Thankful Thursday!

• Amazing adventures being planned!
• The ability to have random ridiculous adventures!
• A family that encourages ridiculous adventures!
• The optimism that I will catch up on blogging
• Getting paid
• Working
• The color pink
• My super awesome mom for not being mad im missing my first holiday for adventure
• My super awesome store manager For letting me be off
• My super awesome best friend for agreeing to adventure
• My ridiculousness feeling like I'm writing an Oscar acceptance speech
• Finding a lot to be thankful for on this Thursday 
• Elizabeth for always posting her Thankful Thursdays on time so I remember to do mine!

Thankful Thursdays!

• Disneyland adventures
• Retailmenot.com coupons
• Good friends that share
• Everyone at work starting to get it
• New shoes
• Downtown LA and all the districts down there
• Cheap tops
• Expensive sunglasses 
• A bff that helps so much

Iron Fist isn't just for Kung FU!

But it is for people who aren't afraid to make a statement with their feet! The company anyway! I've had about 20 or so pairs of Iron Fist shoes over the years and I have never worn a brand of shoes that I got more complimented on!

I remember the first time I wore these... it was to Nordstrom shopping with my mom. I was actually a little nervous about it honestly because they're pretty intense... but... I even had a little old lady tell me she loved my shoes and how awesome they looked with my cute outfit (circle skirt & sweater) I guess it just depends on how you dress them! I have like an entire collection of this style... I have the flats, the heels and the fuggs! (yes ladies! they have fuggs! so comfy!) All I was missing was the flip flops... but now I need the creepers!

zombie stomper $45

These are a few of my most current obsessions. They are all currently available at Iron Fist!

Little Lamby T-Bar Platform $55 Creepy Rose Super Platform $70

Smoking Poodle Platform $60 Dance On Your Grave Super Platform $70

Ladykiller Platform $50 Digi Skull Sequin Platform $60Lovelace Your Face T-Bar Platform $75 Lacey Days Platform $60

Distant Memory Flat Sandal $34 Lamby Ballerina Flat $40Ring Pop Peep Toe Flat $45 Zombie Stomper Creeper $50

Ruff Rider Flat $30 Reina Muerta Ballerina Flat$45Lovelace Your Face Creeper $60 Creepy Rose Peep Toe Flat $50

The ones that got away!

i found these on my first trip to New York. they only had a 9 left... a size too small... i scavenged the internet literally for years and never found them! they were AMAZING!!

Now. I can't really attest to any of their sizing anymore. They used to run about a size big, but recently, they have been running a bit narrow. I think if you find a pair you like, you know your feet well enough! Order them! You definitely will not be disappointed!

All of their shoes are 100% Vegan and Man-Made and available in sizes 5-11!

Well anyway! They have about 5 million other awesome pairs of shoes out there! And they also have AWESOME bags and wallets too! They've recently added, for spring 2013 nail stickers! You know that gets this little manicurists heart fluttering! Their clothing also does go up to a 2X. I haven't ever ordered any of it, but not because it wasn't awesome! I'm just a terrible procrastinator when it comes to ordering online and it always sells out!

I mean in all honesty, how could I not love a company with the motto "Made with Love for a Heartless World"?!

Don't just take my word for it! Go check em out! They're just the thing your outfit needs! Go!

Iron Fist!

Manic Monday!

I don't really know why I feel like I need a theme for every day... makes it more fun I guess!

I've decided to make Monday my opinion day! It will be when I decide to bust out with unsolicited advice! 

Why why WHY do so many plus size "designers" hate us?! So many companies make such HORRIBLE horrible things for the plus size girl!! More often than not you see super fitted dresses in the plus size section on websites. And yes, it may look absolutely phenomenal on their "plus size" model... but my God. I shudder to think how it would look on me. I've been tricked A LOT! Like this dress is just GORGEOUS but I think that on the wrong size... no. 

On me, that would just be atrocious. And honestly it makes me sad! I want a cute dress like that! All it would take is a fuller skirt and some body consideration! There really isn't any reason big girls can't look amazing and spend tons of money too!

