12.31.11

It's a very low-key New Year's Eve this year - dinner out with friends, then watching the countdown from our couch in pajamas. While walking into the restaurant for dinner, this very hip looking girl was sitting outside a tattoo shop, talking on her cell phone. As I passed, she said, "Hey, cool scarf." Woohoo.

Sweater - Merona
Jeans - Old Navy
Scarf - eShakti
Boots - Kirkland

Kirkland boots? As in, Costco brand? Yes. I have heard great things about their Ugg knockoffs, so when I saw the sheepskin boots there, I made plans to get a pair of my own (in gray, my new favorite color, and a color in which I don't have any boots). They are super super comfortable. Extremely warm and soft inside. They're a little taller than my other boots, but on a cold day, I won't mind that a bit.

PS: Still loving my haircut!
PPS: Check out my blog (link at the top of this page) for a completely non-compensated review of my eShakti experience!

12.28.11

Going out to get my big haircut!

Sweater - H&M
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - American Eagle

Here's a before and after picture! My friend, who is a hairdresser, did the chopping and then gave me a beautiful cut. And the ponytail is being sent away to make wigs...

12.27.11

I was off work today, but went out to do errands in the morning, and then got dressed up to meet friends at this big buffet for dinner.

Sweater - Merona
Camisole - Old Navy
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - Lands' End

These are the shoes I love but they seem to have shrunk, giving me crazy blisters on my heels. I lubed my feet up well with blister stick, and didn't do too much walking (not a lot of trips up to the buffet).

12.22.11

I had a feeling there would be very few people in the office today, and I was right. So I was justified in wearing cords (a couple other people there were in jeans!).

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - The Limited
Pants - Old Navy
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - Fossil

What is up with the crazy look on my face here? I must have been excited that it was my last workday of the year!

12.20.11

Looking a little festive again with my green because my little team (just three of us) went out for a pre-holiday lunch.

Shirt - New York & Company
Cardigan - JKLA California
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle

I always forget about this shirt, in fact I may not have worn it on this blog before..? (Too lazy to check.) But it's kind of light and has 3/4 sleeves, so I needed to wear something over it today.

12.19.11

Even though there's a lot of stuff happening this week, because people have waited until the end-of-year deadline to finish projects, I'm hoping this is a low-stress week at work. To get in the low-stress mood, I wore corduroy pants. (I was not alone, there were people in jeans!)

Sweater - Old Navy
Camisole - Old Navy
Pants - Old Navy
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - Adorkable Jewelry

I got a lot of compliments from people on this necklace today, but I think they were just buttering me up to do some work for them.

12.16.11

Today was our site holiday party at work. It seemed like everybody wore red! I was festive in my green, instead.

Sweater - H&M
Camosole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - Mossimo



I have to explain about my hair. I first straightened it, then thought I'd try to curl it loosely for waves. Then that didn't really work out so I straightened it again. And in the end it just looked like a mess.

12.15.11

Suuuuuper busy day at work today. But I love these colors together (yes I'm counting sparkle shoes as a color).

Shirt - Loft
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Earrings - Stella & Dot

12.12.11

I was facilitating a big event at work today, and we were told to wear suits, so I pulled out this jacket that I hadn't worn since the last time I facilitated an event. It turned out that the other people who were doing what I was doing did not wear suits or jackets, but some of the other people in our group were, so I didn't look over-formal.

Shirt - Banana Republic
Jacket - First Option
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Watch - Fossil

Guess what - from eShakti I chose a jacket to review! So hopefully the next time I have to do one of these events (in January) I'll have a nice custom-fit jacket to wear!

12.11.11

This hoodie cracks me up every time I see it. It's actually from the Boys' department! I saw it while I was out with some friends and said, "Hey, do you think this would fit me?" It's got all these hilarious drawings on it: diving helmets, skulls and crossbones, Sasquatch..!

Shirt - Old Navy
Hoodie - Old Navy
Jeans - Old Navy
Boots - Bearpaws

I need your help! I've been asked to review something from eShakti. (I must be the last blogger to do so.) I need to pick the item I want. I wanted something where I could really test out their custom sizing, but they don't have button-down shirts, and I don't really wear dresses, so do you want to suggest something for me to try?

12.10.11

We're on our way to a Christmas party tonight. It's a couple hours away, and we're making another stop first, so I'm sure by the time I get there I'll be all disheveled, but at least I have proof that I looked nice when I left.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Mossimo
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - zoe&zac
Earrings - Stella & Dot

Yes, I wore this sweater to the same party last year. This is my official "holiday party" sweater.

