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Hi Lovelies!! Happy Tuesday. Hope your week is off to a good start. I was hoping to have a Toy Army Tuesday post for today butttt the rain has sort of messed up my photoshoot plans - definitely A-ok with that. I am super excited that it has been raining. Thank you for sending the rain clouds my way :]

I do have some fun news to share though!! Last Friday I completed one of my blogger besties - Roni, from Roni Feels Nostalgic's blog layout. (The layout below is a condensed version - you should definitely click on the image to visit her awesome blog and say hello!)



I had a lot of fun working on this retro layout. Roni compiled a great list of things she liked I took it from there. I really love the look of retro cartoons so I decided to create one of Roni as the header, I then created the rest of the layout from that :]

I still need to set up my blog design shop, ughhh. If you are interested in a design though shoot me an email at shyscoutblog@gmail.com. I would love to work with you and help beautify your blog. For more examples of my work click HERE.

On an unrelated note - tomorrow I am taking sweetpea to her first baseball game. Tehehe. It is bring your pooch to the park day and I am beyond excited. There will be prizes for the best puppy costume - I will have to take a bunch of photos. I have a feeling she is going to win. Haha. Have a good day everyone.

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Positivum Floral Crown Giveaway!

Hi all! Happy Monday. I thought I would help brighten the start of your week with a fantastic giveaway from Positivum USA!! Positivum USA is an adorable store which sells handmade floral crowns and headbands in a wide variety of beautiful colors. The headbands and floral crowns are the perfect accessory to add a sweet and romantic touch to your wardrobe :]
I was so excited when Valerie contacted me telling me that the Malibu Sunset floral crown (my personal favorite from the shop) was up for grabs to one lucky ShyScout reader. Isn't the orange so pretty and perfect for the fall? Enter now for your chance to win!! The giveaway will be open until 12:01 am Friday, August 24th.

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Good luck!!

Life Lately - Dixon, DH, Dresses

Hi all! Hope you have been having a wonderful weekend. My weekend has been a lot of fun. Friday after work I drove with my friend Lindy to visit our bud Billy at his families restaurant - the Dunton House or Arlignton Heights - we enjoyed some yummy food and Billy's company. After Billy got off work we headed over to a piano bar in town - the piano man was not that great but everyone was grooving to his music, haha. It was a lot of fun. Yesterday I went shopping and thrifting with my mom. We started out by visiting Brian at his stores grand opening and then headed over to Marshall's and Good Will. Later that night Brian and I celebrated his brothers birthday and then went out on the town with some friends. Overall - a pretty fun and productive weekend.



1&2 - My mom, pea, and I roadtripped up to see my brother in Cabaret last Sunday. While driving there we drove through Dixon - home of Ronald Reagan.
3&4 - Lindy, Billy, and I at the DH.
5 - A few dresses and owl salt and pepper shakers I picked up from Marshall's.
6 - $4 dress from Good Will.

I am excited for this week aaaand I just may have a giveaway headed your way :]

Thrifted Thursdays - This & that

Hi all! Happy Thursday. I am feeling much better today, thank you for all the well wishes. I also got the day off from work today. *does a happy dance. Not that I don't like my job - I love it - but catching up on some much needed sleep was so nice. Sweetpea and I slept in and just went on an hour long walk, she is one happy camper. I am excited the weekend is nearly here. Wahoooo

Another Thrifted Thursday here! Last week I showed off some taxidermy blowfish and told you I didn't pick them up because I already own one. Didn't believe me? Here he is...



I picked him up for 10 cents at my churches annual yard sale. He was just too cute to pass up. Unfortunately he has lost an eye over the years. I need to find him a replacement.



To add to my pyrex/bakeware collection I picked up these two gems. Ok, they aren't pyrex...but I love the cute little mushroom patterns.



My favorite thrifted items/ collection - my dachshund collection (Sweetpea included!)! I picked up the cute doxies smooching salt and pepper shakers a few weeks ago - too sweet. The dachshund holder was thrifted down at school a few years ago for my mothers birthday present. Aaaaaand my favorite thrift find (ok, so she was really adopted) EVER - Sweetpea <3. Without her I wouldn't have bothered collecting the rest. She is my little angel :]

Thrifted anything good lately? Have any fun plans for the weekend?

Have a beautiful day everyone!

Under the weather

Hi all! Hope you are having a good Tuesday. I am feeling a bit under the weather today - no fun. I always feel a bit thrown off catching a cold in the summer. In my head cold season = literal cold (fall/winter) season. Silly, I know. Anywho, my nose looks like rudolph's at the moment, haha. TMI?

Yesterday was when I began to feel icky. Not wanting to do much of anything after work I trolled the internet looking at beautiful items I wish I could buy. *sighhhh. I know I have a big girl job now but those student loans won't pay off themselves. I did cave though and bought one item -

Ta daaaaa! I bought the last one in my size. *Does a happy dance. Shopping is almost as good as medicine, right? This is my first official - non stylish surprise - purchase from ModCloth. I can't wait to twirl away in it :]

I wish I had more fun things to report. I need to break free from this same day to day routine and spice things up a bit. On a positive note - Toy Army Tuesday will be coming back next week!! Be on the look out.

I hope you all are feeling well and having some fun adventures - feel free to fill me in!

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It's a jungle out there!

Hi lovelies!! Happy Monday, hope your week is off to a good start. This weekend I spent the majority of my time helping my brother prepare for his move and seeing his show Cabaret. The show was good - really provocative and depressing - but performed well. The woman who played Sally was fantastic! It also rained on Saturday :] Super exciting for Illinois. It has been ages. Anywho...the weekend flew by. I hope you enjoyed yours!

Today I have a fun summer outfit to share with you. Last week I was jumping for joy when I received this Jungle Book Dress in the mail from Sugarlips Apparel. Fun, isn't it? As soon as I saw the cute print and fun chain back detailing I knew I wanted had to add it to my wardrobe. I also love how light weight the dress is - perfect for this 90+ degree heat! The next day I had my awesome and incredibly wonderful boyfriend Brian take me out on a hot date wearing this number (not without taking some blog photos first of course) haha - did I mention he is a sweetheart?



I had too much fun dressing this look up and down with accessories and shoes (you can check out more on my Flickr). This dress is perfect for a hot date or shopping around town on a hot summer day. I thought it was also only fitting to take photos of this look in a jungle-esque setting - aka, Brian's mother's garden/koi pond.



With my newly brightened red hair I think it is only necessary that I incorporate more green in to my wardrobe ;]

Outfit Details: Dress - Jungle Book Dress c/o Sugarlips Apparel | Hat & necklace - Target | Belt - thrifted | Purse - Urban Outfitters| Flats - Payless | Wedges - Old Navy.

Any fun plans for your upcoming week? I think I need to start exploring the neighborhood I work in during my lunch breaks. There are so many incredible thrift stores calling my name :]