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in training

Today, I’m dreaming of casual Friday, with these shots from last Friday’s outfit. I’m in Suffolk, Va for a work conference (for federal grant compliance training - so thrilling) so, alas, no pictures of my outfit today. But, hint, hint, I wore this dress today. Also, my dad gave me this Fossil belt as a special gift back in high school. I still love it today.

tags || Sarah Beth wear work Michael Kors belt Fossil denim jacket button down thrifted flats green blue white skinny jeans
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highs and lows

Well, hello! I accidentally haven’t blogged in six days. Oops. My grandmother was in a serious accident last week, so our household has been out of sorts. She’s still in the hospital, and needs another surgery, but she’s going to be ok. In other news, it’s been raining. A lot. And my mother had a birthday yesterday! We had an unexpectedly long evening out of town for her birthday dinner, courtesy of my brother’s car running out of fuel on the way to meet us. Ohhhh well. Thus is life. Tomorrow, I hear the sun will be shining. Things are looking up.

tags || Sarah Beth wear work blouse button down jumper dress tan blue red belt thrifted thrift flats Target
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lunch break

I’m always excited to have lunch with Caitlin, especially when I get to take pictures before the end of the day. I had a pretty productive day at work, which included a phone call with a guy from the National Endowment for the Arts about a proposal I wrote a few months ago. Also, I officially finished going through my closet and have all my summer clothes organized and ready to go for the season.

tags || Sarah Beth wear work brown polka dots skirt thrift thrifted flats green belt polo button down monogram
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lofty jewels

I wore this yesterday for casual Friday and surprisingly it seemed like a big hit, judging from the many comments I got. We’re having lots of beautiful spring days around here! I went to a bbq cook-off briefly today and then spent the rest of the day doing laundry/chores and a really long walk outside. Hope everyone is having a great weekend too! (Also, my necklace was designed for Michelle Obama. Say whattt. It comes with a ribbon so you can wear it long or tie it up short. Thanks, Mom!)

tags || Sarah Beth wear work casual blazer khaki jeans denim necklaces belt heels button down
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forecast malfunction

This is a pretty casual outfit that I threw a belt over to dress up. Well actually, mostly to avoid tucking my blouse in, which starts to get tedious after about your third bathroom trip of the day. I kept thinking today was Thursday, which was disappointing, especially since today was supposed to be a snow day. Turned out to be a cold rain day. Oh well, can’t win them all.

tags || Sarah Beth wear work khakis khaki cropped pants wedges belt blouse button down coral pink
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dots & checks, with a side of mustard

It was very fortuitous timing that I had lunch with Cait today, and that we selected a restaurant with a covered walkway. Otherwise, you would have missed out on a rare sighting of SBK attempting pattern mixing, thanks to the coldest rain ever. Note to self: stock new coat with gloves. I’ve been working on a big grant deadline this week, but I’m hoping to submit tomorrow. Wish me luck!

tags || Sarah Beth wear work mustard skirt blue polka dots checkered blouse button down boots Aldo brown boots tights belt cardigan thrifted thrift navy yellow brown
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contrary

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If you must go to work on Monday, a two hour delay eases the transition into the work week. So all things considered, it was a good day. And yet I hear it’s supposed to be seventy degrees by Wednesday. A respite from tights may be in my future?! I’m spending my evening catching up on Downton Abbey and reading. Anybody read any good books lately?

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tags || Sarah Beth wear work flats skirt corduroy corduroy jacket yellow button down tights brown
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double trouble

Well today was stressful. Turns out it’s difficult to make grant deadlines when there’s a mass exodus from the office for the holidays and no one is around to provide information you need. I’ve still got two grants to submit between now and the end of the day tomorrow. I will win this round, grants. You can’t beat me. It’s gotten cold again so I felt like tights and boot socks were called for. My feet felt snug and warm, so I think I was correct.

tags || Sarah Beth wear work khaki khaki skirt skirt button down thrifted thrift cardigan green forest green boots brown boots boot socks tights
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wicked games

Today seemed long (even for a Monday). But I got chicken tortilla soup at a lunch meeting and it was beautiful out. I’m really trying to focus on wearing skirts/dresses now, since I know I’ll wear them less when it gets cold out. In other news, can’t stop listening to this and currently reading this (it’s eh so far). 

tags || Sarah Beth wear work orange yellow khaki khaki skirt scarf thrifted thrift polo ralph lauren polo oxford button down flats aldo watch tortoiseshell
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crayola

Yellow shoes?? Yes, please. The primary colors here remind me of crayons, and the brown leather on the backs remind me of elbow patches on men’s corduroy jackets. I wore this to work yesterday for casual Friday - and because I’m busy moving to my very own office! So excited! I’ve been sharing one office with two other people and we’re all moving to a different building where we’ll each have our own office. Further confirmation that I’m an adult? Oh gosh.

tags || Sarah Beth wear work button down thrifted thrift yellow blue crossbody vintage Coach purse flats jeggings jeans casual Friday casual
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