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Any Plans this Weekend?

April 23, 2017

Every weekend is an adventure. LB will almost always have something planned [or have an idea or two]. On Friday afternoon, without fail, someone at work will ask if I have any plans for the weekend. This past Friday the only plan I had was to go home that evening and make little pizzas then be ready for the treadmill Saturday morning.

I did both of those things.

Saturday was such a beautiful day, I decided to spend time outside and show some much needed attention to the sad plants on my deck. Experimentally, I divided and re-potted one and transplanted another [from a pot to the yard], hoping they respond positively. Two of my potted plants resemble the bird of paradise, although they have never bloomed. Another two are plumeria although, they too are bloom-less. My hibiscus plants have lost all their leaves and my croton appears to be depressed. If I put my mind to it, I may have success growing a dandelion, but I doubt it.

Apparently I have a black thumb.

Then onto the treadmill. I try to do 15-20 miles every week; this week I managed to log 16.

I’ve been wanting to stop by Classy Crossroads Boutique, so we made a quick stop before heading out to dinner. LB discovered Classy Crossroads’ first location in Macclenny, FL about six years ago. He introduced me to this little boutique knowing I would love it. Now it is not so little and they have added a second location in Jacksonville.

I found two blouses that I really liked and one I would have purchased, but I was hungry and didn’t feel like trying it on.

After much deliberation, we headed back to St. Augustine for a salad at the Cellar Upstairs

Same salad, same band mentioned in a previous post.

And yes, I’m wearing an orange top again.

Monday morning, I’ll be able to cheerfully answer “what did you do this weekend?” when posed with the question.

Every Outfit has a Story

April 21, 2017

The black skirt with white polka dots… I’ve put a lot of miles on this article of clothing.

It was worn with a black knit shirt and sandals on the first day of my current job (almost 6 years ago). It was also put away and not worn for quite a long time after it tried to eat one of my blouses. Yes I zipped a blouse up in the back zipper of this skirt. The blouse was ensnared in the skirt and I was ensnared in my outfit. With LB’s assistance I was able to [finally] free the blouse, but in the process ruined the zipper. Rather that throw the skirt away, I took it to a seamstress to have the zipper replaced. I realize I could have easily shopped for a new polka dot skirt, but I’m hopelessly frugal.

And now that I’ve made that statement, I can’t resist shopping for a black skirt with white polka dots. A few that I like are

Now my skirt is back in action. In the past I’ve paired it with white, black, red, and yellow.

If you have read any of my posts, you know how I love orange.

Orange and Blue

April 18, 2017

As I revealed in a previous post, orange is one of my favorites. Orange paired with blue is a glorious combination!
But though I’m a native Floridian and have lived in Florida all my life, I’m not a Gator fan. Sorry Folks.
I wish the Gators no ill will, I’ve just never been a fan of the team, or of football in general.

Speaking of football, aside from the SuperBowl (which is in my opinion just an excuse to have a party), the only thing I appreciate about football is the beer and hot wings.

Well… maybe just the hot wings.

As I mentioned, orange is one of my favorites. Together orange and blue create a synergistic effect which is great for a football team. It is also a combination I assemble often as blue jeans pretty much pair well with anything and I have a LOT of orange tops.

My taste in jeans changes every couple of years or so. Right now I’m obsessed with colored skinny jeans from Venus. A few years ago it was Stella boot cut jeans from Express. Sprinkled in the mix of my denim collection are Rock & Republic and a pair of True Religion that I rarely wear for fear that I may destroy them. I can be hard on my clothes (slob) and certainly don’t want to do any damage to a $300 pair of jeans. I don’t worry so much about a pair from Venus that cost $29.

Happy Tuesday!

The Power of the Peplum

April 17, 2017

Word on the street is the peplum is scheduled for a resurgence this fall.

On pants.

This is great news as I wasn’t aware that it was a trend that had faded and now I can be glad that it’s back.

I’ll put a peplum on anything. Reason being, it does so much for masking little flaws. Or big flaws.
I say we all take advantage of the proficiency of the peplum (I know its a stretch) as it accentuates the waist, plays up the curves, and makes the tummy magically disappear.
It has a classy, romantic 1940’s appeal even when it is sleeveless.

At this point in my wardrobe collection, peplums are restricted to several tops and one wool coat.

I have a couple from Express that were purchased a few years ago

And a few that I’m interested in here and here. Really interested.

I’m feeling a shopping spree coming on.

Today I wore my navy blue top from Forever21 (similar, similar) with my white Express jeans and my navy slides that are similar to these.

It’s Monday

What I Wore Wednesday

April 12, 2017

Apparently I have lost title constructing ability as all I can come up with today is “What I Wore Wednesday”. I’ll admit it is better than “Hump Day Array”.
To summarize, I am wearing what I would classify as a grown up outfit… refined, but not exciting; gets the job done.

My handbag pictured is my favorite white Michael Kors tote.

My top is from the Princess Vera collection at Kohl’s and is no longer available, but this one or this one would be ADORABLE.

My Cardigan is from Target and is available in 16 colors. You can always use a cardigan.

My skirt is the ivory Scuba skirt from Forever21 which is also no longer available.

This Calvin Klein skirt from Dillard’s is similar and also cute, although a bit longer.

Or you could go in a completely different direction with this Contemporary Classic Pencil skirt from Forever21 (and it’s only $5.99)! It comes in black and olive:

My shoes are very comfortable but the strap continually falls leaving me to have to stop and pull it up. Sometimes I wear an 8, sometimes an 8 ½ so I may have chosen a ½ size too big
*SILVER LINING ALERT*
I suppose I’ll just have to shop for a replacement pair!

And someday I’ll get a new camera (sigh)

Sunset is

April 8, 2017

… still my favorite color ~ Mattie Stepanek

Apparently rose gold is similar to sunset. I never considered this.

Although I typically wear silver, every once in a while I break out the rose gold jewelry. Copper is what gives rose gold its distinctive color. It is feminine and gives an air of elegance to an otherwise mundane ensemble… like the one I wore today.

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Shopping Spree

March 29, 2017

Happy Wednesday to all you worker bees (aka people who do all of the hard work but get none of the credit)…. we have made it to the half way mark… which reminds me of a song:

Everybody’s working for the weekend
Everybody wants a little romance
Everybody’s goin’ off the deep end
Everybody needs a second chance, oh
You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby lets go

Thank you Loverboy!

As I mentioned in my Monday Post, my job can be the cause of HIGH levels of stress and I find myself looking forward to Friday as early as the prior Sunday night.

It is sometimes a challenge, but I am thankful for the job, as it enables me to do all the things I need/like to do… pay bills, venture out with LB, and SHOP!!! Which brings me to a new favorite bad habit I’ve developed. Every 3 or 4 months I like to go to shein.com and allow myself a $100 shopping spree. My last indulgence was in February. I took about a week to collect items in my shopping bag so I can think about what I really want to purchase. Here’s what I ordered last:

Hot Pink Cold Shoulder Ruffle Sleeves Shift Dress

This is a contender for my Easter 2017 dress

Black Crochet Trim Chiffon Halter Top

vest170223101_2 Saving this cute top for shorts this summer

Pink Open Shoulder Raglan Sleeve Top

blouse160923708_2 I bought this with my ivory Forever21 skirt in mind

Floral Print Off The Shoulder Ruffle Sheath Dress dress160808506_1 This is an adorable dress, looks really cute on, and I have no idea when/where I will wear it