MMM - Day 13

The outfit:  Gingham Button-Up + Armadillo Dress

The occasion:  regular ol' work, uncontainable anticipation of the Bachelor finale

The result:


The reflection:  I wish I had worn a little color today, since yesterday was also black-white-grey day...whoops!  I thought this outfit was a little bit better in concept than in execution, but I still liked it.  Also, I was going all the way with the secretary look today - pencil dress, glasses, high bun.  Do you think Brad would have given me the final rose?  :)

MMM - Day 11 & 12

Day 11

The outfit:  Slouchy Blouse + Black Skinny Jeans

The occasion:  chores around the house, a little dueting with the husband

The result:

The reflection:  Man, is this shirt ever wrinkly, but man, I like it so much!  Also, I am sure wearing these jeans a lot...

Day 12

The outfit:  Striped Boatneck T + Grey Corduroy Skirt

The occasion:  having a lazy Sunday, attempting to go to church and being thwarted by service changes on the 1, groceries!

The result:

The reflection:  This outfit is a combination of two of my favorite garments I've ever made...so I'm going to give it an A+  :)

26

A sweet celebration with some very good friends. 

MMM - Day 10

The outfit:  Chambray Addiction Shirt + Replacement Pants + Scarf (not made by me)

The occasion:  Turning 26, eating carrot cake with my co-workers

The result:

The reflection:  I am still so in love with these pants.  No credit to me, though - it's just a really awesome pattern.  (Click on the link above to find out info on this pattern from Burdastyle)  Overall, I just felt really great in this outfit - and isn't that how you should feel on your birthday?!

Also, for my birthday, Mallori gave me an award!  (Just kidding, I'm sure she had no idea it was my birthday.  But thanks, Mallori!  I like how our names rhyme!).  I've gotten this award once before, but I thought I would follow the rules of "list 7 facts about yourself" with just a little twist: by listing 7 facts about my birthday instead!

1. I was born on my great-grandmother's birthday.  She only lived a few more years after I was born and died when I still very young, but I love this connection I have to her.  My grandma e-mailed me today and told me that this would have been Great-Grandma Ruth's 100th birthday!
2. My birthday is technically during winter, but for at least 20 years of my life, it fell smack dab in the middle of Spring Break.
3. In regular astrology, I'm a Pisces.  In new, weird astrology, I'm an Aquarius.
4. I share my birthday with other awesome people like Lisa Loeb, the Madden twins, Thora Birch, and Johnny Knoxville, and also some not very awesome people like Joey Buttafuoco.
5. Today is also Johnny Appleseed day!
6. We are 70 days into 2011.  295 to go!  (Thank you, pocket calendar)
7. Unfortunately, my birthday will also go down in history as the day of the earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunamis.  Let's all remember to pray for their recovery and healing after this devastation.

MMM - Day 9

The outfit:  "1 Hour" Jersey Dress + Chambray Blazer

The occasion:  Wondering if the construction outside my office window will ever end, watching Titanic on ABC Family

The result:

The reflection:  Pattern mixing!  Really only the tiny part of the lining on the cuff of the blazer was visible, but it was still kind of fun.  Sometimes you have to dress fun to make it through the work day, right?  Also, this dress is so comfortable I didn't even change out of it when I got home from work!

And we're finally caught up!  This is really what I wore today.  Whew.  Vacation really puts you behind on blogging.

MMM - Day 8

The outfit:  Gigantic Red T-Shirt + Grey Checkered Dress

The occasion:  Wooooork.  Lots of work.

The result:

The reflection:  I had a hard time figuring out when I was going to wear this top or this dress in the month of March.  Neither one really goes with anything else I have that is "me-made"--or so I thought.  I kind of felt like a genius when I realized I should wear this top over the dress, so then the dress just looked like a skirt!  Everytime I look at this dress I still think that you can totally tell that it's made from fabric that was intended to be part of a quilt, but I'm okay with that.

Side note:  this fat black belt is my favorite belt I've ever owned, bought from an outdoor market in Florence, Italy, in 2007. 

Also, one time I wore this red shirt with this black belt and a pair of grey pants with black boots to work...and I looked just like a pirate.

MMM - Day 7

The outfit:  Smoking Jacket + Bridesmaid Dress Redo + Herringbone Pants

The occasion:  Digging out from the e-mail avalanche that results from being absent from work for 4 days in a row

The result:

The reflection:  I'm getting worse at taking pictures of myself.  Seriously, what is that face on the left?  Ah, well.  I liked this outfit for it's comfort level - big ol' flowy cardigan and super wide leg pants.  I made cardigans just like this for my mama and seester for Christmas - it's a good pattern and quick to sew up!