Awkward and Awesome Thursday

Hello Thursday!
One day closer to a long festive weekend.

Awkward:

• Going to the Lady Bits doctor.
• Not realizing someone had spilled honey on the counter and putting my cell phone right in it. 
• Draining a pot of pasta and having the boiling hot water splash onto your shirt.  I still have a red mark on my torso from the burn.
• Your dog pooing the smelliest, stinkiest poo ever in the middle of Petsmart.  
• Realizing that you watched season 5 of a TV show before you watched season 3 & 4.

 

 Awesome:

• Darius Rucker finally came out with a new album.  Check it out!!
• The magnolias are starting to bloom.
• Son2 cooking 3 meals for us this week.  Coconut Shrimp, Pork Wellington and Pot Roast.
• Getting RX sunglasses
• Finding my long lost EOS lemon lip balm in an a purse I hadn't used since last summer.  The lemon flavor is the only one I know that  has SPF.

 

I wanted to showcase this fabulous purple statement necklace,

 so I went pretty subdued with the rest of the outfit. 

 A stripe dress is always a good thing

 and 

pairing it with the cropped white denim jacket just gives it that little extra something.

 Of course I had to pull out my rarely worn purple watch.

Let's hear if you had an awesome or awkward week in the comments!

stripe dress/jacket-GAP

sandals-JCPenny

necklace-Groopdealz

watch-gifted

Coral and Blue

Hello Coral and Blue
A great color combo in my book.

 A little pattern and texture mixing makes this an easy to wear look.

Oh and JOE stopped by to say hello.

I decided to keep this outfit pretty simple and let the shirt and skirt be the focal points.

Minimal jewelry and cute little sandals.

I failed to take a picture of the back of this shirt. 

 It has a pretty silk tie feature in the back.

I will try and remember to feature it next time I wear this shirt.

Do you tend to wear more easy - breezy outfits in the warmer months?

top-The limited

skirt-Old Navy

earrings-Handpicked

sandals-Sam Edelman

bracelet-Ily Couture

Inspiration Monday

Did you get a wet and soggy weekend like I did?
It was actually kind of nice to hang out with a book and listen to the rain.

Our inspiration today from Two Birds is Gwen Stefani.  Now, I knew I could never be as cool as her no matter how  hard  I might try! 

This look is so far out of my usual wheelhouse that I felt kind of weird all day. 

 I just don't have the rock n' roll gene in my styling DNA I guess.

I have completely lost my black jeans,

 so I pulled out these trousers 

and 

they just don't work as far as I am concerned. 

 Time to go black jean shopping I think.

I wore this the day I broke my toe,

 I guess I should never have taken off these pretty red heels.

I will count this outfit as an experiment gone awry! 

 Better luck next time right?!

Is this something you would wear?

Are you a fan of heels and cropped pants?

tshirt-GAP

pants/earrings-Old Navy

jacket-Levi's

shoes-Nine West

sunglasses-Peepers

necklace-F21

bracelet-Handpicked

Pattern Mixing and a Broken Toe

Happy Friday!
I hope you have a fantastic weekend planned.

I finally broke out my Prabal Gurung blouse from the Target collection. 

 I have been waiting for warmer weather to wear it.

I decided to do some major pattern mixing with it and my graphic pants. 

 I know it is a lot of pattern,

 but I think it works well.

  Keeping the jewelry simple I went with pearls, white and colored.

Are you wondering about the broken toe bit in my title? 

 Yesterday I broke my middle toe on my left foot. 

 I never knew such a tiny appendage could be so painful. 

 It is black and blue and now all taped up. 

 Thank goodness it is sandal weather

 and I don't need to cram my foot into a shoe.  

Have you ever broken a toe?

How long did it take to heal?

top-Prabal Gurung for Target

pants-Loft

sandals-Arturochiang

necklace-gifted

bracelets-H & M

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

Hello Thursday!
Let's talk awkward and awesome.

Awkward:

• Filling up my car with things to take to the Goodwill drop off and when I got there, it was gone.
• My mother's Mother's Day gift got lost in the mail.
• When a new checkout lane opens and the checkout person motions for you to come on over and some yahoo cuts in front of you.
• The person you are with is mistaken for you and you aren't recognized.
• The sad stopping point of my self tanner in these photos!

Awesome:

• Finding money on my daily walk with the dog.
• Going out for ice cream.  I can't remember the last time we did that.
• Free Redbox movies
• A surprise visit from a BFF
• The fabulous weather we have been having lately.

 

I love shorts and long sleeves or even a light sweater. 

 It looks so Ivy League. 

 Here I just paired my ikat button up with a pair of crisp white shorts. 

 I liked the idea of mixing shades of blue with the jewelery.

Did you have an awesome week or an awkward one?

Let's hear it in the comments.

button up-J.Crew Factory

shorts-GAP

shoes-Sperry

necklace-Ily Couture

bracelets-Ruche