I love a good sheer top!

Good morning! Okay, to start this off, I would like to say I'm sorry for being non-existent for a while. I had a very busy few weeks and that will continue for a couple more weeks at least, but I will try to post more. I was on vacation for the past week and had no access to a computer so there was no way I could post. It was terrible.

I don't know if it's a zillion degrees where you're reading this, but the temperature is supposed to get to 104 here today! When it's that hot out, I don't recommend even leaving the house haha. Sitting in the air conditioning is fine for me. But if you do have to leave the house, I recommend a sheer top. If I'm being completely honest, it doesn't have to be 104 for me to wear a sheer top, just warm enough that I won't freeze to death. I have about a zillion sheer tops and I love them! I wear them mostly with shorts and skinnies, but you can wear them with just about anything if you do it tastefully. I normally wear mine with a bandeau underneath, or a cami, depending on the occasion. They are a major staple in my wardrobe right now. So there you have it, my take on sheer tops. Best. Thing. Ever! I hope you all figure out a way to stay cool today wherever you are!

xoxo, Morgan

p.s. I know it's like 6 pm and it says good morning at the top of this. I started it in the morning, whoops! :)

The best part of waking up is coffee in this cup! (Folger's pun!)

I would like to share with you one of my new favorite things. My day is automatically brightened when I get to drink my coffee out of this gem!

Now, isn't that the most beautiful mug you've ever seen?! I don't live on a farm so I don't have a reason to love cows. This mug isn't even really very pretty, it's just quirky and weird and therefore I basically have to love it. I can't even get over how much I love this thing. I don't even really know why I love it. I can only imagine that if someone in real life saw me drinking from this thing, they would never stop laughing at me. But, I'm okay with that. I'm sorry that this post has absolutely nothing to do with fashion, beauty (except for the beauty of this cup), or exercise; but I will get back to that soon. Promise. And spoiler alert: my next post will probably involve sheer shirts :) I hope you all have a beautiful night! 

xoxo, Morgan

Swollen eyes are NOT beautiful!

I'm sorry I've been terrible at this lately. I have had a chaotic week! I probably need to start writing these posts ahead of time so when I have a hectic week I can just choose a pre-written one and post it. I am so smart sometimes when I'm not actually trying. That was a fantastic idea and I'm not quite sure why I never thought of it before. Maybe I'll start doing that...maybe. This post is going to be very random. If you don't want to read random, then I suggest you go to a different page now. But, really I don't want you to go away so please stay? Pretty please?

My week started with an interview for basically my dream job. It was very exciting. I had to drive to Chicago, which is 4 hours away, and back home all in the same day. It was a very tiring day. But then, yesterday I found out that I didn't get the job. I cried a little bit (moment of vulnerability, sorry) then I decided to read a blog that always makes me laugh. I was reading a post called How to be Happy, Reclaim your Youth and Also Vanquish a Centaur *HINT*: Bacon is Involved and it told me to jump on my bed. So I did that. And then I went for a run (there's my exercise part of this post). And after that I read more old posts on Hyperbole and a Half. And I was in a fantastic mood. Not because I wasn't sad anymore, but because I started thinking about other things and how sometimes they suck, but sometimes they're okay. I still would love to have the job, but if it's not in the cards, it's not in the cards. I can't change that I guess. Everything happens for a reason. Except bee stings. There is no reason for a bee sting. 

I was laying outside today because it was lovely. I was trying to get tan and beautiful. Before you scold me, I know that laying outside in the sun and getting a tan is not healthy and people are against it, but I feel prettier when I am tan, so there! Well anyway, I was laying there relaxing and listening to music and having a lovely time by myself and then I got stung on my eyelid by a bee! WTF?! Swollen eyes are not beautiful. I can't even lay outside by myself and be beautiful without screwing it up! 

Also, I want to dye my hair. I wrote that in a post about a month ago and I never actually did it because I forgot to. Maybe I didn't really forget to, I just couldn't decide on a color. And I still can't. And this is the reason for my stress right now. It's a terribly difficult decision and I don't want to make it. I keep asking other people what they think I should do. But other people say things like "Oh, you'll look great no matter what color your hair is" (which isn't actually true, and "Hmm that's a tough decision, I really don't know" (which I feel is a cop out, they don't want to make me feel bad). Either way, I still don't know what color. I really just want to know lighter or darker. I feel like I would like to go darker, but lighter is more summery. I just don'y like my hair when it's lighter. I feel like it's 2007 when my hair is lighter. But here's the deal, it's not 2007. I think I may have just made my very own decision. I can't believe it. Maybe if I talk over all my decisions like this with myself I would be able to make these decisions. Hmm definitely something to think about. 

