Dress Me Up Dollie

Jacket, Gap; cardigan, Old Navy; cami, Torrid; skirt, Torrid; tights, GNW; shoes, Mossimo; scarf, Torrid; necklace, Forever 21

Yes, this picture is NOT in a corner in my room!  Thrilling, no?  I was out at the annual tree lighting in Portland.  75 feet of tree, 2 miles of lights, 1 godawful jazz/reggae band doing Christmas carol covers.  But I had a good time nonetheless.  After that, my friends and I went to a bar to watch the Blazer game (which was a horrible loss to Memphis) and have dinner.

Today was black friday, but I didn't go shopping.  I never do.  Not as a statement, but just because I never have money for it.  And/or there's too much potential for me to overspend.  My mom, on the other hand, did go shopping and bought me tights!  I'm very, very excited!  New tights are always delightful.

Now, I think it's time for 30 Rock and bed.

Cardigan, Old Navy; dress, Torrid; tights, Old Navy; shoes, Charlotte Russe

Ah, Mondays.  A time to play catch up after the weekend, to lay the groundwork for a successful work week, to set new goals.  I wore this smashing outfit to work on a Monday.  It was the very last of about a bazillion outfits I tried on--I think this is what I get for not picking out what to wear the night before.  No matter.  I'm absolutely in love with this dress.  Still.  I've owned it for about 3 months and it never fails to be cute, unfailingly situationally appropriate and super comfortable.

The shoes, on the other hand, I'm not a huge fan of.  They get the job done...as long as the job is simply covering my feet.  They're not terribly fashionable, they certainly don't keep my feet dry, but I'm running out of shoes and since it wasn't supposed to rain on Monday, I chose these on my way out the door.  Funny thing is, that's how I ended up buying them in the first place.  They weren't the cutest shoes in the store, but I needed a pair of flats and these were on clearance for very cheap and I was in a hurry.  I suppose this is also a lesson learned:  never shop when you're in a hurry!

Cardigan, Victoria's Secret; top, Torrid; cami, Torrid; jeans, Dickies; shoes, Converse

I look a mess, no?  It's the hair.  And maybe the shoes.  No matter, this photo was taken at the end of the day after work, sushi and The Informant! with Jeremy.  The Informant! was the first movie I've seen in quite some time that I walked out of knowing I liked it.  Upon scrutinizing very hard, I figured out one thing that I didn't think was absolutely perfect:  a font used in transitioning.  But the casting, the costuming and the script were all spot on.  I enjoyed myself very, very much.  And having good company to see it with didn't hurt!

Shrug, Charlotte Russe; top, Old Navy; belt, Target; jeans, Dickies; shoes, Torrid

I honestly don't really remember much about what I was doing when I wore this outfit.  It was a Wednesday, I had to work...I think I just went home after work (a pretty rare occasion, to be honest).  Either way, cute, no?  Easy, comfortable, wearable.  I like it.  And I like pig tails!

Scarf, Torrid; cardigan, Old Navy; dress, Faith 21; leggings, necklace and belt, Target; shoes, Forever 21

I was already committed to this dress before I realized how wildly inappropriate for work it is.  I suppose this is the good thing about working in an office with no dress code.  I tried to make it as matronly as possible, but in the end, it was a really short dress.  Oh well, I suppose.

I like these shoes a lot.  They're not my most comfortable pair of heels (thus far, that award is still with my Madden Girls) but they have a solid heel.  I hate that a lot of my stilletos have heels that wobble around when I walk.  There's a good chance they didn't do that when I bought them and they only started doing that because I walk on them the wrong way, but still...it sucks!

Sweater, Old Navy; cami, Torrid; jeans, Dickies; shoes, Converse

Umm...sorry about the god awful pose/face/anything.  I wore this for my last day of work at the Winning Mark office and then up to Seattle.  To see my bestie!  I've had these sneakers since high school, they do right by me.  I rarely ever wear them because I feel super sloppy when I have sneakers on.  But it was supposed to be wet in Seattle and I only took one pair of shoes, so there it is.

Cardigan, Old Navy; t-shirt, Old Navy; jeans, Torrid; shoes, Torrid

Somehow we missed Wednesday's outfit.  That's OK, I can promise you that it was far too adorable for you to handle, so it's probably better this way.  This outfit took me to an uneventful day at work then shopping with Rachel followed by a family dinner.  Pretty nice day, I think.

Scarf, Torrid; cardigan, Torrid; shirt, Gap; jeans, Dickies; shoes, Torrid

I'm playing catch up today and probably for the next couple of days.  This is what I wore on Tuesday for work, an awful doctor's appointment and a volunteer event.  It was all well and god until I realized that the shoes I was wearing had massive holes in them.  That was when I was walking to the bus to go to work.  In the pouring rain.  I didn't exactly have a "good" day on Tuesday.  But that's alright, everybody has bad days.  And hey, I love that scarf.

Shirt, Old Navy; sweater vest, Torrid; skirt, Torrid; shoes, Xhilaration

The unfortunate thing about this wicked cute outfit (if I do say so myself) is that it was really cold in the office, so I ended up wearing a sweatshirt for the whole day.  Boo.  The great thing was that these shoes were as comfortable as one can reasonably expect heels to be.  I've always been put off by their childish print, thinking that if I wear them, I'll look like a kid dressing up in her mommy's shoes.  Or worse, like one of those women who only has one pair of heels and one skirt and is clearly uncomfortable in them.  You know I'm all about confidence.

I'm trying to play catch up with daily outfits.  Things have been maddeningly busy recently.

Sweater, Old Navy; belt, diy; skirt, Torrid; tights, Old Navy; shoes, Charlotte Russe

After wearing heels for 13 hours yesterday, I feel like I've earned these flats.  My feet are rejoicing in their lack of any shaping.  But really, those heels did right by me.  They were fairly comfortable until about the 11th hour (there's actually no joke in that, shockingly) when I was just so tired of standing, I'm pretty sure no pair of shoes would have made any difference. I'm going to try those inserts in another pair of shoes, see if that's what made yesterday's pair so bearable.

Back to the task at hand, though.  I don't remember buying these shoes, but I own the,.  They're alright.  Just a run of the mill pair of flats.  They were definitely an afterthought in today's outfit.  I chose them because it's not going to rain today and these are awful when it rains.  They soak right through and then I feel like I'm getting trench foot.  So I thought I should wear them while I can.

I thought this outfit was going to be adorable when I picked it out last night.  I was in a delerious sleepy haze at 9:45 (I was asleep at 10, is that ridiculous?), then when I got dressed this morning I was far too tired to try to fix it.  The shape of the sweater doesn't really compliment the skirt, blue tights weren't the right choice with an orange top, the list goes on...  But I've committed to the outfit, and thus it stays and you get to see it.