But there is a flip side to this everything being fitted coin... So often things are baggy and shapeless. That's no good either! We want to show off our assets and curves just as much as the next girl! I mean really! We've got more assets and curves than the average skinny girl so why shouldn't we show em off?!

Look at how that makes her look 2 sizes bigger and hides everything good! Not a good time!

Now... I'm not saying we all need to run around dressed like this...

but how cute does she look?! and i'm not afraid to admit i have this dress in 2 colors...

But there has to be some sort of middle ground! All this shapeless chiffon stuff! Would be good with a good pair of skinny jeans or a nice fitted pencil skirt, if you've got the figure for it, but... sigh. That's never how they set it up. 

My opinion? Every plus size company should have a gaggle of plus size consultants on staff for whenever a new line comes out!

sometimes life just makes you wonder

Ok. This post has absolutely nothing to do with fashion, and very little to do with being a big girl. Its just something on my mind so I thought I'd share!

I've always had zero interest in having children. They're noisy and smelly and obnoxious and they make you old. Thats at least how I see it anyway ;)
I always saw it as a blessing that I didn't want kids. With pcos it is REALLY hard to ever get pregnant and I was like well that's the one thing that's ok! It would really suck if I wanted any kids! Thank God I don't! of course, since it was discovered that I have pcos there have been A LOT of advances in treatmenst so it really isn't as big of an issue as it used to be.

I always looked at kids kind of something that ended your life really. I love adventure and being able to whisk off if I want to. How are you going to travel to NYC with a kid?! And good Lord! Disneyland! When you have a kid at Disneyland you have to do what they want! No more Space Mountain! No more Matterhorn! Just Dumbo. .. and Snow White.

I've never even really ever wanted to get married. I think the way I view marriage is more typical of a guys point of view. I have never been opposed to being with someone forever. I just don't think that kind of everlasting love and adoration and tolerance is something that comes a long for everyone. I cant even commit to a pair of shoes for more than a couple months... how am I supposed to pick someone to be with for the rest of my life?!

And don't get me wrong! I have always thought I would look just adorable pushing a vintage style pram with my high heels and an adorable baby in a cute little dress and Baby Dior Mary Janes... but you shouldn't have a kid just as an accessory right?!
And I absolutely love it when my friends have kids! Kids are the best people to shop for! The clothes are adorable and they never complain that they don't like it!

This was all until my good friend Elizabeth over at Pirates Prerogative had her baby...

I've known Elizabeth and her husband Joe FOREVER! I remember when they started dating, when they got engaged, their wedding... heck I would hope so since I was in it! Their relationship is the only relationship I have ever seen that was legit. They were absolutely totally an completely made for each other. They're both completely awesome, so I don't know why I was so surprised they made an awesome little munchkin!

I don't know what it is. Maybe it's that he's just such an adorable little gremlin, or the way he looks at Elizabeth with so much love. And hearing about him learning things and talking and saying "RAWR" when she asks him what a dinosaur says. Or just maybe it's just how now they've made a complete and total loving and happy family. 

It's kind of made me start questioning the things I want out of life. Maybe I do someday want to settle down. Maybe I do want to find what they have... maybe a kid is something more than an adorable accessory and another person to shop for...

Thanks a lot Elizabeth!!

Thankful Thursday!

• A day off so I can catch up on jewelry making and blogging!
• Not dying on the freeway!
• Venti peppermint mochas
• Sleep
• Polka dots
• Having Sunday off so I can vend at the San Diego Vintage Flea Market!
• Having a ridiculous sense of humor so I die laughing at the worst jokes.

Thankful Thursday!

• The seriously orthopedic work shoes in the mail!
• My best friend for cleaning the kitchen every night when i fall asleep on the couch
• The ability to color my own hair
• Etsy
• Inventory being canceled at work!
• Overactive imganinations
• My awesome lazy Cooper

No one can nap quite like Cooper