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Tshirt: Kohl's
Pants: LOFT
Blazer: Express
Shoes: TOMs
Scarf: New York & Co.

I'm really getting into a fall mood, dispite the warm temps. The mornings are chilly, so I've bee reaching for my scarfs to comfort me.

This weekend I conditioned/polished the leather on my favorite boots. So don't worry, I'm ready for boot weather. Man, I love my changing seasons. Keeps me on my toes.

Top: Express
Skirt: Banana Republic (via gift)
Shoes: Nine West (via DSW)

Today, I wanted to wear something bright, so I went with the awesome orange skirt.  But then it needed a belt, so I decided to double down on my bright neon colors. I know this isn't how people usually deal with bright colors, but it just works for me sometimes.

Blouse: TJ Maxx
Pants: H&M
Shoes: Nine West (via gift)

This shirt feels somehow whimsical AND lady-like. I'm not sure I know what that means, but I wore it anyway. I snagged this shirt for just $5! I didn't even try it on {{gasp}}. I just figured "dots? lace? Can't go wrong!" sold! This one will be a good one for tucking into a pencil skirt too. As you can tell, I'm pretty excited.

Blouse: LC Lauren Conrad
Skirt: gift
Shoes: GUESS (via DSW)
Earrings: Carson's

Today I had the distinct pleasure of eating my lunch on a boat with some lovely ladies. I'd originally planned to change into my some little red flats, but these worked just fine. At the end of the day I had an event planning meeting, so my outfit had to be pretty comfortable and versatile at the same time. Can't go wrong with a little animal print on a little Tuesday in September!

Top: LOFT
Vest: ?
Pants: H&M
Shoes: DSW

Sorry I couldn't resist the pun. Actually, I take that back. I'm not sorry. I'm a punny person. It is in my veins.

Every time I want to wear this vest, I feel like I'm trying very hard to not look like a cater waiter. I love the idea of the vest, but I struggle to walk that line. So far my only rule is not to wear it with black pants! What other rules will help me style this vest? Anyone?

Tank: Target
Jacket: H&M
Jeans: H&M
Shoes: Blowfish (gift)

It is now officially fall, and many things in my life are different than when the clock struck summer. Exciting stuff! Mixed in with the new is this outfit which reminds me of the incredible time my husband and I spent in Interlaken, Switzerland. It was an amazing place, and the first time I wore this jacket was when we were riding bikes around the city. Ahhh Switzerland!

Shirt: H&M
Skirt: gift
Scarf: Kohl's
Boots: DSW

These aren't actually rain boots but it is raining and these are boots. It wasn't especially chilly, but I didn't want to subject my other shoes or my toes to the mean rain.

In other news, it stormed over night and for some reason it frightened my sweet puppy Baylee more than normal. She wanted to hid in the closet, but wouldn't go in by herself. So who do you think ended up sleeping on the floor of the closet with my shaking scared pup? This girl. Snuggling up next to my shoes at night isn't all bad.

Shirt: LOFT
Skirt: Forever21
Blazer: TJ Maxx
Shoes: Nine West

There are a lot of exciting things happening right now! My husband accepted a new job at a great company, so we are very excited about all the wonderfulness that could lead to.

ALSO I've been doing a large free lance project over the last 3 weeks and now I can finally relax. I found it more difficult than I thought to leave work and come home to have a lot of freelance work to do! Luckily, my husband has been busy anyway, so he didn't miss me too much.

You probably don't know that my husband is an audio engineer, and we've been (slowly) working on adding a recording studio to our house. It is right off of the garage, so it should be easy for musicians to load and unload their gear. Plus they'd have their very own 1/2 bathroom down there in the studio, so realistically they never really have to even enter my home. Not having strangers traipsing through your house is exciting stuff people!

Sadly, there's no time to tell you all about how I've been waiting to wear this giraffe print with my stripes for a LONG time, but it is all good news today!

Blouse: TJ Maxx

Shirt: gift
Pants: H&M
Shoes: Nine West
Necklace: gift
Watch: Wristology

This top and this necklace were given to me by my baby sister. My style is genetic! There is nothing over the top about this outfit, but I felt completely myself in this. Leopard print shoes must have that effect on me.

I'm getting pretty good at this denim shirt thing. Maybe one day I'll try pairing it with denim!

Dress: Forever21
Jacket: Charlotte Russe
Boots: Amazon.com
Necklace: Carson's

Friday was such an insane day starting with an early morning meeting. This meant I had to get up at 5:30a. I don't know about the rest of the world, but that is early for me. That means, by the time I got through that meeting and finished another meeting at 7:00p, my outfit picture just didn't happen.

Luckily for you, this weekend I went to the beautiful, relaxed and fun wedding of my very first best friend (circa pre-school). So the outfit photo you get today is from that wedding. If you follow my Instagram, you would have seen a smorgasbord of pictures of all the wonderful details.

Oh yea! also - Things are so crazy, I almost forgot to talk about my new haircut! I typically grow my hair out for 4-5 years and then donate it to Locks of Love. This is my 3rd or 4th time donating, and I am so in love with this new cut! I made my very 1st vine video to show the chopping!

Sorry, this is a lot of excitement for a Monday.

Top: Banana Republic
Skirt: gift
Blazer: H&M
Shoes: Calvin Klein

I don't love this outfit, but I do like the fun print in the top. This skirt is a new one from my mother, and it may take me a few tries to get the best results. Stay tuned! I'll get better!

Pants: gift
Top: gift
Shoes: DSW

These pants have a very neat texture to them. I really think it creates a really nice subtle form of interest to what would otherwise be just black pants.  I think next time I'll pair it with a more neutral shirt. Since this shirt is so awesome in its own right, it competes for attention and you might not even notice the cool texture.

Dress: Target (via gift)
Shoes: DSW

My baby sister gave me this dress for my birthday and it is super fantastic! Either I am easy to shop for or my family is chuck full of great gift givers! Choosing the nude shoes keeps your eyes focused on the lovely neon dots, so I am happy I went that route. Just being near these neon happy dots helped the whole office to be a smiley place. Dots have powers like that.

Top: gift
Skirt: gift
Shoes: GUESS (via DSW)

This outfit was basically my mother's brain child. She gave me both this skirt and top for my birthday, and I'm hopelessly in love. I now own a classic black and white leopard print skirt. My closet can now die and go to heaven. My mom is one of the best gift givers I know!