weekly looks

Monday

yoga/work/cardio

Tuesday&Wednesday

yoga/yoga/cardio

Thursday

yoga/work/hang out

I did wear shoes to work today but got a pedicure after so didn't want to ruin the polish by putting my shoes back on ;)

Friday

yoga/work/Rainbow on the Green

Currently it's Monday morning and I am trying to wake up. I love the long days of summer but going to bed early enough to wake up before the sun rises is hard! This week will be a good one because we are going on vacation Friday night :)

working wardrobe | glorified tee

top: Loft / pants: Gap / shoes: Tory Burch / sunnies: Dsquared / necklace: Collignon Designs

Some days simple is just better (and easier).

top: Anthro / cardi: Express / pants: Gap / shoes: b.o.c.

Luckily the dress code at work is fairly flexible. So these are my working versions of a tee shirt and jeans.

TGIF. Peace.

working wardrobe | mix and match

top&skirt: J.Crew / cardi: Target / shoes: Tory Burch / sunnies: Dsquared

I'm happy to report that most days pulling together work outfits comes pretty easy.

top: Ann Taylor / cardi: Target / pants: Express / shoes: Urban Outfitters /sunnies: Dsquared

Went with more separates this week.

top: Ann Taylor / cardi: Target / skirt: Uniqlo / shoes: Cole Haan

Buying mulitples of the same item is a good thing, in my book (or closet, as it may be).

Not quite at the point where I can pull anything out of my closet and wear anything else, but the curating is the fun part. Also looks like the hair needs a major trim...

Inspiration

top&boots: Anthro / cardi: Express / skirt: Loft, new / earrings&necklace: Collignon Designs / tights: Hue

I bought this skirt a few weeks ago and was unsure how to style it for "winter" until I saw Lisa wearing it and knew I wanted to copy her outfit. I seriously love everything she wears and would copy every outfit if it weren't so weird!


This little knit cardi has lasted pretty well over the years I have worn it and hasn't really pilled at all. I like that.

layer up | vested interest

all items remix'd 
shirt: Loft 
vest: Old Navy 
pants: Express 
shoes: Madden Girl 
earrings: Collignon Designs, gift'd 

 So the challenge for Thursday and Friday called for a jacket over vest/vest over jacket/jacket over cardigan. With 70+ degree weather the past few days, those kind of layers just ain't happening! But I am glad I dug out this vest - I forgot how much I like it and need to wear it again! *******************************************************************************************
Day 4 of the cleanse: Last night was the first night I didn't come home completely tired, although I am tired of the taste of the lemonade and barely even drank 64 ounces yesterday. I think I made the last batch a bit too cayenne-peppery, so today's batch has a bit less. Although I miss my morning cup of coffee, I am actually a bit glad for coming off it. I am sure the reason I had a headache yesterday was caffeine withdrawals, so when we're done I am going to cut back or drink more decaf.

Although the cleanse is not something I want to do all the time, now it's more of a mental challenge for me to complete it. And this one is easy in that you don't have to think about what you are going to eat because it's already made. Getting through the weekend will be tough and I am sad that we are going to have to skip some Superbowl parties, because we really can't be around people eating food. But hopefully we will get lots of projects done around the house. I will keep you posted.

P.S. I finally converted over to the new blogger interface and while it seems to have some better functionality, it's different too. Anyone else having difficulty?

Finally Friday

all items remix'd
dress: J.Crew
cardi: Target
wedges: Payless
earrings: Tiffany's, gift'd
necklace: Loft
tights: Hue

Is it weird that the hubs and I are in bed before 9 PM and up before 5 AM? I swear we are not grandparents, we just like to sleep! We rarely watch TV these days; in fact the only shows we watch on a regular basis are Modern Family and The Soup. The Soup keeps us up-to-date on pop culture so we feel like we know what's going on, even if we don't!


all items remix'd
top&belt: Anthro
cardi: Express
skirt: Theory
shoes: Taryn Rose
earrings: Collignon Designs, gift'd
necklace: AE

I thought these 2 green outfits would look good in the same post, as they are color I don't typically gravitate to. Pink will always be my signature color, but I like the share the love with other colors in the rainbow.

I am thankful that this is a non-working weekend and we really don't have anything big planned. I could use a nice, long weekend full of nothing.

Losing steam

all items remix'd
top: LoL for Target
cardi: Express
pants: Gap
shoes: Geox
earrings: gift'd

Some days I don't want to think about what I am wearing, just want to dress comfortably for work and bust out the black pants. Yesterday was one of those days.

Tomorrow is my last working Saturday of the year - woot! Have a good one!

Making it work

all items remix'd
top: Old Navy
vest: Charlotte Russe
pants: Express
boots: Loft
sunnies: Dsquared

I have been dying to buy some brightly colored skinny jeans this season but have been holding off because a) I don't want to fork out a lot of dough, b) I haven't tried that many different styles on and c) my closet is already bursting at the seams. So I thought I would create the illusion of bright pants with these capris. They will do for now, they are just not quite as fitted as I would like.


Reds and pinks photograph so brightly that you can't tell that the shirt is actually red and the pants are pink. I never would have thought to wear these together a couple years ago, but I think it works.

