Searching for easy peasy 1 2 3-sy dresses....

This weekend I went to the newer Nordstrom Rack in Southcenter looking for some easy, comfy dresses. I had an idea in my mind as to what I wanted but sadly I had no luck whatsoever. (Ideally I was looking for the kind you can pull on and just throw on a pair of tights... I love this grey one - you can dress it up or down!)

I tried on probably 15 dresses that were kind of in the category I was hoping for... However the ones that I liked ended up having some slight problem - like a hole, a ripped seam, a button missing. It was a huge disappointment!

I know that maybe NR isn't the best place to go for exact needs but I figured I'd find something... Oh well.

I got my SaleMail today and there were a few dresses that would work - and they are on sale!! They all come from shopbop.com, you better hurry though b/c inventory is limited. (I don't tend to go there for items b/c they are really expensive but these dresses are reasonably priced!) I like this grey one b/c it's super simple!


This one is a bit short but technically it's a tunic. I do think it's adorable and looks comfy!! What do you think?

If you know of some great dress sales please let me know!!

My new coat and some weekend updates...

Regina and I went down south to the Auburn Supermall to shop for bras... For all those ladies out there you know how much of a pain it is to find a good bra. Many months ago I visited the Maidenform store down there and was lucky enough to find 5 bras and walk out of there with a bill of about $60... What a bargain!!

I was determined to buy a few more and try and not spend a fortune. Trust me I love going to Nordstrom but you walk out of there with 2 bras and have spent about $100 so I wanted to save money and still find quality bras.

We decided to check out the Steve & Barry store that carried the Sarah Jessica Parker line, Bitten. Regina hadn't seen the line yet so we went in and found several cute items. I decided not to buy anything as what I had in my hand seemed pretty similar to items at Old Navy so I figured I'd check them out first before committing to the Bitten items. Old Navy was next and I went in looking for a turtle neck and walked out with 3 turtle necks, 2 sweaters and a pair of brown wide leg pants.

Our next destination was Maidenform, the store we had driven all the way down there for. I walked out of there with 4 bras, 5 pairs of undies and a night gown and spent about $100... 10 items people!!! That's a great deal if you ask me!

We were then headed to Nordstrom Rack but were sidetracked by Burlington Coat Factory since I have been on a mission to replace my stolen coat. I had no idea BCF had so many items, I thought it was just about coats. I instantly found a cream colored sweater for $16. Then we wandered the coat area (which was so disorganized and crazy) when I spotted a cute Esprit coat... I had a few coats on my arm to try on but ended up whittling it down to just 2 - a cute cream colored swing coat and the black/white military style Esprit coat. Esprit won! It was originally $225 but I got it for $99 - it's so cool, I love it!! It isn't the perfect coat for brown but I figured my red one would serve that purpose. So now I am all good on coats!!

We were pretty beat after BCF so we decided to call it a day. By the time we left it was about 5pm and so dark out... I am really disliking how it gets dark so soon, I can't get used to that.

Oh, quick weekend update. Reagan was the winner of the Best Working Pet picts category - yay!! She had a fun time mingling with the other dogs and being on the runway. Read about it on her blog! Thanks to Tim, Frani, Matt, Kelly, Regina, Scottie, Isabelle, Kona and Scooby who came to support Reagan in her first ever runway event.

Here are the picts we took!

Farewell to my coat...

Dear Favorite Coat,
I just wanted to send you a farewell letter to let you know you will be missed.

We had some good times, yes we did. You always kept my dry with your water wicking fabric yet fashionable look. You went with everything I owned and for that I am appreciative. You will be hard to replace.

I knew it was meant to be when I saw you at Nordstrom Rack - you were the one. The coat I had been searching for for months. You were he last one of your kind and just happened to be my size. I don't think I will ever find another coat like you. Be well dear coat. If you can ever find it in your heart to come back to me I will be so happy!

I sure wish I could have given you a proper good bye. I hope your new thief of an owner treats you better or as well as I did. I am so sorry I left you on the floor of the EMC, I came back for you, I promise, but it was to late. You were already under new ownership. I searched and searched but to no avail. I am so sorry!

Good bye old friend, you will be missed!

Love,
Tarah

P.S. This is the last picture I could find of us together.

By the way....

Just an FYI if your looking for a cute pair of patent peep toe shoes.... When I was at the Nordstrom Rack in downtown Seattle yesterday I found this EXACT same shoe, minus the Steve Madden name for half of the price (I was in the size 9 section but I assure you I saw it in other arears). Same shoe people, just with the name Preview and not Steve Madden - who will know!?

I saw a white and a black one for sure... I'm sure the red one is hidden in there as well, you just have to look real hard. The shoe dept is "a little" cluttered to say the least...

New Shoes for ME!!

Today was a beautiful day so I thought I would go to Nordstrom Rack with the intention of returning a tan coat and leaving... Oh no... That wasn't the case at all. I decided to just "look" at the shoes. However, I did anything BUT just "LOOK". First, I tried on these adorable Paolo black wedge peep toes for $39.90, sold!

Then I found these ADORABLE turquoise Coach sandals that were marked down from $185 to $69.90, sold!

Then I found these patent leather blue peep toe Steve Madden flats for $49.90... SOLD! I exchanged the $35 coat and felt pretty good that I got atleast one pair for sort of free - well, not really, but I want to think it was kinda free, ok!?