Oh, look, I’m wearing my sparkle sweater again. Sometimes I’m not really sure about a clothing purchase I make, meaning I have ideas about how I’ll wear it but, in the back of my mind, I worry that it’s far enough out of my comfort zone that I won’t really wear it as often as I plan. I felt that way about this sweater when I first bought it. Don’t get me wrong, I was excited about it and thought it was really cool and looked great, but at the same time, the open back  scared me. However, quite the opposite has happened: it has become my go-to when the whether is cold. I love that I can dress it up or down and wear practically anything under it. This is one of my favorite ways I’ve worn it so far. It’s cool and casual, and edgy. And I like it a lot! I wore this outfit to lunch with Nick and to run errands and to the grocery store.

Sweater: Banana Republic | Blouse, Denim, & Boots: Old Navy | Earrings: Old Navy

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I’m finishing up my Master’s program in May and with graduation comes a new job and… office wear! As crazy as it may sound, I’m actually really excited about getting back to working a 9-5 and wearing my pencil skirts on a regular basis. Office wear is much easier for me than casual wear, and I’ve talked a little bit about how difficult it was for me to figure out how to dress for graduate school. I worked in an office for about 6 years before going back to school, so I have a lot of practice with office wear. Plus, I’m really comfortable in it. All that to say that I’m starting to put together more work-appropriate outfits because I’m on the hunt for a real job, a career. This outfit is really simple: black shirt, black skirt, textured blazer and fun, sparkly shoes. It makes me feel like a realtor, which isn’t a bad thing, but it’s not what I’ll be doing.

How cute is this little doggie necklace? It was a birthday gift from a friend; they know me so well!

And here’s the fun one: Maybe I’m a plane?

Top: Old Navy | Skirt: Target | Blazer: Banana Republic | Shoes: Fioni via Payless | Necklace: gift

I thought about not posting this outfit because it felt so plain and simple that it couldn’t possibly be blog worthy, but I did some shopping recently and this was the result. I really like the look of distressed jeans but I’ve been apprehensive of them until now. I decided to try these Rockstar skinnies from Old Navy and they’re not too shabby – I was afraid they would be too tight. I need to have them hemmed because they didn’t have any short sizes, but in the meantime I just rolled them under. I’ll have to remember to tell the tailor to take them in a little as well, so they keep their skinny shape. I wore this outfit to run errands and then to dinner with friends.

I also fell in love with all of the pretty flats Old Navy has out for Spring. I ultimately chose these because they feel like springtime in winter, even though NC can’t make up its mind as to whether it’s going to be warm or cold. We’ve had a pattern these last few weeks of cold, rainy days followed by sunshine and high 50s, rinse and repeat, so loafers were actually pretty appropriate footwear for a few days. I can’t wait to wear them with skirts and shorts in a few months.

Here’s the fun one: Life has been pretty good lately so enjoy this big, beautiful smile!

Jacket: Banana Republic | Shirt, Denim, & Shoes: Old Navy | Clutch: Etsy | Earrings & Neckace: Store in Savannah, GA

Linking up with Carylee of More Pieces of Me | Molly from Still Being Molly

Good morning, dear readers. I wanted to take a few minutes to apologize for my absence this week but I came down with a touch of food poisoning over the weekend and I didn’t get a chance to take or post any outfit photos. Once I was feeling better,catching up on school work took precedent. But my friend and I did get some funny pics from last week that I’ll leave right here to give you a nice chuckle.

It was extremely cold out (by NC standards, at least) and we experienced some freezing rain. It seems I didn’t pack very appropriate footwear for my week at school and after walking around campus, my feet were FREEZING. Like, I couldn’t feel several of my toes.  The only solutiion I had was to wear my gloves as socks, and you know what? It worked! Remember that if you’re ever in a similar bind. You’re welcome.

I call this one “monkey toes” because that’s what it looked like!

I hope to be back to a normal schedule next week. I hope everyone has a great day and stays warm in whatever way you can 😉

You guys, I had my eye on this jacket for a while but it was a little more than I was willing to pay, but I recently found it on sale so I did what any girl would do: I snatched it up! I’m still learning how to choose outerwear for my outfits. I started out with a denim jacket but I don’t like wearing it with jeans, and then I finally got a trench coat but I can’t figure out when it’s appropriate to wear (only when it’s raining? can you wear them with jeans? it can’t be too cold out because it doesn’t keep me warm, etc.) but I was convinced that I needed this jacket and now I have it and I’m wearing it with everything! I don’t even care! Also, let’s talk about this sweater. I got it on sale at Target recently and I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be a cropped sweater for an average-size person but I’m so short that I feel like it hits at this awkward point around my belly button. I really like it though, so I’ll make it work.

Here’s the blooper: I have no idea…

Jacket: Banana Republic | Sweater: Target | Jeans: kensie via Stitch Fix | Boots: Mix No. 6 via DSW | Jewelry: gift from mother-in-law

Also, did you catch the reference of my title?

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