fancy phones.

loft ruffle sweater

merona  double weave skirt

c label sherry flats

our world boutique necklace

whenever i wear this skirt, i typically pair it with one of the blues that makes up the print, but i'm trying to push myself to get past that.  it's kind of like bloggers always talk about not wearing the same outfit twice - but wearing this skirt with a navy button-down is almost the same thing as wearing it with, say, a navy sweater?  i'm not sure that this mauve color "goes" as well as i wanted it to, but i was glad i gave it a try!

the other night i kind of spontaneously got a new iphone 6 at target. there was a sale, cartwheel deal, and gift card that was too good not to take advantage of when i was due to upgrade that very day anyway. are you a geek about what kind of phone you have, or do you have to have the latest models?  the mobile guy at target definitely had a bias against apple, but i'm fine with the iphone. i know the interface and think it's visually appealing and i'm used to it, so that's basically what's most important to me. honestly, the 6 is not much different from my former iphone 4 but it is always nice to have a nice brand new phone.  :)

thanks for visiting and have a restful weekend!

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watercolor garden.

j crew watercolor garden pencil skirt {thrifted}
talbots white ruffle blouse {thrifted}
merona erin heels

i was a little stunned to stumble upon this skirt at the goodwill yesterday, brand new with tags attached and back vent still sewn shut.  it always gives me a little thrill to find a brand new, high quality item - i tend to look around to see who else may be watching in case they, too, recognize the value of the item i have in my hands!  the higher price tag of $14.99 didn't bother me in the slightest since i knew i would never find this skirt for that price on a site like ebay, and i have a feeling it was only priced that high to begin with because the $110 price tag was still attached and gave a clue to the employee doing the pricing that this was originally an expensive skirt.  lucky for me, i had a 25% off coupon to use so this skirt came to a whopping $11.24--a tenth of the original price!  i think that's pretty awesome!

my mom is in town and we're basically hitting up all of the goodwills within a 20 mile radius, so i should give her the credit for bringing me the thrifting luck.  i've thrifted some other goodies that i'm excited to introduce to my closet and our successful goodwill trips so far have reminded me how fun it is to add new clothes to my closet for just a few bucks!

have you scored any great thrifted finds lately?  this skirt will probably rank up there was one of my best!

in the navy.

 

merona lace crew neck top & merona skirt

cl by laundry nima wedges   ·   our world boutique bliss necklace

i put in a pretty big target.com order recently and this top was included in it. i kind of love anything with a lace or crochet detail these days and realized i needed some navy tops in my closet, so this fit the bill perfectly. plus, it was about $8!  i love getting good deals online since it seems like they are harder to come by compared to stumbling upon 70% off clearance racks in the store. my only gripe is that it's a bit short in length - not a big deal if it's tucked into skirts, but i'll have to see how it works worn untucked with jeans or pants.  i would definitely recommend it though!

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an old standby & a new dress.

old navy honeycomb sweater   ·   loft button-down {thrifted}

our world boutique necklace   ·   talbots skirt {thrifted}

i feel like i just wore this outfit... and maybe i did since this sweater + necklace combination is really similar to what i wore here, but i'm trying not to worry about when i last wore something and making sure "enough time" has passed before wearing it again (like i talked about here) and i'm just putting outfits together with clothes i really like... and this sweater is definitely at the top of the list!  i also really wanted to wear this necklace.

however, i had a moment of, "ugh, really?" when i got to work and noticed in the harsh fluorescent lighting that the navy sweater and navy pattern of the skirt didn't match exactly.  i'm also not always a fan of leaving sweaters untucked with a full skirt, but that annoyance soon went away after receiving a few compliments on the skirt and necklace.  i have a hard time writing that but feedback from others throughout the day helped get me out of my head about minor aspects of the outfit i was unhappy with, allowing me to focus less on the slightly different shades of navy (i know, i know) and more on what i needed to accomplish today.  do you feel that receiving compliments from others also helps you in that same way?

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and just for fun & because i'm pretty excited about it (i look way happier in this picture than the one up above!), here's a quick outfit i put together with the gap stripe sateen fit & flare dress i received in the mail today.  i'm 5'5"-ish and ordered the "tall" but there's about a 2" hem i'll still probably let out when it comes time to wear it with bare legs just for a bit more length.  i can't imagine where it would have fallen if i'd ordered the regular sizing.  why do stores have to make dresses so short?!  maybe that's just me!  i'll share more about this dress in my one in, one out post around this time next week but suffice it to say, i'll happily find a dress in my closet to get rid of that this one can replace!