07.07.11

Second try at the sweater! This time I wore it over a sleeveless top and kept it on all day - and got compliments!

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

07.05.11

Today was my first day back to the office after a four-day weekend. The facilities people apparently did not get that memo, as it felt for most of the day like they'd forgotten to turn the air conditioning back on. So I did not wear this fun new sweater all day. Maybe I'll try again on Thursday.

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

I also forgot to wear a watch today. I guess I've been away from work too long.

07.01.11

Day one of my four-day weekend! I spent the morning running errands, then went to a friend's house in the afternoon to help her pack, as she is moving in a couple weeks. We got her whole kitchen done, plus I got to hang out with her kids and we had pizza for dinner :o)

Shirt - Converse One Star
Jeans - Old Navy
Flip-Flops - Tommy Hilfiger

I love the neckline of this shirt! Ok, it's more than the neckline, it's really the whole front of the shirt. Love it!

06.30.11

Ugh, what a horrible picture. Today was my Friday, as I have a 4-day weekend. However, it was also one of the busiest workdays I've had in a long time. I had solid meetings scheduled from 9 AM to 4 PM, with a little half-hour break somewhere in there. I guess a lot of people wanted to get things done before the holiday.

Shirt - Mossimo
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Tommy Hilfiger
Watch - New York & Company
Earrings - Stella & Dot

I always forget about these sandals, or remember them as being uncomfortable. They weren't uncomfortable! And they're pretty much my only pair of brown sandals at the moment...

06.28.11

It was supposed to be warmer and more humid today, so I planned to wear a skirt (to take advantage of having recently shaved my legs). But then I decided I'd be too cold in the office, so I switched to pants.

Shirt - Old Navy
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Bandolino
Watch - Mossimo
Necklace - Stella & Dot

Outtake!

So many women at work today were wearing purple, or purple and black. Then my husband and I went to the mall tonight, and tons of people there were wearing purple, too!

06.27.11

It was so quiet at work today. When I got to the office, I seriously wanted to double-check that it wasn't a Sunday or holiday. I think a lot of people are taking the week off to take advantage of the holiday, and also the majority of our department is apparently at a conference out of state this week.

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

06.23.11

Of course, one of my best work friends was also wearing black and gray. Then my husband and I went out for ice cream after dinner, and he had on a black and gray t-shirt. Guess it was a black and gray kind of day...

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

These quickly became one of my favorite pairs of pants. I wish NY&Co had this style in more colors!

06.21.11

I got this shirt months ago, but it was wintertime then, so I haven't worn it until today. Hello, new shirt!

Shirt - Julie's Closet
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Watch - Mossimo
Earrings - loopsdesigns

06.20.11

This wasn't exactly what I'd been planning to wear, but you know how it is - you switch out the shirt, and then you change your mind about the shoes, and then it's a different sweater... and then you've got a whole new outfit.

Shirt - Old Navy
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Watch - Mossimo
Necklace - Adorkable Jewelry

06.17.11

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).

Shirt - Old Navy
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Mia 2
Watch - New York & Comapny

I don't think I've ever worn this shirt to work before!

06.16.11

Went out for dinner with my in-laws tonight after work... fun fun.

Top - Old Navy
Cardigan - Old Navy
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - American Eagle
Watch - Mossimo

06.15.11

This was a second-choice shirt. I was going to wear this hot pink H&M shirt (last seen here), but it was so wrinkly and saggy looking. I don't know what was going on with it. I may actually get rid of that top (and its green and purple cousins), they have always fit kind of weird...

Shirt - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Cardigan - Merona
Shoes - Lela Rose
Necklace - Stella & Dot
Watch - New York & Company

This is not such a great picture, but it's the only one that didn't come out blurry. Ugh, what is going on with my camera?!

06.07.11

I always have a hard time with this top - it's long and loose, and with my regular work pants it makes me look so sloppy. But these pants are cut a little slimmer than my others so I think it looked okay. Anyway, I was one of about four people on my whole floor today - a lot of people in our department are away for a meeting this week.

