four things friday!

merona embellished sweater

old navy button-down & jeans

merona meaghan flats

my pal brynn (brian?) is doing a "four things friday" series based on survey questions she saw valerie post recently, and since i love answering questions i thought it would be fun to participate and help me get more posts up on fridays when i usually don't post.  this friday (er, saturday) seemed like a perfect day to start since i really liked my outfit today!  i picked up this sweater recently on target.com for a steal - i love the gemstones that are blue, copper, and topaz colored and the blue button-down really brought out the blue stones.

even though i had another crazy day at work (fridays always bring about so many issues to resolve - definitely never my easiest day of the week), i was glad to leave a few minutes early and watch the episode of conan i recorded the previous night (video here) to see my boy george ezra perform.  i love this guy so much!!

get the look:  exact sweater / similar button-down / exact jeans / similar flats

anyway, moving on to the four things fiday:

four three names that people call me, other than my real name:

i honestly don't have too many nicknames because i guess there isn't much you can do with the name heidi, but here are a couple other names that people call me:

* heid - this is probably my most common nickname since it's the easiest way to shorten heidi.

* heidi ho - if your name is heidi you are bound to be called this by someone.  there are a couple people at work who call me this in passing and although i've never really liked it all that much (i think i specifically remember my third grade teacher calling me this which must have been at an age where i wasn't too fond of standing out with what i thought was a silly nickname), i think it's always endearing when coworkers give you a nickname so it doesn't bother met too much anymore.

* bug - this is a nickname from when i was really little but something that my mom still calls me.  i think it came from "bug in a rug" because i was always a big sleeper and liked being tucked in tight like a bug in a rug :)  nicknames from your parents are always the best and never get old, right?

thank for visiting!

dresed up friday.

old navy shirt {similar}   ·   merona skirt

mossimo kiriana booties

this has been another lazy week of blogging for me and i feel the need to apologize!  maybe i haven't quite gotten back into the swing of things since i was on vacation all last week, but our first major snowfall this week also affected my daily schedule as i decided to stay off the roads and work from home wednseday and thursday.  i'm so glad i have the opportunity right now to forward my phone to my work cell and bring my laptop home when there's inclement weather.

this is what i wore friday for a wonderful trip to the dentist and venture into the office.  i wanted to dress more up than down since i didn't wear anything special when i worked from home earlier in the week, and i expected i would be visiting some clients.  i ended up staying at my desk catching up on things, but it still felt good to wear something a little nicer than jeans.  this outfit is basically a repeat of this one, but i had to take a cue from whitney and wear these fun boots instead!

have a GREAT weekend!

easiest outfit ever.

merona doubleweave skirt   ·   old navy camp shirt

 dexter kylie wedges {similar wedge/similar heel}

sept 12th / you guys knew i was serious about getting this skirt, right?  so serious that i went over to a target that's less than two miles from my office two days this week during my lunch break looking for it.  they didn't have my size either day (i went back the second day thinking maybe it was in the fitting room and the sales associate needed to put it back out on the floor... nope).  i finally found it at the target closest to my house.  success!

july 23rd {savin' some dough}

merona doubleweave skirt   ·   old navy camp shirt

mossimo pearce pumps {thrifted target stock}
lisa leonard sunshine necklace {giveaway win}

so, i went to target over the weekend to buy batteries for my swiffer wetjet and cat food {aren't you always kind of curious about what people go into target to buy?} and of course i ended up with clothes in my shopping basket - this skirt that was on clearance for $11.48 and a merona cardigan that is on sale this week for $15... but i ended up paying much less.  i seriously could not wait to write this post to tell you all about it, but don't worry--i swiffered my apartment first.  i do have priorities!  ;)

most of what i wear is thrifted and i've talked about target coupons a lot in the past, so i think regular readers have caught on that i love a great deal.  target makes it even easier for us bargain hunters with the numerous opportunities they throw at us to save money.  there are target.com coupons, mobile coupons on the target app, and now cartwheel.  it can be hard to keep up with all of these savings options, but if you know what you're doing they set you up to save a ton of money because you can use a combination of all of them on one item.

here's how i got this skirt and cardigan for only $17:  this cardigan is on sale for $15 this week, down from $19.99.  you're already saving $5, but there's also a cartwheel offer for 20% any merona cardigan.  $12 is even better, but i also used a 25% off two merona items coupon from target.com.  this brought my now $12 cardigan down to $9 and my clearance skirt from $11.48 to $8.61.  i won't even factor in the additional 5% i saved by using my target redcard or the nickle i got back for using my own bag!

i love saving money and try to pay it forward by pointing out savings that can be earned.  i hope i'm not the only one out there who gets a thrill when my total keeps going down, down, down on the cash register!  do you use target coupons, target mobile coupons, or cartwheel when you shop at target?  have you scored any good target deals lately