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 | case of the pink sweater(s)

sweater: Old Navy / vest: Uniqlo / skirt&tights: Loft / boots: Anthro
These 20+ degree weather difference we've been having lately has really been doing a number on my system. I pride myself never getting sick but I've had something twice already this year.


top&boots: Anthro / sweater: Uniqlo / skirt: gift'd / tights: Hue / necklace: M+O
This time around no hacking cough - just lots and lots and lots of congestion and an overall tired/run-down feeling, that seems to be helped by Dayquil/Nyquil.


top: Loft / sweater: Gap / skirt: F21 / sunnies: Dsquared / belt: Anthro / shoes: Tory Burch
So I decided to go with a theme for dressing this week. Obviously I have more pink sweaters that one person really should have.


But I probably wear pink more than one person should so it all works out.

This week has seriously flown by - how can December be starting tomorrow! Gotta get the tree up ASAP stat! Hope you had a fabulous week and have an even more fabulous weekend :)

fall colors | mustard

jacket: F21 / dress: Tucker for Target / pants: JCrew / boots: Nordstrom Rack / sunnies: Dsquared / belt: Gap /  necklace: Collingnon Designs
This outfit worked better in my mind than in real life. The pants somehow got looser throughout the day and don't look as good as real skinny jeans/pants inside the boots. Oh well, onto the next one!

stripes and dots

top: F21 / cardi: Old Navy / skirt: Loft / shoes: Tory Burch / necklace: Collingnon Designs

This cardi is the only new clothing item I have purchased in Austin...so far. On sale, it was just too cute to pass up and since the office is too chilly for just a tank, it was a perfect layer. The hubs is leaving me to my own devices this morning, but luckily just 2 more days and one more night before I return home.

Mondays are hard

top: F21 / shorts: JCrew / shoes: B. Makowsky / necklace&cuff: gift'd / bracelet: Chan Luu / bag: Marc by MJ

Getting up before the sun comes up always seems to be harder on Mondays. Maybe our bodies are missing the relaxation of the weekend? At any rate, here's to hoping for a gentle day back to work for you as well as for me :)

that time of year

top: Anthro / skirt: F21 / shoes: Ann Klein / belt: Ann Taylor
I went to Forever 21 looking for Burning Man clothes, but I also found this fairly modest, well-fitting skirt. I love the polka dots, so of course it came home with me.

But, really, it's that time of year again. Not back to school and not even back to fall, although the temps and humidity have been more bearable this week. Allergy season - woot! Scratchy throat, itchy eyes, sneezy nose...gotta love the change in weather that comes with September. Here's to hoping allergy weather will keep the temps even cooler.

weekend casual

top: F21 / shorts: J.Crew / shoes: Gap / bag: LV / necklace: gift'd / bracelet: Chan Luu

How is it that the hours during the weekend seem to speed by so much faster than the week? I am just happy Monday is an extra day off! Hope you had a great weekend!

P(F)latforms?

top: F21 / shorts: Gap / shoes: Target / sunnies&bag: Gucci / bangles: Alexis Bittar&Tiffany's

I bought these sandals a few months ago and love them, mainly because they give me the height of a tall shoe without the angle of a high heel. Yoga has me avoiding heels most of the time, but that's a story for a different day.

This outfit actually combines 3 of this week's challenges in one: bright bottoms, neon and platforms. Sometimes I like to be efficient ;)

FPSF

We spent a couple days in the heat this weekend at Houston's version of Coachella to see a few performances: Snoop and Afrojack on Saturday and Willie Nelson on Sunday. Even though we had the "fancy pants" tickets, this was about as close as we got to the stage. Just being at the concert for part of the day wore me out, but the people watching was worth it.


A little photo fun :)


tee: F21 / jeans: Gap / shoes: Target / sunnies&bag: Gucci

I am loving that neons are popular this summer. I may have to update all my summer tanks and tees! And for the record, I did NOT wear this to the show - only tanks and tees and the 90+ degree weather makes anything more super uncomfortable.

Even more pink

all items remix'd
tank: F21
sweater: Gap
vest: Uniqlo
cords: J.Crew
shoes: Converse
earrings: gift'd

The weekend went by way too fast. The last 4 days away from work have been glorious and I am not ready to go back.


all items remix'd
sweater: Old Navy
jeans: Gap
shoes: Converse
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd
scarf: Missoni for Target

The temperatures have been finally been cold enough to unbox my winter clothes...and I counted no less than 5 pink sweaters (and that's not even including athletic hoodies!). Look for more in days to come.

A movie filled weekend

tunic: Missoni for Target, remix'd
skirt: Fred Perry sample sale
leggings: Uniqlo, remix'd
boots: Loft, remix'd
jacket: F21, remix'd
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd

This past weekend the old Angelika movie theater downtown reopened as a Sundance Cinema. We (including all of my friends) are especially happy about this because the theater is closer, doesn't get the throngs of masses and shows many independent as well as mainstream movies. Our first viewing there was My Week with Marilyn, which was a simply charming movie and Michelle Williams definitely deserves an Oscar nod for her performance.


On the flip side, I saw Breaking Dawn last night, which was melodramatic and completely cheesy. I had a good laugh and was entertained, I will give it that.

The other movies we watched over the weekend were The Descendants (Clooney was great; another good one), Midnight Cowboy (we like to watch old Oscar winners and this one was definitely interesting; can't believe it was rated X when it first opened!), and Soul Plane (this would have been much better with some chemical enhancement, but it was worth the $0.53 rental!). You know you are getting old when your primary form of entertainment is the movies! In our defense, the end of the year is usually about the time most of the movies worth seeing are released; we always try to catch the movies and actors up for Oscars before the awards the next year.


