Valley Weddings

Hi All!

I haven't been able to blog about my thrifting finds lately because I've been swamped with work, packing for my move, and heading to my hometown for my cousin's wedding.

Dressing up for a wedding is so fun!  I love the thrill of finding the right dress, right shoes, thinking about how you'll wear your hair..and that's because I'm not the bride anymore!  But seriously, I love any excuse to get dolled up.

My dress was a total steal at a whopping $14 from a store called Love Culture.  It can be perceived as risqué because of how open the chest is but since I'm have a small bust I knew it wouldn't be offensive.  Plus it has two slits int he front that give it an extra oomph.

This dress is proof of how alterations make a HUGE difference in how a dress looks and feels.  Again, going back to my having a smaller chest I had to get the dress altered.  If I hadn't I would have been self conscious all night.  The collage above shows the impact it makes to have your dresses (skirts, suits, pants, anything) customized to your body.

I received a few compliments on the dress (which let's face it, it's what all of us fashion bloggers are going for) and I loved being able to tell people I snagged it for less than $15!

Here are a  few pics from the wedding!  Be sure to follow me on instagram (CynthiaEdee) and check out my eBay for new finds!

-C

The left is pre-alterations and right is post-alterations. BIG difference!

Out of the 50 pictures I took this was the only one I could stomach

Last night was our 3 year anniversary so of course it called for a celebration!  I wore my newest Goodwill find which was a beautiful maxi dress by Moda International. The colors were completely fitting considering it was Fat Tuesday!

Moda International Dress $6

Can you believe that this little baby was only $5.99 at the Goodwill on I10?!  I couldn't either.  I'm not the biggest fan of geometric prints but with this color combo it looked great.  I'm partially biased because purple is one of my favorite colors (my first favorite is orchid and then glitter).  

I'm actually very self-concious about this picture.

I absolutely love this dress.  It's elegant, fun, flowy, and best of all: it's from Goodwill!  I'll always love the thrill of finding that hidden gem inside of a store.  

I'll be posting a few more items on my eBay soon so be sure to check it out!  And don't forget to follow me on instagram to check out my latest finds!  xoxo!

Back on eBay!

Whew, what a whirlwind things have been!  Isaac and I had to make a highly unexpected trip to the valley and all I can say is I'm glad that everything has been going okay!

I've been off of my eBay game for a while now due to working a lot, having printer issues, and having to file a claim against the post office but to everyone's delight I'm on an upswing!

The RGV is home to some real gems and you know what, the Goodwills here ain't too shabby!  These are just a sample of my finds from today but I'm totally excited to list them!  

These are two H&M dresses size 2 and they're seriously too cute.  Th ice pink lace one looks perfect for festivals and the floral one would be great for day-to-day activities. 

So this little gem was actually found at the Goodwill on Bulverde in SA and it's so classy and sexy.  It's by a vintage brand called OLGA and it would make the perfect Valentine's day gift!

Tomorrow I plan to go back out and hit up the other Goodwills I missed today.  I uploaded about 6 new items today so go check them out on the link below!

My eBay

Back From Hiatus

So as per usual I've abandoned my blog after I promised myself I would keep up with it.  I only have a few followers so far and if you want to keep up with me I'm always on instagram (cynthiaedee) and sometimes on snapchat (cynthiaedee).

So let's talk about New Year's Goals.  This year I'm committing myself to 3 goals:

1-Be better at "adulting."
Yes, "adulting."  Making and keeping doctor, dentist, and optometrist appointments.  I already went to the dentist (clean bill of health!), next the doctor.  Also be better with keeping my car's information up to date.  I feel like I'm going to struggle with this one a little.  I'm not going to lie.

2-Money/Life Balance.  Most of my free money (money that doesn't go towards bills) goes towards clothes.  I'm a recovering impulse shopper so this year I'm really going to challenge myself to only purchase items that will enhance my wardrobe/style.  Also if I'm going to spend money I want to spend it on experiences, not things.  So with that being said I've already booked my first trip of 2016 which I'm mega excited about.

