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Dia and Co. Box (November)

I used to do Stitch Fix, but since having my son, I’m too big for most of their items. Their 14+ sizes are very limited. I’ve heard they are working on it, but until then, Stitch Fix is not a good fit for me. Someone in my online mom group pointed me towards Dia & Co. They specialize in size 14+. Yeah! I signed up immediately and received my first box this week.

Details of how it works:  For $20 a shipment, you get a personalized style pack of five items.  Then, you try everything on and decided to keep 1, 2, 3, 4, or all 5 items.  The $20 stylist fee is credited to your purchase.  And if you buy all five items, you get an extra 20% off.

 

My third Dia and Co. box. I'm still really loving this service! And I feel like the boxes are getting more and more my style (even if some of the items don't fit quite right...)

Item #1: Fashion to Figure Double Pocket Plaid Flannel $29.90

 

Pros: Great length. Love read plaid. Nice detailing on the sleeves and bottom.

Cons: Not sure how I feel about the elastic on the sides...

Item #2: Naked Zebra Sleeveless Blouse with String Detail $44.99

 

Pros: I like the style of the shirt. I wouldn't have to wear a tank underneath it.

Cons: The arm holes were huge. Definitely made for someone who has a larger bust area. (You can even see the gapping in the pic above)

Item #3: Junarose Ponte Pants with Faux Leather Panel $40.00

 

Pros: Great fit! A nice alternative to jeans and lightweight leggings. They would look perfect with boots and a tunic top!

Cons: None that I can think of...

Item #4: Kendall Necklace $34.00

Pros: Very pretty.

Cons: I don't really wear chunky jewelry that often. I just couldn't justify a lot of use for this one.

Item #5: Junarose Chunky Longline Speckled Cardigan $63.00

 

Pros: Great color and fit. I loved that it was long enough to partially cover my butt.

Cons: It's a heavy weight cardigan. These don't get much use in California.

So, what did I keep?

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#3 Ponte Pants with Faux Leather Panel -- These were amazing! I had specifically asked for non-jean pants in this box. They fit great and look great. They are basically leggings, but the extra weight and faux leather panel take them up a notch.

and #1 Flannel Shirt -- I didn't realize that what I really wanted was a flannel that was tunic length with some detailing. Thank goodness this popped up into my box! Perfect.

I debated the cardigan, but ultimately decided that I didn't need another heavy weight cardigan. I only really use them when we go to Indiana for Christmas and my mom just bought me a few sweaters to wear while there...

tags: Dia&Co
categories: Fashion
Wednesday 11.11.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Top Ten Tuesday -- Book to Movie Adaptations

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.

Each week we will post a new Top Ten list complete with one of our bloggers’ answers. Everyone is welcome to join.  If you can’t come up with ten, don’t worry about it—post as many as you can!

Today's list is those book and movie combinations that I have yet to read and see...

  1. Paper Towns by John Green
  2. Wild by Cheryl Strayed
  3. Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
  4. Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
  5. Z For Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
  6. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
  7. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
  8. The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel
  9. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
  10. Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
tags: Top Ten Tuesday
categories: Books
Tuesday 11.10.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Music Monday -- George Ezra "Blame It on Me"

I love his voice! 

tags: George Ezra
categories: Music
Monday 11.09.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Sunday Sunset #24

Listening To: Dinosaur Train... Arthur's really liking the combo of dinosaurs and trains lately. He's watching an episode while I catch up on emails and blog posts.

Book finished: After Alice

Reading: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson; Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

On the Nightstand: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie; The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (reread); Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

Making Lists: Weekly to-do lists. I have a craft fair coming up on Saturday. I'm the event coordinator, so I'm updating my final to-dos. I also have to do the grocery list for this coming week...

From the kitchen: As I was so busy prepping for the Holiday Bazaar, we ate a ton of easy meals this past week. Mostly frozen meals and a few stand-bys (BBQ Chicken).

