Siblings to Love

Today, I woke up early as if I have work today. I was up and ready for a morning walk when I had this better idea of blogging the day away. (I feel bad I haven't got my running kicks, Luffy, a trip to the park just yet.) But as I sulk neglecting my sporty self, an inspi has struck me for the time to blog about a very special day not just for my sister but also to my mom and the whole family.

It has been a month since my sister left the portals of her alma mater. She graduated with flying colors having been recognized for both her academic and clinical achievements, in the field of Physical Therapy. I have always wanted to make my family proud like she does. But that's the thing with having siblings. I have come up with this theory that God gave us siblings to love for us to be able to give what our parents desire to have. Noticed how each sibling has something unique to contribute in the family? So, if you're an only child, you sure have everything your parents could ask for.

And as I graced the special day of my sister. I wore something extra special to that very day. Wearing off-shoulder tops are my go-to when attending special events. Remember the ever so famous Sabo tops that trended with online shops? I went gaga over them that I chose my design for my brother's wedding with such cut. Speaking of online shops, I found this design of top that captured my heart like the Sabo top did. Grab your Ootd, an online shop I've discovered on instagram showcasing trendy dresses, tops, and bottoms, made it possible for such top. Their best seller chiffon pleated tops are just one of my new faves. And planning to get more of it in different colors. I have invested with a white one, for now.

Wore it for my sissy's big day. I paired it with a printed midi skirt and my Valentino-inspired, Sadie flats that I got from A Girl's Haven, another instagram shop that I discovered with such good finds.

Considering that day was a rainy one, I can't help but to thank my comfy ensemble to survive that day. I was also the photographer and I haven't encountered a single problem. Thanks to the hassle-free straps of this off shoulder top and one of the comfiest pairs despite the pointy and muli-strap design. 

I like how the whole look is sophisticated despite the baring shoulders and would have to thank the sleeves for giving such vibe to the outfit. Also, I think the mid length of the skirt also contributed. I opted for my pointy shoes because I'm afraid the added length of the skirt might get me look shorter than ever esp. that I spent my waiting hours with my really tall little brother and my already taller than me sister and mom are both wearing three inches pair of heels. And I have to rely on the illusion of making myself look taller with the pointy shoes. 

And as I end this post, I just want to share that we all have the time in our lives when we think one is favored than the other, especially when it comes with among our siblings. Let's forget about this thought because I believe that we all have a place in our parents hearts. It doesn't matter how big our family is, may it come to numbers, or even sizes. We all fit in our Mom and Dad's hearts.

That is all for this post. I hope you guys like it.

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Toodles!

Much Love,

AnDi

xx

Summer Hues

My month long hiatus from blogging ends today. The past month has really been a roller coaster ride for me, family coming and go, school days ended for my lil sister and summer vacation for everyone except well, for me. Another busy season for us since Annual ITR deadlines, a week from now, is now coming.

But as I have a few days of break from work, I am sick in bed, dealing with a really bad throat matching with cough and colds. I do feel lucky enough that my fever this morning is now gone. It must be the sudden change in weather that made my immune system weak. So, I'll prolly be staying in bed for the rest of the weekend for me to feel up and about for work this coming Monday.

And as I stay in bed, I want to be productive, too, by composing a post for the opening of another summer season. I know it has started weeks ago with the extreme sunny weather, that temperature rises up by the hour but it just feels like the summer for me starts after Easter.

According to Pantone, the Spring/Summer colors for 2015 is more of cooler and softer side of the color spectrum. Understated brights, pastel hues and nature-like neutrals would set the center stage for this years color wheel spotlight.

And so, I joined in the summer color fun in the said Spring/Summer 2015 trends.

Tropical prints are our summer prints to go along with nautical stripes, bright florals and flashing neons this season. As for me, I'll prolly be sporting my first love which are pastel hues and neutrals for this year's summer or should I say, for almost the whole year round. Since, Philippines a tropical country has more summer days compared to rainy days. Although we are facing another tropical depression this very day. Praying for every one's safety especially to our kababayans in the northern part of Luzon.

One must notice how I've been sticking to wearing trousers or anything not exposing a large part of my legs. You see, after visiting the hot spring resort, I again got a hold of the sand flies that gave me icky looking bites. They're that horrible that I had to sport capri pants, jeans, midi skirts and maxi skirts for the whole summer.

The story of this ensemble though is all about dressing for comfort. A breathable sleeveless top which is one of my Aunt's hand me down clothes. I paired it with a capri pants in green. The clue in pairing printed tops with colored bottom is choosing a color that is already present in the print for complementing purposes. You don't want to wear crashing colors that would be an eyesore to everyone.

To top it all off, I used my already overused pair of glitter oxfords. I'm actually in a search for a new pair of oxfords that I could pair with my wardrobe like this one. If you know where I could get one, comment down below. Back to the outfit, I also used the classic leather sling bag that I could fill every essentials I need.

