“Bright like green”

I knit this sweater last year, but recently I’ve been struggling with how to style it because it always looks a bit slouchy and casual.  But this was the weekend, so a little bit casual was okay.  For this outfit, I layered a long-sleeve green tee underneath, and folded up the cuffs over the sleeves [...]

“Smart people are those who have asked lots of questions”

In my high school days, I was drawn to preppy styles.  I liked button-down shirts and polos, even though a majority of my wardrobe was jeans and t-shirts.  I’m not that into the prep-school look anymore, but on occasion, I like to take cues from it.  When I saw this lovely striped cashmere sweater on [...]

“Drank a glass of hot tea with lemon”

Yes, I realize that this is a painfully dorky picture.  But can you see what I’m pointing at?  I could believe my eyes. Ice.  In Florida.  At noon.  OMG.  I’ve never seen an icile in Florida before, so I was so incredibly excited when I saw this in a parking garage on campus, that I [...]

“At least try to act cool”

This beautiful Boden sweater vest was one of the last items I purchased during my recent shopping ban.  And I adore it.  More and more I am falling in love with Boden and their beautiful, colorful clothes.  But they’re so expensive that they’re often out of my price range.  However, I’ve found that buying them [...]

“It was a bright, sunny morning”

You know it’s finally starting to actually feel like winter when you can wear boots several days in a row.  Even if it got too warm by the end of the day to wear this coat.  At least Florida is finally getting  some lows in the 40s and 30s. I realized after taking this picture [...]

“Where the wild wind whirled”

It’s a new year, but I’m still working on wrapping up outfits from 2009.  After these are done, I’m going to try to keep my outfit posts a little closer to when I actually wear the outfit.  Also, thanks to your suggestions on my quick reader survey, I’m tweaking my posts a bit.  Monday through [...]

“I found some crazy places”

(For the next few days, I will be posting regular daily-outfits or Etsy Love posts in the morning, and Year in Review posts midday, to count-down to the new year.) I work on a college campus, and there’s lots of neat little nooks and crannies that not many people know about.  Recently, I found this [...]

Shopping Ban: Week 15

Last weekend, I hit up a bunch of local garage sales.  I found some awesome stuff, but ending up getting a lot of duds also.  That seems to be how it goes with garage sales.  I’ve only taken photos of the items I’m keeping, but I counted the total money spent against my ban. My [...]

Daily Outfit: Brown Hornet

You got a peek at this dress during my shopping ban post last week, but now I’d like to go into the details.  This dress is absolutely going to become one of my wardrobe essentials.  The neutral, rusty brown color offers plenty of opportunities for accessories.  The deep v neck makes layering possibilities about.  The [...]

Daily Outfit: DIY Cut-offs

Be prepared for one of the most casual outfits you will ever see me in.  Florida is in the blazing hot stage of summer, and today I wanted to run errands on my bike, so that meant wearing clothes that could deal with the heat while still letting me look decent enough to drop off [...]