Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Resisting the Tag Sale, Kitty Love and Why I love Turtles

Good morning, ladies! The semi-annual Tag Sale is upon us! I am considering heading out to see the buzz, but I really picked up all the pieces I wanted last week and the few things on my "must-have" list did not go on sale. I was holding out for the Thrush Song Blouse and the Field Skirt and they are both still full price, so I think I will resist buying until after Christmas when perhaps I will have some more funds. But, that won't stop me from hoping you ladies get some killer deals today!!! The much-coveted Peppered and Striped Skirt finally went on sale, so I hope all you ladies who wanted one can snag one!

We had an unexpected snow here in Boston which made my commute home from work yesterday pretty awful and slow. I think, since we have yet to have snow this year...people have forgotten that it actually does snow here. Plus, I had to drive home in the stinking rental car which I actually hate. However, when I got home, I made an awesome chili with cornbread and went straight to bed. I tried to track the sale leads for a while at Effortless Anthropologie, but I fell asleep.

Saturday night, I was happy to go on an actual date with my husband. We had dinner at a local favorite pub we like to frequent. For some reason, I threw together this outfit and realized I was head to toe Anthro.

 Cardigan: Anthropologie Slow and Steady Cardigan (sold out online) $69.95
Shirt: Anthropologie Molded and Melded Tee (sold out online) $29.95
Skirt: Anthropologie 1952 Skirt (sold out online) $29.95 (2nd cut price!)
Boots: Anthropologie Bow-tied Beauty Boots $248

This outfit is a little avant-garde for me. The 1952 Skirt is really hard to style, but it's really cool-looking! At first, I had the Curry Comb Cardigan on, but my husband thought it was too much, so I changed to my simpler Slow and Steady Cardigan. I had to have this cardigan because I think Turtles are SO cute. I don't know why, I just do. I had a snapping turtle when I was 4...I don't even remember its name, but I loved that thing. It was my first pet...then my parents got stationed in Germany and we had to let it go in the stream behind our house. I have always been obsessed with turtles ever since. I actually have never had another pet turtle since because they require a lot more care than people realize. They need certain environmental conditions, special health care...so cats are a lot easier for me. But I still heart turtles.

Anyway, I left this cardi in the store after having tried it on in October, because I couldn't afford it, but I scored it on a popback in November. It's got turtles on it, which means it's amazing.

This is Tulia, the kitty. She was cropped out of the photo, but she really wanted to be on the blog too, so here she is. She is named from the Swahili word for "calm" (my husband was in the Peace Corps for 3 years in Tanzania and is now fluent in the language. He named her).


She definitely lives up to her name. When we first took her home from the shelter, she had just had spay surgery and did not feel well for a couple of weeks. She hid constantly, and let her other new companion that we brought home at the same time, pick on her. I wasn't sure it was going to work out. But as time went on...she came out of her shell and now we are very close! She is adorable, sweet and super, super strange and quirky, which makes her extraordinarily entertaining. Check out this video I shot of her. She is obsessed with water and sinks.

 

Hope that adds some sunshine to your day! All three kitties and I are going to sit inside all day on this snowy Tuesday since I have the whole day off today! I'm going to play Rune Factory Frontier on the Wii all day and eat leftover chili! Happy Tuesday, ladies!

10 comments:

  1. Aaaw little Tulia has literally just melted my heart. You are so lucky to have 3 cats! I'd love another one or two or three to keep Izzy company... lol!

    My parents cat Maggie is also obsessed with the kitchen taps, she turns the taps on, plays under the water flicking it all over the kitchen then wanders off all wet leaving the tap running!!

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  2. OH MY GOSH, KAY! Our Leo cat does the same thing except he sits in the bathtub!! I must show Luke - he'll LOVE this! Leo now lives with Luke's Mom and her kids because I'm sadly very allergic to kitties (but I love them all the same) - he gets all the butter he can eat (seriously, that cat eats sticks of butter if you leave on the counter). He's so fat!

    Love your turtle cardigan! SO CUTE! I wanted to pick that one up! I love it paired with the 1952 skirt! You look darling!

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  3. Cute kitty!
    I love the pairing of this cardigan and this skirt. I had no idea that the skirt was so long! I love it. :)

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  4. I am now madly in love with your cat! Look how big her eyes are while she's waiting for another drip to attack!

    My poor sweet kitty died several years ago (bone cancer--too sad), and watching your video made me have an "I Miss My Dead Cat" attack.

    Beth

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  5. Tulia is gorgeous. She looks like a big cat. Or maybe it's just because you are a tiny little thing. You are a thoughtful wonderful person for rescuing such a beautiful kitty.

    Both my cats are rescues. I would have two if my BF would let me. My male cat Heishe love to be in my OOTD photos. He also loves water. He sits by the tub when I take a bath and wants me to turn on the faucet. Sometimes he will almost nod off to sleep while he sits and stares at me. He's a love too. But he likes a lot of water running. He will stick his head under and drink for a long time. He even gets wet and his fur is so strange it beads water. I've never seen cat fur like his. But it also flies all over the room and drives me nuts. He hates to be brushed. My female MewTwo loves to be brushed.

    Don't you just love The Bow-tied Beauty Boots. I adore mine. I ordered Miss Albrights Loose Rein Boots today on a store search.

    Our neighbors turtle wonders into our yard very often. We always find him on the patio under the water faucet. We have to walk him back to his owner. It makes me want one too.

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  6. Such a cute kitty cat you have! I love that picture of her in the sink.
    The colours on your skirt are ultra pretty. Good to see you making it work for winter :-)

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  7. Louise, the kitty actually TURNS ON the faucet? That is too funny!!!

    Mandy, I hope Luke likes it! I walked by when she was going for it and it cracked me up totally and I was like, I HAVE to take a video!

    Ady, yeah, the skirt is long, which is part of the challenge of styling it since I'm pretty short.

    Beth, she does have the giant-sized pupils like that all the time, which makes her totally adorable! I'm sorry to hear about your kitty :( I lost my dear Minnie kitty last year due to some sudden illness and I miss her everyday.

    Laura, Tulia is average sized, I'm just a lilliputian. You should see me holding my boy cat, since he weighs 18lbs and is HUGE. I love that a kitty is called MewTwo...too funny! I'd be making Pokemon jokes all the time.

    And I DO love the boots, they are so cute!

    Jen, thank you! The skirt is light, so I have to restrict it to not-so-cold days.

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  8. The slow and steady cardi looks fantastic on you, and I love how you paired it! Happy holidays!

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  9. Such a cute kitty cat you have! I love that picture of her in the sink.
    The colours on your skirt are ultra pretty. Good to see you making it work for winter :-)

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  10. OH MY GOSH, KAY! Our Leo cat does the same thing except he sits in the bathtub!! I must show Luke - he'll LOVE this! Leo now lives with Luke's Mom and her kids because I'm sadly very allergic to kitties (but I love them all the same) - he gets all the butter he can eat (seriously, that cat eats sticks of butter if you leave on the counter). He's so fat!

    Love your turtle cardigan! SO CUTE! I wanted to pick that one up! I love it paired with the 1952 skirt! You look darling!

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