30 for 30: day 28

I know, this is becoming comical how long this challenge is taking me. Only two more outfits to go, and you guys are definitely getting them crammed into one post. I am done with this bad Larry.

I am so obsessed with this blouse. I love it. I wish I had bought it in the other color it came in - white with black polka dots. I want to buy more sheer blouses for spring, I think. I'm just craving light and flowy right now, and I wish the weather would cooperate with my clothing urges! It's supposed to be snowy and rainy and gross tonight. Not cool, spring.

I know I've been really behind on my posting lately, but as soon as I get up those last two 30 outfits I should (hopefully) be back on track. I've been busily assembling spring outfits and I can't wait to wear and share them. Life has also just been a bit hectic around here at the moment. I guess I've been doing a bit of life spring cleaning as I've just been getting a lot of things done that I have been putting off. It feels good to have them off my plate though!

[30 items: boots, skinny jeans, blouse/belt - H&M/watch - Fossil]

If any of you follow me on Twitter, you know I had jury duty on Monday. It was awful. I had jury duty last year, and I just went in to the courthouse right in my town, sat for a couple hours, and got sent home. It was great. This was Federal court jury duty, which you can't be exempt from, and I had to haul all the way into Boston on a Monday morning during rush hour. Unfortunately, I overcompensated how bad traffic would be and showed up an hour early. Then ended up not getting to leave until 4pm. Luckily I didn't get picked to be on a jury, but a whole day of being trapped in a courthouse? Not fun. I couldn't even have my phone. I brought my book, but reading for nine hours straight is not as nice as you'd think.

Luckily now they can't call me for any kind of jury duty for three years! Yesss. Okay gotta go get ready for yoga. I have a weight loss goal I am no where near reaching! :x

30 for 30: day 27

I was sitting here, trying to think of something witty and fabulous to write about when I realized I hadn't really talked about my birthday celebrations yet. So that's what I am going to share today.

Saturday Boyfriend and I celebrated, since on Sunday he left for a cruise. Without me. Let's not discuss it because it only makes me depressed.

We went into Boston to go to Buffalo Exchange where I sold some of my clothes for a sweet $50. Cha-ching. Then we drove all the way out to the Natick mall to go to the Fossil store (can't believe there's not one in Boston!) so Boyfriend could get me my watch. I had hinted/asked for it months ago, but of course he didn't get it then. He says he wanted me with him so he could have it sized properly. I couldn't argue with him there. I have petite wrists.

We went out for a delicious dinner that night too. I got to eat calamari, and steak, and learned I don't like blue cheese. But I do like blue cheese dressing. Go figure. I love when days are all about me. ;)

Sunday was my family party. That's when the whole family comes over like it's a holiday, my mom panics that we won't have enough food, then we end up with tons of leftovers. It's awesome.

[30 items: chambray shirt, jeans, JC wedges/necklace - Mom's, from Aldo]

There was also a mild incident involving my Cake Curse (more on that in my next post) but it ended up being a blessing in disguise.

Also, look!

That's all the snow left in our front yard! That's our little tree behind me! Remember when you couldn't even see him?

30 for 30: day 26

I'm back! After a brief birthday related blogging hiatus, I am back and ready to finish out this damn 30. I am never doing this again.

I love the idea of the 30. But to be honest, remixing my wardrobe is one of my favorite parts of getting dressed every morning. Sure, I love shopping and buying new things, but it's not like I never wear the same thing twice. It made me miss all my other clothes. I felt like they were just gathering dust in my closet, and with Spring approaching, I feel like I missed out on remixing some of my favorite winter items before it was too late.

It was also tough to time this challenge with the changing of the seasons. When I started, it was bitterly cold and snowy. Now it's beginning to warm up and my 30 clothes are becoming harder and harder to remix. I know this is supposed to be a challenge and all, but boots and sweaters are becoming impractical.

[30 items: striped tee, black jeans, black desert boots, rhinestone cardigan/watch - Fossil, gift/necklace - American Eagle]

Lastly, it stressed me out. I'm not a post-every-day kind of blogger, so it was hard for me to keep up. I'd rather leisurely blog at my own schedule than feel pressured to take pictures and post them every day. The 30 for 30 is just not for me. Sorry Kendi! But I'm glad I tried it, because now I know!

In other news, check out the sweet watch Boyfriend got me for my birthday! I'm so obsessed with it. I think it makes me look super cool. Haha.

