06.11.10

I still wasn't feeling 100% better, but I had already planned to take the afternoon off work, so I figured I could handle sitting at my desk for four hours. Also, I was excited to wear my new necklace :o)

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

My friend who hosted the Stella & Dot party and I have exactly the same style, and actually we ordered a couple of the same things: the earrings I wore yesterday, and this necklace. In fact, I had to take it off of her at the party so I could try it on! I like that you can wear it long, or double it up like this and wear it shorter. The charms actually all have little dots and patterns hammered into them, but I kind of prefer wearing it backwards, with the blank sides facing out.

06.10.10

I suddenly got a cold the night before... and I really tried today... but I was so sick, I had to leave work early. I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening on the sofa, going through a million tissues and drinking a million cups of tea.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Hot Kiss
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Watch - Timex

These new earrings are the result of the Stella & Dot party I went to last Friday. My order actually arrived on Wednesday - that was quick!

06.08.10

This shirt is another of my recent Ross finds. I like that it's an embellished top I can actually wear (no floofiness!), and it's like a comfy t-shirt with a little something different.

Shirt - Liz Claiborne (from Ross)
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Bracelet - Gift
Watch - Mossimo


Shirt detail

Out of all the jewelry I don't wear, I wear bracelets the least. They just bug me, they're always bumping around on the desk, and metal usually makes me itchy anyway. I really like this little delicate one, though, and the buckle look is so neat!

06.07.10

I was planning on waiting until later in the week, but I ended up taking this morning to pack up my entire desk for my impending move. This probably wasn't the best outfit to do that in, but I was able to deal with it.

Shirt - H&M
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Covington
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - Mossimo

I'm still loving these H&M tops. Here's the debut of number 2 of 4! I just had to watch it, because sometimes I looked down and was like, "Woah, cleavage!"

06.05.10

My wedding anniversary is tomorrow, but since so much good stuff is closed on Sundays, and we happened to have a free Saturday, my husband and I went to Baltimore, MD for the day. We went to a museum, walked around the inner harbor, and had a lovely dinner at a nice restaurant. I had been planning to bring a change of clothes, but amazingly I was able to spend the whole day in this outfit! (I just wore regular Old Navy flip-flops for walking around during the day - I wouldn't have been able to make it even in these wedges.)

Top - Carolyn Taylor (from Ross)
Capris - Old Navy
Sandals - Bass

Natalie, this is the top I figured you'd like! Here's a close-up of the braiding at the neckline - I love it!

06.04.10

It's a two outfit day!
Almost everyone was either on vacation or working from home, so it was just me and one other person at work for most of the day. Which would have been fine, until the moving and construction began (a lot of people on our floor were moving desks this week). So we ended up skipping out a bit early... Shh!

Shirt - H&M
Capris - Old Navy
Sandals - Bass
Watch - Mossimo

In the evening, I went to a jewelry party, coincidentally hosted by the same girl I was stuck at work with. Lots of fun, and I bought some pretty pieces I'm excited to wear - hopefully I get them soon!

Shirt - Modbe
Jeans - Old Navy
Sandals - Clarks

06.03.10

Weird, last time I wore this sweater it was with a shirt the same color as this skirt.

Shirt - Modbe
Cardigan - Merona
Skirt - H&M
Sandals - David Tate
Earrings - Loopsdesigns
Watch - Xhileration

As I was getting dressed this morning, my husband asked if there were snowflakes on my sweater. I told him I thought they were flowers, and then he suggested they were dandelion fluff.

06.02.10

I got to debut two new pieces from my weekend of shopping at band practice tonight!

Shirt - Merona
Capris - Merona
Sandals - Clarks



I've been looking for a while for some kind of embellished t-shirt, but they all have beading or flowers or goofy stuff on them. This one just has screenprinting (the gray flowers) and embroidery (the black ones). Let's see how it holds up in the wash.

06.01.10

The one good thing about going back to work after the holiday weekend is that I get to start wearing my new purchases!

Top - H&M
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - Timex
Sunglasses - Nine West

I'm a fan of this top - good thing, because I got it in four colors, haha! I like that I can get the collared, button-down look without the collar or the buttons.

