Freedom

Thank you to all of the veterans who have served and are serving to protect our freedom. It is because of these brave men and women that I can take pictures of myself scowling and put them on the Internet for everyone to see...

An outside picture! With a scowl!

The last time I'll wear these in 2013!

I'm not all scowls in the morning...

Also, I just realized that I completely forgot to post on Friday. My husband and I had an impromptu date/Christmas shopping night, and I guess we were out too late for me to remember to post (we were out until 9:30. Proof that I'm old.).

Edit: I did write an entry on Friday, and I even uploaded the pictures! I guess I just never hit publish on the draft! Gah, where is my brain lately? So, everyone gets two entries for the price of one tonight! (Even though I'm changing the date on Friday's entry because librarians like things in order and such...).

Teeing Up

For today, I decided to link up with the Work Clothes, I Suppose Third Thursday Threads Linkup. Her theme this month is dressed up tees, so I decided to try a look for work that I've worn on the weekends before. To be honest, I felt a little casual wearing this to work yesterday. Plus, the shirt is a few years old, so up close, you can notice that the birds are beginning to look worn. I definitely want to try dressing up a t-shirt for work again, but I probably won't go with something quite as busy next time. 

Book Necklace!

Shirt Closeup

Don't forget to submit a look for October's Outfit Inspiration Calendar! I've never done this before, so help me out! =) Have a great weekend!

Manic Monday

Today has been really busy- lots of stuff going on this week at work, plus it's my brother's birthday, so we've been at my parents' house tonight celebrating. This will be a quick post, but I want to tease something I'll be talking about more on Wednesday.

Three words: Outfit. Inspiration. Calendar.

Oh yeah...

Also, here are some clothes I wore, along with some cameos from a growing puppy...

He's going to be taller than me!

He should have his own Tumblr: "K-pup is not impressed..."

Let's ignore my dirty rug in the last picture. If I don't vacuum it daily (which, let's be real, weekly is a major accomplishment sometimes), then it looks like we're the filthiest people in the world...

Here's to a calmer Tuesday!

The Right to Bare Arms

Bare/bear, whatever.

I'm not normally a sleeveless person, especially at work, but I've been so hot at work lately (even though it's getting a little cooler outside), that I wanted to try going sleeveless for probably the last time of this year.

Honestly, I don't really like to wear sandals either. I had that realization yesterday, so I think wearing them today was one last attempt to make myself be a sandal gal. It failed. And, these pants are kind of low rise (plus, I've gained some weight since I bought them), so they crept downward all day while my shirt crept upward. The only thing that saved all of this discomfort was knowing that it's Friday, and that I liked my jewelry.

 

 

It's the little things, right?

Have a great weekend!

I've Lost That Loving Feeling

This used to be one of my favorite outfits; I couldn't wait until it was summer, and I could wear it. For the past couple of years though, I haven't been as excited about it. In fact, I only wore it once last summer and once this summer. I think I've lost that loving feeling (and now it's gone, gone, gone, whoa ooh whoa ohh whoaaaaa....heh heh). 

There are a few reasons I'm just meh about this one. The dress is completely sheer, and it feels really short to me. Also, it billows out awkwardly in the back, making me look wider than I really am. The cardigan has a hole in the pocket and just feels shabby. One of the shoes is coming apart also, but I think a date with the glue gun will fix that problem. My coworker assured me that the outfit looks fine, but I think I'm ready to give it a date with the giveaway pile.

The tank top underneath gets to stay. It was lucky this time...

Stumpier than I thought

This is my 100th published posting!! Woo hoo! Plus, I'm almost to my one year blog-i-versary (or however you spell it). I think I'm finally starting to post consistently too. Gold star!

I went full out Southern girl for this title! It's the shortened version of "this outfit makes me look a lot stumpier than I thought I was." Stumpier, for those of you not in the know, means shorter and a little wider. I'm trying to wear my white pants a lot this summer since, you know, you can't wear them after Labor Day (which is way too rapidly approaching). I usually wear them with a longer top, but I thought this might be a good pairing. I feel kind of meh about it. The tank top seems to cut me off at a wide part of my body, plus it felt really, really low cut all day. I think it just bought itself a ticket to thriftdom...

Pardon the couch arm here...

Does my nose look crooked here? 

TGIF!! Weekend!! No knocked over mailbox today like last week! No flash flooding and crazy rain this week! Lots of exclamation points!! 

</Stumpy, out> ;-)

Neon and Blahs

We just had some crazy flash flooding yesterday, and there's more rain in the forecast for tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday. Combine that with a trying couple of weeks at work, not feeling my greatest, and having our mailbox knocked down last night, I've got a major case of the blahs. Even my outfit has the blahs today (and what's up with the shiny shorts?!?). At least I have on my children's department neon shoes to help give me a bit of color. That second link is kind of gratuitous, but I had to show that they're really girl's shoes. I got them on clearance though so that makes them even better. Score one for the shoes.