Crafting: In the past 7 days, I've made over 60 Christmas cards plus some random small projects for the Holiday Bazaar. I also organized my photos for October project life and cleaned up my craft area. I am hoping to get about another ~30 cards done before next Saturday, but if I don't have time, not a huge deal.

Watching: The Librarians started up again. Woohoo! Silly adventure fun! It's one of our guilty pleasure shows that are perfect to watch while blogging or scrolling through FB.

From Nature: Cooler temps this week. The Bay Area has finally turned to fall. Arthur has requested pants and long sleeve shirts most of the week. And I even started wearing socks.

Project: Holiday Bazaar prep for Saturday. My paper crafting projects are mostly packed and ready to go. I just need to get the boxes in bags. I still need to get my Thirty-One display prepped and packed. I am not going to bring every piece I have, but I do want to fill the table. Plus, I need to tag my cash and carry items. Other than my tables, I need to do a cursory check-in with all the other vendors. I want to make sure everyone has all the information they need for Saturday. One of the other coordinators (there are three of us, but I'm the only one doing the vendor side) should be having her baby today (or at least by Tuesday), so I'll need to rely on the other coordinator more this week. I'm sure everything will come together, but man it's been a chore.

Picture: Status of my craft area yesterday after a full week of crafting. Yeah, it's a crazy mess. I cleaned it up a bit yesterday night, but it's still crazy looking!

tags: Sunday Sunset
categories: Weekly Wrap-up
Sunday 11.08.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

FF #37: Fall Tapestry

Fall Tapestry

I saw this skirt and completely fell for it. So pretty! It reminds me of a tapestry, but in a good way! I decided to play off the colors in the skirt with a coordinating cardigan, boots, and bag. To finish off the look, I added a delicate necklace.

Monsoon red top

monsoon.co.uk

Boohoo sleeveless top

$15 - nelly.com

Dsquared2 short skirt

$505 - stylebop.com

Heel boots

$39 - newlook.com

River Island shopping bag

riverisland.com

Jennifer Zeuner pendants necklace

$255 - neimanmarcus.com

categories: Fashion
Friday 11.06.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Odds and Ends

Here's my randomness for the week:

  • Two solo BART rides with the toddler and we survived!
  • Almost 40 Christmas cards done, shooting for 100... by the 14th of November. I think I can, I think I can...
  • Two DNF books in a row. This week has not been a good reading week. Hoping the next book is a winner.
  • My house is a disaster. Guess tomorrow just became cleaning day.
  • Thirty-One's Take Two Tote is frigging amazing! (And I'm not saying this just because I'm a Thirty-One consultant) I used it today on the excursion to Berkeley. It has so much room and pockets! Perfect!
  • I need some holiday themed Jamberrys. Good thing the Bazaar is almost here. I can order some from Amanda.
  • Really craving some sushi.
tags: Odds and Ends
categories: Life
Thursday 11.05.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

After Alice by Gregory Maguire

Title: After Alice

Author: Gregory Maguire

Publisher: William Morrow 2015

Genre: Reimagined Classic

Pages: 288

Rating:  4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Ebook; 52 Books - W44

In this brilliant work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings—and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carroll’s enduring tale. Ada, a friend of Alice’s mentioned briefly in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend, but arrives a moment too late—and tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself.

Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her safely home from this surreal world below the world. If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus, or Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is “After Alice.”

Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite books of all time. I was very much looking forward to reading this reworking of this story. I enjoyed reading about Ada and Lydia's experiences after Alice disappeared down the rabbit hole. It was an interesting little book. Maguire even wrote the book in a style that reminded me of Lewis Carroll's style. Recommended for lovers of the original.

tags: 4 stars, 52 books in 52 weeks, classics, ebook, fairy tales
categories: Book Reviews
Thursday 11.05.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Quote Wednesday -- Ellen

The greatest gift that we can give one another is rapt attention to one another's existence. -- Sue Ellen

categories: Quote Wednesday
Wednesday 11.04.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Music Monday -- Walk the Moon "Different Colors"

Love Walk the Moon! Arthur and I groove this song in the car often. 

tags: Walk the Moon
categories: Music
Monday 11.02.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Sunday Sunset #23

Listening To: One Bad Mother -- Catching up on my episodes!

