Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Blouse: Thrifted, Skirt: F21, Ring: F21, Tights: American Eagle, Belt: Grandmother's, Shoes: Shoe Station/Ann Merino, Coin Necklace: Gift

Ok, so first of all, let's just go ahead and get over the fact that these pictures were taken in bright light and are overexposed and shadowy. K? Good. Because shortly after these were taken, I shed the nice clothes in favor of leggings and a sweatshirt with furry boots (translation:I ripped these off as soon as I walked in the door). I went to Costco. Big whoop.

Next, I'd like to introduce you to my new blog design, created by Katie of Along the Way with K&J. I have no technological abilities and she offered to lend me her mad graphic design skills and create this new look for me. Ain't she purdy (the blog...and Katie, of course)! First off, everyone should rush right over and tell her what a good job she did. But, if that is not motivation enough for you to check her out, then perhaps you would be interested in entering her giveaway for your very own custom blog design. You guys have until next weekend to link up a winner (something you've made...she's being generous guys...anything!). So scoot your tooshies over there and enter to win a blog design! And spread the word so we can be fair and give everybody a chance! Thank you again Katie...you are awesome!

Alright, so finally I promised you guys a little question and answer, so here we go...

Who takes your pictures? My mom. She's awesome. We go out and find random places everyday (usually on our way to or from somewhere) and take pictures. We get weird stares sometimes, but it forces us to be creative. We use my Canon Rebel with a 50mm lens (f/1.8-2.5 usually). Main advice: be creative, be flexible, snap snap snap.

Do you edit your pictures: Yup, I do a quickie edit on them. I just don't have the time to do a full-blown awesome job. If I have a blemish, we take pics from a distance.

How do you get your pictures to sit side-by-side? You have to format the layout so that the center column (or main column) is wide enough to fit two pictures. Then, I just upload the pictures with formatting set to none in the largest size available and once they are uploaded, I move them to sit beside each other and center them. Hope this helps. I am seriously technology illiterate.

Is your hair naturally curly/How do you style your hair? Yes, my hair is naturally curly. I didn't realize exactly how curly until I left the salon (and by salon, I mean Great Clips) yesterday after getting a trim with wet hair and by the time we reached Costco and it dried, it was almost ringletty (word). I do, however, enlist the help of a curling iron most days to smooth things out. Basically, I just blow it dry (you could let it air dry) and brush it out. Then I take a hot 1-1 1/2 in. barrel curling iron and curl big chunks, just curling the bottom of my hair. After the bottom has some shape, I take smaller chunks from the top and curl them from about half way (leaving out the ends) to the top of my head. This way, I get shape and length without a ringlet, Shirley Temple look. I usually finish it with a quickie scrunch with some gel and hair spray. Hope that makes sense. How do they write Cosmetology textbooks?

And the recipe for Tomato Soup:

2 28 oz. cans whole plum tomatoes

1 small can beef broth

1 onion

3 cloves garlic

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp nutmeg

Saute onion and garlic in 2 tbsp. butter. Add in tomatoes, broth and spices and boil for 30 minutes. Process in a food processor and add cream. Reheat, but don't allow it to boil. Seriously so simple I can't believe I haven't done it before!

K, so that's pretty much everything I have! By the way guys, I'm just going to unashamedly ask if any of you know how to make my pictures bigger without losing quality. I can't find a good tutorial. Thanks in advance!

Love,

Ramsey