Adventures in packing!

This is what my guest room likes looks like at the moment. My closet has thrown up all over the bed as I am trying to pick and chose what outfits to wear to my trip to Peru!

My family members are always dressed to the nines, even in the cold of winter over there. So I need to spruce up my outfit selection if I don't want to look like a frumpy traveler!

This is the Pinterest board I chose to help me with my selections!

I can't wait to tell you about my trip!

Baby Shower Fun!

Last week I hosted my sister's baby shower at my house. Unfortunately, I have event planning anxiety, so everything leading up to the event was stress inducing, but I had some very good people helping out during the day.

However, I need to recharge myself with stress reduction fluids pre decor party!

My aunt was in charge of beefing up the decor for the "Mommy-to-bee" event and she did such an amazing job:

All of our family members (there are many of us) helped out by bringing one to three dishes to the party! We had peruvian ceviche, suspiros, butifarras, chicken sandwiches, sangria, ice tea...ohhhemmmgeee!

And I of course, had to have my way with a little onesie activity center where guests could create appliqué or iron-on designs on onesies. Thank you to Pinterest and my dear friend Jen for the idea!

The family and festivities continued:

Me, little D, and my mom

D and her work crew 

My cousin Francesco played barman!

Hubby and brother-in-law played valet men! 

The beautiful ladies of our family!

All of the stress was truly worth it!

Retro Girrrrlllll

Well hello there little chickies!

I convinced the hubs to take more pictures of me in this little get up, so I must warn you:

1. Hubby is not a photog and can't take direction well.

2. Camera doesn't shake, but angles and backgrounds are off, ha!

3. It was sunny as hell and I squinted a lot!

4. Most of my accessories are in boxes, so I was limited in my choices.

But the real reason why this adventure happened is because some time ago eShakti contacted me to conduct a product review and well, I couldn't resist!

I had been eyeing some of their pieces on their website for some time.

eShakti is an online clothing company that customizes their pieces just for you. They carry sizes 0-36W and the different styles are made to fit your shape! First, you select the dress, skirt, blazer, and/or blouse. And oh my, there were so many to chose from!! Second, they ask for your measurements, this is how you know the dress is tailored just for you. I'd ask someone to help you take your measurements to get it just right! Then, you are asked if you'd like to customize your dress by adding or removing sleeves, increasing/decreasing the length of the skirt/dress, and/or adjusting the neckline.  

And only a few days after I had hit 'submit', the dress arrived promptly!

The dress was beautiful! I chose it because I am in love with the retro style. The dress had great details, it was lined, with pleats on the right areas and it had pockets! The A-line style of the dress hid my pear shape body. I loved the way it fit and above all the colors and playfulness of the dress.

Get your own! Find eShakti here:

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Are his photography skills getting better?
Or am I becoming a skilled photo editor?

Disclosure: No compensation was given for this review. I did receive a sample product from the sponsor for the purpose of this honest review. This did not affect the outcome of this review. All opinions are 100% my own. 

Trash this dress!

Thought I'd share with you a few professional Trash The Dress photos hubby and I took after we got hitched a few years ago...

This is the "Vogue" look with a little boob

 The surprise from the back shot

The too-cool to look right at you stance

The I promise this is "Just a quickie"!!

Credits to my awesome photographer and friend Carmen from Studio By Carmen Photography.

How far would you go to trash YOUR dress???

What I Wore: Style Sessions

Hello there my little lovelies. 

I'm linking up today with Lauren from Stylelixir to show you what I wore!

I had a little shindig I went to this weekend and this is the outfit I came up with.

My current living situation has minimized my closet to 1/4 of what it really is. That's why I have to get creative and try new things and new combinations.

I didn't have my trusty hubby (aka my personal photographer) with me so I took some selfies with my iPhone.

Please excuse my background and messy bedroom.

A little office chic, a little street fun...

I'm in love with my new iPhone case too.

Jacket - H&M | White Long Sleeve - Ross |  Jeans - Guess | Boots - Material Girl | Watch - Michael Kors | Necklace - Gifted

Oh yeah..I also got to hold this gorgeous baby. 

Apparently, everyone was telling me this was my best accessory...hmmmmm