Late post (and a quick one, too)

Posting late as I stayed mostly busy today. I dressed for comfort today since I've been behind a closed door the entire day. Tomorrow's outfit will be quite similar given the circumstances.


Highlight of the day? Kerri is coming in for the night bc she has work down here tomorrow. Yay!


My outfit:
Jeans: Very old Gap Long and Lean's
Sweater: Old Navy $15
Shoes: Liz Clairborne, Via DSW, $20

IDK why I have fat face lately. Must be eating too much salt lol!

Evolution of an outfit...

So when I originally laid this outfit out, it was this shirt and a totally different pencil skirt. Just happened to try the skirt on yesterday and it's a good inch too long... looked quite matronly. Now, I've owned that skirt for at least two years and while it didn't have tags on it, I'm beginning to wonder if I've ever actually worn it, or always just put it on and thought, hmmmm, this needs to be hemmed.....????? So, it is now hanging on a door knob, to be a reminder that I need to get it to the tailor. 

The shirt, in person, is actually much more of a teal color than it appears in the pictures. I'm not a huge fan of  teal and black, so I needed a brown or grey skirt. I hadn't yet worn this skirt so I decided to give it a go. I was going to wear a peep-toe metallic pump, but decided to put brown tights on because my office is freezing. So that meant switching up the shoes and now I'm getting to wear (for the first time) the Michael Kors pumps I got on sale this summer as well. I was looking for a cardigan to throw on as well when it dawned on me (duh!) that I have the jacket that matches the skirt. So, I essentially ended up wearing a (casual) suit to work today.

First thing I was asked by a co-worker was, "Do you have a job interview or something?" Ridiculous. She just was bothered by the fact that I had a suit on and she'd chosen to wear jeans today. Insecure much? 

I find that everything looks very choppy in these pictures, but in real life the colors flow more.
Perhaps the best part of the outfit, shoes excluded, is that it cost... wait for it..... $26 yep, $26. 
The jacket and skirt were a super find at TJ Maxx this past summer. They were off season and on clearance. They had been marked down several times. I actually got this color and the same suit in black as well. The jacket was $10 and the skirt, $7.... what????????????? Yep!!!


So, my outfit today:
Jacket: TJ Maxx, Willi Smith, $10
Skirt: TJ Maxx, Willi Smith, $7
Top: JC Penny Clearance, $9
Shoes: Michael Kors, $55 on sale from Net-a-Porter

I didn't button the jacket, mostly because I forgot!

Hmmmmm.....

It's Tuesday. A little disappointed that I didn't hear from anyone last night on the career front, but telling myself it is just coincidental and I'll hear something soon. It should be a relatively quiet day today. Looking forward to getting a good workout in this evening. I did the age-old battle with myself this morning, thinking I was going to get up at 5:30 and workout.... set the alarm and everything. Had hourly pep talks with myself since I woke up every hour to check the clock. 5:30 rolls around and it goes something like this:
Music starts playing (well, a ringtone actually) I roll over and J picks his head up and sighs. (He doesn't get up, which he normally does at 6:30) I pretty much do the same and even though I'm awake, I convince myself that the logistics of me attempting to do a TurboFire workout after just getting up is probably a recipe for disaster. So, I re-set the alarm and roll back over. J stretches, sighs again, and goes right back to sleep. Gotta love that little guy. 
So, I'll be working out this evening after work and for the time being, giving up on the hope of getting the workouts done early. For right now, it's just not going to happen!
Hopefully my work day will be somewhat quiet.


My outfit today:


Pants: White/Black, $30 they are a little big, but oh well
Top: Kohls Clearance, $8
Shoes: Kenneth Cole Outlet, $30

All of the full-length shots were blurry (ugh) so we have minimal photos today :)

Good Weekend, nice start to Monday

Had a good time at SPAMALOT.... it was definitely different from what we saw on Broadway but still good. I enjoy the theater experience regardless. Got a bunch done around the house yesterday and all in all had a decent weekend! Today started out with the receipt of a nice email. Even if it doesn't pan out, it's nice to know my name is being thought of by people who are giving recommendations! We'll see!


My outfit today is a result of me realllllllly wanting to wear this blazer that I got yesterday. You know I love something if I am wearing it less than 24 hours after I bought it! I had a 30% off Kohl's coupon and I knew with some of the recent sales they'd run that I would probably find something decent for pretty cheap. Well, I scored with this blazer. It's Lauren Conrad and it is ponte knit grey fabric, fully lined so you can roll the sleeves and get a nice contrast color. It's on the website here. It was half off yesterday (35) plus I had the 30% off coupon, so it ended up costing me 24.50. Can't beat that with a stick!


I decided I'd wear the pants Mom and Dad got me for Christmas because the weather is weird and I didn't feel like wearing long pants. I'm also wearing one of the tops I found after Christmas at NY & Co for $10 on super sale. I like the outfit a lot.


Pants: Kenneth Cole Outlet, $19 (gift)
Top: NY & CO, $10
Jacket: Kohl's, $24.50
Shoes: Cole Haan, $ :)


A picture from Friday night. Amanda looks evil but it's the only picture I had of my dress! Cute dress I found in the French Quarter when Gare and I were there.

This one is a little blurry but you can see a sparkle on my shirt!

 Trying to get a close-up so you can see the grey and black in the tank, which really brings the outfit together!

 Cole Haan "Air" anything and I'm sold!