Guest Post: Taylor Made

{eeek! My first Guest Blogger! I am SO excited!! Meet Taylor!}

Hello There All Kinds of Complicated Readers, I am so glad to be guest posting here today. 

I am Taylor from Taylormade. 

I am a lifestyle/fashion/craft blogger. I got married almost a year ago to my husband Dallas, and my blog has allowed me to express my new life as a wife, my daily outfits, and my crafts. I am a senior PR major in college in Oklahoma, so adjusting from California to Oklahoma life has been a big adventure. 

Today I thought I would share with you 7 looks that I love to do.

1st- My Sunday best

Top:F21, Skirt:Loft, Heels:Unknown Belt:F21

I love having an excuse to wear heels. If I wore heels
around campus, I would be judged/I would fall on my face.
I take my Sundays as the best opportunity to feel a little more girly in some great pumps.

2nd- Mixed Patterns

Skirt & Sweater: Old Navy Flats: Target

I do this a lot, mixing patterns. It usually happens when I want to wear two items

that day, and they typically dont match, but I find a way for it to work. 

3rd- Boardwalk Casual

Top:Gap Skirt:Old Navy Shoes:F21 Belt:Vintage

I love flowy white shirts, it immediately reminds me of home

in california. I also adore when skirts or shorts or belted, gives an outfit structure. 

4th- Pretty Business

Top:Old Navy Pants:Target Heels:Unknown

If I have to dress business professional (I usually dread those days)

I try to look as girly as possible. 

5th- Striped Bum

Skirt & Top; F21, Flats: Target

I truly believe V-necks are one of a girl's best friends.

They look good on everyone, and they show off

one of the best parts of a girl's body...her clavicle :) 

6th-Accessory Accent

Top & Skirt:Old Navy Scarf:Vera Wang Shoes:F21

I feel silk scarfs need a comeback.

So many love cotton or knit

I love my Vera, and I love my scarfs. 

7th- Double Denim

Top & Shorts: Target Flats: Payless Belt:F21

Denim on top and denim on bottom, truly is one of my favorite looks.

It is so simple, but looks put together. 

I would love to hear about your favorite type of looks, you can find me here at Taylormade

Its been fun guest posting, I hope I did well! 

Thank you Kai for letting me stop by. Kai and I went to high school together, and I am so glad she blogs because I bet a bunch of us can agree that we just adore her posts, and her.

(and Taylor!)

I Left My Heart....

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...in San Francisco!

I am off to San Francisco for a conference for work. I feel so grown-up. But I am beyond excited because I have never actually been to good ole' SF! I know, how can I have lived in California my whole life, and not visit this amazing city?

Unfortunately, I will not be blogging all week long. I will miss you all terribly! But don't fret, I have some amazing (and I mean AMAZING) ladies that are going to be doing some awesome (and I mean AWESOME) guest posts this week for me.

So this will be a week of firsts for me. My first trip to San Fran, and my first guest posts on this lovely blog of mine. I know these girls will do an amazing job, and I am just oh so excited for you guys to see! So goodbye for now! Wish me luck on being suuuper outgoing and professional all week! I even have my very own business card that I give to people.

My name is Kai, and apparently I am an adult.

(p.s. does anyone know how to schedule posts for a certain time? I can't figure it out)

Around the Web and Back

I don't know about you, but I love finding random and fabulous stuff on the internet. Whether it be a funny picture, or a new amazing store, I love to check everything out. Hence why StumbleUpon.com is so darn addicting to me. What? You haven't heard of StumbleUpon? Goodness gracious get your booty over there a.s.a.p. 

Anyways, I thought that maybe you would like to check some things out with me. So every once and a while (lets be honest, I might not do it every week) I will send you traveling around the internet with some great new links!

1. Love the idea of going thrift store shopping, but don't know where any thrift stores are? Now with this amazing site, you can find all the thrift stores in you area.

2. I love this tutorial on feathered nails! Although, I know if I actually attempted it, my nails would look nothing like that picture. Maybe you guys would have better luck.

3. A great new online boutique for you to check. I like their variety, because personally my style changes with my mood. One day I am a girly girl, the other day I am bohemian chic.

4. I save yummy recipes everytime something catches my eye. This recipe for chocolate dipped frozen bananas definitely was worth saving. Now I don't have to go to Balboa Island in Newport to have these treats.

5. A cool website where you can design every aspect of you ideal shoes. I love the creative freedom they give you. Now instead of looking everywhere for that specific shoe you had in your head, you can just make it yourself. Genius!

My Name is Kai and I'm....

...both Awkward and Awesome. Get used to it. 

Awkward

- At my work bathroom, I usually look at myself in the mirror and go into the first stall. It is like clockwork. Well today, I looked at myself, turned around and slammed RIGHT into the stall. Somebody was in there! As bad as that was for me, I bet she had it worse. Just sitting there minding your business and someone slams into your stall??

