Wednesday: Matchy-matchy busted!

I didn't have much time to pose and figure out the light issues for these, as I totally got BUSTED by a gorgeous shirtless six-pack-ab blond guy taking photos of the bank-owned condo next door. I was flustered not only by the fact that he busted me taking pictures of myself, but also by all the adjectives I attributed to him in the sentence before this one. :)



Anyway, I am really sad I didn't get the best light for this outfit, because this melon-orange color is DIVINE. It made my skin and hair glow in the very best way. I just picked up the cardigan on the sale rack at BR a week ago; it is very light and super-soft, and seriously WOW, the color. I had also ordered the graphic tee from Target but had debated returning it because I wasn't finding the right outfit for it and it almost felt too cheesy a graphic print. But the white tee was pretty thick, especially for a Target tee, so I kept trying. Good thing I did! It's a little more matchy-matchy than I usually go for, but in this instance I think it worked. (I think the discussion on Tina's blog the day before encouraged me there.)



I also debated tucking in or not, but in the end I liked the smoother look of the tucked look better. It's tough these days figuring out ways to hide the stomach pooch, and as I discovered with the pretty pink top, just letting the shirt fold pile up on my hips and belly isn't quite the right approach either. By the end of the day when it was pooch city, I just buttoned one button on the sweater so it was less noticeable.

Rounding out the outfit is my brown Target Merona skirt, the Clark Laguna Reefs, my gold J Crew Outlet locket necklace, and my new Ralph Lauren aviators. Love these! I will try to take some close-ups pictures of them soon.


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To follow up on some comments on the last couple of posts:
1. Helen, thanks for the hydrocortisone idea after I shave! I will try that out!
2. Shelley, most of the bento containers come with lids; only the one that holds my sandwich does not. You can also buy other kit parts so you get different sized containers and all of those have lids too.
3. Regarding the 30-minute work walk, this was a special occasion, not an common thing. We have a monthly department meeting that usually we sit in a big conference room and go over all the stuff we need to, but every once in a while we shake it up a bit. So this month we went walking for a half-hour then we reserved a private dining room at a local restaurant and had breakfast together (and had our regular meeting then). Everyone really appreciated the change, especially my boss and her boss, and I think it got everyone remotivated and enthusiastic again after a couple of tough months for all of us.

And yes, the walk and the breakfast was my idea. :) So glad it worked the way I had hoped!