January 25-31, 2015

January 20-24, 2015

Hmmm...after three days I noticed I'd worn green every day this week. Maybe this is my way to fight back against the gray and dreary winter weather we are having?

Sunday, January 18, 2015

I'm not much of a shopping guru blogger. I don't usually link to my purchases, and I'm such a bargain driven shopper that what I buy is usually almost gone by the time I've tried it out. This is the case with the skirt I wore today, but I loved it so much I wanted to mention it in case it is still available in the size anyone wants. This is the Modern Houndstooth Pencil Skirt. As far as bold and striking and type 4, it is really the perfect skirt. It looked drop dead gorgeous today with a simple red sweater and my faithful black jacket from Talbots. The fact that I got it for $40 only made it more desirable as far as I'm concerned.

January 11-17, 2015

I think my favorite outfit of the week was the black and white windowpane plaid skirt with the green sweater. I love black and green together. The sad clothing event of the week was accidentally getting a blueberry ground into the sleeve of my new-to-me Molly Ottoman orange jacket. Sigh. Hopefully it will come out.

January 4 - 10, 2015

This was a whirl wind week as usual, going back to school. I tried to stick with basic primary colors.  The purple and yellow skirt set was just the right touch to wake up the week.

Thursday, January 1, 2015

We went super casual for New Year's Eve last night -- just meeting with the family and enjoying some board games. Today we had our traditional New Year's Day open house where we invite every one we know, put out a lot of food, and play games all day. It was a lot of fun. This is what I wore, along with Harry Mason earrings and slipper sox. I ordered this Talbots sweater after Christmas with a GC and amazingly got it in time to wear for New Years!
Joyful Sweater, Talbots; Gingham Utility Shirt in Navy, J.Crew; Modern Skinny Jeans, Loft; jewelry, Harry Mason via the BHW.

Now to the news for the year. I love this blog and spend a lot of time on it -- probably too much. I have other things I need to be involved with -- I have a novel mapped out that needs to get written, a guitar to play, school and classes, and family. So -- I am going to limit my posting to once a week for the rest of the year. I may post several outfits on the day I post, or I may just post my favorite -- I'm not sure. I'll still be dressing fiercely, so don't worry about that! I think this will lead to a better overall year for me while still allowing me to have the creative outlet that this gives me.

Thanks for reading and have an amazing year in 2015!

December 2014 Purchases

I had a few extra little things that I let the BHW give me as Christmas gifts, but overall I am doing pretty good on sticking to my guns. Next year I am going down to $50 a month. Can I do it? We shall see.

Edit: Actually, I am going to give myself $100 every three months and see if I can do that.

Friday, December 26, 2014

Normally I wouldn't go out on the day after Christmas, but my niece was here from AZ, and so I (and my DDs) needed to go to a baby shower for her. The roads were pretty good even though we had a huge snow dump yesterday, so it wasn't so bad. This was a little edgy for a baby shower, but, hey, with my blue streak, I feel like I can be edgy anytime I want!
Skinny Jeans in Red Pepper, Boden; Travelers Floral Shirt, Chicos; Coated Moto Jacket, Loft; Jewelry, Harry Mason and Coldwater Creek.

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Today was a very relaxed Christmas -- with no little kids around to wake us up we didn't get up until 8:30. Everyone got something fun, and then we spent the next part of the day enjoying time together as a family. I even got a nap, nobody complained too much about not having our traditional bacon (the BHW and I have gone vegan/vegetarian; the kids are reluctantly on board), the BHW got to play a lot of board games, and peace and love abounded. This cute plaid shirt made for the perfect Christmas day shirt. To make things even more fun, the BHW wore his sort of matching shirt -- we were a matched set!
Buffalo Plaid Shirts - J.Crew; Denim Stretch Jeans, Coldwater Creek; Earrings, Macy's.

Wednesday, December 25, 2014

We have a family tradition of all getting PJs on Christmas Eve, so here is what I was wearing this evening. It was the perfect comfort style to wear during our famous circle of love with the family -- sharing why we love and appreciate each different member. Merry Christmas!
Charter Club Holiday Lane Flannel Notch Collar Top and Pajama Pants Set, Macy's.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Well, the inexorable head cold that I always seem to get this time of year is back. Darn it. Anyway, this sweater outfit kept me cozy all day.
NYDJ Alisha Skinny Jeans in Cobalt, Nordstrom; Chunky Cable Sweater dyed Orange Crush, Talbots; Classic Stripe Perfect Shirt; J.Crew; Jewelry, Love Your Bling.