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.

The little iPhone that could

tank: Old Navy, remix'd
jeans: Uniqlo
shoes: 9West,remix'd
earrings: gift'd&remix'd
bag: Gucci, gift'd&remix'd

This is my first outfit photo taken with my iPhone, and, I must say, I am quite pleased with its quality. Of course it doesn't have the luscious bokeh of an SLR, but I rarely bust mine out for daily photos these days anyways. Taking a selfie with the iPhone is still a bit problematic though. I have a camera app that has a self timer; now I just need a mini tripod. Hmmmm, that may be going on my Christmas wish list!


This summery tank is slowly transitioning into a great layering piece. Of course with global warming and all, I don't expect much of a winter here in H-town, so layers may not be necessary anyway.

Week in photos

My nephews were out of town the previous week, so this past week was full of babies!


Cuteness.


JJ is definitely starting his "terrible twos," but then he has moments like this. Look at those dimples!


Po po and her grandbabies.


Baby buddha is 8 months old already! I can't believe how fast time is flying. Pretty soon these monthly photos will be harder and harder to take because he won't be sitting still anymore.


Prepping for JJ's birthday party.


I can't believe this boy is already two (well, on the 27th, but who's counting). His parents' threw him an amazing fire truck themed party, complete with a live fire truck as well as an edible one.


And I can't forget my other cutie. We took a quick road trip to Austin on Saturday night to practice yoga with Tim Miller on Sunday as well as hang out in Austin for the day.

copycat | at her best

all items remix'd
dress: H&M
boots: Anthro
sunnies: Dsquared
earrings&bracelets: gift'd
necklace: Collingnon Designs
scarf as belt: Missoni for Target
tights: Gap

Has this week felt interminable to anyone else? After going into the office everyday for the past 11 days, I am ready to enjoy every morsel out of this coming weekend. Please excuse the black strap on my arm. I ripped my cami some time yesterday morning but fortunately no major wardrobe malfunctions ensued.


I wanted to copy this outfit on Beck as soon as I saw it because I knew I had a very similar dress. Of course she has got a much cooler vibe, especially with her Docs, but that's what I love about getting inspiration from other bloggers: taking their look and making it into something that works for me. Thanks for the inspiration Beck!

I cheated a bit

all items remix'd
dress: CK
cardi: Target
shoes: Missoni for Target
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd
cuff: Tiffany's, gift'd
belt: H&M

I had every intention of wearing these heels yesterday until my feet got too tired, but when I started walking into work, my heels kept slipping out. I knew this would annoy me all day, so I immediately changed into my flats and bought some insoles for the pumps for their next wearing. Heels, however, photograph so much better than flats, in my opinion, that I had to keep these photos.


I imagine wearing this dress long after I have replaced the rest of my wardrobe. As long as I keep up with yoga I figure my arms will be in good enough shape to wear it for at least another 30 years!

iSmile

This post is directly inspired by this cute lady. I found her through one of kendi's 30-for-30 challenges and have been following her ever since. She has been doing these smiles posts for a while and now that I have an easier way of posting random pictures, I thought I would finally join in.

Little things that made me smile this week:

Free cupcakes from Sprinkles! (Gluten Free Red Velvet, no less)


The early morning light outside my house. One good thing about the time change is that the sun comes out when it should, even though it leaves us way too soon.


I missed this face last week (they went out of town to visit the other side of their family). Baby Buddha is just getting cuter and cuter!


This fun top has served me well over the years.


all items remix'd
top: Old Navy
skirt: Uniqlo
shoes: Marc Jacobs
earrings: Collingnon Designs
necklaces: Calypso for Target

I'm glad I've learned to dress it up for work.

What do you have to smile about today?

No Black Friday for you

all items remix'd
top: J.Crew
skirt: Loft
shoes: Geox
jewelry: Collingnon Designs

Can you believe Thanksgiving, and then Christmas, are just around the corner? Like every year, they just suddenly appear and I feel way behind on present-buying. In my line of work, the holidays are a busy time and I will be actually working on the weekend after Turkey day, which is good to avoid the Black Friday temptations. I need more clothes like I need a hole in my head.


