monday (hey batter)

minnesota twins t-shirt {from target, where else?}   old navy diva trouser jeans
merona marigold cardigan {thrifted target stock}   mossimo kat booties

there isn't an established "casual friday" dress code at my workplace but sometimes fun days like this come along when we're allowed to dress down a little bit!  today was the home opener for twins baseball, so staff was allowed to wear twins t-shirts.  now, how i didn't own one already is beyond me but i snatched this one up at target to wear to work today and to the games that i'm going to later in the season.  

i knew i wanted to participate in this fun "dress down" day, but i struggled with how i was going to pull off a t-shirt at work.  but then i just did what i pretty much do any other day - threw a cardigan over it and went for it.  i also took some advice from my friend whitney who is a teacher and has posted before about "how to dress up a t-shirt" at work.  since i never wear t-shirts on the weekends {i dress much like i do during the week, just in jeans instead of skirts} i'm glad i was able to get some wear out of this t-shirt since i'll probably just start wearing it to bed after baseball season is over!

have you donned a baseball t-shirts to work yet this season?

monday (monica)

merona monica skirt   merona marigold cardigan {thrifted target stock}

converse blouse {thrifted target stock}   merona mattie cap-toe flats {thrifted target stock}

i feel pretty sad for this skirt, this is only the second time i have worn it, the first being september 29, 2010.  i almost can't believe that.  i only want to wear it with navy even though i know it would look perfectly fine with almost any other color.  how do we get out of a rut of always wearing the same item the same way over & over again?  even if it was pretty uninspired, i definitely felt put together today.  have a great week!

tuesday (valentiney)

merona marigold cardigan {thrifted target stock}   old navy blouse

handmade (by me) skirt   merona mattie cap-toe flats {thrifted target stock}

i tried really hard to wear an outfit worthy of valentine's day despite it being any other old day for me... i really did.  but i experience this odd dichotomy of feelings whenever a mainstream holiday rolls around with its own color scheme.  do i purposely dress in those colors to match the holiday {it always makes me feel corny!} or do i ignore it completely and come across as a scrooge?  i figured i could handle being a little corny today since i just sat in front of my desk in my basement office for the first part of the day and worked the rest of the day from home after an early afternoon meeting.  how do you feel about dressing for a holiday?