january 17th {florals}

coldwater creek blouse {thrifted}  

merona heels {old}   ·   j crew skirt {ebayed}

since you guys were so kind about my post from tuesday with my outfit fails, i feel a little more confident in posting this outfit from thusday.  it is true, i have worn this skirt once a week since the start of the month.  but i hereby solemnly swear that should i wear it again next week i will at least iron it first.  it's starting to turn into a pleated skirt.  and it took a lot for me not to pair it with the yellow-green belt i wore twice last week so i see that as a small plus!  :)

some of my favorite blogs have been talking about being in a rut or funk lately, whether it's finding something to wear based on the weather or just transitioning back into work-mode after the holidays.  it's nice that we can support and lift one another up and still find positive comments to share with one another when we may not see those things ourselves.  so... i end the week by thanking you for that!

let it be... friday!

 

porcini / if there were ever a day to wear a shirt with mushrooms on it... it should be on a friday!  am i right? have a great weekend!!

tuesday (refashioned + a winner!)

 pure energy blouse {refashioned}   mossimo cardigan {thrifted}

merona doubleweave skirt, merona maura embossed wedges, and merona belt {all thrifted target stock... i know, it's nuts} 

i try not to have shoppers regret (way better than buyers remorse!), but i have really been kicking myself for leaving a pair of orange bandolino platform pumps at a goodwill in georgia that i visited over the thanksgiving holiday.  i honestly can't even say what it was that made me leave them, i mean... when you find quality shoes at a thrift store, you snatch them up (case A, case B).  i think it was the bright color that was the deterrent, but i wish i had those orange heels to wear with this outfit today!  i settled for the orange belt instead.  this is an xxl blouse that i found on the clearance rack in the plus-size section at target earlier this month.  the price tag read $6.58, and i had a $5 off target apparel coupon to bring it down to $1.58.  i loved the print and was pretty certain i could make it into a skirt until my mom stepped in with her serger last week and just slimmed it down to my size.  i still might try to tweak it a little bit, but at least it's now down to my size!

also, i announced the winner of my handmade skirt giveaway in that post, click through to see if it's you!  if i could giveaway a skirt i've made every month, i probably would!  thanks to all who entered and expressed an interest in one of my skirts!

friday (finally)

old navy printed blouse   gap cardigan {thrifted}   target studded belt {thrifted new} 

isaac mizrahi for target pencil skirt {thrifted}   mossimo nude ruffle flats   that aerie necklace again

you guys, welcome to my very favorite spot in saint paul.  it's fitting that the first picture for l&s was taken here.  i used to only come here every couple months to sit on a bench and read, but now i think it needs to be my friday ritual.  what better place to decompress after the end of a workweek rather than rushing through traffic just to get home?  i certainly needed that after my afternoon today.  it's such a unique little spot at the edge of downtown that i just LOVE.  do you have any spots like this in your city?  i'm so happy to share mine with you!