Inspiration Monday: Emma Watson

Emma Watson

shirt: Old Navy, skirt: thrifted, shoes, Target, scarf: Giant Eagle

the jacket I would've added today if it would've been cooler than 85 degrees! :)

Inspiration Monday at Two Birds this week is this look by Emma Watson. I love the edge the leather jacket gives to the look, but it was warm enough today that I didn't need the jacket for my 20 second walk from the parking lot to the office. My outfit ended up much more girly than the Inspiration Monday photo, but I really liked it and was super comfortable all day. Pattern mixing is something I still haven't been brave enough to try, so I let my scarf do the work. I still can't believe I found this scarf at Giant Eagle. We have a Giant Eagle Market District here in Columbus, and apparently it's only one of five in the country. They have amazing selections of prepared foods, an extensive bakery, cooking demonstrations, and apparently handmade scarves! Who knew?!

A Well-Deserved Lazy Sunday

shirt: Old Navy, tank: Forever 21, pants/scarf/watch: Target, shoes: Nike

I swear I didn't match my outfit to our walls!  My husband and I were first time painters, and painting this room was our project this weekend.  This room is just an extra bedroom with nothing in it.  The perfect place for indoor outfit pictures, so of course I wasn't going to argue a new paint color.  Gray is much more fun than that shade of tan it was painted before! :)


Today my husband and I ran a 5k race together, went to lunch at our old favorite restaurant, and have been camped out in the living room ever since.  It's been a great weekend, and I'm really dreading going back to work tomorrow.  I hope everyone had just as great of a weekend!!

High Five For Friday

Linking up with Lauren today over at From My Grey Desk for High Five For Friday so I can share my favorite things from the week!

1. My new rose gold watch I bought today at Target. (What?!  They're different enough I swear....plus you can't beat their prices)

2. Lippies!  Lots and lots of lippies.  There were on sale, buy one get one 50% off.  My friend gave me the heads up, and she also bought me two of them.  Plenty of new colors to try out!

3. My water bottle.  I'm trying to cut back on my soda intake and increase my water intake, so this thing did not leave my side this week.

4. My first soda since last Saturday.  I didn't miss it as much as I thought I would, but it tasted so good with lunch today.  Also good about lunch?  My boss treated us (yay for free lunch!), and when I asked the kid behind the counter for extra feta on my pasta, he said to me "I bet that smile always gets you whatever you ask for, doesn't it?"  I bet he uses that line a lot on all the ladies. :)

5. My new teal pen!  Not pictured are the teal post-it notes I found in the supply closet this morning at work.  Does anybody else get really excited about fun office supplies?!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Confessions

shirt: Old Navy, pants: New York & Co., shoes: Kmart, necklace: Francesca's, watch: Kohl's

First confession: This is the second time I wore this shirt this week.  Monday it was under a sweater and today by itself, but nobody seemed to notice!


Second confession: I passed up this outfit in favor of my fancy sweatpants (yoga pants!) and a hoodie for dinner with my husband.  


Eh, one of those days!

Switching It Up

 

jeans/sweater/tee: Old Navy (apparently I'm a walking Old Navy ad this week...),
belt: Kohl's, necklace: JCPenney, shoes: Target

The first time I wore these shoes, I paired them with this sweater.  (See that post here)  This time I wanted to switch it up a bit so I added these really flared jeans (hooray for those fitting for the first time since 2009!), then changed the look of the sweater by adding the belt.  I added a newer statement necklace, and headed out the door. Later in the day I read Merrick's post about elevating an outfit and realized that’s what I had done!  I must admit, I was pretty proud of myself. :)

By the way, I picked these jeans this morning because these shoes paired with skinny jeans made my feet look enormous.  As I said, it’s been a few years since I’ve worn them, so let me ask you this:  flared jeans – still in style or no?!

A Whole New Mind-Set

sweater/button up: Old Navy, pants/bracelets: thrifted, shoes: Target,
necklace: Walmart, watch: Kohl's

I was lucky enough to win some money in our company’s NCAA pool.  I don't think I've ever won anything before, but of course spent the money on shopping.  This time I went to Old Navy yesterday to spend some winnings, rather than my usual Sunday trip to Goodwill, and for the first time ever, I noticed a change in my shopping experience.  Old Navy had some good sales going on and I could have easily spent a fortune on a bunch of sale items.  I made my way through the store with patience and a really clear head.  I loaded up and headed to the fitting room.  I walked out having made some responsible shopping decisions.  I’m sure you’ll get a better look at it sometime soon, but the button up shirt pictured above? It was the only item I paid full price for, but I found myself calculating price per wear like over at Thrifted Shift, and decided it would be down to pennies by the time I’m done with it.  Striped sweater pictured above?  Black and white stripes are so practical, and the $6 price tag was impossible to pass up. I’m looking forward to more level-headed shopping in the future!


Linking up over at Mingle Monday today!  Join me?

I Told You So

tee and cardigan: Target, necklace: thrifted, pants: Shopper's World, shoes: Payless

I told you it'd be coming soon - here's my try at mixing blues!  The tank hanging way out of my tee looks sloppy, but it's Friday and I don't care. :)  I love these Target boyfriend tees so much, that this is my third gray one.  I just can't stop wearing them!  I mostly wear them on weekends, but today I pretended that teal denim dressed the tee up a bit.  


Happy weekend everyone!!