As for accessorizing, barely there accessories like this translucent bead necklace is just one key pieces for me not just to feel comfy with my finish ensemble but also to look comfortable. Don't you love the shine finish effect this necklace gave? Also, I used a chain bracelet in mint green and just my everyday also translucent looking watch.

I am really happy that it is once again summer where you have an excuse to wear beach laid back outfits to the mall or even when meeting with friends. This year's color trends are very much wearable all year round. You just have to match the right key pieces in order to still look put together. Also, it does't matter if you follow the trend or not, the more important note for dressing up is dressing for yourself. 

That is all for this post. I hope you guys like it.
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Toodles!


Much Love,
AnDi

P.S. Shout out to my special guy who's been worrying about me getting sick, I feel way better now after finishing this post. *wink, wink*

Rainbow

I know I've been sharing how happy my 2014 was but never found the best words to describe or get something to call it. Until I stumble upon Colbie Caillat's playlist on Spotify. I've always been a CC fan because how flawlessly she sings her songs and how the meaning of the songs are deeply expressed, plus, I could sing along (with feelings and without having difficulty). I came across this songs I wasn't familiar with but loved it anyway. I actually added a few songs to my already long list and one of the songs I truly loved was Rainbow.

I just had a lightbulb moment when I listened carefully with the lyrics of the song. It's a perfect fit for me when I was waiting for my shining moment. Right now, I'm pretty much contented and happy with my own version of pot of gold.

It's not because it was Valentine's day weeks ago that I came up with this post. I just wanted to share my thoughts on how we get to truly enjoy having someone or something we chose and deserve to be happy with. Just like when we choose what we wear on an ordinary day or not, it's not just about choosing the right one but also considering other things like your feelings, the weather, the occasion, the place where you are going to, the type of people you are going to be with, the time of the day, the mode of transportation you are going to use, and the list goes on.

Like dressing up for work on a wash day, I considered the expected volume of transactions for that particular day. I don't want to get my dressing up in the way of my work.

Blazer: Thrifted, Top: Tiangge, Jeans: Penshoppe,
Necklace: 168 mall, Shoes: A Girl's Haven

I settled for a simple ensemble for a day at work. A comfy neutral tank top, layered with a blazer in a soft hue, paired with a nice fitting pair of jeans, added a statement necklace matching the color of the blazer and a pair of rockstar looking pointy shoes, that are both stylish and work-appropriate.

It was a catch up dinner time with college friends who had a break from work in Manila and spent their weekend home. If I had the time to change this day into night look, I would have changed my bottom into a bodycon skirt, wore my hair down and settled for a simpler statement necklace. What do you think of that idea? (I now have a plan for my coming posts. *wink!)



That is all for this post. I hope you guys enjoyed it.
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Toodles!


Much Love,
AnDi

Wake Up Call

Time and time again, when something really good happens to me, I pinch myself to know if every blessing I've been receiving is happening for real. Everyone who knows me well already figured out how my imagination goes on, and on, and on. And how pessimistic I am, when I expect for the worst for me to feel better when good things happen instead. It's a bad habit of mine that I apparently need to correct. ASAP

I've been thinking a lot lately and realized a lot of things which explains how melodramatic I get with my posts. (Sorry in advance.) Today will be just a start that there will be no backing down, no more looking back, no more to negativity. This morning upon stumbling on The Good Quote (@thegoodquote) on instagram, I've read a lot of things concerning this. That we should always focus on the good one's and let go of the negative. Things we should remember when we're in the rough.

Besides from reading such quotations, we should also consider dressing comfortably without sacrificing style of course in order for us to spread positivity just like this ootd of mine on Christmas day reunion with fam. I never get tired of this, another dramatic entrance for this outfit post.

Now about this ensemble, I know that origami skorts have been a trend last year and so or overlapping skirts just like this one from Ripples by Jenny. I paired it with this fresh looking lace top in teal from Black Sheep.

I swore I just finished using a curling iron to make my hair look put together and I dismally fail doing so. Haha! An hour with that hot rod was no worth it. Good thing it was windy then, everyone did not noticed how messy my hair was. 

That is all for this post. I hope you guys like it.
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Toodles!


Much Love,
AnDi

Changes.

As the 22nd of the new year approaches, it marks the start of my month long countdown for my birthday. Since 22nd of January is my sisy's, it will forever be a reminder of my aging mark. But I am not writing this because I am going to host another giveaway, nor am I going to be overly dramatic of my aging process (Okay. Just a little.) but to share how much my world changed in just a year.

