Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head

It is pouring today. It's dark and stormy and there's thunder and lightening - I love it! The rain sounds so beautiful on the roof. 

These are probably my very favorite shoes that I own. Unfortunately I almost never wear them. 

Outfit details: 

Sweater, and white lacy tank, Old Navy. Green beaded tank, Thrifted. Belt, Arden B. Jeans, Seven. Shoes, Carlos Santana. 

Boot Love

The new boots I bought on Ebay just arrived. I love them so! (Sorry for the photos being so overbright today. I thought my photos have been too dark lately, so I messed with the camera, and well... it's still a work in progress :) 

Outfit details: 

Dress, Thrifted. Jacket, Ross. Boots, Ebay. 

Out of a Catalog

I purchased most of the pieces of this outfit straight out of a catalog. I don't wear it very often, but a sunny spring day in the low 70's seemed just the perfect reason to drag it out of the closet. It's a little dressy for my planned outings today - thrift store, fabric store, art store, lunch - but oh well. At least it's pretty and comfortable. 

Outfit details: 

Vest, linen pants and necklace, Boston Proper. Tank and shoes, JCPenney.  

Tender Loving Care

I am so in love with this green sweater! When it found it while thrifting it was in pretty sorry shape. It was heavily pilled from too many washes. But it is still a vibrant, lovely color, and I saw its potential and snapped it up. A few days later I spent about an hour working on it with my depiller, and now it has new life again (and it's such a fun color for springtime!). 

Outfit Details: Sweater, Thrifted. Plaid shirt, Thrifted. Belt, Dress Barn. Pants, Express. Shoes, Nordstrom. Pearl Earrings, Gifted. 

Blue Collar Corporate

Today's look is quite corporate. I definitely would have worn this to an office back in my executive assistant days. Though I don't go into an office anymore (and am wearing this to do laundry, among other things) I think it fits the image of a successful writer quite well too. (Now just to get to the successful part!) 

Outfit details: Shirt (Anne Taylor), Thrifted. Skirt, Thrifted. Shoes (Vera Wang), Marshalls. Necklace, Newport News. 

Debut

Here is my new hairstyle. I just love it! I think that Oz at Roca Salon did such an amazing job, both with the cut and the color. At the eleventh hour I decided to go with the popular vote and asked for the cut from Picture #1, but Bear (Mr. Not-in-Pajamas) says the finished product looks more like #3 than #1. Either way, I like it so much. It's amazing how a different cut can change a whole appearance.  

Thank you so much everyone who voted and helped me decided on a new look. I love the change. 

I didn't get a pic of my shoes today (just those same black stilletto heels you've seen before - Bear was more focused on my haircut when he took the pics, I guess).  

Outfit Details: Shirt: ModCloth.com, Jeans: Seven. Boots, Nine West. 

The 5AM Librarian

First off I must confess that I have been up since 5am, so if I look a bit, ahem, worn out in these photos that's probably the reason. Mister Not-in-Pajamas had an early AM flight for a business trip this morning so we were up before dawn (I always insist on taking him to the airport, and picking him up when he returns home again). Since I was up so early I did some errands, then treated myself to a stop at a thrift store I haven't tried before. It was heavenly!!! Huge store, with a great selection, and not very crowded. I was there almost two hours, and left with 7 shirts, 2 cardigans and a scarf, all for 24 bucks. This sweater-shirt combo is one of my new pieces. I'm having so much success with thrifting lately that I honestly don't know if I'll ever go back to retail stores. Outfit Details: Sweater-shirt combo: Thrifted. Skirt (100% wool) Thrifted. Shoes, Newport News. Necklace, Dress Barn. 

Black and White

This is the new leather skirt I mentioned last week that I picked up at a thrift store for nine bucks. The belt was a gift from a dear friend. I've never worn it before today, but I quite like it, especially with this black and white ensemble. 

Outfit Details: Sweater, Forever 21. Skirt, Thrifted. Tights, Target. Belt, Gifted. Shoes, BCBG (Purchased at Marshalls). 

Hearts and Pearls

This dress is one of my brand new finds from my recent thrift shopping expeditions. I got it for $3 and absolutely adore it. But I have to be honest, dear reader, the boots were only worn for your benefit. I didn't actually go anywhere today, so this is what I wore while doing housework. Yep, the rest of the day was spent in those fuzzy slippers (bottom photo). But here is why this little red number is my new favorite dress: when my guy came home and saw me he said that I looked, and I quote, "glamourous". After doing laundry and cleaning all day!!! I'm giddy. 

Outfit Details: Dress, Thrifted. Tights, Target. Socks, Hot Topic. Necklace, Newport News. Boots, Nine West. Headband, drugstore. 

(Sorry for the shiny boob! darn flash!)