March Retrospective!

Another month has flown by, and another new one is just about to pop up, so here's a retrospective of photos from Marches past!

March 2011:

March 2010:

March 2009:

March 2008:

Once again, I could only find one picture of myself from this month in '08. :)

Do the wave.

Despite the awkward tri-tone effect you get with my natural color growing out above existing bleached hair and ongoing pink, I think my last trim did my locks a world of good. And not only that! The mere fact that I'm not frying my hair at the root every month has allowed me to grow those few extra inches I needed to let my natural waves fly without getting into bad, Sharon Stone territory. Not that I would want to let my wet head air dry when it's frigid February in Michigan, but it's nice to not be a slave to the hairdryer. I AM THE DECIDER!

Common wisdom and gravity seem to dictate that curls get tighter when hair gets shorter. But is there anybody else out there with hair like mine, which gets curlier as it gets longer? The few humble oscillations of the sine wave pattern you see on my scant 5 inches of hair pictured above represent my hair's natural curl at its most relaxed. With increased distance, frequency increases and amplitude decreases.

Okay, that's it. Oh, wait I feel compelled to include an outfit shot, even though I'm not really wearing anything all that good. I'm just excited that I wore colored tights under torn jeans, which I should've been doing all winter. ;)

Big sweater.

The sun is shining and I had an awesome weekend with my fiance and my step-daughter, dancing, pretending, and playing outside. We even had a wonderful visit from my mom -- while we were all still in pajamas (moms visit so early!), and I got some important Etsy photography done, since I have the two best photo assistants in the world. ;)

How was your weekend?!

Oversized sweater: Thrifted

Oversized blouse underneath: Thrifted

Jeggings: Random TJ Maxx

Booties: Juicy Couture

A5 Portfolio: Vintage

Domestic comedy.

Dance leotard: Capezio

Circle skirt: vintage via ArtelleGallery

Shoes: Poetic License

Cardigan: Thrifted

Faux pearls" Thrifted  

A dance leotard and a full skirt are a tried and true combo -- nobody looks bad in that pretty, New Look, fit-and-flare silhouette. So when the company I work for was informed that the Japanese TV station NHK was sending a crew into our office to film a segment about my department (!?), I figured this ensemble was my best bet for hopefully not looking overtly horrible while potentially appearing in the background of an interview in which my boss explains the exciting world of movie data content licensing. I'll let you know if/when the segment airs or streams or whatever.

People are always asking "Aren't you cold while you take those pictures?!" The answer is of course I'm cold, it's like 30 degrees out! That's why after posing for about 30 seconds, I put my coat back on!. ;)

Anyway, normally the post would end there, but then MC captured this candid of me at home, looking like I'm about to KILL SOMEONE with this iron:

I swear, I was just spaced out, thinking about how much laundry I had to do, but apparently that thought process gave the outward impression of smoldering rage. I subsequently tried to make up for it with a few dainty poses.

Then we discovered a tiny, handmade felt dress on the floor that goes with my step-daughter's Blythe dolls, and as I'm sure you already predicted, I proceeded to pantomime ironing the tiny little garment like the overcooked ham I am.

Nails: 

Essie: Playa Del Platinum 

Essie: A Cut Above

Kardashian Kolors from Nicole by OPI: Rainbow in the S-Kylie (sigh)

  

 This concludes today's lesson in loopy, domestic humor. Have a great weekend, guys. :)