So, I just emerged from a serious state of getting lost in the blog Painfully Hip.

Painfully Hip is a cheap chic fashion blog and a collaboration of a pair of smartass west coast twins and a few hand-picked guest-bloggers. We feature inspired thrift fashion, vintage couture, artists, international streetwear, fashion advice, DIY ideas, independent boutiques and online discounts. We are mad about prints, color and incorrigibly unrepentant personal style.

I was first drawn in by their “thrift star of the day” posts where they post up a picture of a fashion thoughtful person who dresses in items they find in thrift stores. I was particularly smitten with the dress of this thrift star of the day. I even went to her flickr feed to see her other awesome outfits. Sigh. I want to dress pretty. I have 1 pair of pants that will fit me now. I can squeeze into 3 of my dresses still which is helpful. Even when I can begin fitting into my clothes that I could wear before I became pregnant, I don’t really want to wear even 1/4 of them. Yikes.