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30day - #14

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:30:00 +0000

at work. horrible lighting

I'm Wearing:

Top - Gap

Sweater - Target

Jeans - Gap

Boots - Payless

Scarf - H&M

Headband - Target

30day - #13

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:25:00 +0000

i keep forgetting to take pictures. it's been a tough week.

30day - #13 by marcihearts featuring beaded hair accessories

30day - # 12

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:59:00 +0000

Nov 12, 11 by marcihearts featuring flared jeans

i swear i'm not a quitter

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:11:00 +0000

i will put a really crappy version of the 30 day challenge together at some point this weekend. this week work kicked my ass. i was getting home at 1am everyday. sooooo, all i have are crappy cell phone photos but i will put together some polyvore version of things i missed. yeah, i forgot to take a picture on Thursday. it's all hanging out in draft mode, ugghh

30day - #11

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:25:00 +0000

day at the kids museum

I'm Wearing:

Top - Target

Jacket - Target

Pants - Target

Shoes - Buckle

30day - #10

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:18:00 +0000

Barely getting out of bed kind of day

Untitled #4 by marcihearts featuring sequin tops

30day - #9

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:27:00 +0000

dressing room (at work)shot

I'm Wearing:

Top - Forever 21

Tank - Target

Sweater - Forever 21

Jeans - Old Navy

Shoes - Reflections

30day - #8

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:45:00 +0000

dressing room (at work) shot

I'm Wearing:

Tank - Susie's Deals

Top - Marshall's

Jeans - Walmart

Sweater - Vintage (my moms closet)

Boots - Blowfish

30day - #7

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:08:00 +0000

bathroom outfit shot

I'm wearing:

Shirt - I<3 Ronson

Tank - Target

Jeans - Old Navy

Shoes - TOMS (not pictured)

30 day - # 6

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:28:00 +0000

Nov 6 2011 by marcihearts featuring old navy skinny jeans

today was a busy day to say the least. i had no time to take an actual picture but this was the basic look.

I'm Wearing:

Shirt - Target

Jeans - Old Navy

Trench - Burlington Coat Factory

Shoes- UGGS

Scarf - downtown LA (fake Burberry)

Headband - Forever 21

30 day - #5

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:43:00 +0000

Super casual running errands kind of day. We had a pretty long night of Enzo refusing to sleep. My hair is a mess, no makeup and I took this picture and sent it here through my phone. Not the best quality but it just shows that i'm not giving up that easy!!

I'm Wearing:
Shirt - Target
Scarf - H&M
Jeans - Gap
Shoes - Toms

30 day - #4

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:15:00 +0000

it's raining outside. i really love the rain. i hate driving in the rain though and had to head in to work today. so it's a late night post but it's here.

I'm Wearing:

Dress - Nordstrom Rack

Shirt - Target

Tights - Target

Scarf - Burlington Coat Factory

Boots - Payless

30 day - #3

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:31:00 +0000

it's bright, sunny, and crisp.

I'm Wearing:

Shirt - Old Navy
Jeans - Target
Shoes - Nike
Necklace - H&M
Earings - Target

30day - #2

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:15:00 +0000

i think i spoke too soon. the winds have picked up and now it's getting a bit more fall like. indoor pictures it is!


(see that mid-section, still trying to get rid of that)

I'm Wearing:

Tank - Old Navy

Cardigan - Forever 21

Jeans - Target

Jacket - Target

Shoes - LoveD

30day - #1

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:34:00 +0000

Waiting for a nice fall day to wear my new boots but in Southern California it's pretty much shorts weather. Of Course, that doesn't stop me.

I'm Wearing:

Shirt - Old Navy

Tank - Hanes

Shorts - Target

Boots - Payless

Belt - JCPenney


love my new boots

30 day challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:26:00 +0000

on the eve of the 30 day challenge i have a few thoughts on the next few days. i know the challenge involves 30 items of clothing and although i plan to follow this as closely as possible, my challenge will be a different outfit every day. it's easy for me to fall into routine and wear the same shirt/pants/ sweater/scarf combination. therfore i challenge myself to try a different look every day and try to stay within the realm of 30 items.

the short and not so sweet version: i haven't planned any outfits yet. i'm a procrastinator and hope i don't fall off the challenge wagon too soon into it.

hey, at least i'm honest. i will see you tomorrow!

30 days 30 outfits

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:07:00 +0000

Starting in November i will be posting an outfit a day as part of this month long challenge:

check out Ashley's blog where i learned about this challenge. if you’re feeling up to the challenge join along and link up your outfits. i’ve been in a major fashion rut. i used to get all fine looking and now i just walk out of the house a hot mess. 30 days, 30 outfits.. let’s do it.

Family Photoshoot 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:45:00 +0000

I try to make it a habit to have family photos taken at least once a year. Here is a possible look we may go for. I'm not 100% sure so i'm just leaving this here until i make me mind up completely.

family photoshoot 2011 by marcihearts featuring wooden jewelry

1st Birthday Party

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000

It's only been two months since my son turned one. That's how much I'm on top of things right now. The day started out pretty rough because my little guy woke up with a wicked cold. He was able to enjoy some of the day but pretty much napped through most of it. Thank goodness it was a pool party and most of our guests were enjoying their time staying cool in the pool.

