January 25 - 31, 2016

November 2 - November 8, 2015

Another crazy week. I noticed that I'd been pretty plaid all week so I threw in a pretty floral at the end just for fun. I honestly think black and blue might be my favorite color combination.

September 8 - 13, 2015

This was a short week, and I needed it. I actually ended up wearing the outfit with the red shirt for two days because I forgot to bring a change of clothes with me to Cedar City for the Shakespeare festival (fastest packing ever, and no, it didn't go well).

August 31-September 6, 2015

Well, I made it through the third week of school. I've been a little tired, partly because my room was so cold, and I think it was a little draining on me to be in there. I finally got the temperature adjusted on Thursday. It had been about 66 degrees every day, but I got the janitor to push it up to 72 degrees, which feels pretty good. I'm a much happier camper. I'd worn a button-up with a wool sweater on Thursday, and I actually got a little warm by the end of the day. This is a long weekend, and it is much needed for me to get back into equilibrium.

May 18 - 24, 2015

Well, it's now official. After two interviews and an teaching observation, I was just offered a full time English teaching job at Mountain Ridge Junior High. I really wanted the job, and they had me sweating bullets for two days wondering if they liked me. Apparently they liked me a lot -- when I called them back, the vice principal said that I blew the competition away. Booyah! It was stressful, as they wanted to come and observe me teach on one of the last days of school -- everyone else in the building was having a party. My students were less than thrilled to be having a lesson instead, but it worked out well.

April 13 - 19, 2015

What can I say? It's been an incredibly busy week. I was very relieved to get the CUWP book group on Thursday done with -- it's a bit of a scheduling nightmare.

March 23 - 29, 2015

The weather has been so absolutely beautiful this week that I've really been drawn to florals and fun colors. Only one more week until Spring Break!

March 9-15, 2015

As a teacher here in Utah, my only hope of a raise with our stingy legislature is a lane change. I got one last year, and I am working to get one again this year. I have been taking lots and lots of extra classes -- I dare say that I am getting worn out. Anyway, this was about all I could work myself up for as far as dressing goes. It's getting so warm here that I may start going without tights soon.

March 2-8, 2015

I think I may have overscheduled a bit for this week as I had two three hour night classes, two days of 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM school with student led conferences, and an 8:00AM to 4:00 PM class on Saturday. I actually feel physically ill after sitting all day on Saturday (not enough padding on my bum anymore to do that!) That may be why my dressing got more and more casual as the week wore on. With DST starting tomorrow plus a full day of professional development including a presentation, I'll be taking a break from church today to rest up and recuperate. As far as outfits go, I am truly in love with the Indy Plaid skirt I got for $21.99, and I wore ponte pants with secret elastic waistbands for the last two days of the week - that shows how lazy I am.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

I'm not much of a shopping guru blogger. I don't usually link to my purchases, and I'm such a bargain driven shopper that what I buy is usually almost gone by the time I've tried it out. This is the case with the skirt I wore today, but I loved it so much I wanted to mention it in case it is still available in the size anyone wants. This is the Modern Houndstooth Pencil Skirt. As far as bold and striking and type 4, it is really the perfect skirt. It looked drop dead gorgeous today with a simple red sweater and my faithful black jacket from Talbots. The fact that I got it for $40 only made it more desirable as far as I'm concerned.

January 4 - 10, 2015

This was a whirl wind week as usual, going back to school. I tried to stick with basic primary colors.  The purple and yellow skirt set was just the right touch to wake up the week.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Today is the Christmas program at church, and I am singing in the choir. Usually I wear red, but this year I've been rather enamored of blue, so I decided to go blue instead. Blue is a Christmas color, right? I love how the diamanté buttons look peeking out of the 3/4 sleeves of this jacket--love the blue boots--love the fringe net scarf--just love the whole outfit together. I'll probably change into black jeans for the family Christmas party this evening.
Hue Sweater Tights in Black, Macy's; Piped Houndstooth Skirt, Diamanté Cuff Merino Sweater in Cobalt, Talbots; 3/4 Sleeve Wool Jacket in Black, Talbots; Jewelry, Talbots and Shopko.

