In the Heat of the Night

This is how you know you're desperate for pics.  The fiance, the kid and I had just finished eating dinner  when I remembered that I needed my picture taken.  So just before jumping in the car,  I begged he politely offered to snap a few pics.  Mind you, we were in middle of the parking at a local restaurant with people watching.  This is the best we could do - between the laughter, shaky hands (see last picture), and my daughter begging me to turn on the car so she could watch The Princess and the Frog! I stuck to my favorite uniform - tunic and leggings.  I knew I was going to have a long day (work then taking my girl to her 2 hr dance class, so comfort was my top priority.  I jazzed it up a little with the leopard  egg necklace & flats.  

Tunic:  H&M, Leggings:  Loft, Flats:  Nine West, Necklace:  TJ Maxx

I was going to discard this picture along with the other duds, but I'm digging the Ghostbuster-esque feel of this pic!  This wonderful effect is what happens when you laugh and try to take a pic @ the same time.

Simple

How's this for short and sweet:  This is what I wore one day last week.  It took no effort or imagination.  I'm totally OK with that.  See….simple.

Top:  Loft, Jeans: Wrangler, Peep toes:  Aerosoles

Honorable Mention

I am a big fan of pattern mixing.  But I noticed that I've mainly stuck to stripes and polka dots.  I don't know if this is because I seem to buy a lot of these two patterns, or if that's my way of playing it safe.  Either way, I bring you yet another installment of stripes & pokey-dots!  Do the ruffles on my blouse count as another "pattern"?  How about my Mother's kickin azaleas?  Can I get an honorable mention for the floral print?  

Blouse:  Loft, Jeans:  Gap, Pumps:  Nine West, Flowers:  God

Green, green & mo' green

After looking at these, I realized that I was wearing nearly every shade of green possible.  My necklace, earrings, cardi, tank and  bracelet were all shades of green.  I meant to blend the shades, and I was well aware of the green pieces.  But I didn't realize just how much green I was wearing!  Oh well, that day is   over and no one (that I know of) pointed and laughed at me.  So we'll chalk this one up to a lesson learned: less really is more.

Cardi: J Crew, Tank & Jeggings:  TJ Maxx, Necklace & Bracelet:  NY & Co, Flats:  Bandolino

Raspberry & Flowers

Every once in a while I'm too busy to iron on the weekends and have to come up with somethign to wear on the fly.  When those days come around, I'm so thankful that Loft specializes in matchy-matchy items.  I think I bought this sweater and tank last year at one of the outlets.  But it sure came in handy.  The bonus is that I didn't iron it…I just shook 'em out and kept it moving.

Cardi & Tank:  Loft, Jeans:  Wrangler, Shoes:  Nine West, Necklace & Earrings:  Dillards

Recycling

Funny story about this outfit…I actually almost wore it to take my bestie out for her birthday a couple of weeks ago.  But when I laid it out, I thought it was not really going-out material, but would be perfect for work.  So I pulled out something a little more appropriate for an evening out (which we forgot to take pictures of), and now I've recycled this one for a work day.  Hey!  I've gone green - and not just my jacket.  

Blazer & Jeans: Loft, Tank:  Talbots, Pumps:  DSW

The Patriot

Normally I shy away from wearing red, white & blue together.  I've always thought it was too predictable and safe.  Not to mention there's always a little old lady wearing some form of seersucker-meets a flag-meets an apple-meets her grandkids names in those same colors.  But on this day, I put all those thoughts aside and deliberately pulled together this patriotic get-up.  And surprisingly, I like it.  Now if I can just find a patch with my kid's name on it to sew on this jacket…..

Blazer:  Nautica, Tank:  F21, Jeans:  Gap, Shoes:  Enzo Angiolini

Copy Cat

This outfit is a shameless copy of one of my favorite bloggers.  Tania of What Would a Nerd Wear posted almost this exact same outfit back in Sept 2011.  I actually copied borrowed her style idea before I started my own blog, but I love it so much I had to repeat it.  Normally I would not have pictured these items together, but the trio of neutrals work so well together.  Now back in the day being a copycat was almost as bad as being a tattler…now it's just plain smart.

Jacket:  Gap, Dress:  Loft, Boots:  Jessica Simpson, Boot sox: Macy's, Belt:  F21

Sunny Side Up

After complaining about the lack of Winter, I have given in to the warm weather and am embracing Spring.  What better way to celebrate the start of my fav season than wearing my sunny cardi and equally canary shoes!  And can I just gush about this shirt?!  I was a little hesitant to jump on the ikat bandwagon, but this halter makes me so glad I did.  I found it online at Ann Taylor at the end of last summer, for a super great price.  Tara of Mix and Match fashion wore this version of an Ann Taylor ikat blouse in a February post, and I'm really digging the purple tone.  I think this was the perfect way to say "Hola Beautiful Spring & Adios Boring Winter!"

Cardi & Crops:  Loft, Halter:  Ann Taylor, Shoes:  Nine West

Bonus:  this is what I wore on the day Mr. D proposed. Awww!