New Shoes?

So this morning I woke up bright and early, donned my workout gear and went downstairs to do my Bootcamp video. I was about 10 minutes in and in the middle of doing jumping jacks when I felt a pop in my knee and couldn't do another jumping jack. Also my feet were killing me after only 10 minutes. I'm 100% sure that it's my shoes that are to blame. I've had the same pair of poorly fitting New Balance for the last 5 or 6 years (sad, I know) They give me no support, it feels like I might as well be wearing flip flops. They are too wide and too big and just bad. I have another cheap pair of tennis shoes from Target (also at least 4 years old) that are too small and hurt my toes when I wear them. I think I'm just going to break down and get a new pair and I guess I'll stick to Yoga and weights for a few days until my knee feels better. Anyone have any good suggestions for shoes?

Deals From This Week

This week has been a good week for deals on my end. I broke down and bought a few dresses from Avenue this weekend since they had summer dresses on sale for 14.99 with an extra 25% off and free shipping which made them 11.24 each. Can't beat that! I also went to Walgreens and bought 38 dollars worth of merchandise which included: 2 Axe deodorants, a Gilette Fusion Razor, 2 Suave lotions, 2 Suave Conditioners, 4 packs of Orbit gum and a pack of Cottonelle Fresh Wipes. My total after coupons and two register rewards from the previous week was 7.12 and I got 8 dollars in register rewards to use on my next purchase. So far I'm having a great week for deals, what are some good deals you have come across?

Summer Shoes I'm Dreaming Of

Oh if I had a million dollars I would spend a big whopping chunk on shoes.  I've been drooling over a lot of cute styles for summer this year.  In the past I've spent the summers in flip flops, but I'm really trying to branch out and honestly so far this year I haven't even glanced at a pair of flip flops.  So here are some of my favorites for summer and I've put them together with some cute outfits to show how I would wear them.  I tried to keep all of the items under $50 dollars.

Look 1: The Flat Sandal
Keeping the little black dress casual and fresh with flat braided sandals, pops of color, a straw bag and a denim jacket.

Sandals by Urban Outfitters
Totes by Nine West

Look 2: The Wedge Sandal
I would keep these towering wedges simple with a maxi dress and earthy jewelry.

Wedges at Piperlime
Necklaces by Forever 21

Look 3: The Sneaker
I love the look of the classic Ked sneaker in red, I would pair it with some ethnic inspired jewelry and punches of turquoise.

Cardigans by Gap
Sunglasses by Old Navy

Look 4: The Colorful Flat
I would pair this mustard flat with navy and gold.

Tees by Talbots
Flats by Kimchi & Blue

-Kim

Dresses for Spring

Since I have been losing weight I've been needing some new duds.  The problem is I don't want to shell out the money for said duds when I'm only going to get to wear them for a month or so.  I've been shopping thrift stores pretty frequently and have managed to snag a few good items but the other day I realized I could still wear a few of my dresses from last summer if I added a cardigan or belted them.  So I decided I'm going to try and buy more dresses, I think they'll get me farther on my weight loss and hopefully help out with my goals to be a bit more stylish.  So these are some of my very thrifty favorites for curvy girls from around the web.

I love this maxi dress at Forever 21.  Can you believe it's only 22.80?

I love the color of this jersey dress at Old Navy.  36.94

I love the colors and pattern on this cute dress from Ruche.  38.99

I always need another black dress and I love that this one isn't sleeveless.  Available at Kohls for 22.49.

I really love the colors in this dress.  I don't think I've ever worn a white dress before. Forever 21 27.80

If I had a little more money I would buy every dress at eShakti and this one is my favorite. 59.95

-Kim