Forget Diamonds, Great Jeans Are A Girl’s BFF

November 29, 2011 By 199 Comments

This giveaway is closed. The winner is April V. who commented, “I like a bootcut jean.” Congrats to April and thank you to everyone who entered!

I am a jeans girl. I practically live in jeans. Because my office has a casual dress code I even wear jeans to work.

See? (Ignore my bag lady, heavy laden with stuff so I’m taking the elevator and not the stairs motif.) Also if you take a picture in a dark elevator? Instant sepia tone!

  


Shine from Yahoo! invited me recently to be a Yahoo! Get It Guide Insider and when I saw that this week’s Yahoo! Shine Get It Guide topic was all about jeans I knew I had to chime in. I get the scoop on what Shine from Yahoo! readers and Get It Guide Gurus are talking about on everything from food to fashion to finance and career and will occasionally weigh in on these topics AND get your opinion. Plus I will always try to throw in something fun for ya’ll so (hint hint) there is a little giveaway at the end of this post. Tis the season. I’ll be back to writing about dog hair and kid antics and warming up metal bleachers for hours during winter indoor soccer games very soon.

Because I’m short (not even 5 ft. 2) I usually must try on about 8 million pairs of jeans before I find THE ONE. I will never be described as leggy or lanky and although I have long since come to terms with my non-Heidi Klum gams, two c-sections and 10 years have added some extra junk in my trunk since my pre-mom days when I was in my early 30s.

What kind of jeans do I like? Honestly the ones that fit best. The ones that don’t need hemming and don’t gap in the back. The ones that make me do a little happy dance in the dressing room.

I love dark denim with not a lot of stitching and I love slender cuts with a bit of stretch to the fabric. I’ve even recently ventured into the land of skinny jeans this year although with some trepidation. I will, however, NEVER wear pajama jeans no matter how much my girls comment about how comfortable they look although by Thanksgiving night pajama jeans sounded mighty fine. Mighty fine.

My current favorite go to pair of jeans are a pair of dark wash skinny jeans in petite length from Lee. They are priced reasonably for my God Help Me Do I Need To Write One More Check Mom Budget, they look great with everything from ballet flats and a t-shirt to boots with a cute swingy cardigan. Nothing is a better wardrobe staple than a fantastic pair of jeans and nothing makes you feel better than finding that perfect pair of jeans. They’re like the BFF of fashion.

What do you look for in a pair of jeans? What type do you like? Shine from Yahoo! readers have chimed in and their favorite styles are:

  • Skinny

  • Trouser

  • Wide Leg

  • Boot Cut 

Shine From Yahoo! provided me with a $50 TJMaxx gift card that I plan to use to buy myself a new pair of jeans and I’d love to share the denim with you. Simply leave a comment about your favorite style jean and you’ll be entered to win a $50 TJ Maxx gift card so you can join me in the quest for the perfect pair of jeans. I’ll draw a winner from all eligible comments left by midnight Saturday, December 10. (U.S. only; ages 18 and up.)

For up to two additional entries, follow Yahoo! Shine on Twitter or let me know if you follow them on Facebook and then leave additional comments below letting me know. Good luck ya’ll!

Filed Under: Bloggy Things, Retail Therapy, Reviews & Giveaways 199 Comments

Paradise Breeze For A Buck

July 18, 2011 By 4 Comments


Photo by D Sharon Pruitt, Pink Sherbet Photography, (free Creative Commons license)


Generally speaking taking kids grocery shopping gets easier as they get older, although the nice thing about babies is they are self-contained little creatures who can’t run off the second they see the seasonal gotcha aisle of the month (“MOM…! Look at the candy! MOM…I NEED this water gun!”)


I do sometimes miss the get the heck in, get the heck out pre-kids days of ninja grocery shopping and let’s not even talk about how having school-age children opens up entire chasms in awkward parenting conversations thanks to the checkout line gossip magazines. Recently my 9-year-old, Miss C, waved a glossy magazine at me and read the cover headline, “How Teen Mom Ruined My Life.” I scraped out of that with a brief, “Yes, teenagers should NOT be parents.” Satisfied with my response, she dropped the topic after this sage remark, “Yeah mom, teenagers shouldn’t be parents…they’re too busy wanting to hang out with their friends!”


Whew.


Mom: 1. Entertainment rag: ZERO.


A few days ago I had to practically drag the girls to the store with me and I promised them I only needed to buy two things so I guess grocery shopping with me isn’t exactly fun and games for them, either.


I took a short cut through the home cleaning aisle on the way to grab milk with them trailing behind but they both stopped immediately in their tracks to gaze lovingly at the rows and rows of air fresheners.


Yes, air fresheners.

The girls were grabbing air fresheners off the shelves and sniffing them like they were artisan hand-dipped soy candles on Oprah’s favorite things list, when, in fact, they were just Renuzit air fresheners for a buck.

It takes very little to entertain my kids apparently.

They practically begged me to buy them each an air freshener for their rooms so I told them I was fine with getting them each one but that if they saw something else for a dollar I’d get that instead.

They professed their love for the air fresheners and tossed them joyfully into the cart.

Their rooms now smell like paradise breeze, which I must admit is better than African Dwarf Frog (Miss A’s room) or I Will Survive Because I have a Stripper Name Hermit Crab (Miss C’s room.)

Let’s not talk about what their unbridled glee over air fresheners says about my housekeeping skills.

Filed Under: Parenting, Retail Therapy, Suburban Diva 4 Comments

Spring Break Zulily $50 Giveaway

March 14, 2011 By 122 Comments

This giveaway is closed. The winner is Kyla who commented,”I LOVE LOVE LOVE the zebra halter top I am going to order it now. Thank you for showing it here!

It’s spring break week in Nashville and despite the chilly temperatures of late I have a major hankering for summer. I love opening our windows, trading my boots for flip flops, and shaking off all the trappings of winter.

I’m working with Zulily this year as a blog ambassador and I love getting updates on their sales because I never know what amazing brands they’ll have featured. Before I started working with Zulily I actually assumed they only carried items for children, but I was wrong!

Check out these lovelies from DeVine on sale today (up to 45% off):


 

Wouldn’t this look beautiful with a tan and a margarita on the rocks?



 

Love this halter top, which would be gorgeous with white pants and sandals. And a margarita….maybe a frozen one this time.



 

Another great halter top which would be smokin’ for date night. Oh, and a margarita (I sense a trend…of tequila.) Let’s go for the full pitcher this time, shall we?


On a more traditional note, Zulily also has beautiful smocked dresses from Rosalina on sale today. Smocked dresses go with Southern babies like sweet tea and lemon. I still have a gorgeous smocked Bishop style dress that both my girls wore and I am saving it for grandbabies! Check out this sweet dress with a sailboat motif, perfect for summer vacation portraits at the beach or a special Sunday outing.



Of course my girls are 6 and 8 now and their current fashion sense runs more sassy than sweet. This hat from San Diego Hat Co. has my older daughter written all over it and I love this BeePosh tank top with the funky design for my 6-year-old.

How would you like to win a $50 credit to Zulily to do a little spring shopping?

Simply leave a comment on this post about your favorite item from my picks featured above.

For up to 5 additional entries total (please leave a separate comment for each of these that you do):

Giveaway ends midnight CST Wednesday, March 23. I’ll draw a random winner from all eligible comments using Random.org ; winner will be notified via e-mail. Winner has 72 hours to contact me or I will draw another name. Thanks for entering and good luck!

Filed Under: Retail Therapy, Reviews & Giveaways 122 Comments
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