I really liked this outfit, so expect to see variations of it this fall. That is the new Old Navy striped sweater and the Gap skinny pants. I added a chambray shirt, my orange Clarks Long Ponds, a pewter mesh bracelet from Banana Republic, and a long strand of pearls double-knotted a la Angie at YLF. The skinny pants and the chambray shirt put it on the casual end of business casual, but I can get away with that when I am not out at meetings.
By the time I got *out* of the office on Wednesday, however, we were in the midst of a late-summer heatwave. Maybe I should pay attention to weather reports more...
Thursday, then, was a return to 90 degree temps, and the face-melting summer look. Good thing, because I wanted to wear the most summery of my dresses one last time before packing them up. Looks like I got my chance to do so!
I hadn't paired the blue polka-dot Target dress with my yellow Target cutout flats yet, so this was a new combo. Normally I would not have worn the short leggings, but we were going out after work to the rooftop bar, and I learned from my trip there with Laura that the couches are too low and wide to wear a dress gracefully there. I had to bow to function over form with the leggings. On the plus side, it's the leggings that make the yellow shoes work; obviously the leggings cut my legs off funny, but the almost nude look of the shoes counteracts the worst of it, and the casual nature of the leggings make the flats look better than heels would.
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On the food front, it's been a weird, stressful week. Work has been super-crazy and I didn't prepare well last weekend for snacks and dinners. I hadn't realized how much that was saving me. Another thing I did not realize: I much prefer the grab-n-go flavored yogurts over a quart of plain. I wanted to make the switch to plain for my morning breakfasts, but it's just...one thing too much. I don't want to eat it, so I end up bypassing fruit altogether and eating just starch in the morning. So of course I am hungry faster, and it's too easy to eat crap all day instead. It doesn't help that my whole team is really stressed, and we've been indulging at lunches as a group. Then I am still stressed when I come home but not really hungry, so I have a slice of bread with spreadable cheese and call it a day.
You will notice there are no vegetables mentioned here. Not good.
So this weekend I will stock up at the farmer's market, and prepare as much of it beforehand as I can. and I will refill my stock of yogurts. :)
What are your plans for the long weekend?
You are SO lucky to look so good in those skinny slacks. They just don't work on me.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the quarts of plain yogurt. It seems like an economical idea at the store but it's just so easy to avoid once it's home.
ReplyDeleteI like to stir it into my plain oatmeal. It makes it creamy.
I've got a list of house chores a mile long for this weekend.
You look so good in that first outfit. I wish I could pull off skinny jeans/pants like you, but my thighs are too thunderous. Ah well.
ReplyDeleteSorry work has been so stressful. Hope things calm down soon!
Yes, Grasshopper, you have learned another truth. I avoid the big containers of plain yogurt too. They just become giant petri dishes. I much prefer paying extra and getting those delicious flavoured Fage or Chobanis : ) You kill me with your ON purchases--loved the Chanel collar denim jacket and now I'm hankering for a stripey sweater. Thank goodness you don't shop at Anthropologie--I'd have to stop reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteLOVING the striped sweater over the chambray top!!! Super super cute!
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