Book finished: Happier at Home; The Runaway Princess; Someday My Prince; Saga Vol. 2-4

Reading: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (yep, still); After Alice by Gregory Maguire

On the Nightstand: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie; Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

Making Lists: Getting my grocery list in order...

From the kitchen: Nothing at all exciting this past week. We ate a lot of family staples: Italian Beef Sandwiches, Chili, Tacos.

Crafting: Yesterday I had an epic day crafting! I finished 11 marge modified notebooks, 3 medium modified notebooks, 6 small modified notebooks, and 12 Baker's boxes that will be filled with candy. Whew! All of these will be on sale at the Holiday Bazaar on November 14th. Now it's time to focus on Christmas cards. 

 
 

Watching: J and I have been watching movies lately. We've decided Friday is movie night in our house, but this week we extended it to a multiple night affair. We rewatched Iron Man for our Marvel Phase 1 marathon. We also watched Pirates: Band of Misfits with Arthur and then The Man from U.N.C.L.E. once he went to sleep. Pirates was great fun! And so was U.N.C.L.E. Thoroughly enjoyed all our movies this week.

From Nature: Lovely weather this week. It was warm but with cooler nights. Halloween night was perfect for wearing just a costume and maybe a light jacket. No parkas needed here!

Project: Holiday gifts! I need to make all my Christmas cards and I have plans for some other craft-related holiday gifts.

Picture: Arthur helping to hand out candy last night.

tags: Sunday Sunset
categories: Weekly Wrap-up
Sunday 11.01.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Saga Volume 2-4

Title: Saga Volume 2-4

Author: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Publisher: Image 2013, 2014, 2014

Genre: Comics

Pages: 144; 144; 144

Rating:  5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Ebook; Fairytale

Volume 2: Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters her family's greatest challenge yet: the grandparents.

Volume 3: In volume 3, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, the family's pursuers finally close in on their targets.

Volume 4: Visit new planets, meet new adversaries and explore a very new direction, as Hazel becomes a toddler while her family struggles to stay on their feet.

I continue to love this series! It just keeps getting better and better. And the twists and turns! And all the side characters! I'm especially in love with Kiara. Such a great character and we've seen so much of her lately. I can't wait to read Volume 5. The library doesn't have it, but J said he might get it for me... Yeah more Saga!

tags: 5 stars, Brian K- Vaughan, ebook, fairy tales, graphic novel
categories: Book Reviews
Sunday 11.01.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Monthly Life Goals November 2015

 

Before I get to this month’s goals, let’s check in on October's goals and my progress.

  • 30 Day Challenge: 30 Things Class by Ali Edwards—Fail. Just never seemed to find time to finish these.
  • 30 Day Challenge: Blog Ahead October — Success. I didn't quite get to my goal, but I finished 25 posts for November and December. I'm taking the win.
  • Finalize holiday travel plans — Success! I finally bought out plane tickets for Christmas. I even managed to get seats next to each other on all four flights.
  • Get at least one more Thirty-One party booked for Oct-Dec —  Fail. Although I'm hoping that I can get some good sales from my bazaar on the 14th.
  • Plan out Holiday Bazaar and upcoming Craft Fairs — Success. I'm calling it a success, but I'm not quite finished with this yet.
 

This month's goals:

  • 30 Day Challenge: Craft a day -- It may not be very big, but I want to be crafty every day in November.
  • Finish at least 15 blog posts for December -- I'm taking my customary two weeks off for Christmas, but I want to make sure I have other posts done beforehand.
  • Make a Christmas present list -- I like to plan early.
  • Pick my reads for December and plan for 2016's TBR -- Again I like to plan early.
  • Clean out my craft area for vacation -- I like to come back from vacation to a clean area. Right now, it's a giant pile of mess.
tags: Monthly Life Goals
categories: Life
Sunday 11.01.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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