I love this skirt, but its shorter length keeps me from pairing it with heels during the warmer months, which, apparently includes November in Houston.

Week in Photos

This week I decided to take pictures of all pink things in my life.


My newest piece of technology has a pink cover, of course. I'm not sure how I lived without this before!


I have started using my older point-and-shoot for outfit photos these days. Is it bad that I actually have not one, but two pink cameras?


The hubs bought me a pink cover for my laptop.


I still use my old school iPod at the gym. Don't want to get my shiny new toy dirty, but when this one wears out I will probably just use the iPhone. Yes, Apple receives a lot of my $$.


As far as low tech, I love my pink coffee mug my friend brought me back from Paris.


So the flames are not technically pink, but I wanted to document our nice night in on Saturday.


I couldn't resist buying this pink blush from Target the other day. Love the hearts.

11.11.11

Today's date would seem like an auspicious day to me, but it turned out to be a normal, crazy Friday. I thought I would document it with 11 Instagram photos.


We always start our day with a nice big cup o' Joe.


One reason I like to wake up early even when I am not practicing yoga is to catch up on blogs and Facebook.


The hubs making some eggs for breakfast.


My morning drive to work.


From practically the moment I stepped into the office until about lunch it was non-stop, so no photos until then.


Catching up on charts.


My office is like a cave.


A selfie. Excuse the tired eyes, it's been a long day!


Yes, I wear Crocs, but only to yoga. They last forever.


The highway was surprisingly busy for early Friday evening. That white dot on the left side is the moon - so huge still tonight!


Our simple dinner of falafel "sandwiches" (really on corn tortillas, but who's counting?).

I love the old-timey feeling of these photos. Today was definitely a typical day in the life of eek! Taking photos at work is a bit weird - I spend so much time there yet rarely document those moments.

Happy Veteran's Day. My thoughts, prayers and thanks go to all the men and women putting themselves in harm's way to protect us.

No rest for the weary

all items remix'd
top: Jovovich-Hawk for Target
cardi: Target
skirt&boots: Anthro
earrings: gift'd
necklaces: Collingnon Designs

Yesterday was definitely a full moon day at work. We were insanely busy all day but somehow felt like hardly anything productive got accomplished. I'm thinking this just must be one of those weeks! I will be working all weekend so I hope things calm down a bit. One thing I was grateful for: wearing boots!


This skirt is a definite departure from the usual silhouettes I choose, but I like how comfortable it is, even though it wrinkles if you so much look at it.

Long and lean

sweater: J. Crew
pants: Gap, remix'd
shoes: Via Spiga, remix'd
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd
bracelets: India, remix'd

This sweater was one of my purchases with the gift card I won from Lisa. Thanks again!


As much as I like skinny pants, nothing in the world can make a girl feel leaner than a good pair of long, slightly boot cut pants, especially if she has muscular thighs, like me. Gap still makes great fitting pants, even if everything else they has is a bit blah. I wish they would take a cue from J.Crew and make some brighter clothes!


And speaking of skinny pants (well, jeans in this case), I made the mistake of going into Anthro yesterday and tried on a pair of AG skinnies and JBrand skinnies and loved both.


Do I really need a pair of lilac AND pink jeans? Probably not. Do I want them? Of course. Decisions decisions!

Just one of those days

all items remix'd
dress: Loft
shoes: Marc Jacobs
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd
belt: Anthro

Have you ever had a day where you were just in a blah mood for no specific reason at all? That's how I felt yesterday. Maybe it was because I ended up going into work when I had taken the day off. Oh well. The best part about each morning is that it's a fresh new start.

Announcing the winners!

Thanks to all for participating in the little giveaway I hosted last week. Sorry that I am late on posting the winners (the hubs is quick to point out I was going to do this yesterday).


H&K Style Journey

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dash dot dotty!

Leave me a way to get in touch with you and also which scarf you would prefer and I will do my best to accommodate you.