Casual LBD

dress: Gap, remix'd
cardi: Missoni for Target
boots: Old Navy, remix'd
sunnies: Dsquared, remix'd
bag: LV, gift'd&remix'd

The hubs and I took advantage of my last 2 Saturdays off in a row to visit our local farmer's market.


all items remix'd
dress: Gap
cardi: Express
boots: Old Navy
sunnies: Dsquared
pendant: India
bag: Gucci, gift'd

Being outside in October/November in Houston is much more bearable as the weather has definitely cooled down. The humidity has returned but I think another cold front in coming through tonight.


This little dress have served me well over the past few years. Although it is showing some signs of wear, it only gets more comfortable after every wash.

A bit of color

all items remix'd
top: H&M
pants: Express
shoes: Via Spiga
earrings: gift'd
necklace: Collingnon Designs
assorted bangles: Calypso for Target, Tiffany's, Alexis Bittar

I wore this to the most recent Project Runway party. It's my first attempt a real color blocking, although the orange top kind of looks pink here. I have been obsessed with Jil Sander's looks since seeing them this spring but have yet to attempt it myself. Baby steps, right?

Speaking of PR, this season looks super drama-filled. I love it. I also love the dress that won this week - I tried to find it on Amazon but they only had the maxi dress.


Every now and then something I buy from H&M is a real winner. This tee falls into that category.


And I am glad I finally paired these pants with something other than a neutral. More color remixing on the way!

week in the life | monday

One of my passions other than deciding what to wear in the morning is photography/memory keeping. I am participating in ali's week in the life project for the first time this year. Like Ali, I am going to be documenting and photographing this week and putting the album together next week.


Like I mentioned previously, the hubs likes to wake up at the crack of dawn to catch the early morning flight home so we have the rest of the day to get caught up.


Nothing like going home sweet home.


Much of the rest of our morning looked like this.


Lunch at our local wine bar.


Spending the afternoon with my favorite little boys.


Other random snaps of the afternoon.


And what I wore on the plane to and from Maine.
all items remix'd
tank: Old Navy
cardi: Express
jeans: Gap
shoes: Converse
necklace: Collingnon Designs, gift'd

Nothing earth shattering happened yesterday but this will be fun to look back on 10 years from now!

PSE

all items remix'd
top: Anthro
cardi: Express
skirt: Anthro
shoes: Target
sunnies: Dsquared
necklace: Tiffany's, gift'd
belt: Ann Taylor

I uploaded the trial version of Photoshop Elements 9 on my MacBook yesterday. The wi-fi connection in my hotel room has been weirdly slow so it took over 12 hours to upload. I am currently using Photoshop 4 on our desktop so am trying to get used to the new version. I'm thinking having a mouse may make things easier. And the photo below took much longer than it should to create...not sure if I am doing something wrong.


This outfit is from this past Saturday. I really love this skirt but it feels much fuller than it looks when I wear it. I guess having a bubble butt like I do doesn't help my cause ;)

Today is my last day of work for the week and in Austin. So ready to come home!

A day behind

all items remix'd
suit: Loft
shirt: Express
shoes: Geox

I am slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things. I now kind of wish I brought more exciting things to wear this week, as blogging about work is definitely not exciting as blogging about India, so blogging about clothes is the next best thing. I wore this suit yesterday and Monday and will probably wear it again tomorrow.

Last night I attended an intermediate vinyasa yoga class at a studio nearby. It was fine, but somehow practicing to Lady Gaga (Pokerface, no less) seemed kind of wrong, on all sorts of levels. I don't mind fluffy yoga music, but I don't think you should be able to sing to it during practice (yes, someone was singing while getting into her asana. I know!). On the bright side, I did break s sweat and practiced for longer than if I had done it on my own.

Tomorrow Sharath is hosting a Led Primary web broadcast that I am super excited for. I have been waking up later just because but you can be sure I will be up in time for a 5:30 AM start!

Feeling less than inspired

all items remix'd
top: Ann Taylor
cardi: Express
pants: Gap
shoes: Geox
earrings: gift'd

This is what I wore on my first day back to work this past Friday. I wanted something easy and comfortable.


I am traveling this whole week for work - first to Cincinnati, where I am now, for some training. We leave this afternoon, when I fly back to Houston, then fly from Houston to Dallas to work from Wednesday until Friday. Talk about jumping back into things!I wanted to pack light so my wardrobe is a bit less than inspired this week. We'll see if I can muster the energy to take some outfit photos.

I am also having a hard time getting motivated to practice yoga in the morning by myself. Luckily I found a Led Primary class to attend in Dallas tomorrow evening so all will not be lost!

Gong xi fa cai!

"Happy New Year!"

shirt: Banana, remix'd
sweater: H&M. remix'd
pants: Express, remix'd
shoes: Madden Girl, remix'd
earrings&necklace: Collingnon Designs, new&gift'd!
belt: Anthro, remix'd

Today is Chinese New Year. It is the year of the Rabbit. My family is not big on celebrating. I think my parents are the most non-tradional Chinese parents around! At any rate, I wish you the best for the new year.


The hubs is leaving today to go skiing in Breckenridge (fingers crossed he makes it there in spite of the weather). Since we won't be spending V-day together this year, he gave a me couple gifts early. The earrings are simply gorgeous and the necklace is simply fun and makes me smile. I will probably be wearing it the whole time I am away.


H&M is known for its fast fashion, but I like when I find staples there that a fun, flattering and cheap! This sweater is a great layering item.

I wonder if it will snow today...