thrifted banana republic cardigan, gap tee – canvas navy chinos – galleria grey wingtips – j. crew necklace
i’m really excited to be done with this remix, guys. more than usual, the rest of my wardrobe is just calling out to me ‘wear me!’ all of my thick wool sweaters, every single pair of jeans, my bean boots (oh, yeah, it’s cold and icy and wintry outside again). basically every warm piece of clothing i own is tempting me. two more outfits to go! i can do it!
i’ve been loving washi tape recently (examples: 1… okay, i thought i had way more examples, but apparently i haven’t been pinning or making note of them.) but i finally bought some! whoo! i bought neon pink and neon green. i celebrated by hanging up this postcard with a punch of concentrated color! bam! take that!
daily kitty!
so we have this floor length mirror, right? for the first two years it was stuck the back of the bedroom door, where no matter what, anyone trying to look in it was backlit. i finally got really annoyed of trying to figure out if my outfit was working in shadows, and pulled that sucker down. now it’s a nomad, wandering around the apartment depending on the light/my whims & moods.
for the purposes of documenting this outfit, it’s just leaning against the counter. being held in place by our grippy rubber potholder/trivet. which should be filed under ‘absolute necessity use alll the frickin’ time but i never ever would have known it until someone gifted it to me’. it holds mirrors, helps open reluctant/sticky jars, keeps pots in place while mashing potatoes, and would never ever let the heat of a pan get through to our hands. just a random little ode to our grippy rubber potholder/trivet.
just keeping it real, guys.
then baiza came to check out what i was up to.
funny girl.
marshall’s dkny blouse from quite a while ago – target belt, shoes – anthropologie ribbon skirt
did i mention it was almost 60 degrees (15 celcius) this day? it’s back to acting like winter again. but i exploited this day for what would typically be a summer outfit.
thrifted grey blazer – crewcuts chambray button down – canvas purple cords – target shoes
yep. that time is accurate. this was after:
– work
– several rounds of dishes
– having friends over
– sloppy joes
– mashed potatoes
– broccoli fritters
– a lil bit of prosecco
– a few episodes of how i met your mother
– hugs & waving goodbye to friends
i was ready to climb into bed. but jake asked if i’d taken outfit pictures, and i hadn’t. and my outfit was (mostly) intact. put shoes & blazer back on, and voila! sleepy outfit pictures. i didn’t last long after this, tellyawhat.
you know, just ‘cuz!
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bright skirt with layered tops! (polka dot sweater, you’re still on my wishlist! when i find you in my price range [cheapcheapcheap!], watch out!)
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cords and button down and blazer. lovely.
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oops, i’ve barely been wearing any belts! where are they? love this classic look.
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chinos, pretty blouse and blazer? check, check, check!
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i never think to tuck the sweater in. might as well give it a shot, eh?
j crew turtleneck – thrifted belt – canvas cords – blowfish booties
i always intended to wear this purplicious outfit, because when i was picking my 15 items, i realized these two purples were in the same red-purple color family! yay! i was feeling pretty nifty about the blue belt all day long, thinking to myself pretentious things like ‘oh, this blue belt provides an awesome counterpoint to the warmer purples, and it isn’t my usual brown belt! huzzah!’, only to look at these pictures and realize that the brown belt would have looked better. pretentiousness lost. (just kidding. it doesn’t go away that easily. believe me, i’ve tried.) i guess the lesson here is: don’t mess with the brown belt. it just works. let it do it’s thing.
except you know i won’t stop trying. but i also won’t stop wearing the brown belt. double win? kinda?
more food!
this weekend i had my first go at making latkes, from the smitten kitchen cookbook (a christmas present! thanks, ladies!). i had all of the ingredients hanging about, and lots of leftover potatoes from the other night. they were a total success! except i opted for a smaller pan rather than a thicker pan, and i think that was the wrong way to opt. next time: cast iron skillet!
