November Favorites

Bunny Picnic

Hummingbird Girls

Nana Stars

Skinny Hipster

Stories Read Aloud

The Girly Bird

The Time Is Grey

The Time Is Grey

Tipa Tipa

Virginie's Cinema

Dream Jeans

Top: thrifted Sag Harbor
Jeans: J Brand
Shoes: Jessica Simpson
Lipstick: Revlon Kiss Me Coral

I loved this outfit so much I wore it two days in a row last weekend. Simple outfits are my favorites, I have to admit, and now that I finally have a few pairs of jeans I feel comfortable in, I’ve been wearing them a lot. 

I’m lucky enough to have a good friend who works for J Brand and bought these for herself with her employee discount. After she wore them a bit, she decided she wanted to go with a smaller size, so I bought these and another pair (the same style in a different wash) off her. They’re J Brand’s 811 mid-rise skinny jeans and, guys, they are so awesome. I especially like how they have a high enough rise for me to wear them with shorter tops, yet they don’t look like mom jeans.

I know J Brands are pricey, but Nordstrom Rack often has them marked down to half their original price or less, so...I even bought myself a third pair there. They are that good. And hopefully these will last me a long, long time.

Forever Floral

Sweater: Nordstrom Rack
Dress: Forever 21
Tights: Ross
Shoes: thrifted Kenneth Cole
Lipstick: Revlon Love That Red

Christmas’ coming put me in the mood to wear this floral Forever 21 dress I’ve had...forever. Well, several years. I’ve worn it on Christmas before, I think a couple of times, so it reminds me of the holidays.

I’m trying not to think about going back to work in January and instead focus on really enjoying my time off coming up. I feel like I have so much to look forward to this year because I’ll have a week and a half of vacation, my sister Hillary will be coming home from Australia to visit, my mom will be visiting from Colorado, and Jasen and I are going to Catalina for our seven-year anniversary. But I also feel like a week and a half is way too little time to spend with my family.

I know I’m lucky, though, especially for someone working in the United States...I’ve had to work on Thanksgiving and Christmas in the past, so I definitely appreciate having those days off!

Collar and Color

Blouse: Forever 21
Skirt: thrifted Harvé Benard
Tights: J. Crew
Shoes: Cherish
Lipstick: Revlon Kiss Me Coral

I like this blouse, and I like this skirt, but I don’t know if I like them together. I just felt kind of weird in this outfit...a little too secretarial or something. This blouse really looks better untucked because of the pleats, and I love wearing it with black ankle pants. This outfit makes me want to try doing a better combination of yellow and gray, though.

Etsy Update

I’ve gradually been adding more items to my Etsy shop over the last couple weeks, so here’s a peek at some of the newest arrivals!

Floral Babydoll Dress - M-L

Long Sleeve Silk Shirt - M-L

Diamond Pattern Knit Skirt - S-M

Pastel Abstract Sweater - S-M-L

Buckle Detail Midi Skirt - XS-S

Floral Sleeveless Dress - M-L

Velvet High Waist Skirt - XS-S

Crochet Detail Dress - S-M

Plain Black Tights

Dress: Forever 21 via Buffalo Exchange
Cardigan: Nordstrom Rack
Tights: Hue or Target
Shoes: Nordstrom in the ’90s
Lipstick: Revlon Blackberry

I think I need to buy plain black tights in bulk. Is there a website where you can do that and get a really significant discount? Wearing black tights and shoes with this floral dress reminded me of the ’90s and also Road to Avonlea. If you watched that show, remember how the kids would always wear black stockings and shoes with everything, even pale blue and pink dresses? Also, did you notice how in one season certain articles of clothing belonged to Sara and then she lent them to Felicity, who continued to wear them exclusively in subsequent seasons and never gave them back? #avonleageek

Electric Denim

Sweater: Target
Jeans: bebe
Shoes: Aura by Lodi via Buffalo Exchange

Wow, these jeans really are bright. I’m not sure if they look right with this sweater, but putting them together seemed like a good idea at the time. And then I decided I needed some leopard. Why not?

I took today off work as a midweek mental health day, and it was awesome. I can’t believe how different my workplace has become from how it was when I started there. It’s always been fast paced and stressful, but recently many people have quit, leaving the same workload for those of us who are left. I’m sure my boss was annoyed with me for taking a day off, but I was about to go postal, especially after hearing that I’d be “on call” all through Thanksgiving weekend and probably on Christmas too.

Berry Easy

Dress: Heavenly Couture
Tights: thrifted Hue (they were unopened, yesss...)
Shoes: old Seychelles
Lipstick: Revlon Blackberry

Last summer I was walking down Main Street in Seal Beach with family and decided to check out a little store there called Heavenly Couture, where I found this dress. It cracks me up when fast fashion retailers have “couture” in their names, and fast fashion this dress was at $15, but I couldn’t leave it behind. It’s great for work because of the sleeves and simple print, but I also wear it on the weekends when I have to run a lot of errands and be on my feet since I like how it looks with flats.

Well, awkward segue, tomorrow is finally Election Day. Jasen and I already voted by mail, but we’re going to our neighbor’s apartment to watch the news after work. She lives in the upstairs of that white house behind me, which is divided into five apartments. I noticed we have an almost full bottle of blueberry lemonade in the fridge that expires tomorrow and an almost full bottle of rum (we don’t drink much...it’s left over from a party months or maybe over a year ago), so I figured I’d make cocktails out of those ingredients and call them “Blue States.”

October Favorites

Calivintage

Crystal Dots

Fancy Fine

Flattery

La Vie C'est Yeye

Petite Panoply

Style Sud-Est

The Capricious Club

The Hearabouts

Waking Life