Food: Seashell Sandwiches (croissant sandwiches), Octo-Dogs, Shark Chum Pasta and Potato Salad, Peanut Butter and Jelly-fish Sandwiches, Sweet Sushi (fruit roll up wrapped twinkies w/ swedish fish), Octo-choke dip, Fresh Fruit Fish, Goldfish Crackers (duh), Sweet 'n Sour Seaweed, Coral Reef Chips

Drinks: Fresh Ocean Water (blue fruit punch), Jellyfish Juice (strawberry lemonade)

Cake: Pineapple Flavored, Fondant Snorkel Boy

Activities: Pin the Tail on the Whale, Swimming, Octopus Piñata (kids grabbed all the tentacles and pulled because it just wouldn't hang from the rope, it worked out even better)

Decorations: fabric buntings with Enzo's name appliqued (made by me), large fish balloons at each table outside, brown craft paper lining the tables, real seashells scattered, scrapbook paper food labels, photos on clothes line of the first year (my favorite)

I am so thankful to all the friends and family that came to celebrate the day with us.

{photos by Randy husband of Cynthia at Precious Cupakes }

the tale of the toenail

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

i always wear shoes that are too small. it's a really bad habit of mine. i have this image thing... i need to make my feet look smaller. i don't have excessively large feet or anything, i wear a women's 8.5 but when i look down i feel like they look better in smaller shoes.
well, a couple weeks ago we were walking around Disneyland and my big toe on the right foot started feeling sore. this is my bigger foot. do you have a foot that's bigger than the other? if you said no, you are plain out lying. EVERYONE has a foot that is bigger than the other, somehow. mine used to be the left but after having Enzo this switched. how this happened i do not know but pregnancy does strange things to your body.
anyhow, we walked all day long and once we got into the car i took my shoes off right away. OMG, to my surprise my toenail seemed to be lifting up. how on earth does that happen????! i thought, whatever it only feels sore and isn't bleeding so it must not be that bad, i'll deal with it when i get home. once we got home, i went to lay Enzo in his crib... poor guy was so tired. it was pitch black and as i started to walk out the door BAM hit the toe straight on the doorjamb (not to be confused with toe jam... eww, sorry for that one.) i ran out of the room as fast as possible because the scream i was holding back would wake the baby and I WILL NOT WAKE THE BABY. the blood gushing out of my toe was ridiculous and the throbbing pain, absolutely horrible. my toenail was flapping off of my toe. no, i didn't take pictures because really who wants to see that? it is the creepiest of creepiest feelings.

sorry i had to link to something so you could get an idea. are you done puking yet? ok, i'll wait.

it's summer, and i'm currently wearing a bandaid over my big toe so i don't disgust ~~anyone~~ myself. i no longer have a toenail there and i've been told it takes almost a year for your nails to grow back completely. have i mentioned how excited i am to be wearing more closed toe shoes now that fall is upon us? (because i totally am)

maybe i'll start wearing my actual shoe size... maybe

i want to go Home

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:40:00 +0000

it's been a tough few months for us. there are days where i just don't feel quite right. i don't feel like i'm where i'm supposed to be. since we moved in November it hasn't felt like home. i really miss our house, it was so comfortable there and i'm not sure we'll feel like that for awhile.

we've been feeling like we're in this state of limbo. what will our next move be? who knows... i mean seriously, who the hell knows. i just want to be settled down and not worry about tomorrow. is that even possible?

i have this longing to be home but, i have no idea where that is. i want to just break away from this feeling but nothing seems to make it better. i'm not completely ungrateful. i am glad we have each other and family by our side, for that i am truly grateful. as long as we have each other... that's all that matters anyway. still, we search for that place that will feel like home again.

where the internet takes a backseat

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:30:00 +0000

motherhood is awesome. i look at my little boy on the daily and think "I can't believe I'm his mom." that is not to say that it doesn't come with it's challenges. everyone always tells you that it only gets harder but honestly i'm having fun. ok that's not completely honest... most days i have fun. it is tough and i do get exhausted but at the end of the day i get to hold my baby boy as he starts going to sleep and it's the best.
the first few months were easy because he slept and slept. i was able to do laundry, clean the house, blog, internet... i even worked. solid foods changed the game. no longer could i just feed him anywhere, things had to be just right. high chair, perfectly heated food and even then you would never know. we had a schedule to keep which cut back my time to do other things. at this point i was able to do laundry and internet.
the last few months when walking/toddling started, it is what really shifted my schedule. babyproofing took over our house and even still that wasn't 100%. i was left with time only to do laundry. my google reader started showing 400+ unread blogs. i just couldn't keep up. i just don't have the time i used to have for the internet.

i honestly don't know how most mom bloggers do it. how do you keep your sanity at home and keep up with the internet and all the goodies that come with it?

there are some days that i feel i need to take pictures because i need to blog or post on facebook or twitter. truthfully, i don't need to do a damn thing but enjoy life and if i happen to capture a moment on camera, i might just share it with the world. so for now, i'm going to live my wonderful and sometimes challenging life and not feel horribly guilty that i'm somehow not keeping up with all the other moms out there. i used to really enjoy blogging and sharing my stories but as of late, it's been like a chore. i really don't want this to become a chore.

