Saturday, September 25, 2010

09.25.10

My husband and I went out for lunch with another couple and their kid. We went to a new restaurant that only serves various types of peanut butter sandwiches!

Shirt - Merona
Jeans - Old Navy
Sandals - Clarks
Purse - Merona

I wish I either could take clearer pictures in the mirror, or had a place at this height to sit my camera for timer pictures. I usually don't mind shooting down from above a little bit, but it does make my legs look stumpy and sometimes I prefer a more straight-on angle.

Friday, September 24, 2010

09.24.10

After a few teaser days of fall, we're back to summer at the moment. So I revived one of my summer outfits. I thought I was done with sandals for this year!

Shirt - New York & Company
Slacks - New York & Company
Cardigan - Cherokee
Sandals - Bandolino
Earrings - Stella & Dot


Thursday, September 23, 2010

09.23.10

I'm back! I had a weekend and a couple vacation days and a day of working from home, but today I was back in the office for the first time in almost a week.

Shirt - H&M
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - What's What

We had some lovely cool weather last weekend and early in the week, but now it's back to being hot and kind of humid. Sigh. I love fall weather.

I kind of preferred my face this other picture, but didn't like my hair...

Friday, September 17, 2010

09.17.10

It seems like nobody is in the office on Fridays! Which I like, actually - I got things done that have been on my to-do list for a couple weeks. But we did have a large meeting for our entire site this morning, so I knew I'd be in a room with a couple hundred other people, and also that I'd probably get cold.

Shirt - Mossimo
Sweater - Isabella Rodriguez
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Earrings - Kathryn Reichert

Yes, I am wearing Gap pants and CL shoes again. But this is a different pair of pants - black, not gray.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

09.16.10

I remembered at the last minute that I had a meeting with someone I hadn't before, so I went with my patterned cardigan and one of my favorite purple shirts. And after wearing the gray Gap pants and Chinese Laundry flats twice already this week, I decided to give them a break.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

09.15.10

I don't usually go into the office on Wednesdays, but I had to be there today to do some work. I figured I'd just keep it casual since I didn't have any meetings or anything.

Shirt - Merona
Slacks - Gap
Cardigan - Merona
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Watch - Mossimo

I ended up finishing my work early, so I took the afternoon off and had time to relax at home before going out to band practice for the evening.

Shirt - Merona
Jeans - Old Navy
Hoodie - Mossimo
Shoes - Mossimo

Monday, September 13, 2010

09.13.10

I started a new job a few weeks ago, and I think it's finally starting to catch up with me - suddenly it's like I'm in non-stop meetings! This might be the end of wearing fitted t-shirts to work.

Shirt - H&M
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Watch - Timex
Earrings - Loopsdesigns

I have several of these shirts and usually I don't wear anything under them, which is fine but occasionally a bit cleavage-y. Today I wore a tank underneath ("for the modesty"), and felt much more comfortable. I'll probably do that from now on.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

09.11.10

My husband took me out to one of our favorite restaurants to celebrate my birthday. I was going to wear a different top, but it just didn't look right... and then neither did the next one I tried, or the next one. So in the end, I just went with one of my double-layer ones from Target.

Shirt - Merona
Jeans - Gap
Sweater - Isabella Rodriguez
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Purse - Shop Suey


Friday, September 10, 2010

09.10.10

When I bought this sweater thing (still not exactly sure what to call it), I wasn't totally sure about the style or the ruffles. But when I wore it to work today I got a lot of compliments on it! So I guess it was a good choice. (Speaking of compliments, I also got lots of compliments on my new purse [you saw it here yesterday], which I was also unsure of, so I feel better about that choice, too.)

Shirt - Old Navy
Sweater - CDR
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - Stella & Dot

Why yes, this is almost exactly the same outfit I wore on the last day of my business trip, but guess what - nobody in my office here had seen it!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

09.09.10

Today was the second and final day of meetings at work. I didn't have to be there the whole time, but the parts I attended fit around the other appointments I already had scheduled. So I was busy!

Shirt - Apostrophe
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot

I've had this shirt for a while, I just never think to wear it. It's a size bigger than I usually wear, but you gotta do what you gotta do to get shirts to button. So it kind of feels like a big smock to me. But I think it looks nice, and I like that it's kind of fitted and nipped in at the waist.

After work I got changed and then went out for an early birthday dinner with my mother. It was also the debut of my new purse! Not my usual style, but I wanted to break out of my purse rut...

Jeans - Gap
Shoes - zoe&zac
Purse - Shop Suey

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

09.08.10

We had visitors from out of town and all-day meetings today, followed by a group dinner, so I needed an outfit that would be comfortable and put-together. I decided to wear my magical brown pants that make my legs look long and slim.

Top - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Merona
Necklace - Kathryn Reichert
Watch - Xhileration

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

09.07.10

I bought new pants this weekend! The Gap was having a huge sale (they were like half off), so get ready to see something other than New York & Company under the pants category :o)

Shirt - H&M
Slacks - Gap
Cardigan - Merona
Shoes - American Eagle
Watch - Timex

Friday, September 3, 2010

09.03.10

This was my only day in the office this week, so I wanted to look decent - even though with the holiday weekend coming up, there were even fewer people in the office than there usually are on Fridays.

Top - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Mia 2
Necklace - Kathryn Reichert
Watch - Xhileration

Also, I finally got around to posting my What's In My Purse video that I recorded (literally) two months ago. I wanted to get it off my plate because, per Natalie's request, I just recorded another purse-related video about my new purse organizer (coming soon!).

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

08.31.10 + 09.01.10

I just got home from a three-day business trip. I didn't think to take a picture on Day 1, but it was pretty similar to this (different shoes, though). Here's a couple blurry cell phone pics of my other outfits.

This was the second day of my trip, but the first day of my two-day class. We had been told to wear "summer business casual" attire, but there was actually a lot of variety in what people ended up wearing to class, from suits to jeans.

Top - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Cardigan - Merona
Shoes - American Eagls
Watch - Xhileration

This is the first time I wore this top. I actually got it off the sale rack at Target last year and never wore it because when I tried it on it seemed like it needed a little adjustment around the arm holes, and I never got around to doing that. But when I tried it on at home recently, it fit totally fine! So I saved it to take on a trip.

I just picked up this purple piece at Ross last weekend. It's not a sweater, but I'm not sure what to call it - it's just a long-sleeved, knit, cardigan-like top with ruffles around the neck. I figured it was a good way to get in on the ruffle trend. And I love the color! This outfit was specifically chosen because I went straight from day two of my class to the several-hour train ride home, so I wanted to be comfy.

Shirt - Old Navy
Sweater - CDR
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - Stella & Dot