This photo makes me smile because I am laughing at something the hubs has said. Posing with the vintage Corvette was my idea but I am not quite the pin up girl.

The case of the incredibly shrinking calves

shirt: J. Crew
skirt: Old Navy, remix'd
boots: Nordstrom Rack
earrings: gift'd&remix'd
necklace: F21, remix'd
cuff: Tiffany's, gift'd&remix'd
belt: Gap, remix'd

I bought a new pair of boots over the weekend and am actually wearing them immediately. I usually hoard my clothes, like the shirt I am wearing that was bought in July and haven't worn until now. The cognac color is a great addition to my boot collection, which I have been slowly adding to over the past few years.

There was a time a few years ago that I would have to try on a zillion pairs before any fit, which is how I bought my first pair of tall boots. These days almost every pair of tall boots I try on actually fit over my self-proclaimed giant calves. The hubs theorizes that my calves may have shrunk since I stopped running and started practicing yoga exclusively. I was never really that fast a runner, but I'll buy that theory.

Happy early Thanksgiving! This one will be our first one as vegetarians; we decided to forgo cooking and eat out this year. I am just looking forward the day off.

A summer dress for fall(ish)

all items remix'd
jacket: F21
dress: Loft
shoes: Geox
earrings: gift'd

Houston has had a scorching summer this year. Labor day weekend brought some cooler temperatures - 90s instead of 100s. So basically we get hot and less hot as our seasons. I predict I won't be wearing boots or layers or anything remotely fall-like until late October. The heat kind of sucks, but I take that over long snow days any time.

Bienvenido a Miami!

tank: F21, remix'd
bikini: Old Navy
skirt: H&M
sandals&hat: Target, remix'd
sunnies: Dsquared

And that's all I have to say about that.

Breaking the rules for my birthday

tank: Old Navy
skirt: H&M
sandals: B. Makowsky

Are 40-year-olds expected to dress a certain way? If so, I am sure I am breaking all sorts of fashion rules. My hemlines are above my knees, I love ruffles and color, and I have been known to wear 4-inch heels every now and again. I figure, if I still got it, I might as well flaunt it, right?


My sister has the most amazing foyer and stairwell at her house. Makes for some fun remix photos.

Yesterday I spent my birthday doing all the things that I love: running and practicing yoga with the hubs, eating some good Indian food for lunch, taking lots of photos and spending time with my sis and nephews.


all items remix'd
dress: Gap
booties: Tory Burch
earrings: gift'd
necklace: F21

This is what I wore to dinner with the hubs last night. This dress is an oldie but goodie. Again, drop-waist, ruffles, high heels...breaking all sorts of fashion "rules" here I am sure - but rules are meant to be broken, right?

My birthday celebration is apparently going on all weekend long. More to come tomorrow!

Whew!

dress: Jovovich-Hawk for Target
leggings: AA, remix'd
boots: Anthro, remix'd
jacket: F21, remix'd
earrings: gift'd&remix'd

I am feeling less guilty about being behind on daily posts this week since blogger was down for the past couple days. It's funny how a change in your schedule can make everything go wonky.


I wore this outfit on our anniversary date night last Saturday. We ate at The Slanted Door in San Francisco. If you are ever in the Bay Area, I highly recommend it. The food was absolutely delicious!

The whirlwind travel we did last weekend drained me a bit of my wardrobe inspiration so I am glad I have a backlog of cute outfits to share. Looks like there is no end in sight with the travel, as I will be back in Austin for work over the next 2 weeks and through June as well. Sigh. I guess things could be worse, right?

Happy 2011!

all items remix'd
top: from Milan
jeans: Chip and Pepper
shoes: Tory Burch
jacket: F21
earrings: gift'd
bag: Gucci

We rang in the new year with some of my dear friends from high school in Austin. We had a fabulous time (even though we had to wait 2 hours to hail a cab to bring us home!) and stayed up way too late, which is why I am going to bed soon. Here's to a great year!

Costume changes

I technically wore 4 outfits on Saturday, but thought I would spare you of me in a running bra and shorts.


My yoga outfit
top+bottom: Lululemon, of course
sandals: J. Crew, remix'd

Have I told you how obsessed I am with Lulu. I used to love Nike workout gear, but I have become a Lulu snob. She is tres $$$ but so worth it - comfy, stretchy, long-lasting, and, of course, cute!


Hanging out for the day
top: Uniqlo
shorts: Loft, remix'd
sandals: Life Stride, remix'd
shades: Tom Ford, remix'd

I bought this tee over the summer and am just now wearing it. Good thing the gray will go nicely into the fall!


What I wore to dinner
jeans: Old Navy, remix'd
necklace: F21, remix'd

I thought the tee needed a little something which was added by this fun necklace. And for the record, yes, I ate the entire dosai!

You got it!

I got my haircut on Saturday. Normally I would have taken tons of new selfies right after the deed, but we had friends in town for the holiday so no time for that!

all items remix'd
dress: CK
blazer: F21
shoes: 9West
earrings: gift'd
necklace: boutique in Htown

I'm still not feeling quite myself between allegies, allergy medications, cramps, you name it, just not good. Taking it day by day.

Still a bit sleepy

Joe made an amazing dinner and we drank some wine last night, so needless to say, didn't wake up for our morning run. But it's all good!
top: J. Crew, remix'd
jacket: F21, remix'd
skirt: Loft, remix'd
shoes: Geox, remix'd
tights: Hue, remix'd
jewelery: gift'd&remix'd

I am ready for the weekend! We don't have much planned, which is fine by me. I am in need of some quality hanging-out-with-the-hubs-doing-something-but-not-anything-in-particular time!