friday!

if there were ever a day to wear a pink, pleated dress... it should be on a friday!

we've made it to another weekend, friends.  i'm going out in style... how about you?

ps: here is a link to this dress & its twin!

tuesday (justified)

 

 merona pleated collar tank   merona artist cardigan {thrifted target stock}
gap slacks   merona myka wedges

i bought this blouse at target on saturday for regular price minus a $3 off merona coupon from the target website.  $19.99 for a blouse.  will you believe me when i tell you this is the 5th most expensive clothing item i have bought in the past 15 months?  the other four items were shoes.  it took a lot of convincing to buy this blouse, including:  it reminds me of j crew!  there are only two on the rack and only one in your size!  green is your favorite color!  it is perfect!  i pretty much sold it to myself in the store, but instead of continuing to try to sell it to myself now that it's been hanging on my closet door all weekend, staring at me, i'm telling myself that IT'S OKAY to buy something i really like once in a while, even if it's not on clearance or from the goodwill.

and can i just get a "what what" {yes, i just went there} for my first ever pattern mixing outfit?!  i kid you not about that either, this is the first time i have ever pattern mixed.  it's subtle and you wouldn't have been able to tell without the close up shot, but i kind of like that!  thanks for dropping by!

wednesday (beige)

 

merona cardigan {thrifted target stock}   banana republic blouse {thrifted}

mossimo slacks   mossimo wanda wedges

this outfit is a little beige for me, but i still really liked it.  i need to ease myself slowly into showing a little ankle and wearing shoes without tights as we transition into spring (summer?), so these pants have been on my mind to wear for our first day over 70 degrees, which today was (72 as we speak).  hello, global warming & record breaking heat waves in minnesota in march.  i will pretty much always be that person wearing sweaters & cardigans in the summer though, and even though i was running all over the place today i felt great in this outfit all day and managed to somehow stay cool.  i do, however, apologize for the wrinkles and half-tuck - i did not have that going on all day long but my cardigan somehow ended up like that before taking these pictures and i realize that it looks a little silly.