The Things We Do

Another basketball game, another lame attempt at wearing some purple. These are the things we do for those, we love. Watching sports is a supreme form of torture for me. However, I was pleased to find Otra Vez on tap at the new arena. And there were baby races during a time out.


Poncho, Aziza. Denim shirt, Mossimo. Tunic, Rachel Roy (consignment). Boots, Style & Co (thrifted). Bag, Rebecca Minkoff.
The walk to and from the lightrail was cold (for Sacramento), so I pushed the poncho into a giant scarf and wore a down-filled jacket over my outfit.

Beastly

Don’t you love the word “beastly?” It’s an informal British term for “very unpleasant.” This heat is certainly beastly. It was 100 degrees today.


Dress, Ella Moss. Dress (worn as a slip), Roundy Bay (thrifted). Belt, thrifted. Shoes, Linea Paolo. Sunglasses, Coco Sunglasses. Earrings, Super Silver. Bag, Croft & Barrow.


It was a cool 88 degrees by the time Jasper’s agility class started. He won a Beastie Bar and didn’t think it was beastly, at all.

Experiment No. 605

I’ve got the gray hair to go with the Red Hat Society’s red and purple. Do I look convincing as a Red Hatter?


Vest, Tinseltown (cut from a consignment jacket). Shirt, Keller’s. Skirt, Thailand. Shoes, Katie & Kelly. Sunglasses, Girl Props. Earrings, Super Silver. Bag, Nordstrom Rack.


The circus mural near Rice Alley and 24th has been painted over and replaced with a North Africa-Southeast Asia inspired mural. I appreciated how well the images coordinated with my outfit (although not with the Red Hat Society):

Plus Ca Change

My first blog was a home and garden blog (emphasis on the “garden”). Newly transitioned to civilian life, living in a town where I knew no one, married to a man in law school, I spent all my free time digging in the yard, browsing nurseries or leafing through garden books. Eventually, I moved on to other hobbies: theatre, running, swimming, and socializing. Now, I have a whole new set of activities (but I still run and swim).

Wearing older pieces, like this blazer from the beginning of my style blog, prompts me to stop and reflect on how our lives change over the years (and how much I LOVE change).


Jacket, The Limited. Tee, American Apparel. Skirt, Victoria’s Secret. Pumps, Nine West. Sunglasses, Target. Earrings, Super Silver.

This tee is a souvenir from my second half marathon.


Hairstyes, like hobbies, change:


But I still like an animal print pencil skirt!
I haven’t totally abandoned gardening. I planted nasturtium along our walk and I support local farms with my bi-weekly box of organic produce. (You wouldn’t believe the volume of vegetables I consume! Sometimes, it feels like feeding an elephant.)

Signs of Spring

It figures that I’d get a new pair of tights at the start of spring. Temps are headed into the 70s, but I’m squeezing in a wearing of these floral tights before then.


Jacket, Mossimo. Tee, Keller’s. Skirt, Bass (thrifted). Belt, thrifted. Tights, B. Ella. Boots, Miz Mooz. Sunglasses, Coco Sunglasses. Earrings, Super Silver.


I’m not sorry to see the tights go and the flowers arrive. Also arriving: Easter candy! Beefy and I got a special package from Cincinnati containing Covington’s own Papas eggs!

Down Time

As an introvert in an outside sales job, I use the time between customers to re-energize. As soon as I enter the car, I connect my personal phone to the audio system and restart the current podcast. As I drive, I do not text and I rarely take calls. I lose myself in the audio program until I arrive at the next salon and must engage again with the outside world.


Jacket, INC (consignment). Scarf, swap. Shirt, Forever 21. Skirt, Outlander (thrifted and gifted). Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Lauren Ralph Lauren. Bag, Target.

I also find my photo sessions restorative. I enjoy being outside, engaged in a creative act.


When I have management riding along with me, I don’t get to recharge on my drives and end the day exhausted. I like my boss, but, after five hours of together time, I was ready for wine and a book.

Experiment No. 604

I started the Red Hat Experiments (pairing red and purple in outfits) when I was 33. Now I have only ten years until I can actually be a Red Hatter. In the meantime, I continue to practice wearing red and purple.


Jacket, Bebe (consignment). Dress, Bebe. Long sleeve tee, American Apparel. Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Joe’s. Sunglasses, Coco Sunglasses. Earrings, Super Silver. Bag, Target.

The Big Four Oh

It’s my birthday! I’ve joined the 40+ club. Most of my favorite fashion bloggers are 40 or older.


Leggings and clutch, Express. Poncho, Aziza. Boots, Style & Co (thrifted). Earrings, Stardust Remembered.


Birthday blog pics from 2006 - 2015: