I was planning to reveal the winning sweater today, but at the last minute decided to switch outfits (three times). I was working at a "help desk" table today at my office and the ruffled sweater outfit ended up looking less professional than I'd planned, the shirt I picked to wear with it looked weird, it was just bad. I'll try again next week.
A busy day, despite having nothing on my calendar - I hardly left my desk all day!
I picked up this flyaway cardigan thing at Ross over the weekend. It just looked so comfy, and it has pockets! Okay, so it's not super flattering (despite Natalie's reassurances) - but after my last two crazy weeks, I just wanted to be relaxed!
After work I changed into jeans and different shoes, and went out to dinner with my husband :o)
The last day of two extremely busy work weeks. Luckily, I was just busy behind the scenes today, and could dress more comfortably. (Some of my coworkers actually wore jeans, so I was the overdressed one in the group!)
Another busy day of facilitating training sessions at work! However, I was in a much less public role today, so I figured I could forgo the jacket and just wear this collared sweater. (Yes, it is all one piece, I'm not wearing a sweater over a shirt.)
Extremely busy day at work today - I am facilitating a couple courses at our huge on-site learning event. We were told to wear suits, and unfortunately I do not have a suit, but I do this this adorable jacket that looked perfect with these black pants and I was dressed perfectly appropriately.
I had today off work for Presidents' Day, but had plans to go out for dinner with a coworker who was coming in from out of town. Turned out her plane was delayed so we canceled our plans, and instead my husband and I went out for dinner with his old boss and his wife. It was nice!
Yes, I wore this sweater on Wednesday. And I wore the pants yesterday. And I wore the shoes on Saturday. Mostly, I am lazy - if something doesn't end up in the laundry basket or back in the closet after I wear it, I will probably wear it again.
The weather is suddenly amazing! I didn't wear a coat when I left work today and I was still a little warm in just my sweater! Tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer..!
Today I worked from home, so I spent the day breaking in these jeans I got last fall and hadn't worn yet. I got a pair in a darker wash at the same time, and wore them all fall and winter. But I could barely get this pair on! Thanks to Natalie, I learned that even though they were the same style and size, they were made at a different time in a different country!
Today was one of my twice-monthly super busy days at work, so I didn't really leave my desk or do anything fun. And I stayed late and came straight home afterward. Boring.
My husband and I went out for dinner tonight to celebrate Valentine's Day.
I had a telepresence meeting at work today. Very neat! It's sort of like a life-sized videoconference - people in another room (another state, even) look like they're sitting right across the table from you. So I wanted to wear something that had at least a little interest on top, since I was "sitting across the table" from a room full of coworkers I don't see very often.
This is not the outfit that I planned to wear today. But it was still so bitterly cold out, I could not imagine wearing anything less than a sweater. So it ended up being a sort of combination of two recent outfits.
It was kind of warmish yesterday, but today it was back to bitterly cold weather. Also, it was a little rainy, so I wore real shoes instead of little flats.
I had a video conference at work today, so I wanted to wear something with a little interest around the neckline. I actually got this shirt a couple weeks ago at a Banana Republic outlet. It's lightweight and has short sleeves, but I've been looking forward to wearing it so I just layered it under a cardigan.
Usually I put my camera on a mini tripod on the top shelf of my bookcase, which works well in general, but tends to make my legs a little stumpy. Today I moved it one shelf down and added a thick book under the tripod. I think this angle works a little better - except for the goofy look on my face!
After staying home for two snow/sick days, I was happy to go back to the office today. Both this shirt and the sweater are new - I picked them up at Target on my last trip there. Of course, no clothes were on my shopping list, but these were on sale!
You can't even tell in this picture that I was about to be sick all day at work and come home early to crash in bed...
This is probably the last time you'll ever see this sweater. I got it in high school (from Delia*s, remember them?!), and it's just a little short on me now.
I decided on Wednesday that I would take today off work - no reason other than that I have some vacation time I have to use up, and the next couple months are going to be busy at work. I ended up going out to lunch and then just doing some chores I'd been putting off at home.
Left to its own devices, my hair is wavy, but I have to "do" it in order to be presentable. It's a lot more effort than just wearing it straight!
I discovered a hole in the sleeve of this sweater today. Not like a tear just... a gap in the cable knit pattern? Boo.
I got this sweater around Christmas time but hadn't worn it yet because I don't really like turtlenecks* or things up around my neck. However, this neck unbuttons, so it's only like a turtleneck on one side. Then in the afternoon I saw my reflection in the bathroom mirror and thought maybe this looked too much like a Star Trek uniform. What do you think?
Monday was a holiday, Tuesday I stayed home due to the snow (our office opened late anyway), and Wednesday was my normal day to work from home, so today was my first day in the office this week! Good thing I wore this warm sweater, there was a breeze by my desk!
For any day this week that I didn't post a picture, I was wearing some variation of this outfit. The main reason is that this sweater is super warm, so by wearing it with a long-sleeved shirt and gloves, I can run from the car to wherever I'm going without having to mess with a coat.
I got a haircut yesterday! I will post better comparison pictures later, but the fun thing now is that when I curl "just the ends," I end up with a nice wavy head of hair!
I'd wanted a tan cardigan for a while (yes, I have that cable-knit one, but I wanted a plain one), and I found this one last month on crazy sale at the Limited. Love it!
In other news, I returned those new pants to the Limited today. I hate returning stuff - even if it's done totally honestly, I feel like the store is going to think I'm trying to pull one over on them.
My first full day in the office in a week! How better to celebrate than with black and gray? (I am wearing a hot pink tank top under that sweater, you just can't see it.)
I was not feeling good this morning, but I'd worked from home due to snow on Friday and am taking the day off tomorrow, so I trudged off to work this morning anyway. That was a mistake. After sitting at my desk for two hours feeling like I might pass out, I headed back home and spent the rest of the day working in bed.
For some reason, last night, I had this thought that I should wear a hot pink sweater today. Of course, I do not own a hot pink sweater, so this was the best I could do :o)
I think I wore this sweater sometime last week while I was on vacation. I don't remember. Luckily, sweaters don't have to be washed every time, right? Especially when you're wearing a tank or something underneath.
Back to work - and now I have to get used to writing "2011" on things!
It's a busy New Year's Eve - this morning my husband and I met up with another couple for brunch, and tonight we'll be going to our friends' house to ring in the new year.
I haven't taken many pictures over my holiday week off, but this one will do double-duty because I wore pretty much the same outfit on Christmas Eve.
Today was my last work day of the year ...except for the work I'm going to have to do next week... At least it was my last day in the office. I went out to lunch with the other two people from my group who were in, and then our site closed at 2 PM so I got to leave early.
It is merely a coincidence that today's outfit is almost the same colors as yesterday's. I really just wanted to wear these shoes!
I did end up going to the Limited on Saturday and taking advantage of their 40% off sale by getting two pairs of pants. These black ones looked awesome in the dressing room, but when I got dressed this morning... I just wasn't feeling it, and ended up changing. I will try again soon, maybe with some different underwear..? 
We went to a Christmas party hosted by friends tonight. I was worried that I was going to get chilly with just 3/4 sleeves and a pretty thin t-shirt and sweater, so I ended up also wearing my black scarf all night - which actually looked good, and did keep me comfortably warm.
I was browsing through this site last night, looking for things I hadn't worn in a while, or wore too much, or maybe shouldn't wear again, and I saw this sweater. Oh yeah, it is soft and very warm! I don't think I've ever worn it buttoned up like this before. And I probably won't again, because it turns out sort of blobby.
After work tonight was the holiday party for my organization at work. It was actually really nice, and I got to see some people I don't see all that often, so we had fun. I decided to wear a cranberry shirt and at least be a little festive looking.
You may be confused, because I do not usually go to the office on Wednesdays. Today I did! Then I played a concert with my band in the evening, where I had to wear a white shirt and black pants and shoes. So I wore an outfit to work that made for as little changing as possible - just had to switch out the sweater for my button-down shirt and I was ready to go.