Pride

Welcome to Friday!  Boy, I thought this week was going to turn out to be crappy, but in the end it turned out pretty good. I had been fighting with an issue at work with some software that I use and had been on the phone with the vendor for days trying to figure it out.  Finally on Wednesday afternoon I did figure it out - all by myself!  The vendor was no help to me at all, I just played with some settings and tested things until I finally figured it out all on my own.  I was pretty dang proud of myself!!

This is my outfit from yesterday.  I have been wanting to pair these items together for awhile and just hadn't done so yet.  Lots of blue, but I love it!  I had to laugh, I was in the restroom washing my hands and this lady comes in and right away says "I love your outfit!" So I smiled and said "thank you."  And then she said "it kind of reminds me of the school uniforms I had to wear in the 60's"  I laughed.  This skirt has often reminded me of a Catholic school uniform, but I don't mind so much.  I love plaid and I love the retro feel of it!

Sweater - Christopher and Banks, from cousin

Scarf - S&D

Skirt - LOFT, thrifted

Tights and boots - Target

Bag - Jenna Lou Designs 

So anyway, to celebrate my small victory at work (and because my boss said my STO is close to hitting it's cap again), I decided to treat myself to a three day weekend - instead of today off though I took off Monday.  And I think this will prove to be a very useful thing, it's Spring Forward this weekend with Daylights Savings Time and I have a much harder time with adjusting to this one!  Having the ability to sleep in on Monday and acclimate to the new time a bit more slowly sounds pretty darn good to me!  Have a great weekend everyone!

Back to the grind

Well, my extended holiday break has come to an end today.  And lucky me, I'm coming back to work with a head cold!  Hooray!  What kind of person has 10 days off, many of which were relaxing and still gets sick? Apparently me!  Oh well, at least I look cute today!  New sweater and gingham shirt from Christmas!

 Sweater - Merona, Target

Gingham shirt - JCP, JCPenney

Pants - Ann Taylor, thrifted

Necklace - Maurices

Shoes - Madden Girl, thrifted

I'm of course jealous of Mr. Monkey, he took today off.  He deserves a day for himself, but man, I wish I could have stayed at home with him today!  I think today could be a long day.  Fortunately I kept checking in on my emails while I was away from work so I don't have too many surprises to deal with today.  

The good news is, the weekend is only a couple of days today, we're already at Hump Day!  Short weeks for the win!  Onward and upward!

Worker bee

So yesterday and today have been a little crazy at work as I mentioned yesterday.  I was able to dress down both days, but I can't just do that and not be a little stylish still.  So here are my "worker bee" outfits.

It doesn't help that it's getting super hot outside again.  Today is going into the mid-90's.  Tomorrow I hear we could hit 102.  Ugh.  I want Autumn darn it!!  Oh well. I  should be able to at least tough out the heat back in a sundress tomorrow.

While doing the "grunt" work both days, I switched out of sandals and into tennis shoes.  Cause I don't want my pretty feet to get hurt!  I'm getting a good workout, I know that much is true!

Later today I'm finally posting my Vlog!  It's done and edited and ready to go.  Big thanks to my Pants Monkey for helping me solve some syncing issues I was having.  So anyway, stay tuned later today for that!

Outfit one:

Tank tops - Old Navy

Necklace and bracelet - S&D

Jeans - Maurices

Sandals - Xhiliaration, Target

Outfit two:

Tank top - Hill Valley Vintage

Capris - Dockers, thrifted

Sandals - Merona, Target

Jewelry - S&D, F21