Manic Pop

It's 81 degrees today in Chicago. I don't know how that makes me feel about how warm it will be this summer as it's only March and we usually see a day like this starting in May, but I guess I'll take it and not complain. This made it slightly difficult to select an outfit since I have so many amazing polyester dresses from the 60s/70s but I decided to play it safe and wear a polyester short sleeve and my favorite orange skirt. I've had this skirt for probably more than 2 years now and it's held up beautifully. I'm meeting my aunt who is in from Connecticut at an Italian place downtown later. Should be nice to see her, especially in my city!  I'm also excited that I get to wear these platform wedges I found at Famous Footwear back in January. They were super on-sale and I always need new shoes as I destroy pairs in about 3 months. Didn't think I would be able to wear them this early on though!  Back of the shirt. I have a mustard-col...

So yesterday my mom sent me 5 HUGE boxes in the mail. To make a long story short, I am set for life as far as sewing goes! Apparently, my cousin was cleaning out a house as part of his job and there was a huge treasure trove of sewing goodies. He called my mom to come pick things up. The result? A ton of cone thread for my serger, 205 sewing machine needles (2 different kinds), a bunch of fabric, a bunch of bra clips that will work for hooking garments of some sort together, industrial sewing machine feet.... the list goes on. Note: If anyone has an industrial machine (as I don't) and would like these, message me and I will ship them to you for free. No use in letting them go to waste and it's likely I won't have an industrial machine ever. I've got a trusty Husqvarna. Update: I am sending these to Sally ! My mom also somehow found me some rainbow drip candles (at Hallmark, no less! What a surprise!)   And 6 bars of Dr...