Showing posts with label power suit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power suit. Show all posts

Monday, August 28, 2017

Power suit with pink and coral



You've seen this suit before, and you know I love a good power suit. You also know I love to bring color into my office attire, so this top, suit and these shoes are the perfect mix for me.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Power suit with edge




Blazer - Gap  option  option
pants- Gap  suit
blouse- Nordstrom  similar
belt- Target  option
necklace- Rocksbox  option
shoes- Ann Klein  similar
 
I wear this black suit a lot, but I hesitate to post it on the blog each time. How many times do you need to see the black power suit? It has its benefits- it's conservative, it's easy to throw on and go and almost anything goes with it. I decided to share it this time because I wanted to show you that you can add a little color and edge and still be professional.  I added this spike necklace and snakeskin belt. The blouse adds a pop of color.
 
Hope your week is going well.
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Friday, August 12, 2016

Shades of grey





Blazer-Limited
pants- Limited
blouse- JCP (old)  option
necklace- Sears  option
earrings Sears  option
shoes- Payless 
bracelet- made by me  option  option
 
As much as I love color, sometimes it's nice to just tone it down and wear a monochrome neutral outfit. In this case, it's grey. I added a little soft color with a delicate bracelet stack that I made.
 
I'm so glad it's Friday. How about you? I'm short on words again. I'm tired. Maybe we'll talk more next week, okay?
 
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Neutral yet graphic





Blazer- Limited
pants- Limited
top- JCPenney  option  option
shoes- Ann Klein  option
earrings- JCP  option
bracelets- gift option  option  option option

I'm definitely getting my money's worth out of this suit. I love it's lightweight material and color. It makes summer more bearable. There is no limit to the way you can wear it, but this time I've paired it with a contrasting black and white graphic print top. I'm getting back into my bracelets again, and in particular, stacks or arm parties. I think it's Instagram's influence. I see so many pretty bracelet stacks on there. You just have to be careful with the size and type of bracelets if you want to pull off this trend in the business world.

Currently I'm... scrapping my wedding reception photos from 2005! Whew! 2005 was a whirlwind year of weddings, graduation, job changes, moves, and natural disasters for my family and I'm just now getting all of it into a scrapbook. When I finish this little album, 2005 will be finished and properly documented. Do you scrapbook?


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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Dressing up a striped tee



 
Blazer- Gap  option  option
Pants- Gap   option  option  option
blouse- Banana Republic  option  option  option  option
pendant- old  option  option
earrings- The Limited (old)  option
shoes- Ann Klein (old)  similar
 




Grab a power suit and throw it on with a striped tee and you've instantly dressed up your tee! Not every striped tshirt will work, but a nice soft one with a fancy trim like this one does the trick. The one I'm wearing is no longer available, but I think this Top Shop tee with crochet trim would look cute peeking out from a suit or blazer.

Currently I'm... calling - my mother. I loved to call my friends as a teenager and tie up the phone line for hours, but now I hate to make phone calls. I do it as required all day at work, but at home I hate to make calls, so my mother is the only one privileged to receive a phone call from me. And occasionally the hubby when I need to communicate to him where I am or what's going on, and then it might just be a text. Are you into making phone calls and chatting it up, or do you communicate with friends and loved ones another way?

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Something I struggle with




Blazer- Sears (old)  option   option  option
pants (old)  option   option   option
top JCP (old)  option     option 
necklace gift  option 
earrings JCP  option
pumps - Ann Klein (old)  option  option  option
 
I went pretty conservative and all business with this outfit. I have days at work when this is just more appropriate than wearing a bright color or funky shoes. I still have color with the red blouse, but it's more classic and conservative than even some prints would be.
 
Sorry if you thought because of the title that I'd be sharing some deep dark personal secret. I'm not. I am sharing something personal, but it's not an earth shattering struggle of any sorts. I struggle with journaling, even blogging here sometimes. I have a total lack of things to say and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm boring. I scrapbook as a hobby and to keep my family's memories recorded, but I've gotten way behind. Even when I was current with the scrapbooking, I didn't like journaling. I find it difficult to do that part. If there is a fun story to tell, I can do it, but sometimes the photos speak for themselves and journaling the facts is redundant and boring. And you can bet it's even harder to tell the stories now that I'm about ten years behind.
 
 I certainly don't write witty or personal blog posts either, but I'd like to be a bit more personal. I started researching writing and journaling prompts and how to be a better writer. I hated keeping journals in school when the teachers required it as a class. I didn't keep diaries or journals as a kid. The short period of times I did, I'd go back and destroy them. I have found some interesting and thought provoking prompts, but when I see prompts like "what you had for lunch today" I think "Who cares?" As long as I'm fed and not hungry, who cares what it was? Even things like "list your favorite... color, drink, etc..." sometimes leave me drawing a blank. But when I really think about it, I can come up with a few favorites. So.....
 
I said all that to say that I'm going to try and weave it a few personal bits here and there into my blogging. If you care to know- if not and you just want to see outfit photos, let me know and all will be well. 
 
 I'm going to try a few exercises for the sake of having journaling in my scrapbooks, so I may as well share a few details here. Edye at Graceful Coffee recently shared 30 blog post ideas which are really good if you need some prompts. 
 
 I'll start with a "Currently I'm..." list I found elsewhere.
 
Currently I'm- Reading- I'm not. I don't read much beyond blog posts and Instagram posts. I used to read books, but I stopped several years ago. John Grisham is probably the last author I've read. The last book I bought to read was Ann Voskamp's 1,000 Gifts  and I haven't finished it.
 
Just curious, do you read? Books or ebooks? Do you journal?
 
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