We’ve got 8 fur babies in the house right now!

Bond & Shere Khan (our resident cats):

Jerry, Elaine & George (5 week old foster kittens):

Katara (our not-so-little resident puppy):

Cash & Romeo (7 week old foster pups – Husky & German Shepherd mix):

Our place is a ZOO and I love it! I also love that I married a man who enjoys it as much as I do and supports my habit.

The weather hasn’t stopped being annoying. So I’m doing the long-sleeves with shorts thing.  A boy in middle or highschool once told me he thought it was sexy when a girl wore long sleeves and shorts. This one is for you, Boy-I-Can’t-Remember.

Fun Fact: I wasn’t cool enough to actually wear shorts when I was IN school…I had Chicken Legs. And I was called Chicken Legs. Thanks for the calves, Kickboxer Sandhya.

Sweater :: Old Navy
Shorts :: Calvin Klein (so comfy! and versatile pattern)
Shoes :: From India
Necklace :: Vintage
Purse :: Michael Kors
Sunglasses :: Prada

This ‘statement necklace’ was something 10-year-old Sandhya picked up at a garage sale. Yes, even then, that’s what I was doing. Too bad it wasn’t really trendy until 17 or so years later.

Oh, what’s that you spy? A tattoo?

Another thing I was never cool enough for…until now it seems. Honestly, I’ve always wanted one and just been terrified of the pain. I finally found a reason that was worth it.

This one’s for you, Trigger.

Hi y’all! Haven’t had a chance to blog properly in awhile or even catch up on reading my favorite blogs – it’s been a crazy few months…

We adopted Katara:

We got married:

I got purple ombre hair:

Top :: Vintage
Pants :: Bar III
Colorblocked Heels :: Elle
Cat Eye Sunnies :: Nine West

OK, it’s been a little crazier than that but you get the idea.

Here’s hoping I’ll get the chance (& the motivation) to blog more regularly here and on The Style Co-op.

Yes, we decided on a name…for real this time! Pawsitive – Dog Training and Pet Care. The website will is www.pawsitiveaustin.com and I LOVE the site thanks to my fabulous, super-talented boyfriend.

Also, my generous friend Sarah Barnes of Hartshorne Photography offered to take pictures for the site for me. There’s a bunch on the website and a bunch more on the Facebook page here. I would love it if you’d go and “like” the page!

Other than getting everything up and running, we’ve spent some time doing some holiday mingling and eating, including the fabulous Armadillo Bazaar put on by my very talented friend Elia. Can’t wait to show you the jewelry her man is making me!

Very low-key Christmas and New Year’s this year – only a few decorations and no tree since we bought ourselves bikes earlier in November.

Been too busy to take pictures of really anything but my clothes in a hasty few minutes before running out.

Here are a couple outfits:

Shorts – free – Clothing Swap; Tights – $4 – Gap Outlet; Shoes – $20 – Aldo Outlet; Top – $5 – Gap; Bracelet – free – Clothing Swap; Ring – ?? – ??; Headband – $4 – H&M or F21

Dress – $15 – Windsor outlet; Tights – $4 – Gap Outlet; Boots – $?? – Nine West Outlet; Jacket – $30 – JCrew Outlet; Ring – $4 – F21; Bracelets – various

Decided it was too warm (darn Texas weather) and put on this red jacket ($20 or so; Old Navy) instead. Also, I painted my nails to match my festive toenails: Sephora for OPI’s Personal Shopper and then covered it with Only Gold For Me Glitter Topcoat.

Off for a night of wine and video games!

P.S. How cute is this email that Bear’s dad sent me? FYI, Beti means daughter and PB stands for Papa Bear which is what I call his dad. His mom is obviously Mama Bear.:

Howdy y’all!

Been busy trying to get my dog training certification completed as well as my own business off the ground….among other things. But here are some pictures from the past couple weeks.

Out shooting pictures for my street style blog, The Style Co-Op:

Drapey shirt from Gap, $8

*Fun story about necklace - I bought this way back in HS at a garage sale because I wanted to be thrifty and trendy and be different and I hadn’t really worn it till this day. Rose saw it when she came over and pointed it out as awesome to me (which it is). Guess I just had to grow into my awesomeness.

Playing hide-and-seek with my Godfurbaby, Ember:

Thrifting with my girl Elia:

Old Navy tank; Skirt from Urban Outfitters, $10

Lounging with my beautiful Shere Khan:

Dressing up Trigger to hand out candy last night (Bear and I went as Hawaiian Punch on Saturday – I was a hula girl and he was a boxer):

And generally being fat:

Happy Monday!

I spent all day Saturday shopping and running errands and hadn’t bought a single thing, until I just happened to stop into American Apparel and was about to walk out when I saw the Le Sac dress. It was only $19 plus 10% off (and it’s like a million dresses in one!) so I had to get it even though it was not on my list. So glad I kept a few slots open for whatever-might-come-my way.

Here are a few of the ways to wear it (excuse the headless shots – makeup and hair wasn’t on my to-do list today):

Also, I got a dress, 4 shirts, a pair of shorts for the boy and a shirt for him as well with a giftcard from Old Navy for under $50. Love that store. The best part is that one of those shirts I bought was my chambray shirt and it doesn’t count as a purchase!! Whoo!

2 more weeks with 3 purchases left. I think with our newest furbaby coming home on Wednesday, I may be too occupied to go shopping. Let’s hope.

Here are a few of my clients: some are old, some are feisty, some are super sweet and some a bit crazy but so far they have taught me a whole lot. Most importantly that I’m right where I want to be.

(Their tongues are all out because Auntie Sandhya likes to make them run around – I’ve lost and kept off 7 pounds!)

Smell ya later!