Also, I got this huge pair of sunglasses at Ross. I've wanted some big sunglasses since last summer, and these seemed sufficiently plain. What do you think, do they look crazy? I've been wearing them for a couple days now, they feel like wearing goggles in chemistry class.

05.31.10

Not much of an outfit to share today, I just wanted to share the premiere appearance of the Bermuda shorts I got yesterday. Why have I waited until this summer to try this length of shorts? Suddenly I'm not embarrassed to go out in public in shorts! And I needed them today, it was hot and humid.

Shirt - Old Navy
Shorts - Old Navy
Sandals - Clarks

05.28.10

Today I broke one of the cardinal rules of a "multiples buyer" - I wore something that I'd already worn in a different color earlier in the week. Oh well, considering it was a Friday and the day before a holiday weekend, there was hardly anyone in my office to notice.

Shirt - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Clarks
Watch - Mossimo

05.27.10

It got crazy hot this week, and was about 90 degrees in my house while I was getting ready this morning. Even though my office is always so cold, I knew I'd have enough residual heat in me to get away with wearing a skirt to work.

Top - Merona
Skirt - H&M
Cardigan - Merona
Sandals - David Tate
Watch - Xhileration

05.24.10

You may have noticed that in most these pictures one pant leg appears longer than the other. No, I do not have one freakishly short leg. I usually bend one leg in a contrapposto pose (thank you, art school). Unfortunately, you don't always see the bend in my leg, but you can tell by where my pants hit my foot.

Shirt - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Watch - Mossimo

Not pictured: the black cardigan I wore all day because my office is freezing!

05.20.10

I knew I was going to wear the black pants and gray top today, it was just a question of what color sweater I wore. My husband helped me pick the pink one from several options :o)

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

05.17.10

Yet another long day at work! Plus I was apparently in charge of taking the consultants to lunch (they aren't usually at my site). Really looking forward to this project being over.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - What's What
Earrings - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - Mossimo

I feel like I had a pretty good hair day, anyway...

05.14.10

I'd just gotten back from a business trip and had a busy Friday planned back at the office, so a friend and I were joking about wearing jeans to work. Somehow, though, I managed to look pulled-together!

Shirt - Old Navy
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Hot Kiss
Necklace - Target
Watch - Timex

05.05.10

I left the house twice today: once to go to Home Depot for supplies to fix my wall, and once to go to band practice. It was a beautiful day and night, though!

Shirt - Old Navy
Camisole - Old Navy
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - Converse One Star

OMG, I just realized I've only posted an outfit with these shoes once before, and it was almost the exact same outfit!

05.04.10

I need to train myself not to say, "Thanks, it's from Target!" when someone tells me they like what I'm wearing. "Thanks, it's from Tarzhay" isn't much better either, which is what I said today when a co-worker told me she liked my sweater.

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

I got a Conair You Style last night and was eager to try it out today. My hair seems to naturally flip out at the ends, even when I straighten it, so I liked that this made it easy to flip the ends under.

05.03.10

It has been really hot and humid for the past couple of days, and I refuse to set up our air conditioners this early in the season. So please excuse my red, sweaty face and frizzy hair. This was actually taken first thing in the morning, before I went to work!

Top - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Hot Kiss
Necklace - Target
Watch - Timex

I ended up changing my necklace before I left for work. I didn't think this one looked right with the top, though looking at it now it actually seems fine. Oh well.

04.29.10

Good thing I looked a little more pulled-together today - we had a power outage and then a fire at work! This of course meant that I was outside with several buildings' worth of people for a bit while the smoke cleared, so far more people saw me than usual! Luckily, it was nice out - certainly a good day for a fire alarm!

Shirt - H&M
Camisole - Old Navy
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Target
Watch - Mossimo

04.27.10

It was so cold in my office! This sweater is really warm, and I was still freezing. Seems like it's always either freezing or stuffy in there - I wish they could regulate things better.

Shirt - Old Navy
Sweater - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - What's What
Watch - Timex

04.23.10

I don't wear stuff with hoods to work. In fact, I think I've only done it once or twice - I have this white fuzzy hooded sweater that's really cute in the winter. But it was Friday and I was by myself in the office for most of the day, so I went for it.