Shirt - Perseption Concept
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Clarks
Watch - New York & Company

I haven't been wearing sweaters much at work because it's relatively comfortable in my office. Turns out the guy in the office next to me had some problem with his air conditioning that made it really hot in there. They "fixed" it by setting it so the AC is on at full blast all the time, so it is now freezing where I am, as the cold air billows out. The sweater was in full effect today. Sigh.

06.06.11

I was hoping for a stress-free week at work, but boy, it got off to a busy start! Also, two of us were wearing purple v-necks with black pants. I always end up matching someone...

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Lela Rose
Watch - Mossimo
Earrings - Stella & Dot

Yeah, my shoes almost didn't make it into the picture. And my earrings didn't make it at all...

06.03.11

Since it was another quiet Friday at work, I wore jeans to the office. Also, I was going out after work with some friends :o) I hate tucking stuff in, but this top is so long, I really have to.

Shirt - Banana Republic
Cardigan - Merona
Jeans - Gap
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
Watch - New York & Company

While out for our girls' night, I picked up a new pair of sunglasses. I now have three pairs that I really like. I can't decide which look better on me, though. I prefer the smaller ones, but lately I've been wearing the bigger glasses in an attempt to better protect the skin around my eyes. What do you think?







Dockers

Nine West

Cole Haan

06.02.11

You may notice I'm in a different room today. That is because we had a little cat-astrophe this morning (don't ask) that led to me stripping the sheets off the bed and my husband going back to sleep for a bit in the room where I usually do my pictures.

Shirt - Mossimo
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - American Eagle
Watch - New York & Company
Earrings - Stella & Dot

I really like the cut of this shirt and the pintuck detail, but I feel like the color just doesn't go with anything else. I hate it with black. I guess with gray pants it's just okay. What color would you pair it with?

06.01.11

What? I went to work on a Wednesday? Yes, and I even wore a skirt!

Shirt - Merona
Skirt - H&M
Cardigan - Merona
Sandals - Annie
Watch - Mossimo

My legs will never get any darker than this, and it's now June, I might as well start wearing skirts...

05.31.11

I actually ended up wearing this cardigan at work today! Mostly because this top is sleeveless and as people started coming in, I felt kind of inappropriate with my bare arms.

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

05.29.11

Hope everyone's having as relaxing a holiday weekend as my cats are!

Shirt - Old Navy
Shorts - Old Navy
Sandals - Clarks

This hairdo is the reason why I let my hair grow long for summertime. Special thanks to the amazing Goody Spin Pin!

05.27.11

I should have known that on the Friday before a holiday weekend, nobody would show up to attend any meetings in person.

Shirt - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Sandals - Clarks
Watch - Xhileration
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

I've only ever worn this top once before, when we went out to dinner with another couple last summer. It was so humid out, but we'd been looking forward to sitting on the restaurant's deck, so we sat outside. That ended up being probably the sweatiest meal I ever ate.

05.26.11

Today was another one of those "you stood in front of the closet for how long to come up with this?!" mornings. It's just that it was so hot and humid, but I didn't want to wear anything sleeveless in case I took off my sweater because I haven't shaved under my arms for a couple days... Ah, the trials of being a woman. It turned out to be a good choice because I actually wore the sweater for 0.0 minutes all day at work.

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


(Hmm, I could stand to get my eyebrows done...)

05.24.11

It was disgustingly humid today. Even my office felt gross. What you don't see here is that I ended up wearing my hair in a cute ponytail all day (low and to the side, so it fell forward over my shoulder).

Shirt - H&M
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - zoe&zac
Watch - New York & Company

05.23.11

Whoops, we are a little blurry today. We will have to try harder next time.

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



This was a last minute switch-out shirt. The neckline of the one I was planning to wear looked weird with the neckline of the sweater.

