Day: January 24, 2014

  • No Holes in 2014

    No Holes in 2014

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    I’m hoping I’m not the only one, but I tend to put myself last when getting clothes and things that technically I actually need. So this year I decided one of my goals would be to fix my wardrobe.

    I’ve been wearing holey jeans for over a year now, and recently some of the holes have become unacceptably too large (granted maybe wearing holes is never acceptable), and some holes showed up in places other than the knee.

    Take care of your needs this year, and stop wearing holey jeans!

    When I earned a little extra money at the start of January I decided some of it would go to new pants for me. So this Saturday I’m heading out with Mark’s sister to shop for some pants, and then we’re going to catch Austenland together. I’m really excited for this girls night, because it is also something I almost never do – maybe once a year I ask for a night out with friends.

    Saturday can not come soon enough though!  So here I am browsing online for cute clothes. Maybe I’ll have some better idea of what I want if I browse online first right?  I really kind of like these flower jeans Nicole from Wyoming Girl turned Coastie Wife found, but I don’t know if I could pull off a printed denim.  I’ll for sure be looking to try some on though while I’m out!

     How to Rock Printed Denim from Winter to Spring #ThisisStyle #shop
    Image from Wyoming Girl Turned Coastie Wife

    I’ve also never really been a Skinny Jeans girl, but I am loving the colors from these pants at Hannah Jane Boutique. Something about the Winter Mint is speaking to me.  I just know my biggest problem will be matching it with a good top.  Probably worth it though, since these are under $20!!! I won’t spend more than $20 on any clothing item, just an fyi for you.

    Winter mint skinny jeans from Hannah Jane Boutique $16.99
    I’ll be honest I’m not finding a lot of trends I want to follow when it comes to pants for 2014 – holes? fringe? bling?  I’m willing to try on some skinny jeans, and cute small prints like the flowers, but I think I’m going to stick with my good old regular boot cut, unadorned jeans for the most part.
    Follow me on Instagram for some sneak peeks into what I try on tomorrow!!
  • Foodie Friday Featuring Meatless Mediterranean

    Foodie Friday Featuring Meatless Mediterranean

    Welcome back to another Foodie Friday
    I would love it if you took a moment to visit my co-host Diane at Simple Living and Eating
    If you’re new to Foodie Friday, here’s the run down
    1. Link up your recipe or any food related post below
    2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined. 
    3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
    4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)
    Phew, what a crazy and fun week it’s been! Last week I launched the monthly Foodie Friday newsletter. I hope many of you received it and enjoyed the look. If you’d like to sign up you can do that here, or over in the side bar.  For those of you that did get one, I would love some Feedback! What did you like? Didn’t like? Do you want me to tell you if you’re going to be featured in it?
    Today alone has been a rollercoaster of a ride. It was going pretty good, until right when I started to work on this post. Then my husband calls to tell me he got a call from our bank about some possible fraud. Yep, sure enough someone thought $900 in starbucks was a good purchase to make using our card.  People, we don’t drink Coffee, which means just about any Starbucks purchase is going to look suspicious (though I admit I do like their caramel apple cider). Anyways, so when I was supposed to be writing this, and making my family dinner, I was on the phone getting it worked out with our bank. Fingers crossed there’s no problem in returning our money. You can expect a post on lessons learned about identity theft in the coming month. 
    Enough about me – today I want to feature a long time Foodie Friday participant – Please welcome Mary from 
    Mary is a Philadelphia based writer that specializes in gourmet cooking from the Mediterranean regions of Spain, Greece, Israel, France, Morocco and more. As her tag line says “a vegetarian diet doesn’t have to be boring!”  
    Although we aren’t vegetarians, it also doesn’t mean we don’t like to cut out our meat periodically either. If you read last week’s feature, you’ll know I’m seriously falling for some tasty vegetarian looking meals, that aren’t just sides!  I have loved visiting Mary’s site over the years, and trying to recreate her delicious looking recipes at home. 
    Last week she shared a more traditional recipe for garlic bread, and I have to say, I’m going to try it!  No garlic salt, no loads of butter. Just some bread, a little oil and real garlic. 
    This is an older recipe Mary shared with us last year, but one I just love! Her soups always look delicious. 
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