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Maxi Skirt Convert?

July 8, 2012 by Julie 65 Comments

This morning started off with eggs!

eggs spinach chicken sausage

When we awoke, Ryan played with Sadie outside while I prepared breakfast. It was already more than 80 degrees before 8 a.m. Phew! I was happy to claim indoor breakfast duty.

On the menu for today was scrambled eggs with spinach, chicken sausage and avocado, paired with a sweet wheat Alternative bagel topped with melted cheese.

scrambled eggs chicken sausage

After breakfast, we changed and drove across town to make it to the 9 a.m. service at our church.

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I had to laugh when we rolled into the church parking lot playing a lil’ Notorious B.I.G.

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Anytime Hypnotize comes on the radio, you gotta do a little dancing… even if it is in the passenger’s seat of the car, which obviously makes you look super cool.

After church Ryan talked me into accompanying him to Hair Cuttery while he got a trim by convincing me that I could just browse around T.J.Maxx next door while he got his hair cut. It was a great plan, until we realized T.J.Maxx doesn’t open until 11 a.m. on Sundays.

Since we were already there, I grabbed a magazine to flip through while Ryan got his hair cut and decided I may be coming around to the whole maxi skirt thing.

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It took me a while to feel comfortable wearing a maxi dress, mostly because I’m tall and too-short maxi dresses don’t look so cute. Maxi capri dresses? No thanks.

Unfortunately my camera battery died at the Hair Cuttery, so the rest of our shenanigans for the afternoon went undocumented, including lunch at Subway. I’m pretty sure you all know what a six-inch ham sub looks like, so it’s all gravy.

When we arrived back home and my camera battery came back to life, I snapped some photos of the best thing I ate all day. 

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Dark chocolate avocado mousse!

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This batch wasn’t quite as chocolaty as my first batch (I didn’t use as much cocoa powder and it wasn’t specifically dark chocolate cocoa powder), but the mousse was still incredibly creamy and satisfying. I topped my cup with crumbled white chocolate-covered pretzels. Sweet + Salty!

Plans for the rest of the day include venturing outside with Sadie when the heat dissipates a bit, making a yummy dinner, baking the apple fritter bread that called to me on Pinterest and watching The Matrix that Ryan DVRed earlier this week. I’ve never seen The Matrix and Ryan thinks I’ve shamed the Fagan name because of this, so we’re changing that tonight.

P.S. The Fashion page was updated this afternoon.

Question of the Afternoon

  • Is there a fashion trend that you weren’t sold on at first that eventually grew on you?

The main trend I can think of for me is skinny jeans. I’m still more comfortable wearing flare jeans because I think they’re more flattering on my body type, but I eventually started coming around to skinny jeans when I found a few pairs that were cropped at the ankle… or made of a combination of denim and that stretchy material and weren’t as constricting.

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Rebecca @ Miss Magnolia Munches & Moves says

    July 9, 2012 at 11:06 am

    I’m warming up to the high-low hemline. It’s a little wierd, but kinda cute and flowy and summery.

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  2. Lizzy says

    July 9, 2012 at 11:58 am

    I absolutely love maxi dresses, they are practically my whole summer wardrobe. I am short (5’4) so sometimes they are a bit long. I found a trick this weekend to fix this in Redbook magazine (Sandra Bullock was pictured wearing it); make a knot at the bottom of the dress. It keeps you from tripping over the skirt and it looks casual/cool. I tried it yesterday and it worked perfectly and I got several compliments on it.

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  3. Annie says

    July 9, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    Too tall? How tall are you?! I’m 5’11 and have NEVER had a hard time finding maxi dresses that are long enough! Piperlime has amazing ones – Splendid has awesome ones too, Rachel Pally…they’re out there!

    Reply
  4. Heather says

    July 9, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    Wow – you need to come to NJ to shop for Maxi dresses. I am 5’9″ and have tried on Maxi dresses that I would trip over even in three to four inch heels!

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  5. Heather says

    July 9, 2012 at 6:37 pm

    Forgot to say that I saw how you can tie them up on the bottom in a knot so you don’t trip over them – really cute if you tie them the right way! 🙂

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  6. Jessica says

    July 9, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    The average woman is 5’5 so 5’7 is just a tiny bit above that. Maybe you should move up in size. I am 5’10 and about 120 (36 inseam) and never had a problem with maxi length

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  7. Rachel @ The Mallory Report says

    July 10, 2012 at 8:15 am

    It’s funny that you were hesitant to wear Maxi dresses since you’re tall because I didn’t want to wear them since I’m on the shorter side (almost 5’4”) and I thought they would make me look even shorter! I have one maxi dress now that I love. The fashion trend that I’m still not sold on is neon colored clothing! I’m not sure if I’ll ever give in to that one 🙂

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  8. Alex Fagan says

    August 7, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    Haven’t see the Matrix either, does that mean I’ve also shamed the Fagan name? lol

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