trends, nails, donuts

 cardigan: Sway

skirt: Target sale

Romance boots: Seychelle's

necklace: Unpossible Cuts

 gold nail polish: Sally Hansen, glitter: OPI for Sephora

 Dynamo Donuts

Backwards cardigans have been popping up all over Pinterest and blog-land. I gave it a go this weekend and am still intrigued. This cardigan was not the best, while I did like the detailing at the back. The day was cold and I wasn't able to lose my jacket. Really, I wasn't a huge fan of this outfit. Meh. It happens.
However, this San Francisco necklace from Unpossible Cuts is being worn almost every day. LOVE it!!! As with all my Unpossible Cuts necklaces, this one gets comments almost everywhere I go. These guys are going to be huge and I'll be able to say I knew them way back when. :)
My nails are a result of a super lazy Saturday but came out pretty cool. As you can see, I am not overly concerned with getting them perfect.
And finally, Dynamo Donuts. After all the hype, I am kind of embarrassed to say that they were just alright. Nothing to write home about. I have had better breakfast pastries. Glad I went but won't be going out of my way to go back.

sunshine on my shoulders

dress: resale

cardigan: Sway

black top: Target

tights: Kohl's

heels: Steve Madden

technical difficulties

My computer is being weird and doesn't want to sync any new photos to the web. Sooooooo, I couldn't post yesterday and now can't post today. Luckily, as always, I have a whole slew of photos that I never got around to posting. Week before last, I barely caught the last glimpse of daylight to capture this outfit. I love the length of this skirt. It is a kind of frumpy skirt but it is so easy to wear. I keep finding new outfit combinations.

sweater, belt: Target

tshirt: GAP

skirt: Kohl's clearance

shoes: Lela Rose for Payless sale

flower pin: gift

pirate bunny pin: Unpossible Cuts

stand up

cardigan: Sway
skirt: American Eagle (got it 8 years ago)
shoes: Zara (gift)

Today our Union gave all the teachers shirts to wear as part of a campaign to get more money for schools to prevent further cuts. My three years in California trying to keep a teaching job have been stressful (understatement). I was extremely surprised when I moved here and first got into the schools at the vast discrepancies between schools here and schools in the state I grew up in. Education, among other things, is in big trouble.

So I dressed up my little blue t-shirt and wore it to do my part. It is the very least I can do and I plan to do more. I love it here and want to stay. I just need the economy to turn around

Inspired by: Clothed Much

I started the day in boots and tights but this crazy spring weather we are having allowed me to change into sandals. Yay warm weather!!! This week I was inspired by Elaine of I'm Clothed Much. She posted this outfit and commented on her husband not liking the mix of teal and blue. She liked it and so did I. I've had it in the back of my mind wanting to try mixing similair colors that are rarely worn together. I decided to pair my green skirt with this teal (turquoise? what color is that? teal i think) top. Then I went overboard with olive sandals and argyle socks. Sometimes you have to go all crazy like :) And I went for it. Yes I did

skirt: vintage
top: Old navy
socks, sandals, cardigan: Target

vintage wannabe

So I like vintage dresses but i just haven't found a bay area vintage, resale shop that I adore. Scratch that, I haven't even found one to frequent. So anything vintage I own I buy from my FAVORITE place in Austin. I make my sister take me there every time i make it to Austin for a visit. New Bohemia Retro Resale. It's wonderful. Anything I buy there I get complimented on EVERY time I wear it. This dress is no exception. When random people in Walgreen's refer to you as the "lady in the pretty pink dress", you can't help but smile.

I wanted to wear this dress today but it's been chilly so i was stuck on how to layer it up. Last night I was trying to decide: What color tights, what shoes, what sweater? I got my roommate in on it and she pointed out that it was going to be in the 70's. Problem solved for now. I was just reading a post by Ordinarily Urbane about transition pieces. That is so where I am at right now! I am not ready to pack away my summer clothes. For one, the weather is so schizophrenic that I can still wear my summer clothes. And I just love them so :) As long as the weather indulges me, I'll keep the summer dresses in my circulation.









Cardigan: Target $10, belt: Target $15, vintage dress: New Bohemia $15, Oxfords: Frye thrifted from Mirabel $60