Dream Kitchen

OK, definitely not my dream kitchen. Not by a long shot. This is the kitchen at work (like you wanted to know). I snapped some quick shots while my morning tea was steeping.*

I haven't done the "tomboyish" look much. Mainly because I can have a bit of an androgynous look (I was cast as Peter Pan in the musical only a few years ago), and I've been trying to embrace my girly side. (Mostly by buying nicer makeup and prettier things... That's how it's done, right?) But I was feeling this look yesterday, so I went with it.

I even buttoned my shirt all the way to the top button... which I promptly unsnapped for work. I move around a lot of boxes at work, and buttoned top buttons would make that unpleasant.

Button-Down: American Eagle

Cardigan: Gap

Cords: Gap

Belt: F21, I think

Boots: Steve Madden

I'll be on vacation (family vacation) in Guatemala for the next week and a half, so I won't be seen around these parts. But I'll be brainstorming some ideas for the blog. (It's a good thing this blog's still kind of "under construction"; I don't feel so bad about neglecting it for a couple of weeks.)

Merry Christmas!

 

*Please know that I'm usually a coffee girl. I just neglected to brew some before I left the house.

White Elephant in the Room

Tonight the hubs and I went to his coworker's place for a White Elephant Christmas party. The gift I ended up with was not-so-White-Elephant: a Philz gift card and pound of Philz Tesora beans. Yum! I'd say I made off pretty well. The party was fun, plus I always like seeing other peoples' places in the city. Is that strange?

Today I went shopping at Gap, where they were having a ridiculous sale: 30% off of full-priced items and 40% off of sale items. I bought these pants, this top and this black cowl sweater. All for under $50. I'd say that's a good deal.

So, between the cheap clothes and Philz coffee (and a yummy breakfast out with the hubs), today was a great day.

(Also, I painted my nails red, which feels surprisingly empowering.)

Top: Gap

Cardigan: Urban Outfitters

Cords: Gap

Necklace: H&M

Flats: Target

Borrowed Potential

This morning this top kept looking at me from its spot in the drawer.

But not my drawer. My husband's.

So, I finally gave in to its tantalizing stares. Hubs had already left for work anyway, and it was his fault for leaving his drawer open a crack. ;) So I decided to make an outfit around it. Something nice and laid-back with a "oh, did I partially tuck my shirt in" nonchalance.

Hubs only acted fake-annoyed that I took one of his tops. Besides, he has more clothes than me. Seriously. Maybe one day i'll convince him to let me post some of his outfits on here. (Side note: Check out the bottom left corner of the above photo. That would be one of hubs' birthday gifts. It's a dog that acts as a speaker and dances to your music.)

Top: borrowed from hubs

Tank: Old Navy

Jeans: gift from hubs

Belt: F21

Boots: Old Navy

Scarf: Gap

Morning Run: 12.13.10

I'm starting to get the hang of this not-looking-at-the-camera thing.

I really appreciate it when a fashion blogger makes herself vulnerable enough to take pictures of herself in her workout gear. (One of my favorite bloggers does it on a regular basis!) Thought I'd give it a shot, too.

This month I'm running exclusively in my Vibram FiveFingers shoes as part of my "Give Up/Take On Project." (Read about the project here.) So far, so good.

LS Top: from the Inaugural Oakland Half-Marathon (2010)

Tank: Nike

Shorts: Oiselle

Shoes: Vibram FiveFingers

 

Gold Leaf

We go to a really casual church, so I normally wouldn't dress up quite so much. But today was the annual "Lessons and Carols" service, so I felt like doing it up a bit. (Yes, a dress and heels means "doing it up" in my book.)

I can't remember the last time I wore tights and a dress. That's how casual my life has become. But - don't worry - I still find plenty of ways to freshen-up my style.

Dress: Target

Cardigan: Banana Republic

Tights: Target

Belt: F21

Shoes: Nine West

Earrings: Target

And this is when I stopped the photo shoot. That ghostly apparition is the hubs.

It said 10% chance of rain.

Weather.com, that is. So, I set out to meet my friend for breakfast wearing this great denim tunic along with bright mustard-yellow tights. Then, it started raining. I ride a scooter. Rain + tights on a scooter = very cold, wet legs. So, I ran back into the apartment to change into these lovely green jeans (yes, green jeans).

I think it turned out rather nicely after all.

 

Sometimes, weather trumps fashion. Especially when you ride a scooter to work everyday. This was my second time riding in the rain. And my first time not falling while riding in the rain. Hooray for progress!

Leather jacket: Banana Republic

Scarf: Old Navy

Tunic: Gap

Jeans: Gift from hubs

Boots: SF boutique

Necklace: Nike Women's Marathon 2010 (yes, I ran all 26.2 miles)

Birthday Stripes

And here it is. My first outfit post.

I'm a little new here, so bear with me. And bear with the messiness surrounding me in the photo. Like the open closet door. And the not-so-neatly-tucked-away computer monitor. And the Gap hang tag underneath the chair. I think I've pointed most of it out.

My birthday was not too exciting. (The exciting part was having my friends accompany me to the Sound of Music Sing-A-Long in the Castro on Sunday night for my birthday celebration. Who doesn't love a good sing-a-long?) Today started out with a trip with the hubs to our favorite breakfast joint: Brenda's. Why no work, you ask? Well, he had scheduled eye appointments for us both (yes, we go together to our eye appointments), so we took advantage of the late-morning appointment and grabbed some birthday breakfast beforehand.

We shared some granny smith beignets and I had french toast with a side of grits. It was lovely.

Details: Striped top (Gap), cardigan (Old Navy), jeans (Gap), boots (Steve Madden - circa 2007), headband (J.Crew)

Starting a Style Blog

Today's my 28th birthday. What better way to start my next year than with a new blog. Well, I guess there are lots of better ways, but this is the one I've chosen.

So, welcome to my personal style blog. I don't yet know what exactly this will become, but I do know that I'll have fun with it. And isn't that all that matters?