Saturday, April 2, 2011

Cardigan: Express

Tank: Express

Jeans: The Limited

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Necklace: Ann Taylor Loft

I wasn't sold on this outfit when I snapped this picture and contemplated changing the tank top out for something else, but was too lazy to figure out what. I ran a bajillion errands and got four separate compliments on my cute outfit. Shows what I know! HA! Sometimes we are our own worst critics.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Top: The Limited

Jeggings: Express

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Necklace: New York & Company

Headband: New York & Company

I had a haircut appointment on Saturday morning, so I was rocking the headband in the morning. I don't do it very often because I don't like the way they look on me, but I picked this one up for $2.00 and I actually really like it.

I am also loving this super cheap necklace I picked up this week. It's got silver 'feathers' and makes me feel kind of bad-ass. (You gotta take it where you can get it!)

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Cardigan: The Limited

Tank: Old Navy

Skirt: New York & Company

Shoes:

Necklace: New York & Company

Black Bracelet: Simply Irresistible

White Bracelet: New York & Company

I managed to mildly sprain my ankle by following off the sidewalk in front of our house on Monday night. Yes, it is entirely possible to fall off a sidewalk while simply standing still - but only for those of us who are incredibly talented. I know, you're jealous of my mad klutz skillz.

I thought I was all good when I woke up yesterday, so I wore my power heels with my power suit. Um, yeah. Big mistake. My ankle was killing me by the time I got to the office yesterday morning.

So flats were the order of the day today. Can I just tell you how uncomfortable I am wearing flats when I am dressed up? As in, I had to fight the urge to stand on my tiptoes while I was taking my pictures this morning. Apparently I just can't stand to look short!

Monday, May 10, 2010

Top: Gap

Sweater: The Limited

Pants: Express

Shoes: Mia

Necklace: New York & Company

The temperature is hovering in the fifties again today, so I had to pull out the long sleeves again. Let me tell you, I am so not okay with this crazy weather. I want to wear shorts! tank tops! maxi dresses! sandals! Not tights and long sleeves! Boo, Spring.

I had a bunch of errands to knock out today so I decided to keep it simple and warm since I knew I'd be running around in the wind and the chill. Fun bejeweled flats for comfort and I was out the door!

How's the weather in your neck of the woods? Hopefully better than ours lately!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Top: New York & Company

Pants: Express (Stella Barely Boot Cut)

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Necklace: Amy Cornwell

I had a doctor's appointment this morning so I didn't get to the office until lunchtime. I decided to take advantage of the half day and wear my grubby clothes to do some work in my predecessor's filing system. I use the term filing system loosely, though - it's basically seven huge drawers filled with folders arranged in absolutely no logical order. I got down and dirty with those files today and only made it about a third of the way through! Ugh.

But it gave me a great excuse to wear this top that I scored a major deal on at New York & Company. The store near my office was closing and the last few days everything was 80% off. Of course, the selection wasn't the best, but I managed to score $330 worth of stuff for just $60! CHA-CHING! Quite possibly my best savings adventure ever!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Shirt: The Limited

Vest: Express

Pants: Express

Shoes: Bitten

Necklace: Vintage (my grandmother's!)

It is a gorgeous sunny day here in Indy and I had a ton of things to accomplish before I start my temporary contract position on Monday. The job happened pretty quickly and caught me off guard, so I feel a bit unprepared to go back to work so soon!

Today's outfit was all about being comfortable as I ran around town and popped in and out of the car.

This necklace is one of my all time favorite pieces but I don't get too many chances to wear it because it's such an unusual shade of blue. I decided to try something different and knot it up so I could pair it with the vest.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Sweater: The Limited

Tank: Express

Jeans: Express (Stella Barely Boot Cut)

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Necklace: Amy Cornwell Designs

Bracelet: New York & Company

I had to go downtown to pick Nate up from the airport last night so I decided to make the most of my time down there (it's about an hour away!) and do a little shopping at the downtown mall.

Although I had timed things perfectly to meet his flight, the weather had other plans. I ended up bumming around downtown for an extra three hours when his flight was delayed. Thank goodness I'd worn flats!

I really wanted to belt this flyaway cardigan but every belt I tried made my hips look disproportionally large. Maybe if I'd worn longer jeans with heels it would have minimized that effect, I'm not sure.

I like how the diamond pattern in the cuff compliments the diamonds in the top. I didn't think anyone but me would really notice, but sure enough, the person ringing me up at The Limited commented on it. I knew there was a reason I like that place!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Sweater: Ann Taylor Loft

Tank: New York & Company

Jeans: Express (Stella Barely Bootcut)

Shoes: Old Navy

Necklace: Lia Sophia

It's been a busy day here. Ran a couple of errands and met a friend for lunch and shopping.