When I was younger (before I turned 23) I wanted to grow up so fast because I wanted to be  a "someone" . But now that I'm in the process of getting there, I was taken aback on how much I still need to work hard for, on how much I still need to prove myself, on how much cups of rice I need to take, on how much walls I need to break. (Wow! That rhymes. Felt pretty cool about myself. Hihi) The thing is, we have to make big changes with our lives in order for us to reach our goals. Make wrong decisions and learn from them, try new things and actually like them, and most importantly embracing the change, going with the flow, doing the things we want or need to do or both.

Like in fashion, change is constant. And the fashion world embraces whatever the new trend is wholeheartedly. And here I am trying to shift my dramatic post into an outfit post. Ha!

Don't worry I haven't gone mad on trading cutesy laces, frills and pastels with sweatshirt and pants. I've just wore something for me is hip-hop for our office party last month. Genre of music was the theme of the kringle, and I got hip-hop. So I decided to wear something related to the theme but adding personal touches. And yes, Hello Kitty was my personal touch for this one.

I was soo tempted to buy a new pair of wedge sneaks but everyone told me it will be such a waste because I will only be using it once. It was partly true since I haven't got that much things to match such pair. So, I opted for my kitty sneaks instead.

I also added a cap for the sake of a color popping out. And also to add the hip-hop vibe. I love how the kitty print also goes so well with the whole look.

Also, I did goofed around and tried posing all sorts of hip-hop(ish) pose and failed dismally. Oh well. Going back to posting outfit photos with normal clothes. A lot more backlogs to come.

Just don't forget the whole point of this post. To greet changes with a warm hug and go with the flow but still take control to which destination you're going to.


That is all for this post. I hope you guys like it.
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Toodles!


Much Love,
AnDi

Brand New Year

Another new year is ahead of us and we all wish for the same exact things, we make a list of the same exact resolutions and we all realize that we'll end up wishing and making a list of it for the next year. It may sound all negative but it's not. It just goes to show how we constantly want to live the same life, like not caring about a list and just enjoy it, make mistakes and learn from it, come up with decisions you've never imagined to happen and to spread love to everyone in the best possible way you can.

And as I share these thoughts of mine, I also wanted to share what I wore for the NYE. We all have this belief to wear polkadots to attract good luck. Since, the circle shape connotes the shape of the coin, which means money. And as silly as it may sound it's a thing we do on yearly basis. And here I am, wearing this denim dress I haven't worn for years. Good thing, it still fits.It is also a belief that wearing something red or green brings good luck. And so I added my slim metal belt from SM Kids' Accessories. To break a tradition though, I felt like jumping as high as I can on 12m.n. is no help for me to gain a few inches and so I opted to wear a classic black pumps.

Year 2014 is just another chapter we've just finished writing, and the brand new year is a start of another to write, adventures to make, new things to try, change to take and cupcake to bake, well, just for me. Looking back to it puts a big smile on my face, realizing how blessed I am with a sudden change, that I wholeheartedly accepted. Gaining someone so important, that only my heart could tell why. One of the best blessings I've received last year. And I am very much thankful for that and excited for what is allotted to us in the coming years.

Happy New Year every one!

                       

                      
                                                        
                   

                                                      


                                                 

                                             

                                            

                                 

                                                     

                                            

Rounded up all my outfit posts for this year. Realizing I've not just gain a person I love, I've also gained weight.

That is all for this post. I hope you guys like it.

Toodles!

Much Love,

AnDi

P.S. I apologize for the not so decent photo. 

Emily Fields

Do I have to cue in the PLL theme song again? No? Okay then. I am back for another ootd post the Pretty Little Liars Edition. My previous post was about my fave liar, Spencer. This time I found an ootd of mine that best describes Emily Fields. 

Among the liars, Emily is prolly the least I have common things with. I am anything but sporty. You can count me in as a supporter, cheering on the side lines but never on the spotlight inside the court. To those who haven't watched a single episode of PLL, Emily Fields is the athlete among the liars, She's part of the swimming varsity team. One thing we have in common though, is we both have this tough thing going on the outside but soft as jello on the inside. Plus, this outfit of mine that I find the closest thing I could to being sporty. 

Top: SM Woman, Dress: Local department store, Shoes: Primadonna

This pictures have been sitting on my ootd folder for awhile now. And I'm quite excited now that I've finally posted it. Have you noticed how beautifully the pictures have come out? Because these were taken by my sisy Ara. I swear, any kind of art she excels in it. Add photography in her already long list. 

This was actually one of our family days, Ara went home for three days from her internship at Dumaguete City. Then she was off to Baguio on the fourth day for her next assignment, I kinda miss her already actually. This was taken on the last week of July. She haven't been home since then. I can't wait to see her back for the Christmas vacation though. 

I have more to post in the coming weeks and next time around I'll be transforming into each of the Pretty Little Liars. Next post is going to be about Hanna Marin, watch out for that co-PLL fans.

That is all for this post. I hope you guys like it. Don't forget to hype my look here.

Toodles!

Much Love,

AnDi