Nice quiet Friday at work. I kind of hate these sandals, though. The straps are always messed up, and today one of them broke (again - I'd already fixed it last year with superglue).
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.
Last night on I mentioned that it would be nice to have a Closet Fairy who would just hand me an outfit in the morning so I wouldn't have to spend time picking out clothes. Unfortunately, she never turned up today. So this was the best I could do on my own.
Yet another outfit chosen by Natalie - though to be fair, I had been thinking about pairing this top with these pants since the success of my last pink and brown pairing. I don't usually wear white, though, so the cardigan was all her idea.
Another idea stolen from Natalie - she's asked how we organize jewelry. As you may have noticed, I don't really wear a ton of jewelry. Back in middle school when I got my ears pierced, I was totally into all sorts of funky earrings and big crazy necklaces. But now I just have a few small favorite pieces. My mother gave me this jewelry box, and it's perfect for my collection. (And I just reorganized it, luckily!) So I'm keeping easily tangled necklaces on the hooks inside the lid; watches, other necklaces, my one bracelet, and my two non-wedding rings on the upper trays; earrings in the small sections inside (here's a better shot of that); my flat watch and bulkier necklaces in the drawer underneath. The whole thing sits on top of my dresser.
I was excited because I'm taking off tomorrow, so today was my Friday. Also, I had my first staff meeting with my new group (even though it was just over the phone since we're in three different locations).
I really liked this outfit. I was going to wear a brown sweater, but I'm glad I decided to have a little more fun with it and go with the pink :o)
How is it August already? Didn't the summer just start? Oh well, I'll be glad if it ever cools off...
I had a bunch of meetings at work today. But I was so busy, I actually ended up skipping one (it was just an HR update thing in the auditorium, not like anyone was missing me) and the others were over the phone, so I could keep working.
I wore long pants because I thought I might be caught in the rain this morning, but I actually just missed it. The downpour started minutes after I walked into my office.
I remembered at the last minute this morning that in addition to being super busy today at work, I also had to go to this special lunch the leadership team was having with our group, just to introduce everyone and give an overview of what we're working on. So I had to look somewhat decent.