OOTD: Inspired by Anthropologie Catalog Jan '07

Blouson Cardigan - Jan '07

American Eagle Jeans

Coral Necklace - F21

Hat made by me

Capezio ballet slippers

p.s. totally got myself a tripod ... finally!

Camptown races sing this song, doo da, doo da...

That's all people kept singing when I wore this to school today...

Most people told me the dress reminded them of a sailor or a camper and that I looked like I was ready to hike or something...I did not know if this was a compliment or an insult. Anyway, since the picture is not very good, here are the components to the outfit for a better understanding:

Delia's Morgan Low-Rise Skinny Cord in Turkish Coffee

Sporto's Sally Boots

Dear Creatures Camp Dress in Khaki

Camera Equipment Help!

Help me Blogosphere!

Unlike many bloggers with significant others, my other is fearful of the camera[phone]. What I really need help with is finding a tripod for my Canon Powershot S3. It's big like an DSLR but is really a point & shoot. I'm overwhelmed with the choices out there online, so any bit of advice would help.

Happy Birthday to ME!

My birthday outfit

Eastpointe Garden Top

Field Skirt

Giant Dwarf Headband

Shoes from Kaitlen

The Married Life

I recently stumbled upon Kendi's "better off wed" blog ... and I haven't been able to stop laughing! Everything she writes about is something that I can relate to, especially the dietary lifestyle change. See, my hubby recently decided that he not only didn't want to eat red meat, but that he's given up a bunch of other foods that I absolutely love. So I pretty much moan everyday about how I can't cook corned beef at home because E will never eat it, and he has these moments when we go to get food he likes and he goes "doh!" when he realizes it no longer fits his new diet guidelines. This has caused me to have dreams about the foods that I can't eat at home free of guilt ... like chocolate cake and carbs.

I wonder if E has nightmares about steak ...

30 for 30 Challenge

I came pretty close to completing this challenge, though I feel like it was more like 20 for 30 [that's me being generous]. I definitely learned some things from trying to do this challenge, and here are some of them:

• I got unmotivated really fast. January has not been a friendly winter month. I spent almost everyday wearing the same two boots, and now both boots are in massive disrepair. I haven't looked at my pretty shoes in a really long time.
• I can't remember the last time I went into Anthro, even if it was to try to get some inspiration from the store displays.
• I was highly uninspired. You may even call it lazy. With only a select few things to wear I actually became more of a roll-out-of-bed type instead of artisitically inspired. I had one pile of clothes to dress from, so I never looked anywhere else for something to liven things up.
• I own more black than I realized. This made every outfit pretty boring. I know I own a lot of eclectic things, but for this challenge I tried to go back to basics. I guess it proves that I'm more basic than I realized.
• I love my Butter by Nadia dress, even though the hubby got tired of seeing the same black dress all the time. He asked me to go buy it in red to change things up.
• At least I didn't go shopping at all for a month, and I didn't really miss it. 
• Being unmotivated and uninspired resulted in me being too embarrassed to blog, even though I stuck to the challenge. I even broke my own plan and dressed according to the challenge on the weekends. Butter by Nadia .... goes a long way.
• My wardrobe for the month fit in one load of laundry ... I don't know if that's a good thing.
• Packing for weekend trips got a whole lot easier ... in some ways. I felt like I carried my challenge wardrobe with me all the time, but at least I didn't have to think about it.
• I was really stingy about the items I picked. I never got around to picking 30 items. In fact, I could wear whatever I want for the remaining days and still fulfill this challenge. I think in total I picked 17 items to wear over and over again.

2 things I've learn so far

• I own/wear too many dark colors [black, grey, navy, etc.] This makes taking pictures in low light really hard since you can never see the details of what I'm wearing.
• I love my Butter by Nadia dress a little too much ... so much that I've put it on at least once a day to try a new configuration. No one has noticed I've been wearing the same dress every weekend out.

Oh so sleepy

I haven't blogged all week ... and the culprit has been sleep. My department at work has been in whirlwind preparation for the move to another floor. I have been boxing things nonstop ... and all I ever want to do when I get home is sleep. In addition, taking pictures of my outfit everyday has become a challenge since I have no one around when I have time to take a picture, and it's difficult to take pictures on my own without a tripod or someplace to put my camera to take pictures.

But believe me ... I have been sticking to this challenge even if I can't chronicle every outfit in pictures. I've also been trying to expand from the 15 items I originally picked now that I've passed the midway mark. I've been really stingy about picking clothes to wear during this challenge, and I'm trying to be more carefree for the remaining days.

Snow Days

This week has been crazy. Between my sister getting surgery, the snow storm that didn't do as much damage as expected, and my office in mid-move ... I haven't really sat down to the computer to do much leisurely stuff. Unless you count helping the hubby play Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

I did, however, try to keep taking pictures of what I wore as proof that I was sticking to my challenge.

Day 7 & 8 - taking Tazy for surgery and travel wear [I spent most of my time in pjs]

Rugby dress

Black tights from Sock Dreams

Boots by Report

Day 9 - back to work & cooking dinner

Bubble sleeve blouse from Express

Butter by Nadia jersey dress

tights by Hue

cooking dinner ... hahaha

Just for kicks I decided to change up the jersey dress into another form for dinner.

Day 6 - Taking it Easy

Polo from Aeropostale

American Eagle Jeans

Marrs Boots

Cardigan from Express

Decided to take it easy today since we are still in packing mode ... and also because I had to take the bus to visit Tazy. She's having surgery tomorrow for her knee, so positive thoughts please!