Inspiration Tuesday - Back to reality

Well I'm finally back at it after a wonderful staycation over the last few days.  We had a blast spending time with our St. Louis relatives and showing them the best of what Minnesota has to offer!  I have many stories to share about our adventures, but given that it's my first day of reality again (and being back to work) I'm keeping it simple on the blog today and am giving you an outfit post.  I loved this look for two birds Inspiration Monday yesterday from Sophia Bush.  Kind of a fun transition to fall kind of look!

My take is pretty casual, wore this outfit to the Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens yesterday.  I love any excuse to pull out my green utility vest these days, I didn't wear it much when I first bought it, but I'm really getting good use out of it now!

Vest - Old Navy, Tank top - Motherhood Nursing

Jeans - Old Navy, Shoes - Target

Bag - Vintage Coach (Rewind) 

It certainly is hard to be back at work today - especially because now the weather is finally to my liking!  I'm still so thankful I was able to take a few days off though, not just to see that extended family, but to have the extra time with my little Ollie is always appreciated!  As I said, I'll share more about our adventures later this week!  For now, I've got emails calling my name to respond to!  I'll be catching up with all of you as well, I've missed you guys these last few days!

For more Inspiration Monday outfits and fun, visit two birds over here.

Leather love

Man alive, I was running so far behind this morning, not only was I stuck with indoor pictures, I had to do them when I got to work.  Yes, I'm lucky enough to have that option on occasion since the boss roles in a good half hour after me, sometimes later when she is visiting her other clinic facilities.  But anyway, these aren't the greatest but they'll just have to do!

Seriously though, there is just something about when it gets to be Fall, I have a harder time getting up and getting moving in the morning.  I think my body is like "you need to start thinking about hibernating, because in another life you were a bear."

So when I went to the thrift sale with Lori a week ago, I had hoped to find vintage Coach because they had advertised it.  But we were there on the last day so it was pretty picked over at that point and all they had was a canvas vintage Dooney bag that wasn't that appealing to me.  And I suppose I should back up and give the background story on this.  The Pants Monkey has started doing some leather working.  He's a man of many hobbies my sweet hubby.  Anyway, he's just finished a Kindle case for himself.  While he has been working on leather I suddenly became obsessed with leather - good quality leather.  I have a vintage black Coach bag that I adore.  I decided that I needed one in brown because brown is good for Fall.

Flash forward back to the picked over sale, after I left there I decided to check a couple of my favorite vintage shops just to see what they had.  Well, I found this guy at Rewind and while it wasn't as cheap as I'd like, I decided to take the plunge.  Because I clearly have a problem.  The first step is admitting it right?  At least my purse addiction isn't harmful to my health!

This is a great little bag though, I'm finding more and more I like bags that are functional but still a little stylish.  I might do a post on my different bags sometime, though that might just lead to someone throwing me in Rehab for Bag-o-holics!  I told the Pants Monkey he could make me a bag if he wanted, then I wouldn't have to buy so many, but he just smiled.  I don't think he's quite that advanced yet.  His Kindle case is pretty sweet though!

Dress - ModCloth

Sweater - Christopher and Banks (from cousin)

Shoes - DSW

Bag - Vintage Coach via Rewind

Necklace - Charming Charlie

Bracelets - World Market, S&D