And...exhale

Oh, one of those days, on every front.  Good, Bad, and Ugly.  The good?  It is my little girl's 5th birthday!  I remember my own fifth birthday.  I was at school, outside the nurse's office, waiting for my TB test.  I must have been whining, and the kindergarten aide said to me, "Just because it is your birthday, doesn't mean you can be a little bitch."  I think that's enough Bad amd Ugly to share for one day!

Jacket, J.Crew, Velvet Schoolboy Blazer, final sale! $56.99; boots, Madden Girl; scarf, Eddie Bauer; cords, Lands' End Canvas.

Wrap Me Up

I had a great outfit yesterday, but you will have to take my word for it, because all though my left side was on tv and a legislative aide took about 15 pictures of me talking to a state Senator, I never took a picture.

Since yesterday was our big lobby day, I was also dressed pretty uncomfortably to be running around the hallowed halls of the state Capital.  Today, I wanted comfort.  I had a LOT of writing and thinking to do and this was just the ensemble to do it in!

And it was about 6 out when I took this picture.  So I took one, to hell with the cut off head!

Dress, Hanna Andersson (I spell it differently each time!): cardi, Target; scarf, Lord and Taylor, gift; boots, Madden Girl.

Dynamic Static

Whenever I contend with static electricity, I think about Raiser's Edge.  That's a popular fund raising software, and I used it at my last job.  Queries of the system could be either static or dynamic, and now those two words are linked in my mind.  Which brings me to today's outfit:

I know the belted scarf thang is sort of trendy right now...but I've done it to keep this beautiful scarf from levitating and clinging to my face and hair.

I am so very practical.

Scarf, gift from my boss, who bought it in Pisa, Italy; cardi, Victoria's Secret; pants, Context; tee, gift from Dad's wife, who bought it in France.  How very internacional I am!

Flashy

I've been trying to think of a way to wear today's blouse since I was give it, back in the fall, by my dear friend Lin.  It has a LOT of pattern going on and is not a color I would normally wear...red, with paisley.  But it doesn't stop there.  No. There is animal print in the paisley.  

I am confident, but not confident enough to pull that off so...openly.  So this morning, I just committed to it, and grabbed the next thing I could see that seemed to go.  And it worked!  I actually wish you could see more of the blouse...So it may make another appearance.

Blouse, Simon Chang, gifted from Lin; jacket, Victoria's Secret; skirt, Tommy Bahama, from my mother-in-law.

The Why Nots

That skirt that you bought for the Ski Sweater Ball and only wore once?  Why not wear it?  Don't have a fancy party?  Why not wear it to work?  Does the thought of doing that make you happy?  Then why not?

Best and worst outfits come from unexpected pairings.  This one?  I loved.

And just so you know, that's Eva's shovel.  Mine is much bigger.  But as you can see, I didn't use it.

Skirt, Sears, actually, three years ago, $30; jacket, Victoria's Secret; Denim Shirt, American Outpost; bracelets, Grandma Jane!

Let There Be Light

The days are getting longer by the second!  Like one second longer each day.  Sill, I have hope that outdoor pictures will once again be possible in a month.  Thank goodness, because my photo quality STINKS.

I am still working on styling this sweater and this is my best attempt yet...Too bad it's also my best attempt at looking like a crazy-ass lunatic in the eyes.

Dress, Lands' End Canvas; tights. Cynthia Rowley; sweater, French Connection.

Into the Woods

Cure for the blues? Get out in the fresh air! (And get an email from the one you love.)

Stealing his shirt couldn't hurt.  

And a little cuddle helps, too.

Feeling more like myself again, thank goodness.

Shirt,  Lands' End (Bill's); cardi, J Crew; jeans, Lands' End; Boots, Bogs; earrings, Beth's Baubles, gift from my boss.