Yesterday and Today

After the craziness of yesterday, today I'm back to my normal photos.  I decided to try something different today and paired by lifesaver like top with a pale pink jacket.  There's a little bit of pink in the shirt, so I thought it would be a nice contrast.  I like the jacket, but with how pale I am, it tends to wash me out.

 

This was  yesterday's outfit.  In concept, I like it, but in actuality, not so much.   The blouse is a little short to tuck in, but with the seriousness of the jacket, the blouse probably should have been tucked in.  Oh well.

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Lori

Birds of a Feather

I think I need an intervention because my campy little shirts are getting out of control.  Today, it's cute little Scandinavian looking birds.  I know it's not mature, but I just can't help myself!

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Lori

On The Fence

I threw this outfit together right before I left on my trip so I wouldn't have to think about what I was wearing when I got back.  I was on the fence about it, but thought, "Oh well, what's done is done."  I was amazed at the compliments I received today. It made me feel good because at least it didn't look as bad as I thought it did!

 

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Lori

Green Hornet

Sitting on the couch tonight, I saw something drop from the ceiling out of the corner of my eye.  I knew it was some form of bug and I didn't think much about it until I looked at what it was and saw that it was a hornet.  Now it had to be dealt with.  I told Kira to back up, ran and got a bowl and stuck it on top of it.  Then I went and got something heavy and stuck it on top of the bowl.  I now have a hornet stuck in a bowl and I'm betting it's pretty ticked.  When Dave got home, I told him about the situation and he winced and said, "We better have Orkin spray the inside of the house."  I don't think he's dealing with the bug.  I'm ok with waiting this out because I am certainly not dealing with the situation.  I captured it and my work is done here.

Anyway, I just bought this jacket at Banana Republic and I looooovvvve it.  I'm also still in my matching phase, so you'll noticed that the green in the jacket matches the necklace and matches my pants. Ta da!

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Lori

The Outdoors Would Be Better Without Bugs

Both Dave and I went to Kira's soccer practice tonight and it is absolutely gorgeous outside tonight.  While sitting in my soccer chair, enjoying the breeze, I felt something on my leg...a bug.  Bleck.  I hate all things bug.  Here I am, minding my own business, not interfering in the bug's day, but the bug chose to interfere with mine.  Stupid bugs.

Anyway, my sweater was a completely impulse purchase from Talbots.  I went there a couple of weekends ago looking for a belt and saw it in the window. No questions asked, didn't look at the price tag, knew it was coming home with me regardless of its price.  I have not regretted that decision!

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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. 

 



 

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Lori

Repeat

Full disclosure - I wore this sweater yesterday.  I'm wearing it again today. It was ironed.  It matched my outfit. Don't judge.

I am so very stressed out this week because Kira's big slumber party is this weekend and I thought I was going to be able to take Friday off from work and I can't do that now.  I rearranged my whole week in about 5 minutes today and I have tasks slated for each night that I have to accomplish in order to get all this stuff done.  I brought this on myself, but things are starting to take shape and the house is looking pretty darn festive.

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Lori

Color Blocking Run Amuck

It is really pleasant outstide today, so I took some time and went outside to snap these shots.  Most of

the snow has melted, but the rain moves in tonight.  Oh well, it's almost Spring!

 



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Lori

Call Me...The Stalker

I am a big fan of colorblocking and green is my favorite color.  When I saw these pants at J Crew, I really REALLY wanted them.  However, I am only willing to pay so much for clothes and these were way out of the level I'm willing to pay for pants.  So, I stalked them.  They sold out of my size and I thought, "Well, that's that."   After more stalking, they showed up on sale and I knew they were mocking me.  Then, the stars aligned, my size popped back in, J Crew marked them down an additional 30% off and voila, the pants are mine.  Ta da!

The belt I wore today is cute, but it's a giant pain in the bottom.  It kind of loops into itself and the end kept escaping from the loop.  By about 10 this morning, the belt wound up in my purse.  Take that belt!  I better go get it out of my purse, or it will travel with me for the next week.

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Lori

Elizabethan

I love big ruffly collars.  The rufflier the better.  When I saw this blouse from Topshop on Ebay, I knew I had to have it because of its dramatic collar.  The collar is actually trimmed in a zipper.  A ZIPPER!  It is so subtle, yet so totally unexpected and completely different than anything I'd normally do.  

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Lori

Lilac is a Winter Color in My World

 

I bought these pants on sale at J Crew and believe it or not, they are wool.  I love bright colors in winter because it makes me feel better when it's dreary outside.  I bought similar pants from the Gap in lilac khaki and they should be here by the end of the week, so I'll be set with my lilac for Spring too.

 

By the way, I only made it 24 days with my ban on internet shopping.  It's over, but I found that I'm still not online shopping as much, which is good since I'm seriously out of space in the closet!

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Lori

Cackling Hens



 

I love my french hens shirt from J Crew.  Because it's navy, it goes with everything and it's just a happy little shirt.   It normally takes me a while to repeat a particular piece of clothing, but I've already worn this shirt three times since obtaining it last fall.  That may not seem like a lot, but for me, it's record breaking!

 

I'm really having issues with the lighting on my new camera.  I cannot wait until we get the Christmas tree down this weekend to move my shots into the family room.  I'm hoping the lighting will be better in there.  The Christmas tree is currently occupying the spot I want to try out.    The blizzard the day after Christmas killed all chances of a  quick tear down of the decorations because we can't get to the storage barn in the backyard where the decorations live.  It's been raining and a little warmer so far this week, so I think the stuff may melt by this weekend.  Plus, it's supposed to be in the low 60's in southwestern Ohio tomorrow and Saturday, so that should really take care of the snow!  The joke is if you hate the weather, just wait a minute cause it'll change!  That's Ohio!!!!

 



Here's the other ways I've worn this shirt so far....

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Lori