Saturday, November 22, 2014

I planned on wearing this outfit to the Utah LGBTQ/SSA Individuals, Family, and Friends Thanksgiving Celebration. I ended up switching out the blue Macy's jacket for the more casual look of my cobalt blue denim jacket. I got the outfit idea from the lovely J at J's Everyday Fashion.
Cigarette Dogtooth Trousers in Black and White, Topshop; Hot Pink Crewneck Tee; Chicos; Denim Jacket dyed Cobalt Blue, Talbots; Jewelry, J Crew and Talbots.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Today was my last day of leading the primary music. I wore this lovely little outfit to celebrate.
Pencil Skirt in Red, Macy's; Velvet Tee in Black, Macy's; Hue Tights in Black, Macy's; Jewelry, Chicos; Houndstooth Jacket, Talbots.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Today felt like a good day to go powerful with black, white and red. I kept it simple with no necklace, but I did add some black and silver earrings.
 Tahari ASL Velvet-Collar Houndstooth Jacket, Macy's; Long Sleeve Pima Cotton Tee in Red, Talbots; Platinum Denim Jeans in Black, Chicos; Jewelry, Banana Republic.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

I know it's more fun sometimes to see people actually wearing the clothes, but I've been at student led conferences (our school's version of parent teacher conferences) all week, and I can sit at my desk and make polyvores and post my outfits while I wait for students to show up. I don't see that many of my students (the language barrier makes school uncomfortable for some parents), so it's good to have something to do. Once again, I was going for a professional look and comfort.
Dogstooth Cigarette Trousers in Black and White, Top Shop; Charley Sweater in Cherry Red, J. Crew Factory; Mea Travelers Jacket in Black, Chicos; Silk Large Houndstooth Scarf in Black and White (my pattern is larger than the one in the polyvore) Talbots; Jewelry, Macy's.

Monday, August 25, 2014

Today I went with some houndstooth pants and a simple purple sweater. It turned out to be picture day (I had completely forgotten) so I was glad I had a solid color on.
Dogtooth Cigarette Trousers, Topshop; Purple Sweater, Chicos; Jewelry, Talbots.
(Thanks to The Classy Cubicle for giving me the link to the pants. Hmm...I must be way shorter than she is...)

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Yesterday my camera took terrible pictures -- yes, I'm blaming it on the camera -- it couldn't be the photographer.
Today is more like it. I'm finding that I really like these houndstooth pants--I just struggle to find things to wear with them.
Signature Houndstooth Ankle Pants in Black/Palomino, Talbots; Merino Charley Sweater in Marled Camel; Scarf, Talbots.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Today I had my final teaching evaluation. I wanted to wear something that I would feel totally comfortable in. The pants turned out to be a good choice, as I spent some of the period on the floor trying out my students' instructions for doing pushups, situps, etc.
Keaton Plaid Pants, Talbots; Cashmere Crewneck in Kelly Green, Talbots; Jewelry, J. Crew Factory, Banana Republic, and Talbots.

Friday, February 7, 2014

Last year sometime I purchased several blingy little animal bracelets for about $5 each. I put them in a drawer and, um, sort of forgot about them. I'm trying to wear them more often.
Today I'm wearing my first and last merino Tippi in Retro Jade from J. Crew. I've only worn this Tippi twice. It was a pill-y mess after the first wearing, and I've only recently taken a sweater comb to it. Of course, it was a pill-y mess after this wearing, too. Ah, well.
I did love my new houndstooth pants with my houndstooth-top flats. The pants are actually camel and black, but they give off a very brown vibe. This is also what I wore to take in The Lego Movie with the family. Which movie we all absolutely loved, by the way.
Signature Houndstooth Ankle Pants in Black/Palomino, Talbots; Merino Tippi in Retro Jade, J. Crew; Travelers Tank in Brown (not seen), Chicos; Jewelry, Ily Couture and Kohls.