...Said Mary: fall

Back to School Thrift Haul

July 26, 2018

Like we’ve discussed before, I love a good day spent thrifting. I much prefer the uncurated adventure of a thrift store and usually prefer it to a trip to the mall. While I do love clothes and dressing up, I actually hate shopping which thrifting doesn’t feel like. It turns into a game, a treasure hunt that pays off in good clothes and the joy of knowing how much of a deal you got. These items are accumulated over about a dozen trips to thrift stores in the Columbus and Chicago area. Some items I got but forgot to photograph were:

- A white raincoat,

- A pink neckerchief,

- A lamp for my dorm room,

- An over the door hamper for my dorm,

- Shoe organizers for my dorm,

- A tray (that will be upcycled)

- 2 photo display boards that I upcycled

- A pair of knock off ugg boots

I’m so excited for when it will be cold enough to wear these! The rainboots are a great look and a great height for comfy day to day outfits, and the over the knee boots will be so fun for dressier looks or going out.

My mom is honestly over my sweater collection. She knows any time I go thrifting I can’t help but scour the place for a new sweater or jacket and I did just that.

I can already see this fluffy white turtleneck with a pair of leggings and my over the knee black boots and the other cropped sweater would be great with the ankle length black skirt I thrifted as well.

I practically have a collection at this point. This is actually denim jacket #3 but I’m going to justify this one by saying this one has a completely different vibe than the other ones I have. It’s a bit more of a relaxed “dad” look with its fleece lined interior and corduroy collar. Needless to say, I’m pretty excited.

My sister made me list 5 Beatles songs when I said I wanted this shirt so @naaila

- Yellow Submarine

- Let It Be

- Eleanor Rigby

- Here Comes the Sun

- Come Together

I think these shirts will look great cropped and paired with jeans or leggings in a pretty casual look and maybe even with denim jacket #3. A cute dressier pairing would be the Beatles shirt tucked into the skirt for a dressier, effortlessly cool look?? Maybe?? I have no idea if I can pull it off but I’ll definitely try.

This last shirt is kind of summer-y but I definitely will probably wear it year round because it doesn’t really matter if you can layer right? These shoes i’m excited about because I was definitly about to drop $50-60 on a similar pair from vans. I’ll admit the platform spooked me a little, but I love how they make these slip ons a bit edgier and dressier.

Aaaand thats all I got. Thanks for sticking along with me and my thrift store overshopping.

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You Don't Need A Vacation To Be "Off"

November 05, 2017

When my phone died two minutes into my nightly post-dinner chores I’ll admit I panicked a little. Of course, I could’ve run upstairs, grabbed my charger, and resumed business as usual, but it made no sense. My hands were already covered in suds and a watery mixture of tonight's dinner. So, I accepted my fate and commenced my definite 30-45 minutes of hell in my silenced kitchen. It was almost seamless how my psyche changes as soon as I let it go. I was “off”.

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It’s almost as if my mind was designed to function without a phone strapped to my hand at every second. Absentmindedly, I instantly turned to singing and thinking about my day, but there was a difference. I realize that difference was mindfulness. Instead of the singing that I do in the car or the singing I do while moving from one task to another, I was using my brain to be meticulous about the notes I places and conscious of my breathing. Instead of thinking about my day as a vague to do list of checked and unchecked items, I was reflecting on the contents of my day, what it had meant, and what tomorrow count possibly entail and mean.

At a time in my life where it feels like everyone is rushing and hustling to this end destination and nobody has informed me on what we’re doing and where we’re going, I realized the missing piece to my sanity was mindfulness. This reason why I have no real drive to get these college essays done, or no motivation to put my all into the last few remaining high school classes I have, and the reason I feel overwhelmed every single moment of the day. It’s like I’ve let myself be a backseat passenger in the most important part of my life thus far. All this time I was wishing for some kind of magical three day vacation away from my life that would surely get me on track and have me in the right headspace, but I realize all I really need is a step back from my life, aka my phone, for at least a few minutes every day to have my head right. So in the spirit of that, I’ll make a list of some life changes written in the third person that I bet will be applicable to most people, or at least seniors going through college mayhem.

