Saturday Spring Style

Nothing much going on here. Just trying to relax before heading back to the grind next week. The picture is super blurry, but you get the idea. Tank, cardigan, jeans, peep toes, a Saturday spring staple!

Cardigan: Gap (several years ago)
Tank: Old Navy (spring 2011)
Jeans: Banana Republic Outlet (winter 2012)
Shoes: Aerosoles (spring 2012) 

Obsessions

Things I am obsessed with right now:
1. The weather. I have always been a big fan of the weather channel, but I must check the weather app on my phone at least once an hour. It's become a problem. I need help because I can't stop doing it. I just can't believe the awesomeness that is the extended forecast and I keep waiting for the numbers on the screen to go from in the 70's to back in the 40s where they belong this time of year.
2. My cute new Lauren Conrad tops from Kohl's that I just purchased. They tie in perfectly with my spring weather obsession.
3. Peep toes, enough said.
3. The Hunger Games. Can't. Stop. Googling. Hunger. Games.  I don't think I've ever watched a live stream of anything, but I had to check out last night's Hunger Games world premiere red carpet extravaganza. I have not looked this forward to seeing a movie in a long time. Maybe ever. I probably won't even be able to see it when it opens because I'm assuming it will be sold out and this annoys me. That is just crazy and I'm scaring my 35 year old self. No wonder Jennifer Lawrence is nervous about this movie publicity, there are crazy people like me out there! Too bad my hair isn't long enough for a Katniss braid :)

Tank: Kohl's (Lauren Conrad) recent
Cardigan: Gap (old)
Pants: NY&Company (last spring)
Shoes: Kenneth Cole Reaction (last spring)

Pink and Grey on Valentine's Day!

I hope the blur is at least hiding my wrinkles :) 

I've always thought of Valentine's Day as more of a "pink" holiday than a "red" one. Red is for Christmas if you ask me. And I happen to like pink more than red so there you go!

Oh and Valentine's Day + 100th Day of School falling on the same day = INSANITY
The good news is.. 100 down, 82 to go!

Jacket: Gap (really old)
Dress: Loft Outlet (fall 2011)
Boots: Nine West via Macy's (fall 2011) 

Casual Professional Day

Today we had one of those teacher professional development days. You know, the kind when the kids don't show up but the teachers have to and you get to collaborate with your colleagues, develop new strategies, and go back to work the next day feeling refreshed and energized!

...At least that is what usually happens! Today's professional development wound up becoming a little nuts and a little LOUD during the Kindergarten grade level meeting portion. Looking forward to a quieter day with my kiddos tomorrow!

Jacket: Loft (fall 2011)

Sweater: H&M (Christmas gift 2011)

Jeans: Old Navy (old)

Flats: Gap Outlet (last spring)

Scarf: Jones New York (gift from a student) 

We did get to wear jeans which was nice of my boss :)

Tina Sparkles!

A character from one of my favorite indie dance movies "Strictly Ballroom". Not many people I know have seen this movie except for me and my sister, and every time we see something sparkly we break out with "Tina Sparkles." If you haven't seen it, you should. It's a gem. Gem, sparkles, get it?  OK that was bad, sorry, it was a looong week at work :)  

In case you can't tell from this blurry picture there are little sequins on this Old Navy sweater and I was so cranky when I saw my shoes got cut off because they are sparkly as well.

I thought this sweater was a little more cropped which is why I added the red belt. 

Sweater: Old Navy (fall 2011)

Trouser Jeans: Gap (old)

Belt: Gap Outlet

All Aboard!!!!

Many years ago when I first started teaching, my mentor teacher handed me a book titled "The Polar Express". I had never heard of this book before but she told me to read it "with a tissue in my hand." Well I did, and she was right to tell me that because I needed it. I read that book every year to my class and now to my son, and every time I get choked up at the end.  I am huge Christmas person, and that story for me brings out all the magic and beauty of Christmas. Needless to say I am very excited (probably more excited than little R) to drive over to PA this afternoon and board the Polar Express train ride. I can't wait to see one of my favorite books and now movie come to life, and can't wait to see R's reaction as well!

R and my husband are both wearing P.J.'s but I decided not to. I"m just going for warmth today as it's only in the 30's which will truly feel North Pole -ish since we've had temps in the 60's up until these past few days.

Sweater: Dress Barn (2 years ago)
Turtle Neck: Gap (Old)
Jeggings: Dress Barn 
Boots: Ugg Australia Bailey Button 
Mittens: Fossil (via Macy's) (last year) 

Red Shoe Diary

awkward "show off my shoes" picture
oh and that spot is from my camera.. not my pants! 

I have 1 pair of red shoes.. just a simple pair of ballet style flats. I bought them last spring and surprised myself by how often I wore them. When I saw these Kenneth Cole Reaction wedge loafers on my sister I knew I had to have them. My sister has them in a nude color (sand) that I originally thought I wanted as well..until I headed over the the Kenneth Cole web site and saw them in red. I envisioned them with tans and blacks and grays and totally sprucing up some dull winter outfits. When my sister sent me the 3 hour 40% off link to the Kenneth Cole website I knew that was my "chance" and I went for it! They just arrived this afternoon so I did not actually wear them outside of the house, but I figured I would blog them since the forecast for the next few days calls for rain. I'm certainly not going to wear my brandy new red suede wedges in the rain. So here they are!

Cardigan: LOFT
T-shirt: LOFT
Black Cords: Gap
Shoes: Kenneth Cole Reaction Flirt It Up

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Pink is my Signature Color

I threw on this pink jacket over my new green Loft sweater dress. I found this dress on the sale rack, actually I found A LOT of these dresses on the sale rack and that had me thinking it wouldn't work out for me, but I tried it on and thought it was cute. I wore it to work today and got a ton of compliments on it. This will be a go to dress for me during fall/winter..  it's easy to move around in and perfect with tights and boots.