12.08.11

All I had in my head was these shoes, the rest of the outfit fell into place.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - Merona
Shoes - Sag Harbor
Necklace - Tibet Arts & Novelties

I got this necklace several years ago when we were on an overnight trip. The store no longer exists, but it had all sorts of traditional items from Tibet. This locket has the Tibetan symbol for "om" on it.

12.05.11

Today I had a video conference, and I learned that polka dots don't transmit so well over video...

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

My hair is getting crazy long, so I decided I'm cutting and donating it in January, no matter what. (Yet it is still not long enough for a decent hair bra...)

12.01.11

I thought this would be a laid back day before my day off. Instead, it was one of the craziest and most stressful workdays I have ever had, after which I came home, turned on my computer, and continued working until nearly 10 PM. I'll be glad for that vacation day!

Sweater - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Adorkable Jewelry

11.29.11

All I knew was that I wanted to wear these silver shoes today. And that after yesterday's big heavy sweater, I wanted to dress in layers.

Cardigan - Merona
Shirt - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - gift
Watch - Mossimo

11.28.11

A big warm sweater was a bad choice today. It was nice when I left this morning and it was cold, but by the afternoon I was hot in my office. Then I stopped at Target on my way home and was sweating up a storm by the time I was done walking through there. I am enjoying the mild weather we're having right now, but it's really cutting into my sweater wearing time!

Sweater - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Lela Rose
Earrings - Stella & Dot

I've never had a problem with it before, but this sweater also got really itchy today.

11.26.11

I thought I would curl my hair today before running out for some quick errands. Also, I'm supposed to be going to a birthday party tonight, so hopefully by the time that rolls around, my hair will have relaxed into nice waves.

Shirt - Merona
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - Mossimo

11.24.11

Happy Thanksgiving! This outfit is designed for maximum comfort while eating (and traveling between) two Thanksgiving dinners :o)

Sweater - Merona
Camisole - Merona
Jeggings - Mossimo
Shoes - zoe&zac

Bonus: My cat is looking up at me wondering what the heck I'm doing, and also when he will get fed.

11.22.11

Today was a cold, rainy day... Surprisingly, this is the "brightened up" version of the outfit I'd been planning to wear today!

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - gift

I still haven't decided what to wear for Thanksgiving! I'm going to two different dinners, so it's got to be comfy. Last year I wore jeggings, which I may try to repeat because they are like wearing yoga pants. Any suggestions?!

11.21.11

A very cold morning calls for a warm sweater and corduroy pants.

Shirt - Merona
Sweater - Old Navy
Pants - Old Navy
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

Luckily I'm only in the office two days this week, because it is a ghost town at work!

11.17.11

Yay, a clear photo for once! After a couple mild days, the weather suddenly turned bitterly cold. Everyone at work was wearing something snuggly looking.

Sweater - H&M
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot

11.15.11

Busy busy day at work, followed by a busy evening! And I just could not get a clear photo this morning! But I've been trying to do this wavy thing with my hair and I think I've got it :o)

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Stella & Dot
Watch - Fossil

11.14.11

I've been pretty casual lately and haven't worn one of these shirts, so here you go. I've also realized that despite having like 10 million 3/4 sleeve cardigans, I only have about 4 long-sleeved ones.

Shirt - H&M
Camisole - Old Navy
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

11.10.11

This is a horrible picture. I think I need to start borrowing my husband's tripod for these.

Shirt - Loft
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Watch - Mossimo

We had another videoconference at work today, so I thought I'd wear a bright color this time, but it ended up that we just used our own webcams, so I was only visible from about the neck up and it didn't really matter.

11.08.11

Today was the debut of this cute polka dot shirt. You may have noticed I'm not really a "pattern" person, but this was cute, and black and white, so I figured I'd give it a try. It's hard to dress around polka dots, though! Just me?

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

11.04.11

I had a big video conference at work today, but actually it turned out that I couldn't be seen that much on screen, so, oh well. One of my co-workers asked why I was in black and white on the video. I was not, I was in color, but I was wearing dark clothes and sitting in front of a black curtain, and I am so pale, that I guess it looked like black and white on screen!

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Watch - Fossil
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

11.03.11

Yes, I wore these cute purple shoes again. They are just so comfy! This was another of those outfits that went through like three iterations before I was able to leave the house - and then when we went out tonight I got changed completely anyway (except for the earrings, I kept those on).

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Kathryn Riechert

11.01.11

Needed something that could go from work to dinner out, since I wouldn't have much time to change in between. So I just swapped out my work pants for jeans when I got home and we were off.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Isabella Rodriguez
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Target

10.31.11

I sort of forgot it was Halloween until later in the morning, so I did not dress in a very Halloween-y manner. Don't worry, I changed into a black sweater, jeggings, and boots when it was time to give out candy.