30 for 30: day 25

Gosh I am awfully cheerful today. Even though my pictures today are kind of dark.

Let's see, Thursday is weigh in day for me, and when I weighed in this morning I discovered I lost almost two pounds last week. That's reason enough to be cheerful if you ask me. That puts me two pounds away from my April 1st check point goal. I've been setting up check points along the way, for instance "I want to weigh xxx on April 1st" then that's what I work towards. Baby steps like that work for me. And I also set up rewards. This check point reward is a massage. Which is an awesome motivator.

As a reward for today's successful weigh in I treated myself to coffee from Dunks instead of coffee from the cafe at work. I also decided to treat myself to a day off from the gym. I really love treating myself. So instead I cleaned my room, got some freelance things done and I'm going to snuggle up with some magazines soon. All in all, a fantastic day!

[30 items: dress, hoodie, black desert boots/belt - The Limited]

I was insanely comfy in this outfit all day. My favorite dress + cozy hoodie = perfection. I'm going to start wearing my hoodies more. I have about 80 trillion and I usually just wear them when I am bumming around. But I think it looks cute with the dress, instead of a cardigan.

P.S. Anyone catch my little nod to The Breakfast Club up there? It's one of my favorite movies!

30 for 30: day 24

Almost finished! I have all my outfits planned out until this is over, so we're good to go. Just gonna stroll right past the finish line here. Mom's sick of me wearing the same things again and again.

As you can see, I am still on a photo editing kick over here. This attempt was less successful. I like the feature, but I don't think it is suited for outfit pictures. That's why I stopped using it after two pictures. Sorry for the inconsistency.

This outfit looked better in my head. Don't get me wrong, I was comfy and content all day, but I think I underestimated how see-through this shirt really is, and the short sleeved striped shirt looks funny peeking through on the arms. I was trying to copy this look:

from Madewell

Maybe their Madewell shirt isn't sheer like mine. Oh well.

[30 items: gray sweatshirt tee, black and white striped tee, skinny jeans, black desert boots/necklace - American Eagle/watch - Guess]

Today I've been really stressed out about work and a job and what I want to do with my life. I decided to take the GRE's and look into grad school. I have some ideas of what I want to go to school for, but I want to shop around. I think maybe I might want to look into going to school someplace other than New England too. Maybe California. Or someplace warm, anyway. I'll have to run it by Boyfriend, since he'll (hopefully!) be Husband by the time I'd finish grad school. Anyway, I figure I'll take small steps - get the GRE's out of the way and start applying to different jobs.

I already have been applying to different jobs but nothing has come through yet. It's tough out there. But my job gives me anxiety day in and day out. Not even because the job itself is high stress (it shouldn't be) but because I feel like I get no support or help. Every day I just wait to see who's going to throw me under the bus that day, or criticize the way I do things. No thank you.



I'm also switching banks. I've had enough crap from mine. Bank of America used to let you sign up online and now they don't. Such a bummer, I have to haul myself all the way to a branch now before they close. Sigh, turds. Okay, enough whining from me for today! I am going to curl up with my new Lucky magazine (with Zoe Deschanel on the cover! Love!).

30 for 30: day 23

I went to the Yankee Candle flagship store this weekend during the Birthday Trifecta festivities. I bought six Car Jars. I am so totally set in the car scent department for like, the next six months. The problem is the first one I chose to stick in my car was Lavender Vanilla, which is a delightful scent. I love Lavender. It is supposed to be soothing. I thought it would keep my stress levels down while I drove. But so far all it is doing is making me super sleepy. If I fall asleep at the wheel blame Yankee Candle.

I've been having a lot of fun editing up pictures the past two days. I just use Picnik since I don't have Photoshop or anything. And even if I did I wouldn't know how to use it. But Picnik suits my needs just fine. Yesterday I used the Winterize effect and today I decided my photo said 70's. But they didn't have a 70's effect so I used the 60's one.

[30 items: flared jeans, peach blouse, maroon cardigan, black wedges/belt - Target/necklaces - Forever 21 & American Eagle]

I've started growing my bangs out, so be prepared for some creative styling in the next few weeks. This will probably be the last week I wear them full on. They've started growing into my eyeballs and it's super uncomfortable. Time to utilize the Lady Combover and bobby pins.

Welp, the Bruins are on tonight and Boyfriend says it's an important game so I have to go make myself decent so we can go out and watch it. By decent I mean a sweatshirt and jeans. Yes, I have a fashion blog and yes, sometimes I just want to look like I'm a bum. Nothing wrong with that!

