Checkered Past

 



 

For the Love of Navy

My navy blue blazer to the rescue again!  This outfit is a bit loud, but the navy blue blazer tones it down quite a bit.  One of my co-workers even commented on how the blazer toned it down and then she said, "Well, navy blue tones everything down."  Yeah, she gets it!

I just got this necklace at Zara and it is cute, but uncomfortable to wear all day.  Around 3:00 today, I was making estimates in my head on how much it weighed.  I'm going about a pound.  The thing is really heavy.  I'm glad I test wore it today because I was planning on packing it for a seminar I'm attending in Washington D.C. next week, but now I'm not so sure.

Smiles!
Lori

The Crash

My computer is quickly going downhill. It's only a matter of time before it crashes beyond repair.  Tonight, I spent a chunk of time backing up my files and making sure pictures are saved out to the cloud.  It made a horrific screeching sound last night to announce it's downhill slide and tonight it took a half hour for it to do its check disk thingy before it would come up.  I really don't want to buy a new one right now because I'm saving for a new flute, but I may have to.  Sigh.  I'm going to ride this thing till it no longer comes back to life, though.   Fingers crossed that it can wait a couple of months to die!

Smiles and Crossed Fingers!
Lori

Flute Choir

Even though I spend my days being a bean counter, in my spare time, I play the flute and have played since I was nine.   Last Saturday, when I was at Kira's guitar lesson, I went downstairs to the music store to evaluate purchasing a new flute.  When I was testing out the flutes, the saleslady asked me if I was interested in joining a flute choir.  I thought about it for a little bit and thought, "Why not?"  So tonight was the first practice.  I was really nervous because I can be a little shy in new situations, but I had a blast!  It's so much fun playing good music with people who can play and have a passion for the same thing you do!

Smiles!
Lori

My Grandma's Couch

 My shirt reminds me of my grandma's couch, except her couch was brown with gold foil instead of green.  Her couch also had a plastic slip cover on it and we weren't allowed sitting on it.  The blazer is neon neon neon  yellow and I think the two paired together scream Spring!  I didn't notice it until I got to work, but I buttoned my top buttons wrong this morning.  I wish the mirror would tell you these things before it lets you go out in public.  Oh well!

Smiles!
Lori

Happy Birthday Baby

 

Today is my baby girl's ninth birthday.  I can't believe how big she's getting!  The festiveness you see in the background is for her birthday.  I think I'm done decorating for the party, but tonight I have to make a lot of icing for the cupcakes the girls are going to decorate at her party on Sunday. 

 



 

Smiles!
Lori

Black and Blue

 

I like to read fashion magazines in the bathtub.  It doesn't work out well for the magazine because inevitably, it either gets dropped in the tub, or water drizzled all over the pictures.  Regardless, it's what I enjoy doing.  So, the other night, I was reading Marie Claire and they had a feature with Tim Gunn and he was discussing if it was ok to wear navy and black together.  He says "yes".  Last night, when I was pulling together today's outfit, I found the shirt/pant combo was missing something and I had this jacket hanging on the bathroom door.  It has black trim, the shirt is navy striped.  I remembered the article and thought, what the heck.  When I was getting ready this morning, I noticed the pants were black, not blue.  They were blue last night and the fairies switched them (that's my story, not that I wasn't wearing my glasses and I can't see!)  I threw my mismatched colors on and walked out of the house.  I was amazed at how well this outfit turned out and I never would have considered doing this before taking more risks since starting this blog.

 

Smiles!
Lori

Most InterestingThing In The Hall

 The lighting in our hallway is the best in the house.  I'm not sure why it took me this long to figure this out, but  I decided to move the mirror into the hall this morning to take my blog shots.  Both Kira and the dog thought this was the most interesting thing EVER and followed me into the hall (as seen in the picture above).

 Kira is behind the door in this shot. Giggling.

The dog is such a camera hog!

Happy Sunday!
Smiles!
Lori

Purple Friday

 Two other people in my Department wore the exact same shade of purple today.  Kind of unusual for a bunch of accountants!!!

I made time tomorrow to schedule a hair cut.  I cannot take it any longer and will be taking sisscors to my hair if I don't get professional help soon!

Snails at Play

I hate days like  this. I'm all pumped up and working hard and someone comes in and tells me bad news and it ruins my motivation.  I know I need to do better with that, but I am who I am.  Oh well, tomorrow will be a better day!

Smiles!
Lori

Polka Dot Parade

You can't tell from some of these pictures, but the lining of my jacket matches my scarf perfectly and I bought them at separate stores.  Super cool!

It's easier to tell how they match in these pictures.

My final picture of the week on how my cup matches my outfit.  Yes, that is my messy desk in the background.  It looks even worse than what you see here!

Smiles!
Lori

Diet Coke Attack

 

I was attacked by my bottle of Diet Coke today.  There I was, innocently working on a spreadsheet, getting ready to go to a meeting and I took a swig of my Diet Coke.  I put the bottle down, and poof!  Out came a stream of pop all across the front of my jacket and all down the sleeve of my jacket.  Four minutes before I had to be in a meeting, a meeting I was running.  Grrrrrrrr.  So I ran to the bathroom and wiped off as much as I could and then took the jacket off.  Now I have to get it dry cleaned.  AND it was a waste of good Diet Coke.   Bummer.

And yet another outfit my cup matches.  Gotta love the cup!

Smiles!
Lori