05.21.11

A rare weekend post from me! My husband and I slept in today, then tried to think of something fun to do. In the end, we just ended up going out for a late lunch of hamburgers and frozen yogurt :o)

Shirt - Old Navy
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - zoe&zac
Purse - Merona

05.20.11

Fridays are always quiet at work, except I have a standing meeting with an external vendor that actually takes place in person, so I do feel bad dressing too casually. I hadn't worn this shirt to work yet, but I think it worked for a semi-casual day.

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

05.19.11

I try to at least have an idea the night before or in the morning of what I want to wear for the day, so I'm not just standing in front of my closet. This morning all that came to mind was "pink and brown," and I didn't want to wear that pink and brown striped top. So I pulled out this sweater that I haven't worn in a while. I guess a lot of other people had the "pink" idea this morning, too - I think I counted five other women in my area at work who also had on pink tops!

Sweater - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Hot Kiss
Watch - New York & Company
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

05.17.11

It's gotten quite a bit chillier this week, so I thought I'd get one more use out of this long-sleeved sweater thing. It's very lightweight, but I did end up pushing the sleeves up by the end of the day.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Agenda
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Watch - New York & Company
Earrings - Stella & Dot

Here's the second watch I got at New York & Company. It's just a plain, stretchy-band watch, but I really like it. (Even though I have tiny wrists, my current stretchy-band watch is so tight! And the metal makes my skin itch. This one doesn't!)

05.16.11

I was sick all last week and didn't really wear any makeup (both didn't feel like it and didn't want to contaminate it with my germs). Feeling better this week, though, and brightening up with some lipstick.

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

I may have mentioned that my little Xhileration watch from Target was breaking, and wasn't worth the cost of repairing? I've been looking for a replacement, and picked up this one at New York & Company on Friday - they were buy one, get one half off! Moments after taking this picture, I realized I hadn't yet removed the little tab for the battery or set the time.

I had to walk somewhere this afternoon with a couple coworkers and we realized we were all wearing gray pants and black sweaters. But they were also wearing black shirts, at least I jazzed it up with my blue top.

05.13.11

Nothing that I thought was going to happen at work today happened. But I did get to go to a picnic at work. And later I swapped my gray pants for jeans and went out to dinner with my husband.

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

Yes, this outfit is almost identical to yesterday's... I promise that upon closer inspection, the shirts are different styles, the pants are made of different material, and the shoes have different decorations. The sweaters are the same.

05.12.11

Oh look, I wore those new shoes again! I was planning to wear a necklace, but nothing was falling in the right place compared to the neckline of this shirt, so I ended up wearing earrings. I try to avoid wearing them when I know I'm going to be on the phone all day, but, oh well...

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Lela Rose
Watch - Xhileration
Earrings - loopsdesigns

Don't mind that weird chunk of hair sticking out - this was still the best picture I got today.

05.10.11

Took a few tries to get a good picture this morning - I have a bad cold (didn't even go to the office yesterday) and in every shot I looked like I was about to die :o( (Good news: I'm feeling better already, I think I'll beat this thing!)

Shirt - Mossimo
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Lela Rose
Watch - Xhileration

Even though I bought them last year, today was the debut of these shoes. I ordered these and a few other shoes from Payless, but it was a little too cold for cut-outs by the time I got them. I love them, though! Expect to see them lots this spring and summer!

05.06.11

It's gotten quite chilly this week! I was sure glad to have this warm sweater when we went out for lunch today!

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

05.05.11

It was a beautiful spring day, not to mention Cinco de Mayo, so of course I dressed like it was fall.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - Gap
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot

05.03.11

I wear little stocking socks almost every day, but I skipped them today because 1) it was warm, and 2) these shoes have a spot that destroys stocking socks, and I just pulled out a new pair, so I didn't want to wreck them right away. What's the point of this story? My feet are very pale.

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

Should not have bothered curling my hair this morning - the humidity turned it into a huge puff by noon.

05.02.11

Please disregard the fact that I look somewhat insane in this picture. I was supposed to have a bunch of meetings today, but then they ended up getting canceled or the people I was meeting with just called, rather than meeting in person, so as usual I was hardly seen by anyone all day.

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