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!

Would You Wear That Wednesday: Brief Hiatus

I just don't feel like it's appropriate to post about fashion today, so I'll be back Friday.

Four Eyes, One Heart

Today's outfit was loosely inspired by this week's Inspiration Monday pick:

I don't really like sheer tops that much (except for my mint top...), so I went for stripes and color blocking tucked into my black skirt. I don't have any black heels either, so I wore flats. 

I had a co-worker take my pictures because I wanted to show my husband that I wore my glasses to work (he usually leaves for work about an hour before I do). I had some horrible sinus problems today, so I had to bust out the spectacles. I like them, but they kept sliding off my face when I bent over or looked down. Oops! 

This photo cracked me up!

I can't wait to get off work today! My big plans tonight include drinking a milkshake and reading more about the Warrior Dash; we're doing it on October 5, and I'm terrified beyond belief slightly nervous. The milkshake is to soothe my fears...and help me gain more padding before the race, of course. 

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...

Would You Wear That Wednesday: White Pants Past Labor Day

Even though it's September 4, it's still summer. As I've semi-ranted a couple of weeks ago, I'm a seasonal purist, meaning I don't "celebrate" a season until the calendar officially marks it. I'm fine with people getting all trigger happy about autumn/fall, but this girl doesn't want to acknowledge it or hang her seasonal decorations until September 22.

Phew. With that mini-rant over, let's get to it for today. Here's today's selection: white pants past Labor Day:

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As a Southern girl, this one is difficult for me. It's still summer, and it's still warm (it's supposed to be near 90 here Friday), so I still want fabrics and colors that will keep me cool. However, I also get really into social conventions and "rules" (guess that's the librarian in me), and I've always lived by the edict that white pants/shoes/bottoms are for between Memorial and Labor Days. I know that some rules are meant to be broken, but while I'm here in the south, I'd rather not be tsked tsked by ladies like my grandma who don't agree. 

But, if I lived somewhere a little more liberal with some of these fashion rules, I'd wear them in a second!

Who's with me? 

A "one piece, many ways" observation...

Before I get started, I want to say thanks again to everyone who participated in Friday's linkup! I know it wasn't a huge linkup, but I really enjoyed it and was excited to see what all of the participants wore. 
So today, I had planned to participate in Putting Me Together's One Piece, Many Ways linkup. I started going through my post labels, trying to find something that I had worn 3 or more times. To me, I thought 3 was a good number because it represented versatility. I didn't want to pick shoes because there's only so many ways you can wear them- with a casual outfit or with a dressier outfit- and I felt like that would limit my post (unless I'm just missing something really obvious here...). 
The only thing I found was a pair of black pants, and two of the posts had broken picture links! This observation made me start thinking about my wardrobe, or, my clothes, since they're not really a cohesive, remixable wardrobe right now. On my other blog, one of my goals during the time between turning 30 and 31 is to learn to remix each item in my closet with at least 3 other items. That may be a tall order, and I may not be able to fully complete that one, but the sentiment of the message- wear things more than once or twice- is there.
Also, I found that I had gotten rid of many items that I've photographed for the blog, either because they don't fit me anymore, or I just wasn't wearing them. I'm thinking about going through and removing those labels (when I do the rest of the blog cleanup work that I've been wanting to do for a few weeks). I use the labels to see how I've worn items, so it makes sense that if I don't have the items, I shouldn't keep the labels. Anyone have any thoughts on that? 
Whew. That was a lot of writing, and it didn't even really fit in with the theme of the linkup (well, maybe it kind of did...). Go check out how other people have actually remixed their clothes! I might get a few ideas of my own! =)