Siiiiiiiiiiiick

With all the traveling I've been doing, I was bound to catch some kind of bug. I've been sick since returning from my vacation in Florida. Luckily it looks like it's just a flu of some sort so I should be back on my feet by the end of the weekend.

I'll be posting the last of my 30 for 30 remix outfits as soon as I can get out of bed for longer than an hour at a time.

Until then, looky what I won:

Rosette Trio Necklace from Magpie Lovely

I can't wait to pair it with my plain white t-shirts for a fun pop of statement necklace!

30 for 30: Day 17

If it looks like I am sleepy in this picture, there's a very simple reason why: I am.

This week I worked a full extra day (8 hours) of overtime. While I don't mind the extra moola, I do mind the sleep I've been missing and the sanity I seem to have misplaced.


By the time you read this, though, I will be in Florida on vacation! Yay, vacation! Just in the nick of time! I'll catch back up with you on Wednesday!

30 for 30: Day 16

A jacket over a wrap? Ordinarily I wouldn't do this, but...

...desperate times call for desperate measures. And, friends, I am getting desperate.

I really need to find a better spot for pictures. This one is not doing my shoes justice.

Browsing

So I know I'm not supposed to buy anything while I'm doing the 30 for 30 challenge, but that doesn't mean I can't (browser) window shop... I hope! Because I've got my eyes on quite a few items I wish I could add to my list:

Gap Denim shirt (dark wash)

Gap Chambray shirt

Like one of these shirts from Gap. I've been meaning to add a chambray or denim button-down to my wardrobe for awhile now because they're so versatile and always in style. These are pretty nicely priced right now thanks to a sale. Must. Restrain. Self.

Banana Republic is KILLING IT in the accessories department for me lately. Want, want, want, want:

Rondelle bead earring		Pinball necklace
Lahaska criss-cross wedge		Sandpiper strands necklace

And, seriously, how adorbs is this ruffly white shirt from Ann Taylor Loft? It's just the right amount of business-meets-pleasure, I think:

I thought that writing all this would be therapeutic and make me stop wanting to rush out right now and buy things. Turns out, no.

Oh well. Hope ya'll have a fantastic weekend! And if you're a remixer... try to stay away from the malls! There's bound to be TONS of President's Day sales that will be way too tempting!

30 for 30: Day 15

We used to have this thing at my work called "Sweater Vest Thursdays" and when I started working there I had no idea what a sweater vest was, much less owned one. But I wanted to fit in and join the fun on Thursdays so I would do my best to find things I could pass off as a sweater vest. Such as:

The challenge is starting to get hard. I am finding myself standing in my closet in the mornings just staring at my 30 pieces, willing them to put themselves together into outfits for me. Also, I am afraid that I did not take my vacation to FLORIDA into account when I picked my 30 items. I might be sweating to death on vacation.

30 for 30: Day 14

Feeling kinda moody and blah, but this was the day I decided to whip out my last "new" item in the list hoping it would pull me out of my funk.

It didn't.

It's okay, though, because I have a vacation coming up this weekend! No funk allowed in Florida!


I am having such a fun time looking through the blogs of my fellow remixers! You guys are so creative and inspirational. Also, I wish I could raid all of your closets.

30 for 30: Day 13

So I actually bought the printed tie-neck top and the lilac v-neck sweater on clearance from Gap at the same time... and when I was in the dressing room just trying to see if they both fit I put the sweater over the top willy-nilly like so:

And I thought... 'Jennifer, you are a GENIUS.' It's like 3 shirts now. Yep. 1 + 1 = 3.

So. Like I said. Genius.

Speaking of genius, I LOVE Latoya's pattern mixing in this outfit. I rarely mix patterns, so her outfit is an inspiration for sure.

30 for 30: Day 11 & 12

After this post I have officially worn all but one piece of clothing from my 30. I still haven't quite decided how I want to style that last piece.

Maybe I'm holding out on wearing it because it's my last "new" item. When I buy new clothes, I like to "save" them to wear on a day when I'm doing something special. I know a lot of people like to wear new clothes right away, but I feel like I'm doing my new purchase a disservice by "wasting" it on a day when nobody will care or notice it. I don't know... do you guys do that? Wear new clothes right away or save them for a special day?

I love this black and white shrug. It's made with yarn that's both black and white, so it turns out looking like this interesting grey color. I think it picks up tones of whatever color you wear it with. The necklace is from NY&Co. and was a gift from one of my friends. I think my friends have better taste in jewelry than I do.

Can't go wrong with a cowl-neck. With a neck this stretchy, I'll probably wear this as an off-the-shoulder sweater when it gets a little less chilly.

Also, as soon as I am allowed to shop again I'm picking up a pair of super colorful tights so I can do something like Brittney did with hers. What a fun way to brighten up the winter neutral blahs!