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Some days, my job involves a lot of driving. I don’t mind because I love exploring. I’ve “bookmarked” a thrift store, cave, and historical site near Pine Grove to revisit with Beefy. These pictures were taken at the entrance to Grinding Rock State Park. We’ll be back!


Dress, Suzi Chin for Maggie Boutique. Scarf worn as a belt, TJ Maxx. Pumps, Prabal Gurung for Target. Sunglasses and earrings, Target. Bag, Go Jane. Bracelets, Tala’s Distant Treasures and Claire’s.


P.S. I had this dress tailored and love it even more! The tailor added darts to the back and took in the side seams of the bodice.


Now and then.

So Simple

I wasn’t feeling particularly inspired as I planned this week’s outfits. This was one of my no-brainer choices: black and khaki with a subtle pattern mix. I was too lazy to switch out my bag from Friday. Otherwise there wouldn’t be any color in this ensemble at all. I’m happy with the very simple result, though.


Dress, Jovovich Hawk for Target. Belt, Express. Leggings, We Love Colors. Shoes, Giani Bini. Sunglasses, Target. Earrings, Pangaea. Ring, gift. Bag, Go Jane.

Cover Shoot

This covered bridge is such an awesome spot for photos: interesting backdrop, low-traffic location, perfect light, and (mostly) protection from the elements. The wind still makes its way through the missing boards. Sometimes the breeze makes for great photos.


Jacket, London Jeans. Shirt, New York & Co. Skirt, Chaus Sport (thrifted). Shoes, Nine West. Necklace, Serket Jewelry. Rings, vintage, gift, heirloom, and/or thrifted. Bag, Go Jane.


And sometimes not so great.

Today Is the Day

Beefy may have gone to Disney without me (and he took the good camera!), but he brought back this bag, so all is forgiven.


Blouse, Sans Souci. Dress, Richard Chai for Target. Shoes, Colin Stuart. Sunglasses, Target. Earrings, My Sister’s Closet. Bag, Disney. Jacket, H&M (thrifted).


I’ve worn this blouse/dress combo before, but I just had to repeat it to complement the bag.

Now and then:


A bit sassier with a day-of-the-dead bag, huh? (And the leather jacket.)

Experiment No. 598

Amazingly, this is the first time my red Thai skirt has been featured in one of my Red Hat Society experiments. I should have paired it with my purple jacket ages ago. That combo will have to wait for cooler weather.


Vest, cut from a thrifted jacket. Tank, Express. Skirt, Thailand. Shoes, Linea Paolo. Sunglasses, Target. Earrings and necklace, thrifted. Bangles, Tala’s Distant Treasures, thrifted, and gift. Watch, Geneva. Bag, Apt 9. Ring, vintage.

Green Machine

I went for a monochromatic look in green, today. It’s easy to do with so much green in my wardrobe!


Dress, Mossimo. Blouse, Forever 21. Shoes, We Seal. Sunglasses, earrings, and bag, Target. Belt, Mimi d N (thrifted). Watch, Geneva. Bracelets, Target, Epcot Morocco, and vintage. Rings, Black Hills Gold and Puzzrollrings.

Secret Snap

I’ve discovered that this dress has a well camouflaged snap at the neckline to make it less boobilicious. I fastened it today to make the dress a little more work appropriate.


There is no hiding the fact that the hem is probably too short for most jobs!
Vest, Urban Vibe. Dress, Parker. Boots, Style & Co (thrifted). Sunglasses, Target. Earrings, Epcot Mexico. Belt, thrifted. Bag, H&M.


You can see how much more daring the neckline is without the snap here:


The vest does not have a secret snap, but I wish it did! To create a fitted waist, I sometimes pin it from the inside:


I think I’ll give this vest a snap so that I can give up the safety pin (which isn’t really that safe).