Hope everyone has a wonderful, non-blah weekend. If anyone needs me, I'll be helping my husband enclose our new mailbox in cement...

Inspiration Monday: August 5, 2013

Here's today's Inspiration Monday piece:

I don't have a sweet white blazer, and I can only wear jeans to work on Fridays, so I went for the white and tan color scheme:

Here's a "diva" outtake that my camera captured when I was trying to get in position:

And, confession, I didn't wear those shoes today! Those were my wedding shoes, and I barely even made it down the aisle in them; I wouldn't have made it an entire workday! Here's what I really wore:

'Murica 

Those are new shoes, but they came from returning some birthday gifts, so I didn't break my "stopping shopping" resolution.

Phew, it's late, and I've been dealing with an especially unruly puppy tonight, so I'm off. Linking up with two birds!

What I Wore: May 6, 2013

Did anyone else who participated in last week's Pantone challenge find it difficult to get dressed yesterday morning? I had planned to attempt Inspiration Monday for the first time ever to ease myself back into having to choose my own clothes, but my only maxi skirt is not sheer and not clean! Instead, I settled on this:

Not really digging this one

This is a pretty blah outfit. It was raining yesterday for what felt like the millionth day in a row. I felt pretty uninspired, and now I see that I needed some color or something different. I feel a little sad just looking at it...ha ha. The shirt does have butterflies on it. That's my only concession to spring...

I can fly!

Seriously. These pants are way longer than I realized! I may need to see if I can get them hemmed! This is really going to inspire me to stay away from just black and gray!

Doing another link up today!

What I Wore: May 2, 2013

It's been a rough day. Between allergies and some work drama, I've felt like my butt has been dragging the ground all day. Let's just say I've already consumed an adult beverage slushy and dinner may include another one.

Also, I'm still trying to get a good handle on my picture taking location and camera settings, so today's pictures weren't super great. Maybe sometime in the next 45 years, I'll figure it out!

Didn't get a full body shot

Weird shoe shot

My pants were the first item that I chose for this challenge, followed by the dress from Monday. Also, both my top and wrinkled pants came from Goodwill today. It's hard to see in today's pictures, but the pants have subtle pink pinstripes, so I was pretty matchy-matchy. This post from October shows the stripes a little more clearly. 

Only one more day left in the Pantone challenge from Literate & Stylish and The Modern Austen. Tomorrow's color is poppy red, which sounds like a great color for FRIDAY!!

What I Wore: Thursday, November 8, 2012

This outfit has good intentions. I like the way purple looks on me, and this was an easy combo. However, the sleeves on this shirt are a weird length, so I felt like a T-Rex all day. T-Rexes are cool until you feel like one. Rawr.

Despite my best efforts, this one doesn't want to rotate

Face shot

Uncomfortable grin

Shoes and pants, pants and shoes

What I liked:

• The color of this shirt

What I didn't like:

• The proportions of this outfit

Shirt- Old Navy, tank top- Vanity Fair Outlet, pants- Walmart, shoes- Academy Sports

What I Wore: Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Only a couple of shots today because I was tired and felt frumpy...

Shot 1

Shot 2...clever, no?

What I liked:

• The shape of this outfit
• The comfort of this outfit
  

What I didn't like:

• Didn't love the purple/gray/white combo

Dress- From Goodwill, don't remember brand, shirt- Target, leggings- Walmart, boots- Academy Sports

What I Wore: Friday, October 26, 2012

I really should take pictures before yoga class. My ponytail is not looking so hot...

Playing with lighting in front of the window

Looks like I'm telling the camera to wait

Side shot

New moccasins!

We had a Halloween party!
 Will was a zombie, and I was Marge Simpson...under zombie attack, of course! 

Sweater- From Goody's, don't remember brand, tank top- Old Navy, jeans- Levis via Walmart, shoes- Minnetonka moccasins

What I Wore: Wednesday, October 24, 2012

This is one of those outfits that I threw on after oversleeping this morning. Oversleeping is kind of the story of my life. At some point, maybe I should change the time my alarm clock goes off and just accept it instead of dancing with the snooze button every single morning. Maybe.

This entry is kind of picture heavy today, which is odd considering I'm wearing a gray shirt and black pants and am not even particularly thrilled with it.

Looks like I'm punching the air

I liked this picture

Not an angle that I get a lot, so I kept it

Side shot again. I warned you I was picture happy today!

I always like these shots on other blogs

I feel like I should be in Napoleon Dynamite in this picture...

These are becoming my favorite black flats!

Shirt: Gap Outlet, tank top- Walmart, pants- Old Navy, shoes- Academy Sports