what i wore wednesday [edition 2.0]

I made it back for another What I Wore Wednesday post!

I know it's crazy that I'm taking pictures of myself every morning, but it really has made me work a little harder - I try not to always go straight to my cardigans and black dress pants now!

I'm trying a new way of doing this today.  I think I like it a little better :)

[You can click on any of the collages and they get bigger].

But, keep in mind, I'm normally taking these pictures at 5:50 or 6:00 in the morning.

So the lighting is terrible.

And I've just gotta go with what I get, since I'm getting ready to leave for work and don't have time to play around with taking different pictures. 

Maybe I'll figure out a more creative way?  But at this point, I'm just happy that I'm remembering to take a picture everyday :)

Thursday is our dressdown day at work.  So I always try to take advantage of that.

And, don't you love that I just said I don't resort back to my cardigan and then BAM, first day in, I'm in a cardigan! Ha!

You'll realize as you go through this week that my sister-in-law Katie pretty much accessorizes me.  She always gets me jewelry for my birthday and that collection is by far, the cutest in my stash!  I'm terrible about picking out jewelry but she's so good at it!

This is my uniform all Spring and all Fall.

Seriously.  Long-sleeved shirts and shorts are my absolute favorite.

So I take advantage of it any time I can!

I bought this cardigan and my brother was with me.  He couldn't understand why I would want to buy a rag :)

I didn't feel too bad since he had just vetoed my mom on a "rag" that she was wearing the night before!

And the boots were actually a gift from my Bon Bon.  I'll have to tell yall about her sometime :)  She's the best.  Everyone needs a Bon Bon.  Promise.

Wow.  Definitely slacked off this day.  What can I say?  It was a Monday!

My mom and I went to San Diego in January.  I had a business trip and drug her along.  Of course the weather was gorgeous there so they had their Spring clothes out.  My mom treated me to a couple of outfits :)  I'm so excited to finally get to wear those outfits here now, since it's Spring! 

This is actually a dress but it looks like a skirt and top :)  Love that.  No tucking my shirt in my underwear [thanks for the trick, Mom] and tugging on it all day long as it tries to slip out of the skirt!

Okay, that's all!

Who's going to join me this week over on Lindsey's blog?

what i wore wednesday [edition 1.0]

I decided to join the What I Wore Wednesday madness over on Lindsey's blog this week.  I follow a few blogs that participate in this and they always talk about how difficult it is to wear new outfits from their closet and how difficult it is to take pictures of themselves. 


I didn't think it would be that hard.
But, Y'ALL!  It is tough.  So don't make too much fun of how ridiculous I look.


Also, I thought I did a decent job of switching up my outfits, but with the pressure on, it was hard to make sure I was wearing different things and not always resorting to black dress pants and a cardigan.  That's always my go-to combo.


So, here we go!

Thursday [casual day]:

Top:  H&M

White tank:  Target

Navy khakis:  Fossil

Shoes:  Danskos [sooo comfortable]

And, a close up of the ruffle :)  This shirt is so good for "fat days".  Y'all know what I'm talking about?  The days where you're bloated or feeling icky if you've missed a few workouts.  It's flowy but doesn't look too baggy and unfitted.  And the ruffles and tiny stripes just get me excited :)

Friday:

White tank top, Cardigan and Leggings:  Target [white tank on clearance for $6.00]

Necklace:  Forever 21

Skirt:  Made by me

Black boots:  Boutique in San Diego for $17!

Tuesday:

Shirt:  H&M

Black pants:  Target

Heels:  Ninewest

Necklace: Gift from my mom - she always picks great jewelry :)


Wednesday:

Dress and Leggings:  Old Navy [$15!]

Boots:  Boutique in San Diego

Headband from my sweet friend, Heather.  It's from a local boutique and I love it. 

Earrings: from my mom?

Okay, whew, thank goodness that's over.

Hopefully I'll get a little better at this - and a little more creative over time.  I really do want to do better about using what I've got to make "new" outfits.  I've got some work to do but hopefully next week will be an improvement. 

What about you?  Any headbands or ruffle shirts that get you excited :)