target yellow scarf – second hand banana republic cardigan, pleated wool skirt – crewcuts chambray shirt – blowfish booties
i really like this nail polish. it’s hard to capture the color right (it’s called ‘cajun shrimp’ by opi, which i find to be a very unappealing name for an appealing color), but it’s a near neon red-orange. i feel like i’ve read/heard something about reds being the hardest color for cameras to capture? i know they give me grief. i might be making this up though… sometimes my brain feeds me pseudo-science to support my own opinions. not helpful, brain.
winter always brings out my hibernating mode. i mostly want to be home, i want to be cooking stews and soups and chilis. hearty, savory, hot meals. i saw pioneer woman’s sunday night stew last sunday, and i made it this week. AWESOME. i don’t know that i’ve ever had turnips, so i had very minor concerns about that, but i also trust pioneer woman, so i gave it a shot. delish! and perfect for short, cold, dark wintery nights. as a note, i cut the recipe in half, and we had five meals out of it. which is ample for one evenings worth of cooking.
thrifted/gifted scarf, gap tee, grey blazer – canvas navy chinos – target shoesies
and then i told a story. it was witty. and dramatic. you were moved. maybe to tears? wow. the power of words, amirite?
no guys, i got nothing. i got no words today. i’ll get back to you later. in the mean time: more pictures!
plus KITTY PICTURE:
jake is pretty sure this is the best picture he’s ever taken. another gem from him is that he thinks amirite sounds like a gem. see what i did there? haha. maybe from the beryl family. like 50% of all gems are in the beryl family….
handmade triangle loop cowl – canvas crewneck sweater – anthropologie coral skirt – target shoes
when i decided to put this skirt in the remix, i thought it would make a nice bright color injection. now that it’s legitimately cold around here (between 0-20 farenheit or -6 to -17 celcius range), i’m wondering why i chose this flimsy, ridiculous skirt. but i doubled up on the tights (wool blend under regular) and i felt a little more cheerful every time i looked down at my super bright skirt (it helps that i found it on super-dooper less than $15 sale at anthropologie! those are the prices i like to pay, and i always feel chuffed when anthropologie is willing to offer them to me).
also, it should be noted that i didn’t wear this sweater two days in a row. i never got a chance to take pictures yesterday. i shall re-don outfit numero seven later this week and sneak it in, non-sequentially.
what are you doing to brighten up your winter days?
canvas grey sweater, altered cords – thrifted gap tee – target shoes – gifted gold necklace
if you’re thinking to yourself ‘hey, weren’t those dark purple cords a different shape before?’ then i say ‘yes! yes they were!’ i bought these pants a year ago online and on sale. i sometimes have this problem with new clothes where i can’t tell if they it me properly? does that happen to you? sometimes things will fit great when you try them on, and then they’ll grow, and they’ll only fit right the first time after you wash them? or they are a little bit big, but you convince yourself that a) that’s how they’re meant to fit or b) you like them that way? anyways, these pants were a little bit too big on me. they were never in danger of falling down, but i was never in danger of feeling cute in them. but it took me like five wearings to really figure that out. and guys, i’m not one of those people who return things after wearing them five times. i’ve worked in retail. plus, they were on sale, and who even knows if they would have my actual size? in summation, i decided i needed to take them in. about 10 months ago. and i added them to this remix in hopes that it would inspire me to do so. it worked! huzzah! i used the same method i have previously: turn ’em inside out, use some better fitting pants to base my adjustments upon, and use what is possibly a crazy amount of seams to make sure they don’t pop on the second wear! voila! skinny cords! likely to be worn 300% more frequently!
oh, yeah, i got my hair cut, too!
oh, man, guys. i’m 1/3 of the way through this remix and i’m feeling a little tapped out. that ain’t good! let’s get some inspiration rolling around up in this beast, shall we?
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flowy skirt + sweater + heels? attainable! (blustery day and bare legs? not so sure.)
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grey blazer + fun scarves! ad infinitum! (do you ever make/use little phrases as if they are harry potter spells? i’m super guilty of that)
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i have this palette…
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and this one! (though these color elements don’t really come together to make an outfit…)
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layers for warmth
okay, well… that should get me through a couple of outfits!
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