Fashion Bloggers - A Rant

Lately fashion blogs have been on my mind. 

A couple of weeks ago, my best friend launched a beauty blog (I like hers a lot, anything I say after this doesn't apply to her blog, ok? Ok.)

And also then I got a text from my other BFF venting about a certain semi-famous someone who was on a fashion blog.
And then the two of us texted back and for for a while about how ridiculous it was. 

So I wanted to rant about why I think fashion blogs are annoying and ridiculous.

First, WHO REALLY WEARS THAT? These days "fashion" seems to mean loud prints and patterns randomly matched together with a "pop" of color that doesn't match, and maybe a fur hat or scarf. Oh, and thigh high lace up combat boots.

Or it's super fancy heels, with a skirt/dress that is too short (looking at you, Mormon fashion bloggers - how do you pull that off with garments?) with a gawdy necklace and your hair streaked pink. Oh, and the leather leggings.

What is this? How is this cute? Why is this cute?
I don't understand.

Next, WHO PAYS THAT MUCH?

I understand that most fashion bloggers have unlimited funds. Or it sure seems like they do. 

"OMG here's my OOTD (outfit of the day, which I only figured out what it stood for like last week) which includes my $500 pair of Jimmy Choos, my $300 dress from Anthropologie, and my $50 pair of leggings from American Apparel. 

I hate finding an outfit that I actually like on a fashion blog, clicking on the link to see where it's from/how much it is, and it ends up being approximately half of a month's rent (ON SALE!). 

Oh, also, they always take pictures on their $2000 camera, OR they just happen to have a best friend who is a photographer, who takes pictures for them always (and of course we should check him/her out and use them for our photography needs, but who can actually afford a $1000 photo session? Not me.)

And lastly they use SUPER EXPENSIVE makeup and hair products.

Not for me. Thanks, though.

My personal style is casual classy. In the winter I'm in skinny jeans, boots, and a cardigan. In the summer I'm in skinnies or capris, sandals and a pretty basic t. Dressing up I wear flats, and maxi dresses and skirts, or a pencil skirt.

I don't love crazy prints. I don't love logo t's. I like normal colors with the occasional regular pattern.

Sometimes I don't put much effort into an outfit, other times I do. I generally try to be "put together" but sometimes I am tired and don't care. I'm still working on that ;) But I'm a real person. And that's how real people do it.

Sure, I have "splurged" on a few purchases before. I say splurge in quotes, because for most fashion bloggers, it's probably a nickel to them.

I have a nice pea coat from American Eagle that I got a few years ago for like $125 on sale. I'd like to eventually get a pair or two of TOMS. I'd like to invest in a pair of Hunter rainboots. One day I'd like a pair or two of designer jeans - but until then my $10 skinnies from Forever 21 treat me fine.

But I usually shop sales, at my favorite (cheap) stores.

Most of my wardrobe comes from Forever 21, Old Navy, H&M, Target, and Walmart. I hardly ever pay full price for anything, unless it's super cheap already, or I REALLY want it.

I told Sarah that I was going to start a fashion blog that features all my awesome finds from the above stores. "Fashion for Real People" I think she called it.

Of course, let me give birth, loose some weight, and then I'll start it up.

But as a special treat, (mainly because I actually got ready today) here is my OOTD (ha!). 

 Leggings: Maternity from Ross, $8
Tank: Maternity from Ross, $5

Cardigan: Groopdealz, $15

Scarf: Claires, $2 (on sale) 

And when I go out later I will be wearing taupe colored faux leather riding boots from Target that I got for $10 on sale. Score.

On my face I am wearing:

Garnier BB Cream: $10

Maybelline Colossal Volum'Express: $6

Baby Lips in Peach Kiss: $3

I'm a big spender, guys.

(PS, I am using a Canon Powershot SX 170, which my husband got me for Christmas, on sale and used our Amazon reward points. Sooooo, don't judge me.)

A Rant.

I kind of have a rant.

Sometimes people (mostly dating and engaged people) are like, "OMG I can't wait to be married because then I will be with my hubby all the time and it will be so great."
Or, alternately (from the same people) I hear something like, "When I get married we're both going to be so busy and will never see each other and it will be so hard, boohoo."


Ok.
Let me first say this. Being married is much better than being dating or engaged because you are finally done with the roommate stage in life, and it is awesome to not have to say "good-night".


Ok.
Once you get married, you will probably see each other less. This is not a joke or an exaggeration. Especially if one or both of you are still in school.
Kyle graduated right before we got married, and soon after got a full-time job at a treatment center. His generally worked the swing shift, which was 3-11pm. He worked one graveyard a week, which was 11pm-7am. And occasionally he would work the day shift, which was 7am-3pm. He worked weekends. He worked occasional Sundays.
I was in school, still, and worked 20 hours a week. So I was generally gone 8am-6pm.
So that was for our first 15 months of marriage.

And then Kyle started graduate school and was gone all hours of the day for classes, practicum, internship, and he worked a few hours a week the second year, too. And I had a management position at my job, so I was working 8am-5pm technically, but was often at work until 6 or 7pm.
And so that was our next 2 years of marriage.

So. Did we see each other a lot? Yes and no. Some days, weeks, months were better. Others we hardly saw each other at all except saying good night, or good morning. Did we survive? Of course we did. THERE IS NOT A CHOICE TO NOT SURVIVE. Just because you are busy doesn't mean your marriage will fail. Just because you are busy doesn't mean you hate each other. You have to do what you have to do to make it work.

Now that Kyle is graduated and I am staying at home - is it easier? ...... Yes and no. It's nice that he has a normal schedule, and it's nice that I can actually be at home during the day to clean and actually make dinner and go grocery shopping. If we were being very technical, I should probably go out and get a job, to help with finances. And if I did that we might see each other less. And there are so many other variables that make things "easier" or "harder". Once our baby comes I will be busier and maybe our house will not be as clean for a while and maybe homemade dinners will become a thing of the past for a while, and all of our attention will be on baby and we will feel like we don't see each other, even though we are spending the same amount of time with each other. Each stage of life has hardships and things to keep you busy and I don't think it ever will get "easier".

Does this rant even make sense? Probably not.
I might revisit this post a little later to make more sense of my ramblings.
But it is what it is right now.