summer is definitely over in the PNW so I forgot all about this dress post. As soon as I tried on this breezy, cotton dress I knew it was a market dress! A day at work can get grimy so basically a work dress is one that allows me to do my thang; push my cart, jump on/over tables, occasionally spill things...but also stay comfy! 

It's got pockets, for snacks! Or for my phone, keys, random pocket fillings...pockets are perfect for a market dress. 

I love crazy pattern mixing (hence this zebraesque cardigan over top) and this dress has a moderately graphic pattern - wavy lines and circles. Pretty simple. It's plain enough for me to mix with but interesting enough to stand on it's own so I'm excited to try styling it other ways.

One thing that stumps me is what jewelry to wear with it. I wore a mismatched but still matching (?) set of costume crystals but I'm also excited to play around with other jewelry. I think my favorite accessory is the Hamlet tattoo. Even though the tattoo's not real I did like having it there...definitely the next place I would consider getting inked. Heh. 

Lip'ster

I love this shirt. It's the type of shirt that makes getting dressed easy since it does half the work. Ok, more like three quarters of the work. All I have to do is put this shirt on over pretty much anything and I love it. It's flowwy and sassy and laid back. I like that in a shirt.

These glasses are so much fun to wear! They're cheapos but definitely have the fun and whimsy that I need to get through the workday; I notice lots of smiles when I'm wearing them and lots of confused stares from kids...I like to think it's expanding their imaginations haha.

Currently:

Feeling guilty cooking up lots and lots and veggies! To counter the veggie karma, I found some vegetable poetry to munch on. As a petitioning vegetable I think I'd be the potato..."POTATOES." Hahaaa

Allowing some corny kitty inspirations to work while meditating on this neat fountain!

 Wondering if the state fair light festival will be fun to go to, the fair starts SOON!

Reading a lot about ammonites and hoping to one day find some of my own! These two are incredible!Wanting a kitteh!! Especially one like this, a Norwegian Forest cat. Awesome. Letting crystals and good stuff inspire some blog changes. I've really been appreciating the fact that I get to talk about rocks and gemstones throughout the day and how much I enjoy that. One customer asked me why I didn't major in geology and I didn't really have an answer! Always something to think about I suppose!

I've been listening to "Summer Hits of the 90s" on Pandora constantly, and it's flipping awesome. Really. Cheesy dancing galore. 

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I also signed up for the Reddit teachers exchange! It's a win-win-win...I get to have fun buying school supplies, teachers catch a break and kids have fun, yay! Sign up here!!!!