What I'm Listening To: PINS "LUVU4LYF"

For those of us in Europe, if you need a break from Eurovision (or if you're just looking for something new to listen to) why not check out PINS "LUVU4LYF". The sound reminds me of the 90's riot girl movements like Hole, L7, and the Breeders. These girls sound might just kick your ass.

Stripes, Stripes, We All Love Stripes

Stripes are continuing to be on trend this spring (are they ever really not on trend!?) which is awesome because I love stripes! Don't believe me? Well just check out these blast from the past striped outfits below.

What I Wore 7/29/12

What I Wore 6/20/2011

What I Wore 3/24/2011

What I Wore 1/5/2011

What I Wore 6/25/201

Which striped outfit is best? How do you plan on wearing stripes this spring? Let me know in the comments below.

This post was inspired by the IFB Project #95

Angie Rocks!

Today several articles were released detailing Angelina Jolie's recent decision to have a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after she discovered that she had a high risk of contracting breast and ovarian cancer herself. Having lost her own mother to ovarian cancer in 2007 and having 6 kids of her own, she said that she didn't want her children to worry if she would also contract ovarian cancer (read here, here, and here).

I think that Angelina made a very brave decision and I'm proud of her for discussing her mastectomy openly in the hopes that it will encourage other's to assess their risk and help themselves minimize the risk for contracting cancer. So in honor of Angelina's article I thought I'd share some of my favorite Angelina fashion moments with you.

Angie rocks the red carpet in emerald 

Showing off some scandalous leg

Angie's awesome red and white dress at the Golden Globes

Angie and her family (minus 2 kids)

Going Boating

Going Boating by chickface featuring boatneck tops

Forever 21 boatneck top
forever21.com

Yumi print top
$38 - houseoffraser.co.uk

Polo shorts
aeropostale.com

Topshop black and white shoes
topshop.com

Crocs ballerina shoes
$70 - styletread.com.au

Me Zena letter necklace
farfetch.com

Monki summer hat
$32 - monki.com

Still Water Canoes Colorado Presents it's Beautiful Lakes - 11 x 14...
etsy.com

Paper Boat silver Earrings Miniblings
etsy.com

This weekend The Boy and I are planning to go canoeing near the English coast. I'm a little scared because I've never been canoeing before, but hopefully the weather is good and it is fun. Our Plan B option is to just stay in and watch Eurovision all weekend long. Anyways, this week I've been trying to figure out what to wear on this canoe trip. I'm a little worried that my actually outfit will be slightly less glamorous  and more like this sketch: http://youtu.be/R3SFqV0hMyo

What I'm Listening To: "Lies" by Chvrches

Some of you may recognize the group, Chvrches, from doing the Game of Thrones theme or from SXSW. They're music has a dance-vibe ala M83 or Ellie Goulding which I love. So check out Chvrches' "Lies" and let me know what you think.

Naturally Epic Outfit

My denim shirt is back. This time I decided to pair it off with a JCrew outlet skirt that I've had for a little while but have rarely worn. I've been on then fence on whether I should keep the skirt or put it in my 'give-away' bin. What do you think? Is this skirt a keeper?

Shirt: Target

Skirt: JCrew outlet (similar)

Pin: gift

Shoes: Old Navy (similar here and here)

I decided to dress my shirt up with this rose pin that I inherited from my grandma.

While I've got your attention, movie season is underway with the release of Iron Man 3 (I still need to go see it) and the upcoming release of The Great Gatsby, but I also love to watch animated films. This month the creators of Ice Age are releaseing Epic staring Beyonce, Colin Ferrell, Josh Hutcherson, and Amanda Seyfried. Check out their facebook page here.

This post was inspired by IFB Project #94.

Trending: Crop Tops (Poll)

If you've been keeping up with the latest trends, you may have noticed that cropped, midriff-baring tops are making a comeback this summer (if you haven't yet noticed, just check out the ASOS website). There are short-sleeved ones, long-sleeved ones, bustier ones, ones with cut-outs, you name it. Now my question is, who is really going to wear these crop tops? Is there an age limit, or a weight limit to wearing crop tops? Do you need to be from a certain climate? Is it all about the styling? I want to know. So check out my mini poll and let me know in the comments below if you will be rocking a crop top this spring/summer, or not.

Are you going to wear a crop top this summer?

This week on Instagram: April 27- May 5

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! May your day be filled with tacos, buritos, guacamole and/or margaritas. This week I took on the challenge of building my first IKEA item, the Besta Burs TV stand, all by myself. I tackled that beast and after 3 days it was complete.

Later this week I decided to visit the town of Bury St. Edmunds to do some shopping and hit up the local TK Maxx (that's British TJ Maxx- I have no idea why the initials are different here).

While I was in Bury I stumbled across an Arts & Crafts sale. I can never pass up a good arts and craft sale and I made off with some art prints and a jar of  locally made all-purpose body balm made from honey from a local bee hive. It's my new favorite thing and has totally been saving my dry hands.

The best part of Cinco de Mayo is that The Boy has returned back to me after being away on a month-long work trip to Oregon where he got to visit Crater Lake, Shasta Cavern and fly around in an F-15.  Lucky!inin

What I'm Listening To: The Great Gatsby Soundtrack

The Great Gatsby is the most anticipated movie of the season with it's big stars, fancy production and 1920's fashion. And since it's release is nearly upon us, I'm getting pumped up by listening to the Great Gatsby Sountrack here.

Ikat Love

shirt: Threadless
pants: Old Navy (no longer available)
shoes: Toms
watch: Target
bracelets: gift

I bought these pants awhile ago, but hadn't worn them since I got them. So I decided to give them a whirl before I decided if I should keep them or leave them. What do you think?