06.14.10

It was so humid, I really wanted to wear a skirt today. However, it might not have been the best choice, because I spent much of the morning crawling under and climbing over my desk, getting my computer set up. (The IT guys did it wrong when I was moved to my new desk over the weekend!)

Shirt - Merona
Skirt - H&M
Sandals - Clarks
Earrings - Stella & Dot
Watch - Timex


I kept forgetting to post this, but last week I was nominated for the Beautiful Blogger Award by Natalie of Two Preps in a Pod. As I explained last time, I don't really write much about myself on this blog, and it's hard for me to write lists of stuff about myself anyway, so I'm going to base my 10 (it's up to 10 now!) facts on the ones my lovely nominator wrote about herself.

1. I'll usually watch whatever freakshow TLC is broadcasting.


2. My first real job was at a video game store. I never owned a video game, I think they just hired me because they wanted a girl in the store.


3. I love the area where I live. I do want to move - to about a mile down the road.


4. My husband has a Sirius radio and I hate it. They never play anything I like. My favorites are probably too obscure.


5. I judge a restaurant by their coleslaw.


6. I have a cup of tea almost every morning. If I'm at home, I like loose leaf tea, but for work, my favorite bagged tea is Bigelow Vanilla Chai.


7. The first cookbook I ever got was the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. I still refer to it.


8. I am lucky to have married someone whose family is minutes away from mine - we don't have to choose who to see on holidays!


9. I think Fringe and 30 Rock are the best shows on TV right now.


10. Summer is my least favorite season. My favorite is fall - and not just because it's my birthday season!

I'm really bad at nominating people for things, so if you've read this far and want to post your own facts, feel free to take the award graphic and list some interesting info. And then comment here so I can check out your answers!

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.