Bright!

This picture is s pretty and just brightens my day. I put it up here so that hopefully it will brighten yours too. I'm not sure who the photo cred would go to, but well done haha. 

Bright, yet soft colors are always so pleasing to the eye and this picture does such a great job of it. This is what I aim for in the future of my picture taking. I want to be THIS good

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Mr. Bee's Summer Picks

My favourite article of clothing this summer? HIGH WAISTED SHORTS!
Or really high waisted anything...

It is great for all you ladies who are like me and are in danger of having muffin tops. It completely eliminates this fear and gives you mile long legs, which is also great for us shortties of the world. It's a win-win all around.

These are some of my favourite looks that I found. (It's not the price that makes the hot, it's how they did it) Rule to live by:  It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it

Now, you can find them in most stores in any mall, but why buy them full price when you dont have to? Remember the old mom jeans? Yah, so do I. Vintage store and used clothing stores alike have oodles of these and they are exactly what we are looking for. Who knew moms would be so cool someday? If your lucky you wont even have to go that far, just ask Mom! Garunteed she has something in the back of her closet that she wore when she was younger, and oh! who would have thought...you are the same size! Perfect coincidence? I think so.

Vintage Clothes? Frenchy's or Thrift Store.

If you're a Maritimer, then you most likely know what Frenchy's is. Its the same idea as the Salvation Army's Thrift Store. It is all used clothing that people donate. It's great because you get clothes in these store that are from the 80's and 90's and it's been so long now that many of these clothes are coming back in style! This is great for us because that means we don't have to pay rediculous prices for a t-shirt. 

DIY Circle Scarf

To be honest I don't wear my scarves very often, however I think it is because I don't like the way the ends dangle. Circle scarfs are a perfect solution to this, mind you when you already have about one million scarves in your closet, it doesn't really inspire you to go out and buy more. SOLUTION! Sew the ends of your previous scarves together. IT'S SO SIMPLE! Honestly I don't know why I didn't think of it before. If you don't have a sewing machine, or think you can't sew, don't worry! You don't need to be a professional seamstress to pull this off. When the scarf is on, you wont be able to see the stiching because it will be bundled up around your neck. How perfect. If you're worried about messing it up, practice on an old piece of material or on one of the million scarves you own.

Splurge

I know I'm all about the cheap, but sometimes a person has got to live! Below are listed the best and worst times to splurge all your money away.

DO:

• Spend when feeling creative- Some of my best looks, or home decore has come out of creative feelings. This is good because you are putting that much more thought into your purchase and when you buy it, you know you'll love it.
• After you've checked other stores- Once you have checked other stores either online or window shopping, feel free to spend away. Now, I dont mean you have to do two weeks worth of research in order to buy one little item, just browse around to make sure you are getting the best price.
• Special Occasion- Special occasions make for a fun shopping treat. Splurge on that nice dress you have been wanting to get, or the nice ties those manikins wear so well. This can be a real confidence booster for your certain day, however remember it is a single special occasion, and broadening that "special occasion" spectrum does not reach out to everyday of your un-birthday (though the Mad Hatter may tell you differently).

DON'T

• When feeling upset- When you are upset your shopping trip can go one of two ways: 1) you get more upset because you can't find anything, or 2) everything you lay your hands on, you buy. Both options pretty much suck, so if we avoid it all together our walletts wont suffer along with us. Try finding other void-filling activities that don't cost you any, or as much money. My dark hole filler? SLEEP! I always feel refreshed after I wake up. 
• When you are bored- This situation usually leads to over spending, or useless spending as I like to call it. If you are outstandingly rich and are able to do this, then power to ya! For us penny pinchers, this may not be the best idea. I always find when I shop out of boredom, that's when I buy unnecessary things. I think my purchase was great at the time, but I never used it again.

Thoughts from Mr. Bumble Bee

When I go shopping, my friends always complain because I take so long, HOWEVER...it's for a good reason.

What I usually do, is go through most of the stores to just browse at first. Of course if there is something I really love, then I will buy it because I know I will get my money's worth out of it. If I am iffy about something, then what I do is NOT buy it and continue shopping. If by the end of the shopping trip I just can't stop thinking about it, THEN I go back and buy it.

Sometimes this bites me in the you-know-what, because you may get home and realize that you should have and then never find the same item again. If you find yourself in this type of situation, just remind yourself that in the long run, it wont matter. In the next couple years, year, or even months it will be out of style and you will have moved on to the next best thing.

Being optimistic is a person's strongest weapon.
And..
Good things come to those who wait.

Alright that's it for my cheesey expressions. HOWEVER, no matter how full of cheese they are, they are still right.