graytitude, grawtitude (get it? it's like a lamer, more confusing version of "potayto potawto.")

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3lu2RXgnpLyxCs__39mPdfbn71kPyyLgOWdA0h1eGXhIwju7BbvahaQgNAhXJkidY9T_XyGS7lWLvsboKMvmxu5pT9CXG6Ba4wCnMTyqGC9a9Pc2dQ9Lcqlg5uWET69mWwgGUB23iFyE/s1600/V1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3lu2RXgnpLyxCs__39mPdfbn71kPyyLgOWdA0h1eGXhIwju7BbvahaQgNAhXJkidY9T_XyGS7lWLvsboKMvmxu5pT9CXG6Ba4wCnMTyqGC9a9Pc2dQ9Lcqlg5uWET69mWwgGUB23iFyE/s400/V1britt1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">boots: kohl's. tights: gift. skirt: kosher casual. shirt: american eagle outfitters. jewelry: assorted. belt: forever21.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd1YKt1C9B7vlSekTHj5ke1awTktF8_dB1ElJpJ2oCt7mHOhTfaM5A_agWMjCzES291J97rhnf59IhyphenhyphenTO5Bwyh2SYWUA5GhOODhmWz67KNnBPNoP67dIlxOaoVPQhrfKLag7LVivvdnuK/s1600/V1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd1YKt1C9B7vlSekTHj5ke1awTktF8_dB1ElJpJ2oCt7mHOhTfaM5A_agWMjCzES291J97rhnf59IhyphenhyphenTO5Bwyh2SYWUA5GhOODhmWz67KNnBPNoP67dIlxOaoVPQhrfKLag7LVivvdnuK/s400/V1britt3.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXg2jD8R7nqxTZlRA4JLDwVWQlelECjzgk1XlIJwxvpo3OTO77G_Nu3UIVl4ZV-F8VoLYR5k66219jgZYzFE3ONaO3KcYUaIO9jdG306tVvAl19EkEY1k4r7P1W_rAHA32ITs5iAqHhAO/s1600/V1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXg2jD8R7nqxTZlRA4JLDwVWQlelECjzgk1XlIJwxvpo3OTO77G_Nu3UIVl4ZV-F8VoLYR5k66219jgZYzFE3ONaO3KcYUaIO9jdG306tVvAl19EkEY1k4r7P1W_rAHA32ITs5iAqHhAO/s400/V1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">This week I'm grateful for:</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">- tax returns. Wahoooo!</div><div align="center">- a roof over my head and food in my cupboards. So many people don't even have that, and I just feel so blessed.</div><div align="center">- airplanes that bring my husband back to me.</div><div align="center">- weather. Especially good weather, which I haven't had much of lately, which makes me grateful for its future debut...sooner or later. Preferably sooner. Like in 5 minutes. (You hearing me, Mother Nature?)</div><div align="center">- new markers and coloring with my kiddos like I was 5 years old again. Seriously. Therapeutic.</div><div align="center">- cadbury mini eggs.</div><div align="center">- new mattress pad.</div><div align="center">- hearing my 2-year-old say "oh. my. dosh." real slow and adult-like. (anytime a kid says something more "grown up" than they can actually correctly pronounce is, let's be honest, heart-melting. and hilarious.)<br />- the feeling of satisfaction.</div><div align="center">- when things just work out. or, even if they didn't, the mere fact that they're over and done with. i'm grateful for that.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Sunday!</div>

graytitude, grawtitude (get it? it's like a lamer, more confusing version of "potayto potawto.")

  boots: kohl's. tights: gift. skirt: kosher casual. shirt: american eagle outfitters. jewelry: assorted. belt: forever21. This week I...