Lately I have blogger paranoia. Nobody in my life besides my husband knows about this blog and I want to keep it that way for now. Today when I was getting compliments on my outfit I had a panicked feeling for a minute and I thought to myself "I wonder what they would think if they discovered this blog?" I know I shouldn't care but I hate when people are overly critical and I know there are people in my life who won't get why I'm doing this. I've actually been thinking about stopping for a while, but that will only hurt me.  Writing is a great outlet for me to release stress. Then I thought about steering away from the fashion angle and focussing more on other things. I like the way I dress, but I'm not the most creative and I'm actually OK with that. Plus I'm on my own with taking pictures and have a plain old point and shoot camera (with no plans to upgrade any time soon) so my pictures don't come out great. Maybe I can make myself more anonymous somehow. Or maybe I just need to step away for a while. Anyone else go through this and have any suggestions??

Dress: Loft (recent)
Jacket: Gap (old)
Tights: Dress Barn
Boots: Nine West
Necklace: Sunshine Daydreams

Pink and Grey

I have continued to wear my pink for breast cancer awareness.  I've owned this pink jacket from the Gap for many years and I still break it out every fall. You can't really tell from the picture but I'm wearing a grey cardigan underneath the jacket/over the tank. I love the pink/grey combo. I also love the lace detail that I've seen on a lot of LOFT stuff recently. 

Today I had to find a field trip for my grade level, reserve tickets, and submit all the paperwork by the end of the day. Originally the deadline for field trip submitting was November 1st but it was changed to today and I found out about that TODAY! I also had lunch duty with the 1st graders. Ugh. And now I have a splitting migraine headache. On a happy note, tomorrow is Friday! AND my sample dress from eshakti arrived today. I can't wait to wear and review it! 

Jacket: Gap (old)

Cardi: LOFT (recent)

Tank: LOFT (recent) 

Pants: Gap Outlet (old)

Shoes: Nine West (old) 

Little booshie (as I like to call him) decided to
crash my photo :) 

Tickled Pink

Please excuse the mess of toys behind me, such is life with an almost 4 year old! 

I joined up with Melissa from A Working Mom's Closet and some other bloggers to participate in Blogging for Breast Cancer Awareness.  What a great cause and a great excuse to wear pink!  I signed up for at least 1 pink outfit a week for the month of October, but I'm sure I'll have more. I love pink and have a lot in my closet. Although you can't really tell from the picture my shirt has subtle tones of pink, I added a pink bracelet, and of course my pink shoes! I've always loved the pink/brown combo so I like the way these look with my brown pants.

Poncho/Cape: Gap (old)
Button Down Shirt: NY& Company (old)
Pants: Target (old)
Shoes: Old Navy (old, hmm sensing a trend)

An apple a day

We have been working on an apple unit for science and social studies at school and today was our culminating activity day. We tasted red, yellow, and green apples, graphed our favorites, made apple headbands, and made apple sauce from scratch in the crock pot. The smell was heavenly and the kids were so excited. They were adorable. It's days like today that make me love being a Kindergarten teacher. 

I suppose I should have worn a combination of red, yellow, green, but I wound up in orange stripes instead. It was actually much warmer than I expected and I felt warm outside with the cardigan on, but thankfully my classroom AC is working again. I can't believe tomorrow is October 1st. I made it through the 1st month of school! I am feeling much more into my routine and my class is starting to settle down also. I'm  looking forward to crisper weather, leaves changing colors, pumpkin picking (and pumpkin coffee and muffins from Dunkin' Donuts) and all that good fall stuff! 

Cardigan: LOFT

Tank: Old Navy

Pants: Gap 

Back to School Blues..

... Literally, as in my navy blue trousers, and figuratively as well, because who wants to go back to school on a gloomy, rainy day after being home for a glorious 2 months? This will take some getting used to, as it does every year. The good news is, I will get used to it, just as I do every year.

Today was the first day back, with no kids, just meetings all day so I decided to keep it casual.  Here's to September, lots of caffein to get me through my days and lots of wine to help me de-stress at night!

Shawl: LOFT recent purchase

Trousers: Gap (several years ago) 

Tank: Old Navy

Silver Belt: LOFT Outlet (last spring)

Necklace: LOFT Outlet (last spring) 

Shoes: Kenneth Cole Reaction (last year) 

I did not wear these shoes today.. it was way too rainy, but they are much cuter than
the shoes I actually wore, and since I PLANNED on wearing them, I thought I
should include them :) 

With my house in disarray I've had to
find creative places to take pictures,
like my son's bedroom! 

Don't Drink the Water!

Wow, let's hope it doesn't come to THAT this weekend in the northeast. My area of the country is NOT equipped to deal with a storm as large as this Irene is predicted to become. I am hoping that all the hype is for nothing and she goes way off course, but we are ready with water, non-perishables, flashlights, candles and etc. My parents live along the NJ shore and I keep encouraging them to come stay with us this weekend, but they are being typical stubborn little Italian people!  I was going to make a last minute Home Depot run but I called ahead and all items we were looking for were sold out! So this is what wore to run the rest of my last minute hurricane errands. Be safe fellow east coasters!!

Dress: Gap Outlet (a couple of summers ago)
Cardigan: Gap (a while ago)
Belt: Gap Outlet (spring 2011)
Shoes: Gap Outlet (spring 2011)
Necklace: Lia Sophia
Bracelets: Sunshine Daydreams