Office appropriate

This may be one of the only truly office appropriate outfits I've ever worn on the blog. I would feel comfortable wearing every part of this outfit to an office job or an interview. Speaking of interviews...this week I have my first office job interview since before I got married! I'm excited and nervous. I think I'll wear something similar to this outfit - I've purchased a few pencil skirts lately, and after a lifetime of hating how they look on me, I've finally come around to the style.

Black sweater: can't remember

Pencil skirt and belt: Halogen from Nordstrom Rack

Black tights: American Apparel

Black wedges: Lulu's

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Blue earrings: gift from my aunt, B. Lee Designs

Gold necklace: Dress Barn

Green and black

When it gets to be as hot as it has been in Portland the past few days, I don't even want to wear clothes anymore. I just want to move to a nudist colony. But since that would not be an acceptable lifestyle in the eyes of Josh, my family, and, well, pretty much everyone I know, I have to stick with just wearing really lightweight clothes, like this outfit. But since this is a style blog and I have to keep it interesting somehow, I slapped on this outrageous hat. One nice thing about having this blog is that it keeps me creative - if I were left to wear my outfits in anonymity, I would probably just wear the same dress for five days straight during the summer.

Black tank top: Target

Green skirt: Anthropologie

Black wedges: Lulu's

Green hat: free from my aunt

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Ring: free from my aunt

Green and blue bracelets: made by me

Lace and paisley

Here's my outfit from Sunday! I was going to prep this post Monday afternoon, but then I discovered season two of Downton Abbey on Hulu, and, well, there went my day. So now it's late at night, and I'm sleepy, and have nothing worthwhile to say (except that you should watch Downton Abbey, if you haven't already). Happy Tuesday!

Black lace top: Quincy top from StyleMint

Black faux leather jacket: Forever 21, from Jen Loves Kev's closet sale

Purple paisley skirt: thrifted

Black wedges: Lulu's

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Pink earrings: Simply Jo Designs

Purple necklace: gift from my aunt

Black bracelet: I think it used to belong to my mom

Black belt: thrifted

Downton Abbey

It was so darn cold outside yesterday that I wanted to wear these blue boots with this outfit, but couldn't decide if it looked dorky or not, since the boots stopped right where my pants started. And when I'm in doubt about possible outfit dorkiness, I tend to play it safe with something like black wedges. In the end, though, this look felt a little boring, so I almost wish I had risked the potential dorkiness and worn the boots.

In other news, Josh and I have been watching Downton Abbey in the evenings, which is incredible and surprisingly funny at times. It's on Hulu if you want to watch it. My favorite line so far was when the Dowager Countess said in all seriousness, "What's a weekend?"

Blue sweater: Gap

Pink blouse: H&M

Floral pants: H&M

Black wedges: Lulu's

Bag: Urban Outfitters

Gold necklace: Evidence Jewelry, won in a giveaway

Bracelets: In Pink