30 for 30: day 22

I hope this is day 22. I kind of lost track. Woopsie poops.

I actually really like the way these pictures turned out, despite the piece of hair hanging in my eyeball. I don't know why I never noticed this. I don't know why my photographer didn't notice this. Brother. But I like them anyway. Apparently gray, wintery days suit me well.

[30 items: black dress, black heeled boots/necklace - H&M/belt - TJMaxx/tights - TJMaxx]

This past weekend I headed out to Springfield for an overnight of Birthday Trifecta festivities. It was so completely exactly what I needed. Last week I was stressed and frazzled, so an entire day filled with nothing but laughs, shopping, and mani pedis is exactly what the doctor ordered. There is just nothing like hanging out with a group of awesome girls to help you de-stress! Shopping and spa treatments don't hurt either. ;)

I actually got a gel manicure when we went to our spa appointments on Saturday, and I am obsessed.  It dries instantly, so no worries about smudging when you go to pay, and it's supposed to last up to two weeks without chipping! We're two days in and they look as good as they did on day one. This may become an expensive habit.

30 for 30: day 21

There is an epidemic sweeping this state. Maybe even the country. It's becoming a serious problem in my every day life and I don't like the person it is turning me into. I call it Condiment Table Hogging. Because I am not feeling clever and couldn't come up with anything alliterative and witty to call this. Suggestions welcome.

 [30 items: dress, navy thermal, brown JC boots/belt - J.Crew outlet/necklace - American Eagle/tights - Old Navy]

I stop at Dunkin Donuts some mornings on my way to work. The one I drive by that has a drive thru is always mobbed, so I skip it. The next one I pass is in a gas station and this weirds me out, so I skip it. Finally I reach my favorite Dunks, but it doesn't have a drive thru. So I have to get out of my car and go inside, which is problematic enough for lazy me. Then I order my coffee which is usually quick and pain free (unless someone comes in who is ordering one million donuts and fifty Boxes of Joe). They make my coffee, and I head to the condiment/straw/napkin table to get a straw. While I am there I like to remove my straw wrapper and throw it away. I like to put my coffee down on the table while I do this so the whole process can be done with two hands and thus go much quicker.

Here is where I usually hit a road black. Or a person block. If you are standing in front of this table, clearly confused and/or overwhelmed by the choices of straws and napkins and sugar packets in front of you, and you see me coming, clearly focused and in a hurry, get out of my damn way. Take your straw or napkin or 85 Equals and get the hell out of there. Don't kind of lean to the side and make me reach over you. Don't hog the counter so I can't put my coffee down, just move.

This happens at work too. At work the milk and cream is on one side, and the sugar on the other. In a perfect world, people would move from one side to the other quickly. You know how you like your coffee, presumably, so get yo shit and get out of my way. People love to congregate there and chat, or stare at the tea packets. Seriously? They're free, grab one of each and get on with your day. Don't you have work to do?

Don't even get me started about the condiment areas at sports events, or burger joints or heaven forbbid - McDonald's. I beg you, America, take your napkins and sugar and ketchup and get the hell out of there. Because I am impatient due to the fact I haven't had my coffee and I can't drink my coffee without my straw. Which you are standing in front of.

30 for 30: day 20

Outfit 20, only ten more to go! I can't wait to be reunited with the rest of my wardrobe. Granted, I have been wearing my other clothes in between outfits, but I feel like I have a sudden fear of having too many options. I keep wanting to fall back on my 30 items even though I am sick of them. It's like some weird remixing side effect. I want the rest of my clothes, and yet they frighten me. It might also have something to do with the fact that in my head it is spring yet outside it is cold still. If only the real world matched my imaginary world! Holy crap, that would be AWESOME actually. 

[30 items: black blazer, green thermal, jeggings, black flat boots/necklace - American Eagle]

I'm beginning to grow out my bangs. Not because I don't like them anymore, but because I want them long enough to pull back before the humidity sets in this summer. They won't hold up well once the heat hits. I think I'll cut them back in come fall though. I think I'll miss them!

And finally, a little note about my mom. Every time she catches me taking pictures she comments on how vain I am, taking all these pictures of myself and posting them on the internet. This coming from the woman who has never passed a reflective surface without checking herself out. Well today my brother and I went outside to take pictures just as my mom was getting home. And he caught this lovely little moment:

She saw the camera and immediately struck a pose. Work it, Mom.