Inspiration Monday - Fast Weekend

Happy Monday!  Did anyone else think the weekend went way too fast?  I sure did!  It was a really good one though and it seems the best ones are the ones that always go too quickly.  Anyway, taking the sting off the end of the weekend is a fun inspiration from two birds.  I loved this look from Britt Robertson.

I had a different top in mind when I saw the one she was wearing, but as soon as I put it on today I was like, ew, Frump City, so my favorite polka dot top from ModCloth won the prize of being worn today instead.  I added a light sweater because spring in MN is fickle. It'll be warmer later today for possibly going with bare arms!  I also like that adding this sweater brought in just a little color. While I like the classic feel of a black and white look, I can't help liking a pop of color too!

 Sweater - I Love H81 (thrifted), Top - ModCloth

Pants - Denzien (Target), Necklace - Stella and Dot

Shoes - Anne Klein (from cousin)

So as I said above, it was a good weekend.  We pretty much had our entire weekend free to do whatever we wanted, when we wanted and while those are the best type of weekends, they can leave you almost as exhausted by the end!  We stayed in on Friday because of the rain, but Saturday was gorgeous and aside from Ollie's naptime I think we were pretty much outside the entire day.  And in fact, Nate and I even sat outside during his nap!  The best weekends end with you falling into bed and pretty much passing out from an overdose of fresh air!  I hope you all had a good weekend too!  And be sure to check out two birds over here for more Inspiration Monday looks!

Inspiration Monday - Still Winter

Happy Monday!  It's a snowy one here in good old Minne-snow-ta.  They always say we get hit with storms around basketball tournament time.  And yet, when it happens, everyone still complains.  I'm trying not to do that - I do choose to live here after all - yet I will say it's hard to take after we've been having nice spring weather!  

Since it was snowy and gross today, I decided to dress for two birds Inspiration Monday because the look they chose this week seemed like it would work well for a yucky kind of day.  This is actually a repeat outfit they chose, Nora Bird has just moved to California (sniff, we miss you here Nora!) and they both took some time off this last week from the blog to make things easier.  I didn't do this look the last time they chose it though, so you'll all be seeing it for the first time here anyway!  So here is Emanuelle Chriqui (again, who??  I am guessing a model?  Singer? Actress?  Why am I so old??)

I chose a printed t-shirt I had thrifted a couple of years ago, a nice warm sweater and basic black pants with ankle boots for my re-creation.  Comfy, chic and easy on a winter day!

T-shirt - Express (thrifted), Sweater - H&M (thrifted)

Pants - Denzien (Target), Boots - Target

Necklace - Camy Couture

And of course being that it was cold and snowy outside and I didn't really have time before work, I had to do lame indoor pictures in my office today.  And of course, they're a bit fuzzy.  Dang you fluorescent lights!  Oh well.  As I always say - at least you get the general idea and well, I'm not a photographer or professional style blogger!  Amateur Hour starts now.  Grab a drink.

And also?  Hair progress!  I kind of started combing it a bit differently on Friday and realized it has grown quite a bit already.  I have managed to figure out how to style it without it looking like a horrible shaggy moppy mullet right now, so hey, that's something!  I'm pretty pumped about how much it's already grown, but even more excited that I don't actually hate it right now.  I'm sure that won't last forever, so I'll revel in it while I can!

For more Inspiration Monday outfits head over to two birds!

Thrift Style Thursday - Fabulous Floral

It's Thrift Style Thursday - and this week our theme is Fabulous Floral.  I actually had a little trouble with this one.  I used to own a ton of floral things and I am finding I don't actually have all that many floral pieces anymore!  I am such a girly girl about a lot of things - but I've never been that drawn to floral.  Anyway, I have a skirt and a dress that could have worked, but it's another rare chilly day so I instead opted for pants and this fun floral top I bought off an Instagram shop.

I decided to attempt outdoor photos for the first time in ages as well today.  I had some extra time when I dropped off Oliver this morning and my parents have a fantastic backyard, so I decided to take advantage of it!  It's one of my favorite places in the world - they finished it right in time for my senior prom, so of course we did photos back here with all of our friends.  We had our engagement party back here and several other parties with friends before I moved out when we got married.  I just love their patio so much!

Sweater - Style & Co (thrifted), Floral shirt - Court's Crazy Closet (Instagram shop)

Pants - Denzien (thrifted), Shoes - from cousin

I hope to use their patio for other outfit of the day photos when I have the chance!  Might as well take advantage of the time I spend there dropping off and picking up Ollie!
For other floral fun, check out the other Thrift Style Thursday gals at the links below!

Spoolish//Sandpaper Kisses//Sincerely Miss J//Confessions of a Refashonista//

Alligator Toe//Buttons&Birdcage//Snippets With Alex//Eclecticity//Being Zhenya//

Erika's Style Diary//Sistas from Cali//Rachel's Lookbook//

The Two Cent Chick//Lipstick And Yarn//Nuttier Than Nutella

Dreary wearies to cheery cheeries

It's another dreary, cloudy day, so I had to choose some bright colors to try and cheer things up a bit!  I have to laugh, one of Oliver's favorite books right now is called "The Pout Pout Fish" about this wide mouthed fish "with a pout pout face who spreads the dreary wearies all over the place" - when the weather gets like this, The Pants Monkey says "I think the Pout Pout Fish was outside."  Parent humor, you gotta love it.

Shirt - Maurices (thrifted), Pants - Denzien (thrifted)

Shoes - Me Too (from cousin)

Spoiler alert, "The Pout Pout Fish" does end happily, one of the other fish comes up to him and kisses him - leaving him to realize he's a "smooch smooch fish with a smooch smooch face for spreading cheery cheeries all over the place" - so I guess maybe that's what Mother Nature needs right now to give us some sunshine. Someone go give her a kiss!