These are a few of my favorite things...

Now that I'm a working girl with a job in the corporate world, i have to be more discerning when I go shopping. Every time I pick something up, I ask myself, "Can I wear this to work?" If the answer is no, the piece I'm buying has to be really cute, and fairly cheap. All things considered, I still buy some pieces just for fun ;) Below are a few pieces I expect to live in when the weather warms up... Add a cup of Iceberry fro-yo topped with strawberries, mix well and enjoy! My SM gladiator sandals (Steve Madden shown) Aviators in a hot color (Marc by Marc Jacobs shown) A bright, slinky maxi dress or two... (Arden B. shown)

What are your favorite looks/trends for Spring?

I never...

I never thought I'd buy a pair of harem pants. Untillllll... yesterday. I found the cutest pair in Forever 21 and couldn't put them down! They have a vertical zipper going down each cuff. Plus I figured I could dress them up a bit and wear them to work, lol so why not give them a try?

Jewelry Fetish

Welp... My procrasti- nation has led to this. A half-a$$ed post about my unending love of all things cold and metallic. Here are pics of some of my rings, and most of my necklaces (hung on the arms of my dresser's lamp). I've collected jewelry from Urban Outfitters, Aldo, random boutiques... and there's the occasional piece I fashioned myself.

a nude way of looking at it...

ahhh... neutrals. what's not to love? i'm the kind of girl that picks up something off the rack and thinks: "hmm... i wonder if this comes in gray?" it's bad, i know, because half my closet is filled with shades ranging from heather gray to charcoal, and i'm still not tired of it in the least! i guess it has something to do with my comfort zone: what DOESN'T go with gray?!

not to fret; i HAVE been choosing other colors to aid in doing away with this addiction. i bought a knit hat and scarf in varying shades of forest green, as well as this cropped nude sweatshirt that i obsessed over for a couple of weeks b4 I finally bought it...

Knit trapper hat from Nordstrom Rack, Nude cropped sweater and nude tank from Lord & Taylor, Necklace from Urban Outfitters, Skinny jeans from Hollister, Military boots from Steve Madden

Swooning Over Sweaters

As of late, I've been obsessed with dolman-sleeved sweaters. I have one super-soft charcoal one, one swingy, pale pink one from H&M, and I just picked up a cream-colored one with snaps that go up the back and along the ribbed cuffs :)

I love how you can wear them just about anywhere and dress them up or down with skinny jeans or skirts. Can't get enough of this cozy-looking one I found on BCBG's site... My closet is crying out for one!

My Obsession...

If you know me, you know I have a very intense key fetish. There's something about the notion that a key opens the lock to SOMEthing SOMEwhere, that has always intrigued me. Even the small, decorative keys that are lying around in my room, waiting to be attached to a random piece of jewelry might be able to open a teeny tiny doll's itsy bitsy jewelry box somewhere! Ok, maybe that is a bit of a stretch, but a girl can dream!

An Unimagined Experience

SOOOOOOOO... Guess who works at one of the greatest clothing stores in the world?! I do, that's who! Lol, I just started at Anthropologie this Tuesday (I will be transferring to the brand new Anthropologie Accessories store when it opens on October 29th), and I have ALREADY spent a little at my store, despite the fact that I haven't even received my first check yet! I fell in love with a dress I have been eyeing all summer, and since there was an Employee Appreciation promo going on with sale on top of sale prices, I couldn't resist! The dress is white *winces* but I'm still hoping to get a leeeeetle bit of wear out of it before it gets too cold if I find the right cardigan and pair it with my cowgirl or equestrian boots...



And the earrings! I literally have been pining for these adorable crystal flower studs for MONTHS but couldnt bring myself to cough up the cash until I found them hiding behind some other earrings on sale ;)


In other words, my fall wardrobe will be SPECTACULAR, (as will be the Christmas presents of the girlies in my life!)