A few weeks ago, I got so sick of my hair!  So, I made every change I could think of.
I cut it off, I colored it, & I got bangs! Woohoo!

It’s a new Kara!

There’s a lot of Target going on in this picture!  The jacket is from Target sales rack, as well as the pants. Nothing was over $7!  Don’t you just love this scarf?  Our dear friends came to visit this weekend that live in India.  India, if you didn’t know, is the land of beautiful cheap scarves!!  They gave me this gorgeous scarf.  If I was an extrovert, I would have squealed!!  I couldn’t have picked out a prettier one.

Hope you all are doing well!!!

~Kara

Just saw this video and couldn’t help but share it!
Hope it inspires you to be AWESOME on this Valentine’s Day  YEAR!

Not COOL, Robert Frost!

I love that part!  The best path for our lives that pushes us to live in the moment and be awesome is not the easy path!

Hope you take some time to dance today!
~Kara

Sweater (Urban Outfitters); Shirt (Loft); Jeans (Loft)

Hey Gals!  I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas & New Year.  I raked in the gifts.
Want to hear?

1. AAA Insurance (Yep! That’s right!)
2. $50 to buy what I want! (Mustard Sweater & THIS awesome watch)
3. Loft Gift Card (bought skirt, shirt above, red chords, & another shirt)
4. Antropologie Gift Card (bought gift for sister, set of plates, & butter dish)
5. 2 scarves.
6. Theater tickets to go with my friend.
7. Jewelry.
8. Sequin Sweatshirt.
9. Target Gift Card (bought necessities)
10. GC for restaurant & GC for the movies.

See…so much stuff!   With the gift cards I was able to buy at least 1, maybe 2 things off my list!  Mustard sweater & red chords.  The chords are not skinny, but still I love them.  I am about ready to give in and just buy a new chambray shirt at any store I find it.  I haven’t been able to find one at the thrift stores or at the gift card stores.  I need to try the consignment stores.  Tulsa girls, have you found any great consignment stores in town?

And because my husband decided to pose me and liked the picture:

So, how was your Christmas?  Did you get anything off your shopping list?

~Kara

PS-On a shopping trip with mom today, she bought me a black jacket similar to Laura’s on sale at Target! SCORE!!

The Lauras & The Karas all got to see each other Saturday!
And imagine what the husbands discussed, “the plight of being married to a blogger!”
So, we let them get in on the action and, as you can see, they ate up the spotlight.

You may have seen them around here and there on some posts, but allow us to officially introduce you to Mr. Kara & Mr. Laura!

Our friendship does exist in real life!  It even began there.
So, here we are!

Merry Christmas from the Everyday Present family!

~Kara

As many of you know, I work at a local homeless shelter.  Our crew can usually be found in jeans and shelter sweatshirts/polos. So, when they started planning our Christmas Party, they decided to make it a vintage 1940′s Christmas theme! You know I got excited!  As did a few of the other ladies at work.  We all started planning! To make it even better, they were giving away a $50 cash price for best dressed man & woman. To which I said “BRING IT ON!”

Get ready for lots of pictures!!
Let’s start with my outfit, since it is my style blog.

I was feeling “okay” about the dress, but then I threw on my fur coat…I squealed!!

All the dinner guests voted on best dressed!
Let me just say…I was feeling competitive.
With the no self nomination rule, I had to vote for someone else.
I wasn’t about to vote for Amy…good strategy too!
So, I voted for my co-worker that looked cute.

Great Strategy, because Amy and I tied! Winning us both $50!
Best dressed man didn’t go to my man…it was rigged.
Amy’s husband, Brian, won!
Here we all are:

Everyone looked great!  Many didn’t dress theme, but still everyone looked great.  Strange to see a usual jeans crowd in suits and dresses! We had a great time at Jazz Hall of Fame with friends!

Merry Christmas!

~Kara

My boss’ wife walks into the office with the cutest lace dress & blazer.
One of the hostesses at The Christmas Gathering wore the prettiest red lace dress…

My dear friend, Belky, GAVE me a blue lace dress!
Who’s excited?  ME!!!
Am I the only one that has noticed this huge new trend of lace?

I can’t wait to just wear this dress, but yesterday I needed a more toned down look.
So, I went to my pinterest board for inspiration.  Don’t act like I’m the only one that does this!!

This pin was the perfect inspiration for me!
I just grabbed my new pretty dress and my favorite boat sweater!
BAMMM!

Dress: Modcloth (gift); Sweater: Thrifted; Boots: Target

Loved this look for Sunday.  I’m not sure if I’ll wear it again, but it was perfect for a lazy Sunday morning.

Hey gals!
Thanksgiving is less than a week away.  Grab your pumpkin spice latte and let’s chat.
If you didn’t know this, I work at a social services organization in Tulsa.  We have a big turkey distribution next week and we are so short on food!  Like 20 tons short…it’s true, I double triple checked that figure.  There are so many years that we have to do our part and then just have faith that the food will arrive.  However, this year is much different.  With the mind numbing elections, an early Thanksgiving, and warm temperatures, people haven’t thought about giving as much as other years.

Did you know that 1 in 4 kids in America is food insecure?  That means that 25 percent of American children do not have confidence in eating three meals today.  They, hopefully, will get two meals at school, but usually go home to an empty fridge. OR junk food in the fridge…don’t get me started on their limited access to good food.  There’s food and then there’s good food.  You know the fresh fruits, veggies, and chicken.  Let’s get real.  A bag of chips is much cheaper than veggies.

TO SEE THE ABC VIDEO “FEEDING AMERICA”  CLICK HERE!
(removed by Kara…bogging down the site)

So, gals…let’s do something this weekend.

1. Research who you can give to in your town:
Feeding America or  AGRM are two great places to start.

2. Head out to the grocery store and pick up some items:
Turkeys, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, canned corn, green beans….

3.  Then drop it off at the organization in your town that needs it!

At work, we have a common saying, “Hope begins with a meal.”

Happy Thankgiving, gals!
Now tell us!  Who in your town are you giving to this Thanksgiving?

~Kara M

(PS- it is probably too late to volunteer for Thanksgiving.  BUT that is okay. You can still help.
Grab your kids and pick up some food for the local shelter or food bank!)