green!

j crew floral blouse {thrifted}

talbots jacket {thrifted}

gap 1969 straight jeans

mossimo ona flats

happy st patrick's day!  i am 0% irish and 0% interested in consuming dyed green stuff or watching parades but i sure will wear green, especially since the powers that be at my workplace said we could wear jeans today if we donned a green apparel item.  done!

i based this look off this one from a year ago because i remembered liking that casual friday look with my favorite green blazer so much. however, today i decided to wear my tightest pair of jeans that i was convinced didn't fit when they arrived in the mail back in august 2014 (whoa) and were promptly stored on the highest shelf of my closet.  i don't know what sparked me to pull them out today as i definitely haven't lost any weight since then.  needless to say i've got the button rigged with a ponytail holder like i'm a pregnant woman and i have a date with the treadmill tonight.  welcome to my life!

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throwback necklace.

j crew button down {thrifted}   ·   talbots blazer {thrifted}

j crew factory printed pencil skirt in vibrant currant

crown vintage tisha mary janes   ·   target necklace

every year i struggle with what color tights to pair with whatever top/bottom combo i want to wear and then struggle again with what shoes would look appropriate with that color tights. every year!  if i were wearing this without tights i may wear burgundy flats, but i didn't think that color shoe would look right with navy tights. so, i tend to match my tights with my shoes even though that eliminates a lot of shoes from my closet that can be worn over the winter months.  either way, i'm happy with the way this outfit turned out and i was glad to find another patterned skirt in my closet i could wear this green blazer with!

it is a bit of a stretch, but i'm joining alice at happiness at midlife and her throwback thursday fashion link up with this necklace. i've only worn it once (back in march) and figured it's been long enough to apply. plus, since i couldn't wear the burgundy flats i wanted to wear i incorporated that color into my outfit with my necklace.  thanks for visiting!

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summer garden.

old navy white lace tee   ·   talbots blazer {thrifted}

j crew watercolor garden skirt {thrifted}   ·   fergalicious irene pumps

i definitely still love this skirt just as much as the first time i wore it, even though that was only a couple weeks ago.  i was just really eager to remix it and it's one of the few skirts i own that fits really well.  of course i had to grab my fun green blazer and a matching necklace... i just couldn't help but coordinate with the colors in the skirt.  i definitely felt like i was in a garden all day!  one of these days i'll put together a recap post of all of the ways i've worn this green blazer as i'm a little abashed i've only written posts for two of the outfits but there have been many, many more!

speaking of gardens, now that i live in a place where i actually have a deck (and a really huge one at that!), we are trying to master the art of gardening.  so far we have some herbs that we stuck in a planter box and some lettuce in the other.  the lettuce is coming up slowly but surely; it has been really fun watching it grow!  now i just have to make sure we dream up some recipes to use the chives, basil, and mint that are cooking in the other planter.

have you ever tried planter gardening, or are you lucky enough to have a plot in your yard that you can dedicate to a true garden?

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hey, friday.

j crew shell {thrifted}   ·   talbots blazer {thrifted}

old navy sweetheart boot-cut jeans   ·   dexter wedges

hey, friday!  we made it!  there's a pretty casual vibe going on at my new job during the regular week and even more so on fridays, i've learned, so i felt like i would stick out even more than i already do in pencil skirts and heels if i didn't at least wear jeans today.  this floral shell & bright green jacket brightened my mood though and hopefully that of the residents i met with.  it's no where near warm enough for any exposed skin when outside, but i wanted to wear these shoes that have been neglected for a while, so i just changed into them when i got to work.  do you like dressing more casually on fridays if you have that opportunity at your workplace?  i'm finding that i like it more and more, so you'll probably see me in jeans most fridays!

have a great weekend and thanks for all of your kind comments this week about my haircut and my new job, you are all so sweet!

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a better blazer.

talbots blazer {thrifted}   ·   semantiks skirt {thrifted}

merona maye heels

oct 29th / this is one of three blazers i thrifted over the weekend, two from talbots.  don't you love hitting the thrift store and finding multiple items you know were donated from the same person that are exactly your size?  unlike the talbots blazer i wore during koi day last week during the pantone-inspired fall color challenge, i can tell by the tag that this talbots blazer is more current and definitely more appropriately sized for my frame -- or at least more preferable for my frame.  i love the shade of green, the 3/4 sleeves, and that it hits right at my hips.  there is no button and i liked the way it looked better closed, so i cinched it with a belt.  i think i will definitely be adding a button though so in the future a belt doesn't distract from the cute bow on the pockets.  thanks for visiting!

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