3-Be BOLD!  In all areas of my life.  Work, personal, fashion, appearance, EVERYTHING!  I can be a firecracker but I can also be very mousy.  Neither of these qualities are bad but I'm going to hone in on their strengths and use them to my advantage in situations.  Also something simple that I've been doing lately is wearing lipstick!  Okay, so I know that sounds like a silly thing to feel "bold" about but I had always hated my lips.  I thought they were too thin, crooked, ugly but starting on NYE I wore lipstick.  Not just any lipstick, but a bright PINK lipstick and you know what I realized?  I actually have kind of cute lips!  I wasted 30 years of my life despising a part of myself for no reason.  Well, this year I'm going to try to not waste a single day on limiting myself due to insecurities, fears, or low self-esteem.

I'm really excited to see myself grow this year and every day, actually.  I'm a firm believer in what you ask for you manifest so I hope that y'all follow me on this journey and I'll try to be better about updating this!

Until then here are some photos of 2016 so far:

NYE in McAllen, Tx.  As you can see my hair is darker than I my usual color (my mistake) but hopefully it'll grow on me.  

Dinner and drinks with Phillip and Ari is always a good time lasting until 4 or 5 in the morning.  If you've seen the show How I Met Your Mother Phillip and Ari are Marshall and Lily and Isaac would be Ted making me the newcomer.  It's hilarious when they share stories of Isaac BC (before Cynthia) they're just an all-around good couple to have within your company.

Adventuring around at the McNay Art Museum here in San Antonio.  It's free every Thursday after 4pm so I had to take advantage!  PS-my dress received a lot of compliments!  It's from Forever21, in case anyone is wondering.

Happiness:))

Outifts

It's been a few weeks since I've updated and there have been a few majorly great changes that have happened since:

The work gods must have heard my whining and I was offered an awesome opportunity last week!  I start my training tomorrow!

My friend Adriana came by to visit and we had plenty of photo shoot times.  It was nice to have her to take pictures of me because I know Isaac isn't keen on it.  Waah, it's because he's a guy and not into photography.

This was my outfit the first night she was here:

This entire look embodies my complete personality.  It's very 70s inspired and a cinch to put together.  The top is a random label that I found at Burlington Coat Factory years ago.  Not pictured are the patches on the elbows.  They are the exact color and material as the skirt. The skirt is from 

Hollister Co.  Old shopping habits die hard.  I was a manager there for so long and I'll admit A&F and Hco have stepped their games up, so kudos to them.  The boots are Nicole and are from Ross.  I've mentioned them before on here.  Purse is Louis Vuitton and watch is Fossil.

This photo was taken at the McNay Museum and I HAD to have a picture with these stairs.  That whole mansion is breath taking and I enjoyed every minute there.  Especially true because we spent 3 hours there without even realizing it!  Def. house goals.

My look again is 70s inspired.  The Star Wars shirt is from Forever 21, flare jeans are from Gap, wedges are Franco Sarto, sunglasses are Ray Ban.

Those wedges are probably my favorite in the whole world.  If you know me then you know that I LOVE mustard yellow.  I can't get enough of it!

Probably my favorite look of the entire weekend.  

On Friday night Isaac and I finally went out to celebrate my new job offer.  We went to Whiskey Cake for the first time and it did not disappoint!  After that we went to the Blue Star District and met up with a few friends for drinks.

My dress is a total TOTAL steal!  It was $8.99 at Uptown Cheapskate!  And it's Steve Madden!!  You can't tell from the picture but there are birds all over the dress.  It was the perfect cut, shape, color, print, style, EVERYTHING!  My necklace is Lauren Conrad, dress is Steve Madden, shoes are from Aldo.

I highly recommend stopping by any Uptown Cheapskate if you can.  I feel like the style of clothes that they rebuy from people is way more my style than any other consignment shop that I've found.  And their prices are great!  I have another dress from there that I'll update on here soon.

So that's it!  I loved my outfits these past few days and I'm happy that my friend got to be here in SA with me for a while.  

Till next time!