Please use your planner. You even got a cute one!! You can’t possibly remember everything you have coming up, everything you have to do, and plan things that you don’t even know you have to do yet without it. It’ll literally save your life, and your grades, and your sanity.
Make time for more beautiful things. Take some pictures, take a second to look at the leaves, drive around town you (hopefully) won’t be living here next year.
Drink smartly. Coffee that is. You’ve been getting into coffee recently and it's actually kind of worrying. Maybe try getting some sleep?
Clean! Get your space together once and for all so it doesn’t bug you every day and so you do the “I’m anxious about everything, so I’m going to clean to regain a tiny bit of control” clean.
Go out with your friends, even if it is hours in Starbucks writing essays together at least you can suffer together.
Get off your phone once in awhile! You’ll be surprised how clear you think when you aren’t preoccupied with checking twitter, or sending a streak on snapchat, or texting back someone. No more mindless scrolling. Things can wait.
Fill random extra minutes with something constructive. Rather than five minutes of twitter time, you could have five minutes of conversation with a friend or even a stranger, or five minutes of journaling.
Try not to procrastinate on college stuff. It’s pretty destructive, but set aside hours when you’re not tired, not stressed, and just work it out. You’ll be thankful for it come deadlines.

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Modernly Witchy

November 02, 2016

What I love most about this outfit is how far it is from my normal style. It’s not a completely different style, per say, but it is something that’s a bit more out there.

A CAPE!
It’s like a childhood fantasy right in one sassily spooky outfit. I spend a great deal of time whiping the cape around, being more dramatic than usual with this on. I actually think the cape is meant to be a dress, but hey, I like it like this. It kind of reminds me of a modern Elphaba look, but maybe it’s just a musical theatre day in my head. Along with the cape I have a white chiffon tank top,some geen jeans and a pair of tan penny loafers. This look is a perfect for the last month of fall before we slip into these winter months.

Thanks for reading, Mary

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september playlist

October 10, 2016

Every month there are a select group of tunes that get me through the time. September was my first real autumn month and for me, autumn is a season of nostalgia. Without realizing it, I create small traditions for myself from fall to fall, a lot of which are reflected in my fall playlist. Lorde’s 'Pure Heroine' was an album I picked up right when it came out and haven’t put down since. Thats 4 autumns. Some favorites I returned to as well were Bank’s ‘Goddess' album and ‘Multiply’ or ‘X’ by Ed Sheeran. New additions to my library were Frank Oceans ‘Blonde’, Bastille’s ‘Wild World’ and some Jon Bellion. These songs kept me running through the month of September, and hopefully you will enjoy them as well for the rest of the autumn season.
- Mary

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October Glimpse

November 11, 2015

"Over the past few months I have gotten the amazing opportunity to watch all my hobbies get picked off one by one until there was not one survivor of the 'end'.

Great.

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Denim Styling

October 19, 2015

"This shirt had been my saving grace this summer and fall, in all weather this shirt has been there for me, in rain serving as an umbrella, drying off after the pool, staying warm in general, I’ve been able to wear it pretty much every day. This shirt/ jacket has been great to me and It looks great also, so here are three ways I like to style it.

This outfit would be the most casual of the three and something I would throw together pretty much without thinking, and would be something great to wear to school on a lazy day that looks nice for that little to no thought. I also paired it with jeans for a denim on denim look that is very on trend.

Look 1:

Denim Shirt

Blank Tank Top

Leggings

Blue Vans

This second look my androgynous look. With the two layered collared shirts cuffed I think it gives a pretty masculine look that I really like in the outfit. It's also a bit more dressed up but still comfortable for a person that really isn't a fan of skirts and dresses.

Look 2:

Deer Zara Blouse

Denim Shirt

Black leggings or jeans

Black ankle boots

This final look is my girliest of the three with the inclusion of the dress, but obviously not that dressy. It's just enough to look like effort but it's just a simple dress and the denim shirt thrown over. A scarf can also be layered on top with cooler weather and definitely some tights also.

Look 3:

Denim Shirt

Simple black dress

White Watch

Ankle Booties

Thank you for reading and hopefully you enjoyed this and I can do more styling in the future."

Said Mary

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Chill MMXV

October 16, 2015

“ Its finally the time of the year for my fall chill playlist. Just like I mentioned in my last fall playlist always strikes me as the time of the year for all the relaxing cozy things. Warm drinks, thick clothes, the whole shebang. In the past few weeks I’ve been able to find a few songs that get me in the mood, so here’s my sharing them with you.

1. As We Are Now - Saint Raymond

2. Can't Help Falling In Love - Mary Norgan Cover

3. Coming Home - Gavin James

4. Only Ones Who Know - Arctic Monkeys

5. Young In Love - Thelma Plum

6. In Quiet Rooms - OMN

7. All I Want - Kodaline

8. Let It Go - James Bay

9. Renegades - X Ambassadors

Thank you for reading and I hope you like these songs and find the same comfort in them that I do.”

Said Mary

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Early Fall Mood Board

September 26, 2015

Summer has finally released her grasp on my scrap of the globe to reveal a tiny glimpse of fall so, my mind took this as a chance to take a run with all my preemptive fall feelings. As fall is my favorite season and it is quite a change from summer, here are my Early Fall favorites.

