- dress: Taylor via JCPenney Outlet
- cardigan: J.Crew (thrifted)
- shoes: Ruche
- purse: Coach (vintage & thrifted)
- earrings: craft show
- watch: Eddie Bauer
Check out the cutest little vintage Coach purse ya ever did see that I scored for five bucks at Goodwill earlier this week. I kinda like it. Plus it matches my shoes. Whose black toes also happen to match my dress. Happy coincidence. I had dinner tonight with three of my best friends, which was pretty great. And please excuse my large and unsightly bug bite on my leg. Sign of the season.
- dress: Ann Taylor Loft
- cardigan: J.Crew sample (thrifted)
- shoes: Dansko (thrifted)
- watch: Michael Kors
Today felt like one of those average, run of the mill, business as usual type days. Went to work as usual, went for a run after work, did some laundry. But sometimes, it’s nice to have a day with relatively low stress. My dad is back home, after spending over a week out of town, taking care of my grandmother, who finally just got out of the hospital. It’s good to have him home, and to know my grandmother is beginning the recovery process.
- dress: Liz Claiborne via JCPenney Outlet
- cardigan: J.Crew
- belt: thrifted
- shoes: Target
Here’s last Friday’s outfit - which seems like a long time ago now! I had a busy weekend between house/dog sitting, day trips, Mother’s Day, my brother returning home from college for the summer, and a mini family reunion with uncles, aunt, cousins, and grandparents. This dress reminds me of my mom, who loves denim in any form, and always has at least one denim dress and skirt in her closet.
- cardigan: H&M (thrifted)
- shirt: Ann Taylor Loft
- khakis: J.Crew
- shoes: Target
- watch: Michael Kors
- necklace: Golden Thread
I’m so confused about the weather now that when we finally have a warm and sunny day, I still wear an outfit that could literally be worn on any day of the calendar year. I’m reading a book right now about Flannery O’Connor, which is set in Milledgeville, Georgia and on her farm, Andalusia. It’s pretty special because I visited there with a class my senior year of college. You know what else is special? Tomorrow being Friday - I’m looking forward to a chill weekend and celebrating Mother’s day with my mom and grandmothers.
- cardigan, pants, shoes: Target
- blouse: Marshalls
- earrings: vintage
It’s finally Friday! Today actually went pretty quickly, I had lots to keep me busy and I got to go in late since I was at that trade show last night. Yearbooks are halfway passed out and we’ve made some good progress on ideas and organization for next year, which is exciting! Now I have one last email to send out and I’ll be home free for the weekend… sounds good to me :D
- skirt: thrifted
- shirt: TJMaxx
- cardigan: Eddie Bauer
- shoes: Target
- necklace: Premier Designs
- bag: Aigner via TJMaxx
- cameo & class rings: gifts
- watch: Michael Kors
Cait & I met up for lunch today, and let me tell you, nothing brightens up the middle of a cloudy, stressful work day like one of your best friends + Mexican food. And can we talk about how every night I ambitiously lay out a sleeveless or short sleeve top for the next day, only to realize in the morning that that’s crazy and have to add a cardigan for warmth? Finally, happy birthday to my little brother! It’s seems like not long ago when we were throwing you a Barney themed party for your second birthday - and let’s be real, I was thrilled too. I stinking loved Barney.
- sweater: Cable & Gauge [via TJMaxx]
- dress: Loft
- flats: Seychelles
- purse [Fossil] & bracelet: gift [via Marshalls]
Today was another busy day, but made better by getting Mexican for lunch with SB, and again for dinner at a trade show I had to work tonight! Any day with multiple Mexican meals is a good one in my book :D Also, any day involving spontaneous dance parties at said trade shows makes it pretty awesome too! I’m so glad tomorrow’s Friday, because it sure seemed like it should have been Friday today. But Monday and Tuesday felt like they were swapped, so I guess it’s just been one of those weird weeks where your days never seem to match up for whatever reason.
- shirt: New York & Company (thrifted)
- cardigan: Zara via TJMaxx
- pants & tank top: JCPenney Outlet
- shoes: Target
- earrings: craft show
Another stressful day at work but I made it through and worked off some steam on a really long walk followed by a really fast paced run. Also, I had a grilled chicken quesadilla for dinner so I basically can complain about nothing now. And how sad is it that I bought this shirt at goodwill back in 2011 and yet this is the very first time I’ve worn it?? Shameful, I say.
- dress: Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit via TJMaxx
- cardigan & shoes: JCPenney Outlet
- belt: thrifted
- necklace: gift
I had the privilege of having lunch today with a great supporter of our college, who just happened to celebrate his 96th birthday yesterday. He’s a WWII vet and his grandmother was born in 1806. He told us stories about his war experiences, what it was like growing up in North Carolina, and recited multiple poems and a wealth of facts and dates throughout lunch. I wish I had his memory. In other news, I had my eyes dilated at my annual eye exam (and was told by a coworker that I looked like a panther due to my huge black pupils). And I gave a presentation, tried to balance an impossible budget for a grant, ate cheesecake (at said lunch), and caught up on Mad Men.
- pants: Dalia Collection via TJMaxx
- shoes: Indigo by Clarks
- sweater: Ann Taylor Loft
- shirt: Gap (thrifted)
- necklace: Premier Designs
Aside from several hours when I was in meetings, I spent the majority of my day trying to input a grant narrative I had written into an online form that kept giving me error messages. Trying being the operative word. Irks me to no end when you end up spending hours on something that should have been a half hour task. Ohhh well. In other news, I’ve made a resolution to try to start weekend chores (i.e. massive quantities of laundry) during the week so this post is late thanks to that. But! less to do over the weekend! Great success.
