RED JEANS! Because I'm worth it...

Sexah shoes! (I'm actually wearing slippers in my cubicle right now, because I'm awesome.)

 I have RED JEANS. This makes me cooler than you. I had to send them back once for a smaller size (seriously, Simply Be is the best confidence booster ever).  You can get them in wine, red, green, or blue. BOOM. Bright jeans trend achieved. The red is more of a stone red than a super-bright red, but I think they rock. I even wore sexy wedge heels for you guys. The jeans are 30 inches long, which is apparently my perfect length. If you're looking to score some awesome Simply Be stuff, you can get 40% any size order before 3/18/12 with the code 3663. They have free shipping and returns always. Go buy some plus-size stuff to feel gorgeous in!
 

Top - B'leev, Jeans - Simply Be, Shoes - Dexter, Necklace - self-made.

Twirly Dress

Glamorosa is a brand sold at Simply Be. They design their stuff to fit a range of different bust sizes: Standard (B-DDD), Voluptuous (G, I, J) and Very Voluptous (L, M, N, O, P). (Dude, seriously, bras come in P? I had no idea.) I'm wearing the Standard Jersey Tunic here, and it is so pretty. When you open the package, it looks like a red sack. Then you put it on, and POOF! The right size bust room, a nice underbust detail with a tie in back that keeps you from looking wide and droopy...and did I mention it has flutter sleeves and a twirly skirt? Yeah, it's awesome. I don't even care what else I have on. Once again, I inspired jealously in my boss, who is much smaller than I am, and can't shop at Simply Be.

Lady-dress!

Yay! Pretty dress! I got it cheaper with a coupon, but it is utterly gorgeous, with all sorts of little pretty add-ons. Joe Browns is sold through Simply Be, and the sizing is really generous. (I usually wear a 20, but for Joe Browns I wear a 16.) As you can see, it's also a dustier purple than the sale picture shows. I got several compliments on it, and my teeny-little sister is sad that it's a plus size brand only. I'm actually being a lady today and wearing a slip underneath, since it's cotton and tends to cling to my leggings.

Close-up of pretty stuff.

Dress - Joe Browns, Cardigan - Jaclyn Smith, Leggings - Walmart, Shoes - Target.

EBEW: Green Flowers

I would love to sit down clothing designers and ask them just how much room they think the average woman has between her neck, shoulders, and breasts. Because last time I checked, most average women are not swan-necked, wide-shouldered, and low-breasted. I really like this shirt, but you won't see me wear it that often on my blog. It's came from Fashion Bug on major sale and it's a size 1X. Fashion Bug is not generally a store you think of as indulging in vanity sizing, but this is a huge 1X. And it comes down very low on the chest. I'm not against a little cleav, but it's also really big across the shoulders. Last time I checked, I wasn't in Flashdance, so I don't think it's too much to ask for a shirt that covers my bra straps when it has freaking sleeves. Hence the tank top underneath. It also has a tendency to poof out around my tummy for that flattering vaguely preggers look.

Ehhhh.

You might be saying, "Hey, with all those flaws, why do you even keep it?" Because the pattern is so preeeettty. Duh. And it has flutter sleeves, which are my kryptonite. It is almost impossible for me to resist a top with flutter sleeves if it's all cute. They make me feel like a princess!

Sockes.

More fancy Sock Dream socks! So cute and crocheted/chevroned. Also, today is Every Body Every Wear Green Day! Go me for remembering! Go check out everyone else who remembered!

Top - Fashion Bug, Tank - Hanes, Pants - Denim 24/7, Socks - Sock Dreams, Shoes - Target, Jewelry - present.

RED pop

I ended up making a bracelet to match my necklace, since I had extra beads left over. And what better way to make a neutral blue and gray outfit pop that with red accents? (Although I forgot to put on earrings, so I have naked ears today.) Also, you can't see much of them, but my socks are very adorable. I think I actually need to build up a cute regular size sock wardrobe (as opposed to OTK socks). No longer will my socks be drab and boring, even though I have large calves! Seriously, Sock Dreams, you are such a devil. Your free super-quick shipping turns cute socks into crack.

