Turkey Day | Dropwaist Dress and Gray Boots

Today is Thanksgiving and I am spending it with my family in Maryland. I have my Grandma-approved (and food-friendly) dress, my snug boots, and I'm ready stuff my face all night!

Book Club: Never Let Me Go

This month I found myself reaching for Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. Published in 2005, this book took the literature world by storm and was even named the best novel of 2005 by TIME. After reading it, I understand why - it's definitely become one of my favorites.

Victorian Casual | Lace Blouse and Black Blazer

Hello beautiful readers!

Today I'll be wrapping up my month-long professional outfit series with my favorite look of them all:

Currently... (Vol. 3)

Happy Sunday lovelies!

Welcome to another edition of "Currently..." - a weekly roundup of things that have been on my mind. A lot has happened and I'm quite excited to share with you guys what I've been up to:

Thanksgiving Break Essentials

So I, like every other American out there, am eagerly anticipating going home for Thanksgiving. Luckily my parents don't live too far away from where I do now (about an hour and a half drive) so I don't have a huge packing list like some of my other friends and co-workers. Most likely I'll be bringing some dirty laundry so I can wash it for free (hehe).

However, every Thanksgiving, I find myself needing a few key things that I can never seem to be without:

Wendybox sweater ($37) / Zara boots ($189) / Game of Thrones books (28.76) / iPhone ($200) / Modcloth Dress ($45)

Closet Strategy: Leather Skirt

I have been obsessed with this skirt since the day I got it! It's been a closet staple for the past month and I'm not ready to give it quite yet, despite the cold weather telling me it's time to do so.

Forever 21 leather skater skirt

Here are my day to night looks:

Three Shades of Gray | Travel Pants and Bow Blouse

Happy Monday gorgeous readers!

Shop the Look:

Office Chic | Leopard Hearts and Pencil Skirt

(Note - this post was supposed to go out on Friday but I was so ill this past week I couldn't bring myself to take pictures and get this post out. I have since recovered and this post is now out, albeit a bit late. Hope you enjoy!)

Hello my beautiful readers!

I have another work outfit for you guys today - one that involves leopard print! 

Let's Get Organized: Smartphone Apps

As some of you may remember, I'm getting a new phone this month. While I'm still trying to settle the debate in my head between the iPhone 5s or the Galaxy Note 3 it got me thinking about how to organize all the apps that I have currently. Now I recently went out of my way to clear some space on my iPhone 4 so I could download iOS 7 but I've been thinking of how I'm going to organize my new phone when I get it.

Moon River | LBD and Trench

Hello lovelies!

Whenever I have days where I look into my closet and think, "I have nothing to wear," I end up falling back on my trusty little black dress.

The Awkward, Ugly, Phase

I had a nice night out yesterday with a few old friends that I have known since high school. The great thing about these friends is that they knew what I looked like nine years ago and still chose to be my friend.

Picture taken in 2006

Let’s face it: EVERYONE had an awkward or an ugly phase in their lives. Whether it happened in middle school, high school, college, or even after college, the period of our lives where we feel like ugly ducklings instead of the swans we are is inevitable for everyone.

For me, that phase was in high school. I was a bit chubby for my height and I never had the right clothes. I wore glasses, I hunched, and I had crooked teeth. It was not pretty.

Pencil Spots | Polka Dot Skirt and Red Accents

Happy Monday my pretties!

I'm continuing my work-oriented outfits series with this look - my polka dot pencil skirt and and a plain blouse! I know, this outfit is probably not the most exciting look I've ever featured, but to be honest this is the kind of outfit I wear to work quite often. I work in politics so my office is pretty conservative. I try not to go too overboard with my clothes but I think a pop of polka dots and a splash of red is still a toned down look that isn't boring, right? :]

Decisions Decisions

So I have a big decision to make this month: I'm getting a new phone!

WWGH Tall Boots

Freelance boots ($819) / Ivanka Trump flat boots ($199) / Dailylook boots ($50)

Closet Strategy: Shift Dress

All right guys, I know everyone and their mothers own this shift dress from J Crew but I'm going to feature it in today's Closet Strategy anyway. Shift dresses are pretty much an everyday uniform for women in DC but I love how this particular dress has scalloped edges - it really serves to elevate the whole look. That said, there are multiple ways I wear this in my daily, non-blog life:

J Crew Scallop hem dress

Sunshine Award

I was nominated by the lovely Brittney of True Vintage Love for the Sunshine Award! I'm so honored that my blog would even come to mind when thinking of an award of any kind so you can imagine how humbled I was when I saw today that Brittney nominated me! How very nice of her!

 

The Morning Shift | Color Block Dress and Satin Pumps

Another day, another dollar.

Now that we're in November, I have to start winter-fying my outfits. I wore this shift dress a lot this fall and even in the summer (three words: air conditioned offices. Make for cold employees :/ ) but now I'm wearing it with a button up underneath and some tights to fight the cold air. I really like the idea of bringing in warm weather staples into the winter. I feel like I get more mileage out of my closet that way. 

Belated Halloween | Bowler Hat and Leather Leggings

So I'm not usually a big costume person. I definitely used to love dressing up for Halloween but as I got older there was a lot of Mean Girls-itis ("Halloween is the one night a year you can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it"). It got to the point where last year I just wore a T-shirt that said "LIFE" on it and handed out lemons (badum tss!)

The Morning After | Travel Pants and Embroidered Peplum

Happy Friday lovelies!

While some of you may be lucky enough to have today off after a night of Halloween activities, I unfortunately have to get back to work. Lucky for me, it's Casual Friday! I decided to wear my new Lilly Pulitzer Travel pants! They're super comfortable - they feel like leggings but they're thicker and more structured so they're perfect for a more relaxed day at the office.