April Showers

{dress: asos (similar, similar) | belt: target (similar) | wedges: target | cardigan: target (available in other colors) }

Spring is the time for lots of celebrations - wedding season, baby season, and showers galore! I wore this to *shower* my friend Sara last weekend - she's getting married in June, and I can't wait! She got so many adorable gifts from her registry - I got her these cute wine stoppers from Anthropologie and a tasty bottle of wine from Club W to go with them!

All Navy, All Week

{sweater: old navy | top: nordstrom (similar) | jeans: forever 21 | flats: justfab (sold out in brown - available in black) | necklace: vintage - my aunt's (similar) | watch: urban outfitters (similar)}

One fun perk about the #sublife? You can wear the same outfit 3 (or maybe 5...) days in a row, and no one will notice! If you're at a different school everyday, and you aren't seeing any of the same people, you can totally rock the same outfit repeatedly. I changed this one up on a couple of days and added some booties and a scarf, but you get the idea. This shirt is just so comfy I couldn't bear to take it off. And hey... I may even wash it...

"On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink!"

{cardigan: target (similar) | top: forever 21 (similar) | jeans: urban outfitters (similar) | necklace: ann taylor (similar) | boots: sam edelman | watch: marc by marc jacobs}

Sometimes, you just have to slap on a smile and some hot pink. 'Nuff said.

#sublife

{cardigan: old navy | shirt: nordstrom (similar) | skirt: old navy (similar) | flats: brooks brothers (similar) | necklace: etsy (gift) | watch: urban outfitters (similar)}

So, finally, after a year and a half, I have completed all my credential coursework, two student teaching placements, 3 state tests, and 4 state assessments! Whew! Now, my credential application is in and I have spent the past few weeks substitute teaching until 2014-2015 job availabilities start popping up - fingers crossed! So for the next few months, I get to teach different grades at different schools every day, and expose my "teacher style" to all the new people I meet!

More Fall Colors

{cardigan: nordstrom (similar) (similar) | shirt: nordstrom (similar) (similar) | necklace: nordstrom (similar) | cords: urban outfitters (similar) | flats: ziginy via century 21 (similar) (similar) | clutch: popbasic (similar) (similar) | watch: c/o timex}

A couple posts back, I told you all how olive, maroon, and comfy sweaters just scream fall to me. Turns out, when you throw navy in that mix, plus some buttery leather, and just a touch of sparkle, it takes that autumnal color palette to a whole new level!

I wore this out last weekend on a chilly Sunday evening to see an awesome play with my mom & grandma at the South Coast Rep!

P.S. Can you check out this amazing watch that Timex so graciously sent me? Talk about a STATEMENT piece! I'm in love! [Insert double heart eye emoji here!]

The Most Beautiful Dress in the World

{dress: anthropologie - sold out (similar) | cardigan: old navy | platforms: chinese laundry}

So, I'm not even trying to be hyperbolic here, but I really do think this is the most beautiful dress in the world. When I saw Bridgette post it on Instagram a few months ago, I fell instantly in love and rushed onto the Anthro website and saw that it was on sale! Though I shop online a lot, sizing always terrifies me, especially on sale items! Still, I bit the bullet, took the plunge, and ended up with this near-perfectly-fitting, gorgeously colored, heavenly embroidered piece! I paired it with these surprisingly light-as-a-feather (but slightly uncomfortable to teach in) platforms that my mom got me as a gift to start the school year!

The only downfall of wearing this to work? NO ONE COMPLIMENTED ME. NO ONE. I MEAN. NO ONE!!! NOT ONE COWORKER MADE EVEN ONE NOTION AT THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DRESS IN THE WORLD! I found myself sending selfies to my friends just so they would compliment me. I was that desperate for others to acknowledge the beauty that is this dress.

So, I leave it to you, my friends. Please comment if you agree that this is, indeed, the most beautiful dress in the world. :)

Minty Fresh

{dress: forever 21 (similar) (similar) | cardigan: old navy | sandals: old navy (similar)}

I feel like I kind of missed the mark on styling this. It was another random outfit choice at 6am kind of morning,and I didn't add any fun statement pieces because I was thinking the studded shoulders were a big enough statement. Except that I don't think the sun ever came out on the day that I wore this, so I wore the cardigan all day, so I just looked kinda boring. A statement necklace sure would have done this outfit good...

In my current no-paycheck, shopping-fast state of being, I put together a statement necklace wish list to torture myself. Whaddya think? Which one is your fave?

{1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6}

"Casual" Friday

{cardigan: target | shirt: eshakti | jeans: gap | wedges: target}

Some people refer to wearing jeans on Fridays as "Casual" Friday. I'd like to refer to this particular Friday as "Exhausted" Friday, or "Lazy" Friday, or "Dead Tired Friday." I, being the responsible adult that I am, stayed up a bit too late on Thursday night and was not happy to wake up at 5:30am Friday, so I took advantage of a Friday jeans day. (FYI: The teachers at my school seem to consider every day Casual Friday, but I am keeping up my "teacher clothes" persona up as long as I can!) I figured that a flared leg kicks denim up a notch, so I pulled these wide-leg babies out of the back of my closet and they are officially back in the rotation!

I actually really liked this outfit, but I looked so tired in all of the photos that this is all you get! ;)

Seersucker on Stripes on Nautical for Back to School Night

{dress: forever 21 (similar) (similar) | loafers: love culture (similar) | belt: american apparel | cardigan: old navy | necklace: baublebar | watch: marc by marc jacobs}

So, I'm super into this outfit. I randomly decided to pair these seersucker stripes with the thicker striped loafers, and added the rope belt because I thought it put it right over the edge into nautical. And I LOVED it.

I am kind of shocked by how impressed I was looking at these photos haha. Honesty time: I'm a bit self-deprecating much of the time, so it's rare that I look at myself in the mirror or in a photo and am super thrilled by what I see. I'm well aware that for every body type, there are certain silhouettes of clothing that are more flattering than others, and oftentimes, I choose to ignore that fact. I have what I suppose could be referred to as an "hourglass" figure (translation: large chest and equally as large hips...), which, I have to admit, seems a lot better on Scarlett Johanssen than it does on my own body. However, there was something A+ about this dress. I think this cinched waist is super flattering to my figure! Maybe it's time to get serious about rethinking my oversized tees! ;)

P.S. Today is the last day to enter my BIG ASOS GIVEAWAY - enter while you can!