Sweater - Faded Glory, Cords - Simply Be, Socks - Sock Dreams, Shoes - Dexter, Jewelry - Handmade.

Linky link links

Here are some awesome-sauce links I saw this week:

Tia and Mia dressed up like John Watson (Martin Freeman-style) on their blog and it was fantastic! It also inspired me to coin the phrase "John-dressing" instead of cross-dressing for it. Because Martin Freeman is awesome enough to go beyond genders.

Handmade Ryan Gosling is a really funny tumblr for crafty people who also have an....appreciation for the male form.

Sassafras Junction is the website of an English teacher, but it's changed recently into a sass-tastic bestseller review/sparknotes-if-sparknotes-was-full-of-curse-words-and-humor blog (bestsellers from every century/shore).  The latest is Brecht's Threepenny Opera where she actually writes the line "But he can’t resist stopping off for some travel poon, one lay for the road, as it were, with his old hooker pal Jenny." It's like if The Bloggess wrote book/movie reviews, instead of just being crazy-pants awesome.

I made an inspiration board on Pinterest. Not one for losing weight, or eating healthy, or anything like that. One for being happy. I have a number of friends who aren't happy with themselves, people who don't realize who AWESOME they are are. And we all need a little reminder of that, every day, I think. By the way, I think you're awesome too. Just like that. It's called You rock. BELIEVE it. If you see something you think should be on there, send it to me!

Lastly, I'm going to leave you with this picture. I'm fairly certain it was drawn by ValerieTheTinyHobo, but I am not positive. I found it on Pinterest, but I couldn't track it all the way back. Is it not the cutest thing ever? Yes, of course it is.

Big hurrrr...

Because of my love for you, I went outside for this picture into the cold, windy land. Hence the wind-tossed hair and the brrrrr expression. Lately I've been obsessed with Starkid Productions, the people behind A Very Potter Musical and much more. I've heard about AVPM forever, and I finally decided I should watch it. And it was hilarious. So I watched more and more and more Starkid stuff, until I've now watched all their online stuff (except Little White Lie, which is next on my list). And they are so utterly funny that I don't even have words. It's not all Potter stuff either, just AVPM and A Very Potter Sequel. Starship and Me and My Dick are completely original. They're working on Holy Musical, B@tman, which ought to rock. Essentially, I'm telling you guys to go watch everything as well. You can go for Darren Criss, like I did, but really, you'll fall in love with all of the cast because they're so good.

Red Necklace!

Yay! I made my red necklace last night. I went by Michaels, and ended up with a different style of beads then I thought I had wanted. So I have a faux coral necklace, which is actually pretty cute! I have an EEG this morning, so I needed all the happy cuteness I could get. Unlike that lovely picture at the link, I don't get the EEG net, they need to use a gazillion individual electrodes placed on my head with some lovely paste. I figured I should get a picture of pretty hair this morning. Talk about a pain. The best part is when they make me hyperventilate for three minutes, just for their own fun. (Or maybe because there's a chance of provoking a seizure that way for my doctor to read off the recording. Never happened to me, and the photic flash part hasn't ever done it either.)

Top - Lane Bryant, Lace Camisole - thrifted, Pants - Walmart, Boots - Viva La Diva, Necklace - self-made

Necklaces and cheese

My hair is getting big and long again, despite cutting it in January. I might have to get my sister to trim up the back a smidgen. I pieced together these two beaded necklaces yesterday, for a little bit of color. They're both very long, just doubled around my neck.

I'll do something like this for my dream red necklace, but I'm planning to make it shorter and purposefully several strands. I was planning to do it this weekend, then I looked in my bead boxes, and I didn't have any red. So out came the purple/blue instead. I re-discovered the best thing in the world this weekend, though. Smoked Gouda. My family has gone through 1.5 of the regular size wheels you can buy in the grocery in a weekend. Mainly because we've eaten it with every single meal but breakfast. We're a cheese sort of family, and it seems to go well with everything. The munchkins were away this weekend with their other grandparents, or else I'm sure we would have finished off that second wheel!

Sweater - Joe Browns, Pants - Denim 24/7, Shoes - Crocs, Necklaces - Self-made.