Fishnet Monday.

I wore:

a Gap trenchcoat  ($15)

a Jessica Simpson scarf ($13)

an Old Navy dress ($20ish)

Mix It tights ($2 at J.C. Penney)

Nine West boots ($50ish)

My motive:

So this dress is my go-to outfit for anytime I wake up late or just want to feel good, which is often. In the summer time, it's fun to wear it with bright sandals or my Toms but in the winter, boots and tights are perfect!

Even though you can't tell from these pictures, I had on nude colored fishnet tights. I bought them for mega-cheap one day over the summer and wasn't really sure if/when I'd wear them. To be honest, they were kind of uncomfortable and just made my legs look a little bit weird. On the other hand, I felt like a very classy streetwalker in them.  And the dress always makes me feel very patriotic.

I suppose what I'm saying is that I dressed up like a patriotic streetwalker the day after Halloween. Oops. 

A Spotted Halloween.

If only the song went "I've got two hands in my pocket..."

Close(r) up

Mismatching blacks?! Oh no.

 I wore:

 Gap vest, polka-dotted top and gray skinny jeans

Target shoes (not pictured)

My motive:

I went to Chapel Hill for my first homecoming as an alumni. To be honest, I felt a little bit old.

I wore this to church on Sunday, lunch with some friends and the drive back to Greenville. I had to buy these pants on the way to Chapel Hill because I realized that I'd packed about eight shirts and no pants. Brilliant, right?

Luckily I'd been wanting these for a while and popped into Gap on the drive over. I'm still on the fence about them but have still worn them the past three days. Maybe I'm not on the fence anymore.

Our only trick-or-treaters were a brother and sister combo that had some pretty stellar costumes. The boy was a baseball player and the girl was a dog. She never broke character. She barked and had shoes on both her hands and feet so that she could walk like a dog. Kids these days, so inventive!

P.S. Do you like my haircut?

Teaching on the cheap.

I can't even tell you the amount of weird bending I had to do to take this pic. I'm not even sure it was worth it.

I wore:

Target shirt ($9)

Gap skirt ($8)

Target shoes ($20)

Earrings from Belks way back in the day (no idea)

Total: $37

My motive:

I guess it's cheap week day 3 and I didn't even realize it!

Well today my friends, I had a small victory. Last night I was so worried about sleeping late and missing my internship that I woke up periodically through the night. I hate when that happens but it came in useful today when I bolted up at 7:15 to realize I had approximately 12 minutes to get ready. 

In record time I rushed out the door and was even a few minutes early. I love it when I'm awesome,which is awften. (Did you see what I did there? Funny, aren't I?)

A quick question: I wore this skirt today to teach and it looks a lot shorter in these pics than I previously thought. Is it appropriate to wear at school?

Happy Hump Day-ing!

Half man, half woman.

I wore:

Gap jirt (jean shirt, obvi) ($5)

Target skirt ($4.25)

Gap belt ($3)

Target flats ($20)

Total ($32.25)

My motive:

Might as well deem this as cheap week. I got this skirt yesterday because it reminded me of one I saw at Loft and never bought. It took me forever to decide what color to buy and I'm not sure what tipped me over to buy the pink one. I literally have 1 pink cardigan and that's it for the pink in my closet. My other options were army green, cream and gray. 

Today a few people did double-takes because they didn't see that I had on a skirt. It was funny but it also made me question what others think of me if they thought I'd show up to work in just a jean shirt!

A girl in my program today commented that I looked like a man on top and woman on the bottom. I think it was a compliment but the jury's still out. 

Help me think of other ways to wear this! And go buy it because it is redonkulously comfy.

P.S. My hair isn't greasy, it's just wet from the shower. I actually woke up with time to spare this morning!

Cheap duds.

I wore: 

Gap v-neck T ($3)

Gap belt ($3)

Loft skirt ($3)

Target shoes ($4.50)

Grand total ($13.50)

My motive:

Today as I was getting dressed, I really just wanted to wear these new shoes I got at Target and put the rest together from that. I've worn this outfit before and it's just plain comfortable. People always say I look fancy wearing it but the joke's on them! It's more comfortable than wearing pajamas. 

So the weather here in NC is always a little temperamental and this week it's especially off its rocker. It goes from 40 to 75 degrees within 24 hours! It's almost impossible to dress for weather like that without being too warm around lunchtime but frigid in the evening. Oh well, I'm not complaining!

Ten pages later.

I wore:

Target striped shirt

Gap cardi

Nordstrom earrings

Gap Always Skinny jeans

Target studded flats

My motive:

Lately my closet just hasn't been making me happy. I used to be able to go in and pick something perfect to wear and not worry about it all day. This morning I just put on whatever I liked best out of my clothes and even though it's not perfect, it was still an "okay" outfit.

I just bought these shoes at Target and I LOVE them. They are the perfect shoes for just about anything. I was planning on returning them since I imposed a no shopping regulation on myself for the month of October but they were just too practical and cheap (and remind me of my former neighbor/English buddy Elizabeth).

Also, I have a 10 page paper due and it's beginning to stress me out. It's my first real paper of grad school and as one of the youngest, I feel like I'm constantly proving myself. I was hoping to knock it all out today but instead I decided waste the whole evening.  Maybe tomorrow will be more productive? Here's hoping!

Cowboy couture.

I wore:

a Gap jirt (a jean shirt, duh)

Gap cords

My motive:

So I've been dying to wear this shirt but wasn't sure how. It's very thick and not stretchy at all, which makes it a tiny bit uncomfy but  it helps tone down these bright red cords (which I can't quit wearing). The shirt reminds me of the ones my grandpa,  who is a fine dressing cowboy, wears and I like that!