Sweater - H&M
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Adorkable Jewelry

10.28.11

Today was a full workday with almost nobody else in the office, followed by our quarterly Girls Night Out! Also, it suddenly turned freezing cold, so it was corduroy pants again, as well as my warmer winter coat for the first time this season!

Top - Old Navy
Cardigan - JKLA California
Pants - Old Navy
Shoes - zoe&zac
Earrings - gift
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

10.25.11

I put this outfit together (in my head) the night before. Saved me a lot of time this morning!

Sweater - Old Navy
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Sag Harbor
Earrings - gift



I stopped at Costco on my way home and this lady in line behind me was asking me about clothes (she was buying some sweaters or something) and telling me how nice I looked. It was odd :o)

10.24.11

Last week one of my coworkers wore probably this same pair of cords, which reminded me that I should wear mine. Since it's been so chilly lately, it was the perfect excuse to wear soft, warm pants and a cozy sweater. (I don't completely understand why, but this sweater is so much softer and warmer than my other cardigans.)

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Limited
Pants - Old Navy
Shoes - zoe&zac
Earrings - Stella & Dot

10.20.11

Four consecutive days in the office, can you believe it?! Today was our last day with our new contractor in the office, so I wore a fun sweater in case we took some group photos or anything. We didn't.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - Mossimo

10.19.11

This is the debut of the other item I got with my Lands' End Canvas LivingSocial deal. In this case, I ordered the shirt in my regular size, medium, and... I kind of wish I'd gotten a small. It fits well, it's just a little looser than I usually wear. But I guess that's the LEC fit.

Shirt - Lands' End Canvas
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - What's What
Earrings - gift
Watch - New York & Company

10.18.11

We have a new contractor visiting this week to get oriented in her new job. Yesterday was her first day in the office, and she and our other coworker both wore purple, black, and gray! I was like, "Ugh, I wore those colors all week last week! Why didn't you tell me so I could coordinate with you?!" So I wore that combo today, instead.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - New York & Company
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - Fossil

10.17.11

Yes, I wore almost this exact same outfit exactly two weeks ago. Just the pants and earrings are different (but similar). I was going to wear a different sweater, but I didn't like the way the crew neck interacted with the neckline of the shirt. So it was back to my trusty v-neck cardi!

Shirt - Loft
Cardigan - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Loopsdesigns

I liked my other picture better, but it was too blurry to use. So you get this one with crazy eyes instead.

10.15.11

Ok, one more day of black, gray, and purple week! This time I worked it into what has become my weekend uniform lately.

Shirt - Old Navy
Sweater - Lands' End Canvas
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - Mossimo

I ordered this sweater from LEC because I had a LivingSocial gift certificate to use there, and I can always do with a new gray sweater, right? Unfortunately, it was on clearance, and while I usually wear a medium, that size was not available, so I went with small. The arms are a tiny bit short. But I'm not sure I would have wanted the body of the sweater any bigger or longer. I think it looks fine - and I love it!

10.14.11

Well, did you figure it out? This has been black, gray, and purple week! And to cap it off I was going to wear a solid black top, but I decided to pull out this black and gray shirt instead.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Watch - Mossimo

In case you were wondering, my nails have been painted in Sally Hansen "Uptempo Plum" for most of this week - a very very dark purple - though that was not intentionally chosen to coordinate with black, gray, and purple week.

10.13.11

I could not get a good picture this morning. This was the best combination of face + hair + clothes that I could get.

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

Have you noticed a theme in my outfits this week? Stay tuned tomorrow for the exciting conclusion!

10.11.11

Here is another of my Loft outlet purchases (you may remember its turquoise sister from last week).

Shirt - Loft
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle



This was the other pair of shoes I got at Payless that they didn't have in the size/color I wanted online. They're purple, but very dark. I think they'll look great with jeans, too.

10.10.11

It's Monday :o( But I am wearing two new things today :o) This cardigan is another purchase from the Loft outlet. I was unsure about it because of the cropped length, but I know you're not supposed to wear things that hit at the widest part of your body, and all my sweaters hit right there at my hips. I like this one because it hits at the narrowest part of my body, so that looks better, right? Right?

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Loft
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - Fossil



These shoes are the other new item. Story of the shoes: I was killing time with a friend before dinner a few weeks ago, trying on shoes at Payless, and I found two pairs I really liked. But I decided to wait until their BOGO sale to buy them. So BOGO started this week and since I already knew the style and size I wanted, I just went online to order them - and they were sold out of my size! So while I was out this weekend, I just stopped in at the Payless I'd been at before, and they had both pairs I wanted, in my size still! So I got them :o) (You can't tell from this picture, but these are wedges.)