SWEATERS FOR COZY DAYS

Around the holidays, there is so much time spent gathering with family cuddling & eating.  We all want to look put together while still feeling like we're in our yoga pants.  Confession: YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL! 😉 I've linked 10 sweaters that have been my favorite this season.

WARM SWEATERS & INSPIRATION

Mondays are spirit days at my school.  Whoop-whoop!  This is something I looked forward to & deeply appreciate as Monday mornings seem to arrive 5 minutes after the 3:00 Friday bell; or so it seems.  Today was different.

SUNDAY'S DENIM & FALL COLORS

I always cringe when I think of denim because I fight the notion that it's only for 90's throwbacks.  Today I wore this denim dress which was a great way to play with brown, orange, and dark green while still sporting some bare legs.  Anyone else so thrilled about this weather we've been having?

SATURDAY CHRISTMAS TREE PICKING

This weekend I am all about getting in as much Fall style as I can before Winter hits: military coat & a denim "utility" dress.

BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY COLLAGES

I understand that both Cyber Monday & Black Friday, full of bright-bright opportunities for our closets and dark-dark days for our bank accounts, have passed I did use them to make and post my first collages. Here were my recommendations. Some are even still on sale.

LACE & PLAID

During my free time, I have to be honest, I have so much fun of thinking how would I pose in a certain outfit.  I was hoping for a very delicate look with the lace & plaid.  However, in the end it turned out to be much different.

BLUSTERY NOVEMBER WEEKEND

Blustery days in Baltimore made it challenging to get any pictures this weekend.   My eyes are closed and I'm laughing so hard because the dirt was flying around so much.  It stung!

TYPICAL DAY: SWEATER, GOLD, & FLATS

AUTUMN LEAF YELLOW

How perfect is my mentioning that I am working on updating my closet just yesterday?!  Sad face.  Not because of the opportunity to find new gems, but I had a hard time finding matches to these exact items & color.  My cardigan is from Gap.  It's one of my favorites because it works great as a mellow laying piece, AND it is a great color during Spring time.  I did however find similar styles in neutral shades.  I listed two similar ones below.  My boots are listed below, but I found similar ones HALF THE PRICE!  It's your pick.  Finally, my yellow stripped top was sold out from Nordstrom Rack.  I was able to find a similar loose-fitted top, and I linked it.

PINK & BLUE FALL HUES

Whew!  If you read my post this past Tuesday, you would have seen I found some much needed excitement from new items I've added to my closet.  A few months ago I decided that the clothes in my closet, some being ten years old, needed to find a home that would actually use them.  This was not only necessary, but a huge task that everyday I'm finding more and more overwhelming.  But, I say bring on the challenge.  A clothes challenge: the best kind!  I've always had a hard time getting rid of items that I don't currently use.  I hate knowing that I'm not fully appreciating or using blessings that I have.  However, the organization I donate to will find much more use than the official dust collector I have allowed them to become.  So, the past couple of months have looked like this: a couple of flats here, classy-sassy heels there, versatile tops here, teacher button-ups there, jewelry to add that extra ***sparkle***, a touch of "OH, look at that color; it matches my top, I have to get that purse", these pants are so comfy, and a winter vest. ...because well, you've done a lot of shopping. Good job self; you deserve it!  ;)  And, here we are.

I have been having so much fun with the entire process and the way I present myself.  This past week I paired this blue button-up from JCREW (below) with gray COLE HAAN flats.  (I couldn't find the exact pair online; the style below is similar.)    You can't see the necklace and earring in this OOTD picture.  Fall was finally beginning to kick in this week, and so are the colder temperatures. I threw on a scarf to match my pick MICHAEL KORS bag to snap this picture.  When I was inside I did take a picture of the JCREW necklace (similar, below) and earrings.

I posted the earrings I was wearing and a similar pair under $20.