MIA

I have been completely MIA!  I cannot believe how busy things have gotten. I will resume posting tomorrow. I have lots to post and update. Lots of style, fashion AND fitness to share. I'll spread it out though...lol

I'm sorry that I was not consistent this past week. It will not happen again!

Things to come

I'm beginning to get the hang of things here in the blogger's world and I'm very excited. This blog was originally started as an outlet for me. A creative outlet. I wear many hats in my everyday life and decided to open up and share a little insight into my life.

I'm very excited about the upcoming weeks. I have approximately 5 weeks of pregnancy left and will soon be able to meet the little princess who enjoys kicking me in the ribs! I'm also excited about my plans for the blog! I introduced several 'characters' I play in life - my hats that I wear, at the beginning of the blog. Well, I am going to start elaborating more on each as my blog develops. Please feel free to offer up suggestions. Constructive criticism is always welcome!

Daily regular post on a variety of topics coming soon. These posts will be about all the things that make up Lydia. My love for my family, fitness, health, cooking, fashion, beauty, travel, etc...

Please stay tuned!

My First Booties

I have always loved the look of booties on the Victoria Secret models. Being only 4 foot 11 inches I figured there's no way I could ever pull them off. Not to mention, I am a size 4.5 in women's. My shoe size is very hard to come by. Sometimes depending on how and who makes the shoe I can wear a size 5.


My husband had his work's Holiday Party coming up and I just had to buy the perfect shoes to go along with the perfect dress I found to accommodate my growing belly. Just because I'm pregnant does not mean I can't look fabulous, right? lol


Gianni Bini "Elliot" Booties in black, size 5.5 (slightly big but I make it work!)

I am 31 weeks pregnant and I wore them at the Holiday Party for 4 hours, danced for 3 more hours at Latin Night with a few friends and taught them some Salsa steps.


PROS                                      CONS
Comfortable                              Haven't found any yet...hehe
Stylish
Stable
Well made
HOT


These are now my go-to for numerous occasions!


Here is a picture of my outfit for the Holiday Party. I have gained some fashion forward confidence and am beginning to feel that I too can look stylish at right under 5 feet. At the bottom of the post I'm including links to my favorite petite fashion bloggers.

• Dress: Papaya Pleated & Beaded Tube Dress black size Small
• Shoes: Gianni Bini "Elliot" Booties in black size 5.5 M
• Jewelry: Swarovski Crystal Diamante Necklace & Palace Earrings
• Makeup: Mary Kay®
• Mineral Eye color in Iris and Crystalline,
• Eyeliner in Violet Ink,
• Waterproof Mascara in black 
• Mineral Cheek Color in Strawberry Cream, 
• Frosted Rose Creme Lipstick and NouriShine Plus™ Lip Gloss in Pink Sateen

Visit my website: http://www.marykay.com/lpangburn/Profile.aspx?m=lpangburn


Here are a couple bloggers who have been a recent encouragement to me in expanding my style without hesitation or fear brought on by my height and size.


http://www.reallypetite.com/
http://petiteearlymorningstyle.blogspot.com/

Lydia the Girl

This hat fits just right and kinda funny, I think.
Lydia the Girl. That's why I am a Mary Kay Consultant. That and it's the only skin care/cosmetic line I'm not allergic to. 
I'm sure that there are many of you out there who feel the same. Not quite tomboy. Not quite girly-girl. I really like fashion and style, but I don't always dress up or put effort into looking put together. Although, I am drawn to high fashion and vogue.


I have a few really great girlfriends who are really good at that kind of stuff, so I'm hoping to learn from them. lol
My husband signed me up at a modeling agency and thought it would be a fun experience for me. It's been a year and I still feel self-conscious. I'll fill you in more on that later.