The Sale

I bought these pants twice. The first time, I paid full price for them because I'm a sucker for plaid, I used to own a pair like these back in the day and I saw several people wearing them in different ways that made them not look overtly Christmasy.  The first time they arrived, after trying them on, I thought "Can I really wear these, or will they get worn once and then never see the light of day again?"  After a couple of weeks of debating, I finally sent them back.  They were too expensive to be on the fence about.  Then, they popped into the stuff on sale at J Crew.  Next came the 30% off markdown.  And finally, the repurchase.  The second time around, I paid about $110 less than I did the first time around, so I was pleased with the purchase.  They are also super comfortable!

Smiles!
Lori

Copy Cat

 I have to admit, I didn't come up with this outfit idea on my own.  I was inspired by the Atlantic Pacific blog last year and have been dying to try it.  Today was the day!

Kira is running for Mayor of third grade and the primary election is tomorrow.  It's been a lot of work campaigning and she has to give a speech tomorrow.  It's all in her hands now and she's ready for it.  2 candidates move on from the primary to the general election next Tuesday.  If she makes it passed round 1, she has to write another speech and campaign some more.  If she makes it to the general election, I'm buying a button maker this weekend because IT IS ON!

Smiles!
Lori

Fashion is Personal

 Last night, after Kira went to bed, I was thinking of something to wear on Thursday because we have an extra casual day this week.  Dave was sitting next to me and he says "Wait, wait, I know what you should wear. Let me show you." And he proceeds to draw the picture above.   Great fashion sense, huh? 

The Greenery

Short post today because there's a small child sitting on me eating potato chips as a I type.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Smiles!
Lori

Green Candy Striper

I was actually a candy striper my freshman year in high school.  I worked at a local hospital delivering flowers and lunches to patients.  It taught me that I did not want to work in a hospital, but I retained a love of stripes.  I found this shirt at Brooks Brothers over the weekend and had to have it.  I tend to stay away from faux double shirts, but this one struck my fancy.

I had an interesting thing happen during a meeting at work yesterday (of course,  not related to work).  A co-worker who in the past has given me the impression she's criticizing my outfits asked me where I shop.  I rattled off the top five or six places and then asked her why.  She said she liked my clothes and was just curious where I shopped at.   Huh, didn't see that one coming.

Well, I'm off to wake up a sleepy Kira because she has one more day of mom taking her to daycare before daddy takes back over.  I hope she is more pleasant this morning than yesterday.  She was angry that the sun was up.  Stupid sun. 

Have a great day!

Professional Polka Dots

Some days, I think I push the limit on what I should wear to work.  Today was not one of those days.  I think I managed to make a non conservative polka dot dress office appropriate today by pairing it with a very conservative blazer from Banana Republic.  I forgot I had a meeting with members of Senior Management today, so I'm really really glad I went this route.