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this knee-length ruffle tiered skirt? i heart it.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been looking for a ruffle tiered skirt for a long time. I think they're absolutely adorable, either casual <em>or </em>dressed up. Ruffle skirts are everywhere, so you wouldn't think my quest would be that hard. (You also wouldn't think it would be that hard to make meatballs without getting burned, but I have two fleshwounds on my wrist to prove otherwise. So. I just like to make things hard, I guess. Keep myself on my toes.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyways. Why the challenging search for such a skirt? Because my second (and most important) criterion was that it had to come to my knees. Which pretty much eliminated all ruffle tiered skirt vendors. (sob)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until...... ta-daaaaa! <a href="http://www.koshercasual.com/">Kosher Casual</a> contacted me to see if I'd review one of their modest clothing items. Um, yes and yes. and YES again when I saw that they had a knee-length version of the skirt of my dreams. Can you see why? It's awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAMX8vzYrAK8kx-ff1ZxX7W6qmzRvDUTsc9bmU6P1gZLRh0VzZNL4SKGlLxgYHipEwIP0Mi1lVfD8tcbC6cisDXac3-rYJiixwvabROhTl4nd3TvvAxdMjRG0gSxXoixBJtuowx0NK-3g/s1600/L1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAMX8vzYrAK8kx-ff1ZxX7W6qmzRvDUTsc9bmU6P1gZLRh0VzZNL4SKGlLxgYHipEwIP0Mi1lVfD8tcbC6cisDXac3-rYJiixwvabROhTl4nd3TvvAxdMjRG0gSxXoixBJtuowx0NK-3g/s400/L1britt1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I committed to do a review within a few days of receiving the skirt...buuuut (you see where this is headed, don't you.) I got it in the mail just this week, but it's not part of my 30x30 items (waaaah). So I can't legally (morally? ethically? conscientiously? just how eternal ARE the consequences of breaking a 30x30 rule, anyway?) wear it right now. Which makes me sad beyond belief. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I CAN style/model it for you (with, ahem, none of the items that are in my 30x30...hurts so good...). Just this once. I promise I didn't wear it all day. But it was hard. Because this skirt, you guys. This skirt! I love it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AKDC9z7ympIU_I3t5R39qxApUEBlyYMgQFmLKTcHJyx7KC4oJ0p8yKIsKSrDJX1iPhslhBirDTWt0ERbMWTPrlcZ7YKRKkEki_EHIpXYIPZIiGvtM9KvZalbGT6h70pRbPxD5CMGJge0/s1600/L1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AKDC9z7ympIU_I3t5R39qxApUEBlyYMgQFmLKTcHJyx7KC4oJ0p8yKIsKSrDJX1iPhslhBirDTWt0ERbMWTPrlcZ7YKRKkEki_EHIpXYIPZIiGvtM9KvZalbGT6h70pRbPxD5CMGJge0/s400/L1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The fabric is some sort of ultra-soft microsuedish stuff (I wish I knew my fabrics better...but I'm sure the website has the info), the sewing (I almost said "craftsmanship"...is that a word one would use when referencing a garment?) is super high quality. The skirt has a zipper in back, just a few inches of seamed-in elastic, and a super-high waist panel--3 key ingredients for an adjustable piece. As in, you can be taller or shorter, you can pull it higher (but not too high! we're being modest, remember? :) ) or lower, you can be thinner or bigger. And the fabulous thing is, the skirt just works. It looks awesome no matter how you wear it. (Note: There are different sizes available on the website; I'm just saying, there's a bit of flexibility within each size. Does that even make sense?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I chose to pull mine higher today. I can't wait to try other ways as well. I heart this skirt. Truly and completely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQOI2IccC9sIDJ9ktICQdO44SgP5JTnfQZ7VH8C0aASM2iiA1TiQiE9XxrgzXQxcuNE3CMH_rXgcxDVnskRrKL2r6Nb_5TlBOctPfqNQ8mt75ktZ7i6RmMPYjIsKMcT-4dsTxVxgpl-9x/s1600/L1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQOI2IccC9sIDJ9ktICQdO44SgP5JTnfQZ7VH8C0aASM2iiA1TiQiE9XxrgzXQxcuNE3CMH_rXgcxDVnskRrKL2r6Nb_5TlBOctPfqNQ8mt75ktZ7i6RmMPYjIsKMcT-4dsTxVxgpl-9x/s400/L1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">And, before I go, just a heads-up: I noticed other modest clothing items on <a href="http://www.koshercasual.com/">Kosher Casual</a> that were suuuper cute as well. Sometimes I think people shudder and cringe at the word "modest" because they think it sounds all granny-like or stuffy or, dare I say, lame. I'm here to attest that this isn't the case. This skirt is everything I need a skirt to be--stylish, fun, <em>and</em> modest. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Thanks, <a href="http://www.koshercasual.com/">Kosher Casual</a>. In case you didn't catch it in this post...I am in.love. with your skirt. Pocket's getting a little jealous.</div>

this knee-length ruffle tiered skirt? i heart it.

I've been looking for a ruffle tiered skirt for a long time. I think they're absolutely adorable, either casual or dressed up. Ruffl...

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