02.25.13

We're having an audit at work this week, and I could potentially be called in for an interview, but not sure when, so I just need to look presentable.

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

02.21.13

Yeah, this sweater again. We had a visit from our leadership team today at work, and I ended up sitting directly opposite my boss' boss' boss. Also, we were in the conference room next door to the one I was in last week, and it was freezing cold! Everyone complained!
Sweater - New York & Company
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot

02.19.13

This top has tiny sparkly studs all over it, and is yet another piece I picked up on my holiday weekend sale shopping. I was going to wear it with a different sweater, but my husband kept making comments about how it wasn't like my usual style, and was a lot of sparkle for work. So I went with this jersey cardi, which I think keeps it covered a little bit more, and I loved the way it looked!
Shirt - New York & Company
Cardigan - JKLA California
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
This was not the picture I intended to use for today's outfit, but I accidentally deleted the wrong one off my camera, and kept this one, so this is what you get.

02.14.13

It was not much of a Valentine's Day... I was stuck in an all-day workshop at work. For the past two years, every time I'd been in the conference room we had reserved, it was freezing cold. So I prepared by wearing a nice warm sweater. Surprise! The room was toasty warm all day today!
Sweater - Bass
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

02.12.13

It did not occur to me until much later in the day that all three pieces of clothing I was wearing are from NY&Co! Not sure how I feel about these tops with these sweaters, though... It may not be happening again.
Shirt - New York & Company
Cardigan - New York & Company
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Merona
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert
As usual, the outfit was really just an excuse to wear these super-comfy shoes.

02.11.13

Was it too soon to wear this sweater again? I just think it's so cute!
Sweater - Loft
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

02.07.13

It was a freezing day, and I knew I was going out for lunch, so needed the scarf for a little extra warmth...
Sweater - Merona
Scarf - H&M
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Earrings - Kathryn Riechert

02.05.13

You know what's really bad? When I make a conscious decision not to wear purple for once, and end up wearing a sweater in "raisin."
Sweater - Loft
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Necklace - Charming Charlie

02.04.13

Here's the black version of that purple sweater I wore the other day. Very rare for me: the trim is sort of an animal print!
Cardigan - New York & Company
Shirt - Merona
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

01.31.13

Another new sweater! This one is so cute! Look, it has buttons down the back! Got it off the sale rack, too!
Sweater - Loft
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Necklace - Premier Designs

01.30.13

We had a big all-company event today. People who aren't usually in the office were all there, and everyone was dressed neatly.
Shirt - New York & Company
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Yet another new top today... You can't really see it, but there are some sparkly little jewels around the neckline.

01.28.13

Got two of these sweaters (of course). I like that there's a little something different with the detail around the edge. But I didn't realize in the dressing room how weirdly short they were...
Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - New York & Company
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Earrings - Charming Charlie
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert


I gave a presentation to my department today, in case you were wondering.

01.24.13

Another new sweater from my holiday weekend shopping trip. So much stuff at NY&Co was $10 a piece! And I like that this has a little extra detail at the top.
Sweater - New York & Company
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Worthington
Earrings - Charming Charlie
Weird that I bought these earrings at Charming Charlie because I wanted the necklace they were packaged with, but I think I might like the earrings more now!

01.22.13

I surprised myself by finding a couple things I liked at H&M! This sweater is a new favorite.
Sweater - H&M
Slacks - New York & Company
Scarf - Old Navy
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
I curled my hair! And it looked nice!

01.18.13

At our site holiday party they made an announcement that we could start wearing jeans to work on Fridays. This didn't really affect me, since I don't usually go to the office on Fridays, but we were there this week, so jeans it was! (Actually, since we were just sitting together in a room all day anyway, we probably would have worn jeans anyway...)

Sweater - Loft
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace & Earrings - Charming Charlie


I got this necklace and earring set last night while we were out at dinner. I actually just got it for the necklace, but the matching earrings are nice, too. And I used my Premier "Clip It" to double it up in the front!

01.17.13

Today was the last time we had to appear in public, and taking a cue from yesterday, I did not wear a jacket.

Shirt - New York & Company
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace & Earrings - Kathryn Riechert

I like that this top has some embellishment and is a little something different, but it's really good at catching crumbs...

01.16.13

We had another big session to facilitate for most of the day today, which I thought meant "wear suits" again, but apparently I was the only one who thought that. Grr, I hate jackets. Also, this jacket has shoulder pads, which I keep wanting to cut out, but I'm afraid because the shoulders are a little puffy and what if thy end up looking deflated?

Shirt - Mossimo
Jacket - First Option
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - zoe&zac
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

I did bring a sweater to wear after the day's events were over, and out to dinner...

01.15.13

No activities where we appear in public today = everyone wears sweaters! Except I apparently missed the memo about wearing brown and tan, like everyone else did.

Sweater - H&M
Scarf - Apt. 9
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Chinese Laundry

01.14.13

Today was the first day of our super busy week of work events, and the entire morning was spent facilitating a forum for senior leaders, which means suits were required, which means I don't wear suits so I pulled out a peplum jacket and called it a day.

Shirt - Merona
Jacket - Elle
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Necklace - gift
Watch - Fossil



This is actually the first time I've worn this jacket at home - the only other time I've worn it so far was on a business trip!

01.10.13

I was looking at blog posts from last year before I got dressed this morning, and went, "Oh yeah, I have those corduroy pants I can wear to work!" Was a perfect outfit for going out to lunch with friends on a chilly day.

Sweater - Merona
Camisole - Worthington
Pants - Old Navy
Shoes - American Eagle
Ring - Premier Designs

This ring was the other thing I got myself at that Premier party in December!