Do you ever have an outfit that starts out as one thing and then ends up completely different in the end? I started this outfit around the necklace. I originally had on a longer, darker purple cardigan with a white tank top underneath. But that seemed to plain, so I dug out this older plaid purple top. But the dark purples didn't match well, so I traded the long cardigan for this lighter, shorter one. The top combo seemed too casual for the heels I had on, so I swapped out for Short jeans and these flats. By the end of it all, the only item that was the same as when I started was the necklace!

I believe that's called the process of evolution. You're welcome for the free science lesson.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Sweater: The Limited

Tank: Old Navy

Jeans: Express

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Necklaces: Amy Cornwell Designs

Bracelet: New York & Company

Do you hear that sound, ya'll? It's the angels singing a heavenly chorus of 'Hallelujah!'. It hit 50 here yesterday, the sun was shining and the birds were singing. I was positively giddy with excitement over the first hint of Spring.

Short sleeves may have been stretching it a tiny bit, but I was determined to wear them. The sweater is a little heavier winter knit so that helped balance things out a bit. I was also stoked to wear shoes with no socks. It's the little things, people, the little things.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Sweater: The Limited

Top: Gap

Jeans: Express

Short necklace: Simply Irresistible

Long necklace: The Limited

Shoes: ?

I didn't even realize until just now that I've worn stripes the past two days. At least it's a different color palette today and I'm not seeing the same two groups of people. Guess I'm just feeling the stripes lately!

I knocked out a ton of little errands today and now I'm off to a HOA officer meeting and then bunco ladies night. Of course, they would both happen to fall on the exact same night, within 1/2 of each other, so that I have to leave one early and be late to the next. Not like EVERY OTHER night this week was free or anything! Don't you just hate when that happens?

I really wish I had some flat brown boots to go with this outfit. I've been on the hunt for a pair for weeks now and no luck. I wish I could find my Charles David boots in brown, but it seems they no longer make them. Seen any good ones lately? Knee high. Flat. Brown. Under $100. Go.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Dress: Express

Necklace: New York & Company

Bracelet: New York & Company

Shoes: Payless

Stop the presses! Alert CNN! SARA WORE FLATS TO WORK TODAY!

Not that big a deal, right? Wrong.

Apparently, the fact that I wore flats for the first time in my three month tenure there was MAJOR NEWS. Eight people made a point to comment on my choice of footwear today. The conversation usually started with something along the lines of, "Man, you're short today" or "I had no idea you were that short" or (my personal favorite) "You headed to the midget convention after work today?".

For the record, I am 5'4'' and an all important 1/2''. That is not that short. But apparently after seeing me with an artificial 4" inches for twelve straight weeks, the shock of me sans my favorite foot gear was a bit too much for my office mates. Clearly they need more work to do, don't you think?

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Top: Old Navy

Tank: Old Navy

Jeans: Express

Shoes: Old Navy

Scarf: The Limited

Necklace: New York & Company

Bracelet: New York & Company

Earrings: Lia Sophia

Today was a tricky day to dress for. We attended first service at church, I worked in the nursery second service and then went out to lunch and a movie with a girlfriend. I felt woefully under dressed for church, despite the fact that many people wear jeans and even shorts. I just like to dress up for church and I missed doing it this week. I took off the scarf and necklace for nursery duty, and donned them again for the rest of the afternoon activities.

I'm not usually a hot pink kind of girl but for some reason I really loved this scarf. When I saw the pink striped T-shirt at Old Navy yesterday (on sale for $5, plus a 15% off coupon), I instantly thought of this scarf and the shoes. Voila! An outfit is born.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Dress: New York & Company

Tank: Old Navy

Necklace: New York & Company

Ring: The Limited

Shoes: Shii

I don't know what is up with my camera lately. Suddenly it is refusing to take clear shots. 9 out of 10 shots come out blurry like this one. This morning I couldn't get a single clear shot, so you're stuck with this one. Sorry!

Today was, you guessed it, rainy and muggy. I am so over this weather.

I picked the dress because it's easy to move in and easy to toss in the washer if I get it dirty. We are preparing for a big homebuild with Habitat this weekend and I never know what I'll be roped into doing, so I'll definitely be dressing with 'machine washable' in mind the rest of the week!

These aren't my first choice in footwear for this dress, but I didn't want to wear my first, second or third choices in the rain, so that pretty much narrowed it down to this wash n' wear pair.

I love the ring I am wearing today. It's a big black stone set into an elaborate silver ring. For some reason the scroll work on the sides makes it feel very gothic to me. I always feel a little badass wearing it.

I really wanted to dress things up a little more with a pair of earrings, but I always feel silly wearing big earrings when I have my hair in a ponytail. I tried on several pairs but I felt juvenile in each one, so I went with my trusty studs instead.

Do you have a jewelry quirk like that? Or is it just me?