could have planned it all

I AM BLONDE! I did it! One Colorsilk kit, one bleaching, and one toning later...


Already having more fun!



I love it! I hope you do, too... And if you don't, pretend you do :P

Anyway, this was quite validating since I've had countless hairdressers tell me to never do bleach myself. It was really pretty simple, and my hair still feels nice and strong.

As a little prize for those of you who regularly read my blog, if you want an extra entry in the giveaway you can tweet or blog about it and post a link. Or both! TWO extra entries. Fancy that.

Today's title comes from Blondie -- "Accidents Never Happen." It was either Blondie or No Doubt, and I have to say that Debbie is closer to my heart (although Gwen Stefani has some amazing abs and awesome hair).

100th post giveaway!!

Wow, I can't believe I've already hit 100 posts! What started out as a little experiment on a whim has grown into  one of my most treasured daily activities. By 200 posts, I'll be calling blogging a passion :)

To celebrate, I thought I'd do a giveaway as a thank-you to all of my readers. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what would be the best thing to give away, and what I've settle on is a bit unconventional, but I think you'll love it.

The winner of this giveaway will win a package of custom-thrifted and "oh so sophi" goodies! 

Now what do I mean by "custom-thrifted"? Whoever wins will give me her (or his!) size, color preferences, and some likes/dislikes. I'll head out to my favorite thrift stores with the winner's specifications in mind and pick up a few awesome pieces. In addition, you'll get a little bag of my favorite nail polish, some of my favorite teas, a mix CD, one of my favorite books, a photo print or two, and a couple of other little surprises.


To enter, simply leave a comment below telling me what you're looking forward to this spring and your email so I can contact you if you win. That's it! You don't have to follow or Tweet or anything. But if you'd like to, I would genuinely appreciate it.

This is open to domestic and international readers :) Winner will be drawn on April 8th.

P.S. I'm bleaching my hair! Since I have a pixie cut already, a dramatic post-breakup haircut was limited to shaving my head, so I went for some crazy dye :P It's not done yet, but I can't wait to see how it turns out.

giveaway winner and an outfit

The winner of the sweater and purse giveaway is Magali of Style Criminal and Life etc.! Congrats!

Today, I wanted to wear the awesome new black jeans I bought this week. I somehow ended up not wearing a single vintage or thrifted item, which almost never happens.


jeans: Levi's -- shirt: ModCloth -- shoes: Target -- jacket: BP Nordstrom -- scarf: made by my mom


This jumping photo made me crack up :)







Two of my dear friends came over and we went for manicures and donuts.


Kendra!

I love this donut shop. It feels straight out of the 70s.


Lexi really wanted donuts.


I am all about the frosting+sprinkle donut.


This place seriously has The BEST donuts, and they're only 80 cents.

oh so cozy cardigan and purse giveaway! and an outfit :)

I wanted to do something to thank my readers (past, present, and future!) for all of their support. In the four months that I've had this blog, I've reached a total of 80 followers over GFC and Bloglovin'. I've gone from zero comments on an entry to twenty. That may not seem like a lot to some of you, but to me, it's quite an achievement. There have been so many stressful times where I've thought about shutting the blog down for a few brief moments until I remember that writing this blog makes me happy. It's such a privilege and a pleasure to have your support :)


Anyway, I wanted to celebrate all of you by offering you a chance to win this versatile and classic grandpa cardigan! It seemed like the ideal thing to offer up since a woman or a man could rock it and, with a 44" bust, it would be awesomely oversized on a petite frame, nice and drapey on the average figure, and perfectly fitted on a fuller figure. It's a USA-made Lee brand cardigan in awesome condition.


And here we have the purse! I love how classy and classic this cognac kiss-lock bag is. It's extremely well-made and in mint condition. It even has the little tag that lets you know it's Francisco leather, whatever that is! I can tell you that Francisco leather is buttery-soft and has a perfect sheen. It has the main compartment with two slim side pockets--perfect for a checkbook or a phone.

To enter:
1) Leave me a comment letting me know how you're following the blog (GFC/Blogger, Bloglovin', or Facebook).
2) Tell me your favorite up-and-coming blog! Style or otherwise :)
3) Tell me your email so I can notify you if you win.
For an extra entry:
4) Mention this giveaway in a blog post or tweet, and tell me you've done so in separate comment :)

Open to international readers! 
Giveaway ends on 12/28

And onto the outfit!


dress: ModCloth -- boots: thrift -- cardigan: thrift -- coat: thrift -- bag: vintage Coach purse from Alex



I bought those boots on Monday and I'm obsessed with them. I can't tell you how long I've been wanting a pair of red leather boots. Anyway, I found them for $7.50 at my new favorite Goodwill! Yes!

The Salvation Army bell-ringer in the shopping plaza where I took those told me that I "looked like a girl in an 80s music video." That made me really happy because my dress was called "The Andie Dress" on ModCloth (as in Molly Ringwald's character in Pretty in Pink). Gotta seize the opportunity to say that 1) Andie and Ducky wouldn't work and it isn't mean to reject someone you aren't interested in and I'm sick of hearing people complain that she doesn't go with Ducky and 2) that dress she makes at the end is so ugly and does a disservice to all the awesome stuff she wears in the rest of the movie.


Alex and I are going off on our trip tomorrow and I couldn't be more excited! Look forward to a post chock-full-o-pictures of our adventures. I've decided to change Photo Friday to Photo Sunday, too, since I think that will translate into me actually doing it  :P
Thanks again for all of your support! xoxo