{note: it took me 4 days to get this post done, just fyi}

taking a bite

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:32:00 +0000

i'm pretty glad that Enzo didn't get teeth until this late in the game.

{BTW he looks too freaking cute with his teeth, just like his daddy at that age. love this cracker crumb face}

he is a little booger when it comes to biting while nursing. it's almost as if he does it on purpose. of course, i know it's not on purpose but he has those teeth cutting through that i can't even begin to imagine how frustrating it must be. pain? itching? discomfort? all i can say is thank goodness we don't have memories from this time, right? right.

teething really sucks. it started a few weeks ago and from one day to the next my boo stopped eating, got a fever and started cutting teeth. he seriously stopped eating and barely wanting to nurse. i really freaked out and started getting all kinds of mama nervous. this only lasted a few days. he is definitely back on the food train now but is totally refusing purees. nope, he wants nothing to do with mushy food. this little boy wants bite sized everything. don't even think about trying to hand feed him anything, he spits it out and re-feeds himself. during the day we seem to be in the clear with food, nursings, and naps. i get the occasional bites but it's not as bad as the post bath evening nursing.

i know the boo is exhausted and eager to nurse but why is it that the teething gets worse at night? i've read that most biting comes at the end of feedings but Enzo prefers to bite at the start of a feeding. i'm talking grinding.. what? yup, ouch! i have teeth marks on my boobs. it's gotten so bad in the last few days that i've been considering giving up on breastfeeding. this is why i'm thankful for it happening this late into his first year. i also thought maybe he could be weaning himself but when he tugs at my shirt and gives me the lechita* look i know he isn't quite done yet. i received advice on what i could do but Enzo doesn't seem to think he has to change anything. like i said... it sucks! {totally bad breastfeeding pun}

in walks the amber teething necklace. i bought a necklace on BabySteals a long while back and it had been sitting in a drawer until two days ago. DUH! why didn't i think of trying it, i mean i had exhausted all/most of my options. it seemed too good to be true... how does it work? i have no idea. all i know is that since i put this necklace on him 2 days ago he has been the sweetest baby boy. he has been in the most amazing mood all day long. it's very possible that most of his pain/anxiety is gone because of an amber necklace. i know it's only been two days but i'm looking forward to seeing how things pan out the rest of the week and beyond. i would not mind a happy non-bitey baby. to Enzo's teething, my boobs thank you!

{just to clarify... he wears the necklace around his neck during the day under my supervision and around his ankle during naps and bedtime. we are taking all safety precautions}

*lechita = milk = mama's milk = yum yum

going King

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:27:00 +0000

it's been a hot second since we bought our very first mattress as a newlywed couple. it's a queen.
there's a long story on why we bought a queen mattress but i will give you the short version. when we got married we kept my mattress which was a full and 'someone' stated how small the full was so the husband then decided that this someone's opinion was absolutely correct. we went out and purchased a brand new mattress that week. UGGGGH spending money we really didn't need to be spending because duh, as newlyweds who really needs all that space anyway, right? Right! moving on...

so here i sit typing this post on my 7yr old mattress thinking it's about time for an upgrade. i love this bed i really do it's been the best most comfiest bed i've ever had. it's just that in the last few months it's gotten a bit tight around here. the kiddo always ends up in our bed sometime during the middle of the night and 2.5 people in a queen is tough. sure we could lose a few inches around our bellies to save on space but really, a king would be lovely!

just last week we were away for a mini vacay and the hotel we stayed at had a king size bed. it was glorious!!!! all that space (i'm totally a diagonal sleeper) to sprawl out, oh how fantastic!

we figure since we are already cosleeping with the kiddo, why not get that extra space anyway. seems like a win/win to me.

{totes not our feet but cute right}

now to find the right mattress... i'm starting to feel like the princess and the pea. We're going King baby.

to post or not to post

noreply@blogger.com (Marci) — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:26:00 +0000

i've been in a bit of a struggle when it comes to blogging. a struggle with myself and a struggle with my husband. you see, we have a bit of a conflict when it comes to the baby and posting about him online.

it's really tough because i feel like sure it's no big deal there are tons of mommy bloggers out there what harm could it do right? on the other hand there is my husband who feels like so much of our lives are open to the public and we need to be very cautious about what we put out there. he totally has a point and i know that he is right.

now, i can continue blogging about myself but now that my life revolves around the baby and being a SAHM what else is there to blog about.

i already feel like i have to edit myself every time i write something or tweet or status update. so where do i draw the line?

i want to continue blogging because i love sharing my stories with the universe (you guys). so here i go not as many pictures of the kiddo but enough to get the point across.