Shirt - Merona
Sweater - Mossimo
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Loopsdesigns

This is actually a very nice sweater, hood or not. The knit is soft, and the color is awesome. But, it started pilling almost immediately. I'm afraid to wash it, it might just fall apart!

04.22.10

Happy Earth Day! No, I didn't intentionally wear brown in honor of the earth, but it sort of worked out that way. My office was kind of undecided when it came to temperature today - usually it's just freezing in there, but today it was also sometimes warm and humid. So I was occasionally sweater-less during the day.

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

This was the first time in a long time that I wore this necklace, because I recently found it in a box. I got so many compliments on it! Would you believe that I bought it ten or more years ago at Target?!

04.20.10

I thought this sweater was cute in the store, but when I put it on for work my husband gave me the side-eye. Is it crazy looking? He also said the blue with it was too bright..?! That bright turquoise blue is "my" color!

Shirt - Old Navy
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - What's What
Watch - Mossimo

04.19.10

You know, it's hard to keep coming up with things to say about my outfit every day! This is a new shirt :o)

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

04.16.10

I don't have much to say about this one, except that it was very warm in the afternoon and I did a lot of running around after work, so that sweater came right off.

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

04.15.10

So many of us were wearing purple and black at work today! Either in patterns, or purple tops with black pants and sweaters, like I and several others wore. Weird how that often seems to happen...

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

04.13.10

There was supposed to be a bigwig at work today, and I felt a little under dressed in my very basic outfit. But then we found out that the visit was canceled, so I didn't feel so bad about it after all.

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

I love these double-layer shirts from Target. I now have a good collection - some ballet neck, some v-neck, and some sleeveless.

04.11.10

Really bad picture, but... I had to show off my new Skechers Shape-Ups! They're really not that crazy looking, and they didn't hurt my legs or ankles at all; despite the instruction that came with them to only wear them for 25-45 minutes at first, I wore them all day. A friend of mine has a pair that she just wears out and about, not specifically while exercising, and she said she noticed a difference in the way her jeans fit, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to give them a try!

Shirt - Old Navy
Jacket - Old Navy
Jeans - Old Navy
Sneakers - Skechers

04.09.10

After several unseasonably hot days, it finally cooled off - a lot! I didn't wear a jacket to work, and I was cold walking in and out. Luckily, I stayed inside all day.

Sweater - H&M
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Watch - Mossimo

04.08.10

Today was probably the last warm day we'll have for a while - thank goodness, it's only April, I'm not ready for all this heat!

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Loopsdesigns
Watch - Xhileration

04.06.10

Another sunny, warm day put me in the mood for more bright color! I had actually packed this shirt for my overnight trip last weekend, but ended up not wearing it. So since it was out anyway, I decided to wear it rather than put it back in the closet.

Shirt - H&M
Camisole - Old Navy
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Target
Watch - Mossimo

I usually crop photos more than this, but I needed to include my little orange cat - he looks so interested in what I'm doing!

04.05.10

I got a lot of mileage out of this sleeveless blue shirt recently! I wore it to a party on Saturday night, Easter dinner on Sunday night, and to work on Monday! (Don't worry, I only wore it for a couple hours on Saturday and Sunday - it was definitely clean enough to wear again.)

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Watch - Mossimo

Also, these shoes are my new favorites. I've been wearing them out and about with jeans - they class up an outfit a bit, and they're extremely comfortable.

04.04.10

Remember when I went to that wedding a few weeks ago and I got a couple dress options from Target? I also picked up this cute polka dot jersey number that was a little too casual for the wedding, but I knew I'd have an opportunity to wear it sometime. So I decided to wear it for brunch on Easter, with a pink sweater to brighten it up.

Dress - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Shoes - Covington

I'm very happy with the dress - usually I have problems with dresses that have defined waistbands or, you know, "chest triangles," but this one fit great!

04.01.10

I did not like this outfit at all. It was a beautiful spring day so I wanted to wear something bright and short-sleeved, but I also needed a sweater to cover up in my cold office, and I really wanted to wear these gray suede shoes. The resulting outfit looks weirdly thrown together. Oh well.


Top - Merona
Cardigan - Bass
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Watch - Mossimo