- Public bathrooms in general. If I know someone is in there I usually wait until they leave to get out of the stall. I hate the awkwardness of washing my hands next to a stranger.

- That moment when you are talking to someone and you realize that you have NO idea what the person just said to you. Pure panic.


- My legs. Went to my booty kicking class at the gym for the first time since being sick all last week. I think it would hurt less to just cut them off entirely....

- Hudson always locks his legs when he is cuddling with me. Seriously. Stiff as a board. Do any other dogs do this? 

- How many times Nick and I have made Peanut Butter 'Smores Turnovers in the last two months. They are SO good and SO easy to make. No judgement. (seriously though. Check them out. Amazingness)


- How pale I am right now. The half-Mexican in me is very disappointed. Where is the darn sun already??

Awesome
- Ny nephew is almost here! I took a peek at his closet, and he is going to be the best dressed kid on the block.


- I am going to Vegas in June! I am on a desperate hunt for a sexy dress that ISN'T skin tight. I am thinking Draped 70's Goddess. Maybe sparkly? Maybe showing a little leg? Do you guys have ANY idea where to get something that?

- Next week I am off to a work conference in San Francisco! I have never been there before, and I am so excited to discover a new city and network, network, network!

- All of the Austin Powers movies. Nick bought all three of them and we started watching them from the beginning. Friggin hilarious!

- You! You guys are awesome! Have I told you guys that lately?

A Picture is Worth...

For as long as I can remember, I have always been a visual learner. Which is why I have always been drawn to writing and photography. So when I saw the post idea to show you more about myself through pictures, I was thrilled! I really believe that pictures can you show you things about my life, that I could never put into words.

So why am I still talking? Here we go...

[ someone you spend a lot of time with ]

{My crazy handsome man. I love this picture of him}

[ a picture of you ]

{No I don't dress like this normally. Roaring 20's Date Dance}

[ a random picture of you and your sig. other ]

{When we first started dating. It makes my heart happy.}

[ a picture of something that makes you happy]

{This little boy makes me happy every day}

[ an old picture of you ]

{H.S. Senior Prom with my two besties from home. Love my dress...and my skinny arms}

[ a picture of your siblings ]

{The best brothers in the whole wide world. Seriously. Look it up}

[ a picture you never posted on your blog before ]

{I'm assuming they meant I haven't put it up because it is super of awkward of me. Right?}

[ a picture of a person you miss ]

{Seriously though. I miss her too much}

[ a picture of people who know you now and then ]

{Who better then the people who have know me since I was born? My brosephs!}

[ a picture of your favorite place ]

{Anywhere in California where the sun is shining, and I am with good people}

[ a person you can tell everything to ]

{My little knows all my secrets. And doesn't judge me for any of them. I love her}

[ a picture of your everyday life ]

{My everyday life usually consists of snuggling on the couch in comfy clothes, with my hair in a pony. Perfectly peaceful.}

[ a picture from a place you love ]

{Whose answer isn't Disneyland to that question?}

[ a picture that reminds you of great times ]

{Attempting to take an self-timed picture. Great Girls trip!}

[ a picture of one of your favorite foods ]

{This picture represents ALL sweets. I have a HUGE sweet tooth and could never choose just one type.}

[ a picture from the best day of your life ]

{I don't know about best, but graduating from college was one of the proudest moments of my life.}

[ a picture that always makes you laugh ]

{I know you guys have seen this picture before. But it kills me. EVERYTHING about it is just so awkward.}

[ a picture of your spare time ]

{Nothing better than cuddling with Hudson when I have a free minute.}

[ a photo from a great night ]

{First Vegas trip!!}

[ a picture of the people who are closest to you ]

{The Fam Bam. Duh. No one else will ever be closer to me.}

[ a picture of someone you always have a good time with ]

{Did somebody say "adventure"? Alexa Martz is on the case!}

[ a picture of your parents when they were your age ]

{That necklace is beautiful. And can I just say that it is no wonder I have a ridiculous amount of hair.}

[ a picture from last summer ]

{Moving out of the Missouri Mansion}

[ a photo of one of your close friends of the opposite sex (not sig. other) ]

{Love this guy! Even if he is wearing an Angel's shirt...}

[ a picture of you on a favorite vacation ]

{My first trip to Hawaii. I love that place so much!}

[ a picture of an accomplishment ]

{Making it to the top of Cowle's Mountain. What a view...}

[ a picture of your closest friends ]

{Love my roomies (and Mamma Kelse too!) from last year}

[ a random pictures from a photobooth ]

{Sassy Sisters. She won the crown...for now...}

[ a photo that makes you smile ]

{What my little and I wanna be when we grow up. Super heroes!}

[ someone you will never let go of: ]

{Never ever.}