Foggy Friday

Well we've made it to another Friday.  It was another yucky morning out, not only is it sort of rainy and misty again but now we're also adding fog to the mix.  Seriously gross weather.  Fortunately I have decided that the Ikea pantry is my new favorite indoor backdrop, so at least I have something!

I myself am in a bit of a fog today regardless of the weather.  Got some unpleasant news yesterday and then didn't end up sleeping the greatest.  I still think that the Pants Monkey and I will try to go see the movie tonight, but we'll see how I'm doing by the end of the day.  Right now I have coffee.  Mmm, coffee.

It's the final day for the Super Stripes challenge!  I went for a very bold stripe look today.  I love this shirt, it's appropriate for work and fun enough for a date night too.  I had a lot of fun with the stripes this week, I own so many striped pieces of clothing that I could probably keep this going another week easily!  Thanks again to Megan Mae and Keely for hosting this fun week!  Visit the main participant post on Megan's blog here to see other bloggers showing off their stripes!

Hope you all have wonderful weekends!

Outfit rundown:

Cami - Mossimo, Target

Shirt - F21

Jeans - Old Navy

Shoes - Payless (old)

Necklace - Butterfly Boutique

This and That

It's kind of wet and damp outside today, so I decided to do my pictures inside.  And show off my cute Ikea pantry apparently.  I have to say - the pantry is one of the best things we've bought for ourselves so far this year!  I never used to be an Ikea girl, but I've kind of been converted.

The adorable Kelley of Threads and Buttons wore a shirt tied at the waste a couple of weeks ago and ever since then I've wanted to style a shirt like that.  I used to wear them like this all the time when I was younger, but haven't in a really long time.  I like the look of it today, it's just a different way to style this shirt.  Plus, double the stripes again for the Stripes challenge!

I'm so jazzed it's almost the weekend already.  This week has kind of flown by.  I'm hoping to convince Mr. Monkey to go see a late night showing of The Hunger Games tomorrow night after our music group rehearsal.  I'm crazy excited for this movie and there's a smaller theatre not far from us that I've gone to late night showings before and it's never terribly busy.  Added bonus, it's right next to a pretty awesome bar that happens to have really great Happy Hour specials, so you go have a beer and then go watch your movie and it works pretty well.  So I'll have to see if I can convince my Pants Monkey that this is a good idea.  We will see how things go!  Anyone else super excited for this movie?

Outfit rundown:

Tank top - Old Navy

Button shirt - Mossimo, Target

Pants - Old Navy (old)

Necklace and bracelet - Stella and Dot

Shoes - Mudd via Kohls

Pile it on

I decided the more stripes the better today for day 3 of Super Stripes week.  So today I chose a striped t-shirt, a striped skirt and the same striped shoes from Monday.  I didn't go totally crazy, they are all in the same color family.  

I thought I had actually gotten rid of this skirt. I was wanting to wear it on Monday with the shirt I wore for Inspiration Monday but thought, nope, I sent that one down the line last fall.  Then I opened a box of spring/summer clothes last night and there it was.  The thing is, I've had this skirt for a million years, but apparently I just can't let it go!  Considering it's a Target skirt, I'm glad it's in as good of shape as it is!  Not to insult Target, I just find a lot of stuff from there breaks down a bit more easily than others.

Another cloudy and yuck day out there.  I miss the sun!  I'm glad it's not quite as warm as it was over the weekend, I kind of like to ease into that kind of weather, not just flip a switch and go.  It's still warmer outside than it should be, but this is easier to take for now!

Don't forget to check out the other Stripes participants over at Megan's blog!

Outfit rundown:

T-shirt - Maurices

Sweater - H&M, thrifted

Skirt - Target (very old)

Shoes - Rampage, DSW

Necklace - Stella and Dot

Happy Spring!

We wished winter farewell last night with thunderstorms - so very odd for March, but hey, this year it seems anything goes.  I loved it, I love a good storm as long as there is no serious damage or anything.  And as long as we're having an early spring, I want the rain to green and brighten everything up!  

So you knew I wouldn't let Super Stripes week go by without wearing my favorite striped Anthro pants!  It was so cloudy this morning though I couldn't quite get these pictures light enough for you to see they actually have stripes.  I was looking back through other posts and I have worn these pants so many times already since January 1st.  Hope you're all not sick of seeing them yet because I guarantee I'm not done with them yet!

I have liked wearing these pants with a red top the best so far, I think it really is a nice color contrast.  And no, I still haven't hemmed these pants even though I keep talking about it!

And this last picture is a repost from another day that I used to show off the buttons at that time, but today, it's to prove these pants really are striped, ha ha ha!

Don't forget to check out Megan Mae or Keely's blogs to find the links to other bloggers participating in the Super Stripes Challenge!

Outfit rundown:

Shirt - two birds vintage via b. (a resale shop)

Pants - thrifted Anthropologie

Shoes - Merona, Target, thrifted

Necklace - b. (a resale shop)

Earrings - F21

Inspiration Monday: Melancholia

Linking up all over the place today.  It's Inspiration Monday with two birds and it's also day one of Megan Mae and Keely's 2nd Annual Super Stripes challenge!

Here is the pick for this week's Inspiration Monday - the lovely Olivia Wilde.  I think she's pretty, but the Pants Monkey thinks her face is too "manish" which I think is kind of funny.

I didn't have a cool maxi dress or leather jacket like hers but I do have this awesome shirt that was another hand-me-down from "Rich Cousin" and it kind of made me think of this picture.  It's technically not striped, but I think it's close enough for jazz. And there are also stripes on my shoes!  My stripes will get better as the week goes on, though it would be a little easier if it was cooler outside.  I have a lot of striped winter clothing!

So want to watch a bizarre and depressing movie?  Rent the movie Melancholia.  The name pretty much says it all.  It was recommended to us because we like movies that are "arty" and this one is definitely "arty" and is very well done but, spoiler alert, it does not have a happy ending at all.  And we were already having kind of a downer weekend and chose to watch it last night - not the smartest thing we've ever done.   Thank goodness we had a few episodes of Up All Night to catch up on afterward.

The sun is out now, but it wasn't yet when I was taking my pictures and was kind of cloudy and yuck so the melancholy/blahness from the weekend is kind of carrying over to today.  But it's only Monday, doesn't mean the whole week will be like this.  Can only go up right?

For more Inspiration Monday outfits or to add your own, visit the two birds here.  For more Stripey goodness or to sign up check out Megan Mae's blog here.

Outfit rundown:

Dress as skirt - American Eagle Outfitters (old)

Shirt - Ann Taylor (hand me down)

Shoes - Rampage, DSW

Necklace - Stella and Dot