01.08.13

Another warm day, another jersey cardigan. This time I wised up and wore it with a sleeveless top.

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

01.07.13

I wore this jersey cardigan today because... I realized I hadn't worn it in a while. I will probably not pair it with the 3/4 sleeve double-layer Merona top again, though, it was just too warm.

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - CDR
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Premier Designs

I got this necklace at a party in December and wore it to pretty much every holiday function after that, so expect it to turn up a lot...

01.03.13

It was another cold day, so I went with a scarf. This one doesn't have the volume of most of my other scarves, which is good and bad - you can do a lot of twisty/knotty things with it, but it never really looks "full."

Sweater - H&M
Slacks - New York & Company
Scarf - H&M
Shoes - American Eagle
Earrings - Stella & Dot

01.02.13

For my first day of work in 2013, and my first day in the office in a week and a half, I dressed for the weather in a snuggly sweater. This is one of those sweaters I often consider putting on the "donate" pile, but then I wear it again and remember how soft and nice it is. And it fits ok.

Sweater - Bass
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Sag Harbor
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

By the way, notice anything different? Yes, I got my annual haircut last week! Not as extreme a haircut as I usually get, because I'm hoping to have enough to donate by the end of the summer.

12.21.12

Today was my first day of holiday vacation; I celebrated by running errands (including getting my eyebrows done!)

Sweater - Loft
Jeans - Old Navy
Scarf - Apt. 9
Boots - Kirkland

12.20.12

Festive Holiday Week Day 4! Today was my last workday until 2013, and I got to go out to lunch with some friends! I then came home and promptly crashed... I'll need to recuperate before Christmas!

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

12.19.12

Festive Holiday Week Day 3! Today was our site holiday party at work, and my band holiday party after our concert in the evening. So apparently this sweater is the only thing I've worn to any holiday parties all year.

Sweater - Loft
Pants - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Earrings - Stella & Dot

12.18.12

Festive Holiday Week Day 2! Today I went out after work with a couple random coworkers for a holiday happy hour!

Shirt - Banana Republic
Sweater - Merona
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - zoe&zac

12.17.12

Festive Holiday Week Day 1! Today was the day I handed out cards, candy canes, and bags of holiday treats to my coworkers!

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - JKLA California
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

12.15.12

Going to a Christmas party! I've had these sparkly shoes for a while and this was the perfect time to break them out! I had to explain to my husband that I wasn't wearing much jewelry because my shoes were my jewelry :o)

Sweater - Loft
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - Steve Madden
Earrings - gift

12.11.12

Don't look at my hair, it's totally messed up and staticky here.

Sweater - Loft
Slacks - New York & Company
Scarf - Apt. 9
Shoes - Sag Harbor

Yes, this is very similar to the outfit I wore last week. I like this sweater.

12.10.12

It was warm today, but rainy. These were not the shoes I would have originally worn, but the other ones are not good in the wet weather.

Shirt - Loft
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

12.06.12

I was so happy with this outfit! I bought this sweater online on Cyber Monday, and it's a little more fitted than I expected, but I think it's ok, and I love the ballet neckline!

Sweater - Loft
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Sag Harbor
Scarf - H&M

I have another one of these sweaters in a dark red I'm planning to wear to a holiday party soon!

12.04.12

I would think of this as more of a spring or fall outfit - a sleeveless top under a light jersey cardigan. Thanks, global warming!

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

12.03.12

Remember my plan to wear more scarves? Maybe it was a little premature. It was like 60 degrees today and I was warm.

Sweater - H&M
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - What's What
Scarf - Sears
Earrings - Kathryn Riechert

11.29.12

It's been so cold, I already had plans to wear this scarf to work today. So for once, I didn't spend forever standing in front of my closet in the morning!

Sweater - Old Navy
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - zoe&zac
Scarf - Old Navy

11.27.12

It snowed today. When I left for work, it was just raining, so I didn't wear the boots I'd been considering. When I left at lunchtime, I had to clear at least 3-4" of snow off my car! I wouldn't have even gone to the office except we had a visitor, so my whole department was there and we were all mad we'd driven in!

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Isabella Rodriguez
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Sag Harbor
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

The visitor was my old boss who I hadn't seen for two years. The first thing she said when she saw me: "You look exactly the same, and you look like you're 18!"

11.26.12

First day back after a nice long Thanksgiving weekend... I'm coming to the realization that even though I have a shelf full of sweaters in my closet, I really only like a couple of them. May need to edit and replace...

Sweater - H&M
Camisole - Worthington
Slacks - New York & Company
Shoes - Merona
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

I say it every time, but I'm in love with these shoes from Target - they feel like wearing slippers!

11.20.12

Last day in the office for a while, woohoo!

Shirt - Merona
Cardigan - Old Navy
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - Chinese Laundry
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

11.19.12

I am obsessed with gray. I need way more gray shirts. Not sure if this one should remain in my wardrobe, though - sometimes it looks ok, and sometimes it looks like it's just not fitting at all. Probably depends on what bra I'm wearing, haha!

Shirt - Loft
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - American Eagle

11.15.12

Sorry for the bad picture. I only took two, so the choices for today were blurry or head cut off :o)

Sweater - Old Navy
Camisole - Old Navy
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - American Eagle
Necklace - Kathryn Riechert

11.14.12

Meeting day 2 - yeah this looks more like a summer outfit. I've worn this shirt in two other colors, but was saving my favorite for an event like this.

Shirt - Loft
Cardigan - Merona
Slacks - Banana Republic
Shoes - Merona
Earrings - Stella & Dot

These shoes are so comfortable - they're like wearing slippers!