Okay, I think this is where I should end because you guys are probably sick of reading all this by now. Hell, you were probably sick of reading it a long time ago, but you stuck by me. Maybe. Well if you didn't stick by me, you won't know that I said that anyway so it doesn't really matter. So I hope you enjoyed this incredibly random post filled with basically nothing but everything all at the same time. 

xoxo, Morgan

OOOOWWWWWWW!

I'm contemplating giving up exercising! Okay, not really, but I just dropped a 10 pound weight on my foot. Not like by my toes (which also would have been painful) but the part up closer to my ankle (and let me just say now that I have bony feet). Well there's a bone there that kind of sticks up higher than the rest of my foot and I dropped the weight right on top of it! It hurts sooooo badly! So if anyone out there is working out, be very careful! I mean very careful! Don't drop weights on your feet, or any other part of your body, because it hurts very badly. It may make you consider giving up exercise, but don't do it! It is an essential part of life and everyone should do it. But nobody should drop weights on themselves! I'm sorry that this is mostly rambling and probably the worst post I've written, but I am still in very much pain. I'm probably blacking out right now from the pain and I don't know I'm writing this. But then I wouldn't know that I didn't know, so I suppose that's probably not the case. Either way, I apologize for my rambling. I hope you have a fantastic night! Goodnight lovelies!

xoxo, Morgan

Beauty Icon: Charlize Theron

Let me just start by saying Charlize Theron is one of my style icons. She is so beautiful and it doesn't whether she is caught by paparazzi on a random day or at a huge event. She always looks classy and knows how to dress well for her body. She has two new movies coming out Snow White and The Huntsman and Prometheus so she is even more in the public eye at the moment. I have always loved her and then I saw her last night on Conan. After seeing her on Conan last night, I love her even more. Not only is she beautiful and classy, I now know she is hilarious! She was so funny on the show and so down to earth. I strongly suggest you look it up on teamcoco.com or I'm sure it would probably be on youtube. Either way, she is amazing. But since she is one of my faves I'm going to show you a few of my favorite looks from her.

This is a recent photo from her promotional tour for Snow White and The Huntsman.

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Golden Globes 2012

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Red carpet for the premiere of Snow White and The Huntsman

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I just love how that shade of lipstick is working with her skin tone

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Ok, now I'm done girl crushing! If you are ever having trouble finding style inspiration for an event or even a random Tuesday, I suggest looking to Ms. Theron. Have a beautiful Wednesday! 

xoxo, Morgan

Hello Cutie Pie!

I bet you thought from that title there was going to be some sort of pie recipe huh? Well, there's not. Sorry. I'm writing late tonight to make up for not being able to write tomorrow...not sure that makes sense, but oh well. I will be spending the day and night at the Brewers game tomorrow for my grandparents' 50th anniversary. Isn't that crazy? 50 years?! That's just insane. And they are honestly the best grandparents I could ask for. I feel like a very lucky girl to 1. have such wonderful grandparents and 2. still have them around. So, here is your lesson for today: If your grandparents are still around, tell them how lucky you are to have them. They'll appreciate hearing it and feel so loved, and that should be the point of everything I think, to make others feel happy and loved.
I haven't decided what to wear tomorrow, but I will decide and I will try to take lots of pictures and hopefully I'll get at least a few good ones so I can show you. I'm very bad about posting pictures of myself and I'm very sorry for that. It's really only because I don't have anyone around to take pictures when I get ready for the day and by the time I'm around other people I completely forget about the pictures...whoops! But, tomorrow I will try very hard. Just for you!
So go tell your grandparents how much you love them and how lucky you are to have them (and everyone else you feel that way about, for that matter). And have a beautiful Saturday, you deserve it beautiful!

xoxo, Morgan

I'm alive!

Ok, so I'm not dead, I've just been busy and I'm so sorry I had to leave you for so long. But, I'm back now! Isn't that exciting?! I thought so! I did a tiny bit of shopping this weekend and I found a couple very cute summer things. I bought a pair of green/aqua shorts from American Eagle and a cute laid back, cross body bag from Maurice's. I very rarely find anything from Maurice's because it's just not my style. But, my boyfriend's mom got me a few things from there for my birthday and I didn't love them. All I could get for them was store credit so I looked around and finally found this cute bag.

That's the bag. I'm loving it because it's neutral, so I can wear it with just about anything. It's also crossbody, which I'm way into right now because it's so easy to carry around. No hands necessary to hold this bag. Know what that means? My hands are open for drinks :) I'm ok with that. Great summer bag! 

And those are my lovely new shorts. I'm so looking forward to wearing them! They are the perfect color and they fit fantastically! I am very excited about these. So many outfit options! Ok, I'll stop gushing about them now. 

I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and I hope you all have a great rest of your week! Have a fantastic night! 

xoxo, Morgan