New Shirt & New Shoes

Quite possibly one of my favorite quotes of all time!  Marilyn Monroe was one amazing woman!  And that is exactly how I feel whenever I get a fabulous pair of new shoes.  Which is exactly how I felt last week when I wore my new Ivanka Trump heels!  I was unstoppable all day, rocking my new heels.  And to top it all off, I had a fancy new shirt too!  New clothes are the best, aren't they? 

Top - Chelsea 28 from Nordstrom

Blouse - BCBG, Similar  

Pants - Gap

Shoes - Ivanka Trump 

My Healthy Recipes

Happy New Year everyone!!!  Can you believe it is 2015 already? I don't know about you all but last year just flew by.  One minute it was summer and the next its Christmas.  I hope you all said goodbye to 2014 in peace and that you look forward to this new year with excitement.  I am sending you all my best wishes!

And speaking of the New Year, this seems to be the time of year that everyone starts talking about diet and exercise more.  I do not believe in resolutions personally, I just don't like the idea of waiting until a year is up to change a bad habit or make myself better.  But if you are one of those who do better with the resolutions, then I wish you success!  Those of you who know me, know that I am pretty healthy and strict with my diet.  Don't get me wrong, I love me some pizza and burritos.  But my digestive system doesn't always love those things back.  Thus my healthy ways!  I really believe in the Paleo way of life and try my best to eat that way as much as possible.  I mean anything that lets you eat bacon all the time is definitely worth looking into!  The only downside is the lack of bread...which let's be honest we all love.  But that bread and gluten can be very inflammatory and thus better to avoid.  So I have went on the hunt and found me some amazing Paleo recipes that help with all my carb cravings!  And I thought I would share with you all!

First up...Paleo Spaghetti Squah Carbonara.  O.M.G. this might be my new favorite recipe!  We just ate this last night again and it was so so good!  I promise you will not even miss the pasta.

Next up...Paleo French Toast!  That's right kids, you can still enjoy french toast!  First step is the paleo bread.  I have tried a few different recipes and these are my favorite. This one from blogger PaleOMG is a coffee cake recipe so its sweeter and oh so perfect for some syrup.  This one from site 'Against All Grain' is more similar to sandwich bread and can be altered for different nut preferences.  I used sunflower seed butter instead of cashew.  (Side note: when sunflower butter is baked it can turn green so don't be scared.) Then just use your paleo bread and make your french toast like normal.  Its just as good as regular bread!  

And last but not least...for your sweet tooth!  These are my favorite Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies.  They are so easy to make and they don't taste healthy...they taste like delicious cookies!  

Let me know if you try any of these recipes and what you think!  And I promise to share more yummy recipes as I discover them! XOXO 

Carrie Bradshaw at the Holiday Party

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas with all your loved ones!  Once again, our family went overboard and I was reminded how blessed we are to be able to do that.  And even more blessed that we have each other to spoil!  It was a wonderful day.  I hope you all felt the love this year too.

Each year, the holiday season kicks off with Jon's work holiday party.  PwC goes all out every year, and this year was no different!  We spent the night partying at the Sound Board at Motor City Casino.  I decided not to go the typical dress route this year, but instead was inspired by Carrie Bradshaw and her risk taking fabulousness!  I saw a picture online of a great outfit with a tulle skirt and immediately knew what I was going to wear!  It was my most fun holiday outfit to date.  And I have plans to rework this for New Years Eve so stay tuned! 

Top - Anne Klein 

Skirt - Windsor

Belt - Similar Style

Shoes - Steve Madden 

Earrings - c/o Darakjian Jewelers

Hair by Gjoni at Elle Studio in Novi 

Peplum and New Eyeshadow

Some days you walk in your closet, pick out an outfit, and it works exactly how you envisioned it! (Those happy moments are not very often for this picky blogger...but that just makes them all the more amazing when they do!) This past Sunday was one of those days.  Jon and I were headed out to spend some time with Laura and the rest of her family to celebrate her 30th birthday!  Happy Birthday dude!!!  We had a great time visiting and catching up.

It was a casual dinner so I knew jeans were in order.  And I have been dying to find the perfect way to wear this new peplum shirt I bought earlier in the summer.  It needed these high-waisted Paige jeans because it sits a bit shorter on my torso than most of my shirts.  (And I am so not into the crop top thing!)  And to top it all off, I decided to try one of the new colors in my Udban Decay Naked palette.  It was a good choice because the hubby kept the compliments coming :-) Its nice after almost 6 years to still wow him!

Top - Forever 21, Similar Style

Jeans - Paige Denim

Shoes- Target, Similar Style

Have a great week everyone!!!

Miranda Kerr...sort of...

Hello friends!

I know its been a very long while.  Life has been very hectic and ever changing and this was sadly one of the things that took a back seat.  But I am entering a new phase of life and I am excited to get back to some of my favorite things...one of those being this blog!  And I don't just plan to get back in the groove...I am going to make this better than ever!  (That means new outfits!!!)

I thought this was a good one to start with, as its a great outfit for this season where we are in between summer and fall.  It can work in the warmer temps and you could easily add tights or a blazer for the colder ones later in fall.  This skirt was one of my favorite clearance rack finds of late!  And although I am no supermodel (well maybe in my own head at times) I thought this look from Miranda Kerr was so sexy!  Its a close lookalike right?  Just lie to me and tell me yes!

Top - Victoria Secret, Similar Style

Skirt - Express

Shoes - Carlos Santana, Similar Style

Watch - Michael Kors (Thank you sissy!)

Denim on Denim

I don't know about you all, but so far it is not feeling like spring to me.  I am so ready for some warmer weather and sunshine.  And mostly I'm ready for some new options of clothes to wear!  I am so tired of my winter wardrobe.  And what do you do when you are uninspired...go shopping!  I am so excited because I found this awesome new blue chambray shirt recently.  I had been wanting one of these for so long, but just couldn't find the right fit/color combo.  Until now!  Thank you Macy's.  I was jut wandering around to kill some time and hit the jack pot.  Don't you love when that happens???  I paired it with black denim and my biker boots for a more tough, cool chic vibe...cause that's me!  But I will also be pairing this with dark blue denim, white denim, and shorts in the summer.  It is quite the versatile piece.  (P.S.  Pardon my look in the pictures...I was battling a sinus cold and was not feeling great this day.)

Top - Q Mack (new brand at Macy's), Similar one by Tommy Hilfiger

Jeans - Guess

Boots - Cole Haan, Similar styles on Zappos

Downtown Cool

This outfit was inspired by the idea of going out downtown on a Friday night...which is what I thought I was getting dressed up to go do.  Turns out I just ended up really overdressed for family dinner at my parents.  But hey, its better to be overdressed than under dressed, as I always say.  This family dinner was a rare occasion because my brother, sister-in-law, and niece were visiting from Florida.  One of those rare times when we had both my niece and nephew together and it doesn't get much better than that.  It could have been marginally better if I hadn't just had the flu the day before, but thats neither here nor there.  Even though I was way overdressed, it did feel nice to curl my hair and put some makeup on.  And had we gone out...I would have been rockin it!  P.S.  The super cool jeans here are from my sister-in-law Jess...thanks again girlfriend!

Top - Lush from Nordstrom, Steal, Splurge

Jeans - Tractr, Steal, Splurge

Heels - Nine West, Steal, Splurge

Hoop Earrings - Darakjians Jewelers in Birmingham