Blue Morning, Blue Day

Raining like hell outside!!! I'm all rain splattered. I don't wear jeans all that often, but inclement weather necessitated comfort today (and gave me a great excuse to wear one of my favorite hats, and my brand new (new to me anyhow,) 3$ thrifted boots!).

Outfit Details:

Shirt and Boots, thrifted. Jeans (Seven), Marshalls. Beret, ModCloth.

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. 

Blue Stripes

I'm so pleased to say that Mr. Not-In-Pajamas  (actually he has been in pajamas for the last couple of days) continues to recover by leaps and bounds. He's healing wonderfully (thanks perhaps in some teeny part to the stellar care he has received from nurse Sarah). 

My shirt in today's outfit is the same shirt as this post. I loved it so much that I bought it in different colors. In fact, I have enough wrap shirts that I could do a whole weeks worth of posts in just this style... Hmmmm..... that's not a bad idea. :) 

Outfit details: 

Shirt, Express. Tank, J. Jill (Thrifted). Jeans, Seven (purchased at Marshalls). Shoes, Naturalizers. Necklace, (1928) Gifted. 

Sunny Weather

Wow! What a beautiful day! An electrician was working on my building today, so the power was out all day, and I ended up running all over town (literally - I put 200 miles on my car today!) running various errands. There just couldn't have been a better day for it - the sky was clear and it was 70 degrees. Lovely. 

Outfit details: 

Shirt, (thrifted) New York & Company. Tank, (thrifted) J. Jill. Jeans, (Marshalls) Seven. Shoes, Steve Madden. Bracelet, Wear It Again Sam. 

I heart Yellow

Up until I thrifted that yellow sweater a few weeks ago my wardrobe had a iron-clad, long standing yellow ban. For some reason I had it in my head that yellow looked terrible on me. Now, I still don't think it's my best color, but it just makes me feel so darn happy to wear that I find I can no longer resist its siren song (and for the life of me can't imagine why I ever tried). I took a quick trip to the thrift store this morning and this lovely yellow spring frock followed me home (as did another little yellow top with flowers on it). 

Also today my new necklace from ModCloth.com arrived. I think it looks like an homage to my favorite bond movie "Octopussy", but Bear calls it my "Call of Cthulhu" necklace (he's a big H.P. Lovecraft fan). 

Outfit Details: Jacket and Strappy top, Thrifted. Jeans, Seven. Shoes, JCPenney. Necklace, ModCloth.com

Melancholy Blue

The last four or five days have been a bit of a roller coaster. There's been quite a bit of stress, and some excitement too. Mr Not-in-Pajamas and I decided this weekend that we are going to move into a new loft at the end of the month. It's a good decision, but moving is stressful. There are so many details! I tend to develop insomnia when I get stressed, and so I haven't been sleeping much at all. I spent much of today running around town buying moving boxes tape guns and sharpies, but I did get to fit in a quick trip to my favorite thrift store, where I picked up this really cute stripy shirt (and two bags full of other goodies that I'll show you over the next few weeks). 

Outfit details: Shirt (Gap) Thrifted. Jeans, Seven. Slippers, Marshalls. Pin (Actually a vintage clip-on earring), Gifted.  Pearl earrings, Gifted. 

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. 

Yellow and Tan

My dress code was casual today. I don't normally wear yellow, in fact, this is the only yellow item I currently have in my closet. It tends to wash me out. But I love the color, and like how it looked today from the sweater. There's no denying how sunny and happy yellow is, and with the weather taking a very pleasant turn into the 50's and 60's for the next few days, I thought I'd bring some sunshine into my wardrobe. 

Outfit details: Sweater and shirt, Old Navy. Jeans, Seven. Belt, Reference. Shoes, Payless. 

California Euro

In my quest to find good lighting for photos in my loft I've moved into the bathroom (yes, that is my shower curtain in the background). Today's outfit is a little artsy, very California (probably because I lived there for 20 years before moving to KC), with a little euro thrown in with the scarf (at least I think so).  I wish I would have had a nice cropped blazer. I think that would have really finished this outfit nicely. I looked for one while out thrifting again today, but no luck. I did find a rockin' white leather high-waisted pencil skirt for nine bucks though, which I thought was a big score. I'll wear it soon so you can see it. 

Outfit Details: Scarf, Ross. T-Shirts, Old Navy. Jeans, Seven (Yes, this is their fourth appearance this month. What can I say? They're my go-to piece at the moment). Belt, Target. Socks, Hot Topic. 

Happy Day

Today turned out to be a wonderful day. I got an amazing haircut from the very talented Oz over at Roca Salon and Day Spa, I got two new lipsticks from Bare Escentuals (via a gift card from my mom from Xmas), and found some absolute steals at Victoria's Secret because I just happened to go there today to make an exchange and discovered they were on the final days of their semi-annual sale. I went in with one bra and came out with three, plus seven pairs of undies for only 35$ over my exchange.... Woo Hoo! I was in such a good mood after that I went on a whim over to the Nelson and enjoyed their unparalleled modern art exhibit (and the creative fashions of some of the other young women perusing the halls). While walking around the museum I reached in my jacket pocket and found twenty bucks. And I'm leaving for Hawaii in less than four days. That alone is enough to evoke a good mood!

However my day didn't start out that great, and I think my outfit choice sort of reflects that. I woke up late and wasn't feeling all that well, and was rushing around so I wouldn't be late for my salon appointment. Hence the turtleneck and jeans ensemble... quick and easy. But by the afternoon I was just so darn happy I felt like I should have been wearing brighter colors. Oh well. It was sensible and warm and versatile, and it worked at all the places I went today.

Outfit Details: Turtleneck: Old Navy. Jeans, Seven. Boots, Kohl's. Belt, It has been in my closet so long I honestly can't remember. 

A New Year's Resolution

Hi there! I'm Sarah and this is my new blog. I've found myself very inspired by the fashion blogs I've recently discovered, so inspired, in fact, that I've decided to give fashion blogging a whirl. 

Here is my outfit from yesterday (sorry for the two photos for the full outfit - still figuring out the whole tripod-photo-taking thing.): 

Also, sorry for the bitch-face... I think I was trying to look sultry, but it, um, didn't work.

Outfit details: Undershirt, H&M. Lace shirt, Reference. Belt, Arden B. Jeans, Seven. Shoes, Payless. Earrings, Express. Bracelet, Gifted.