• dress: Anthropologie
• heels: Nine West [via TJMaxx]
• earrings: Target

Today begins the epic marathon of closing ceremonies for the next four days, for which I have become the unofficial official photographer, hooray! If the stress level of this is any indication, I will never become a photographer for events like that. Literally one shot to get your shot, no redos. Looking through what I took, they seemed to turn out ok, so fingers crossed there won’t be any craziness popping up when I start editing next week! I’m using all these events as an excuse to dress up… haven’t worn this dress in a looong time but it’s so twirly and wonderful, I should definitely wear it more often :D

• shirt & sunglasses: Target
• skirt: H&M
• necklace: With Your Heart Jewelry
• shoes: Mix No. 6 [via DSW]

Today was one of those deceptive days where you think you’re not going to have much to do… juuust kidding! But at least it makes the day go faster :) And now all the kids in the lower school have a pretty class picture, plus or minus a few goofy faces, haha. I also got to have dinner with SB, Lucy, and Meg in Greensboro tonight, which was awesome! We’re making improvements on getting our schedules to cooperate and see each other all together more than once or twice a year… this makes me very happy :D

• 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.

• 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: Polo Ralph Lauren (thrifted)
• skirt: thrifted
• belt: Banana Republic (thrifted)
• shoes: Target
• bag: Aigner via TJMaxx
• earrings: craft show
• necklace: Golden Thread Shop

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.

• skirt: Jones New York
• shirt: Target (thrifted)
• cardigan: Liz Claiborne (thrifted)
• shoes: Target
• belt: Talbots (thrifted)
• monogram necklace: Golden Thread
• watch: Michael Kors

Spring cleaning at my house continues! It feels really good to get rid of a lot of stuff. These lucky items I wore today are clothes that actually made the cut to not get donated. Also, a lady stopped me in the hall at work today to tell me that she read an article that said polka dots were in style right now. So I guess that makes this outfit officially approved by passerby at large. This outfit reminds me of how I wore this skirt last year.

• cardigan & shoes: JCPenney Outlet
• jeans: Target
• shirt: J.Crew (thrifted)

I wore this outfit on Friday, and took these shots right before I hit the road to visit one of my best friends from college (hi, Caroline!!) who was visiting Duke Law school. It was so great to reminisce about our college days, and where we are three years later. In other news, Sunday after lunch I was attacked by a massive case of spring cleaning fever and got rid of three huge boxes of clothes. No more closet injuries trying to shove clothes around! 

• cardigan: Belks?
• dress: Taylor via JCPenney Outlet
• scarf: Noma (gift)
• shoes: Indigo by Clarks
• earrings: craft show

My mom scored a crazy deal on this hand-dyed scarf for me for my birthday. And the fact that it was warm enough today to forego tights. And things are starting to bloom finally! I didn’t get Easter Monday off like a lot of people, but I did have a productive day at work and a really nice run in the spring weather after that. It’s going to be a good week. 

• trench coat: Target
• cardigan: JCPenney Outlet
• blouse: Eddie Bauer
• scarf: vintage, thrifted
• tights: Spanx
• shoes: Indigo by Clarks
• earrings: craft show
• bag: Aigner via TJMaxx
• belt: thrifted

Guess who got a new boss today? This girl. It’s always slightly nerve wracking to get a new supervisor, but I think it’ll be a positive change. I also had dinner with Cait tonight, and I love that we both managed to sneak in some black & white polka dots. Also, (way behind the times but because I literally just saw it on TV while typing this) have you guys seen the Gangnam Style pistachio commercial? It makes me almost as happy as this goldfish singing No Diggity. It’s the little things, guys.

• cardigan: J.Crew
• dress: Loft
• leggings: Forever 21
• boots: Corso Como
• earrings: gift

I’ve been dying to wear this dress I got recently, but since the weather has persisted in being way too cold to accommodate, I just decided to pile on the layers and go with it :) Most epically twirly skirt ever! SB said the polka dots reminded her of the ones you could make with the spray paint tool on MS Paint from back in the day… I think she’s on to something :D