1. Blanket Scarves

2. Plum Lipsticks

3. Dark Red Lipsticks

4. Quilted Puffer Vests

5.Thick Cardigans

6. Suede Heeled Booties

7. Leather Heeled Booties

8.Nude, Maroon, and Gold Toned Nail Polishes

9. Leather jackets

10.Thick scarves

11. Plaids and Button Up shirts

12. Chai Tea

13. Skirts with tights

Thank you for reading ,

Mary

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Cute N' Cozy Tag

December 03, 2014

Hello Darlings,

I found this cute tag and thought it would be fun or interesting to do to bask in the last rays of fall before winter come alongs and swamps me with dreary days waking up to constant snow. So cuddle up with some blankets and lets delve into the fall spirit.

1.Favorite thing about fall?

I think the weather and leaves, or just outdoors altogether because it its really beautiful.

2.Best Halloween memory?

I’m not really much of a halloween person, but probably when I twinned with my friend as a mouse.

3.Football games or Moving Nights?

I don’t go to football games often, but when I do get to go it’s really fun, so going to football games but definitely not for actually watching the game.

4.Favorite fall Starbucks Drink?

I don’t really change my drinks at Starbucks but any kind of Chai is very autumnal to me.

5.Name a song that gets you in the fall mood.

Gold rush by Ed Sheeran is very fun and puts me in a good mood in the mornings before school.

6.Hot chocolate or Tea?

This is actually really hard but I think tea because I could drink that at anytime of any day and not be tired of it.

7.Sweaters or hoodies?

Sweaters, because they’re cute but still extremely comfortable.

8.Fuzzy Socks or slippers?

Fuzzy Socks so I can slide around on hardwood.

9.Favorite Thanksgiving food?

I actually have no idea because we cook different things every year but probably the turkey or corn bread.

10.Have you ever jumped in a pile of leaves?

No, but I would actually really want to.

11.Scarves or Beanies?

Scarves are my absolute everything, but beanies are cute also.

Thank you for reading!

Be free, Be You,

Mary

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11.6.14 OOTD

November 09, 2014

Hello Darlings,

This outfit was born in my 5am sleeplike state a cold morning for school that I actually was pretty proud of. I love this one and it’s really easy to make variations of because it was actually just thrown together with things I just found around my house.

Grey Sweater -Borrowed from my Dad

Infinity Scarf - Mom by my mom

Black tights

Navy Blue Vans

Be free. Be you. Mary

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Fall Makeup Look!

September 15, 2014

Hello Darlings,

Fall is here (at least until 12 am where I live, then I warms up) and I'm in the mood. I'm just so excited to wear cardigans, and wear dark colors, and freeze while still drinking frappuccinos. So with the coming of the beautiful elements outdoors I have my Autumn makeup routine to share.

P.S I am not some kind of crazy amazing makeup artist or beauty guru, I just like to mess around.

P.P.S I have a little burn on the side of my face from my curling iron so just ignore that.

Products Used:

☔ Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in 001☔

☔ Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Stick in Coconut 355 ☔

☔ Extreme Volume Mascara from Claires ☔

☔ Maybelline The Rocket Mascara ☔

☔ Black Gel Eyeliner

☔ Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry ☔

☔Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Shameless☔

So here I am starting my makeup look with a clean face, all washed and cleaned up and moisturized. ALWAYS remember to moisturize and push back your hair to keep it out of your face for the time being.

Then I actually started my makeup look by first dotting my foundation on my face then attacking it with a stippling brush to blend in and cover anything I do not want showing like bags under my eyes or little marks on my face and I actually really like this foundation because of the easiness to use and take places with me and even apply without looking at what I am doing.

After, I did a simple winged eyeliner, not too much, just little bit to look casual.I did this by first lining my eye with a small line on my upper eyelid then adding a small line going along the area where my eye naturally turns at the end to the end of my eyebrow for my wing. To make my eyes brighter and to dispel the last bits of sleepiness from my eyes I added a small hint of gold shadow at the corner to brighten up the whole area.The topping off my eyelashes with mascara.

Then to finish off this makeup look I applied my raspberry lip butter to moisturize my lips then applied my Shameless lip balm to finish off the look but if you want the color to be darker you can skip the lip butter underneath.

Thank you for reading and I hope you liked it.

Be Free. Be You. Mary

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Back to School Thrift Haul

You Don't Need A Vacation To Be "Off"

Modernly Witchy

september playlist

October Glimpse

Denim Styling

Chill MMXV

Early Fall Mood Board

Cute N' Cozy Tag

11.6.14 OOTD

Fall Makeup Look!

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