Peeples Donuts

Saturday we took a long walk and stumbled upon this little gem: The Tenderloin National Forest.

It sits between two buildings and can be accessed through a heavy gate from the street or through the back door of a gallery.

 It's kind of a collaborative garden and art project. There are lots of little projects in progress, like a decorative rain catcher. Too bad I didn't snap any pictures of the projects.

 Gap tunic, Prana leggings, Target tank, Old Navy jacket and earrings, Banana Republic boots, Keen bag. Please excuse my fists bulging in my pockets.

It was a lovely day for a walk. We walked from the Tenderloin to the Ferry Building, where we enjoyed vegan organic donuts from Peeples Donuts. I definitely recommend you find these donuts and eat them. Particularly the salted caramel one. Yum.

24 of 30: I Don't Like It

 Gap top and socks, Prana legging, Target cardigan, Banana Republic rain boots, necklace from Guatemala

Blerg. I do not like this one. I think it's mainly the leggings. Because I tried to wear them as pants. The top is too short with them and the whole efffect is just blerg. The funny thing is, this is what I wore my last day of work. We went out afterwards for happy hour, and I changed into a black tank top and long cardigan. It worked a bit better, but this was not one of my better decisions.

So, yeah, last day of work. Y'all it was my last day with a company I've been with for over two and a half years. So it truly was a bittersweet move, but also a necessary one in terms of personal career goals.

What I do like about this day? My face in that first picture. I don't know what expression I'm making, but it works. Somehow. You can tell by my pose that I was working my I-used-to-dream-of-being-a-model and I-watch-too-much-America's-Next-Top-Model poses.

Ciao, y'all!

19 of 30: Lazy Saturday Secret

 On her: Delia*s thermal, Old Navy cardigan and purse, Target jeans, Banana Republic boots, Mango blazer, gifted scarf

On him*: Spiewak jacket, Gap belt, J. Crew pants, Timberland Boot Co. boots

First things first: neither my boots nor the blazer are technically in my 30. Phew. Glad to get that out of the way.

I have to admit. I put this outfit on solely to go to breakfast and to buy a new umbrella. Now I may or may not be wearing my lounge pants, slipper boots, a hoodie and a t-shirt with a cartoon pencil on it that says "I wanna be number 1." Get it?

And I may or may not be lying in bed watching the latest episode of "The Soup." I do have plans to clean today. And maybe make some black bean pumpkin soup. Watching "The Soup." Making some soup.

* This is my husband's idea of a fashion pose.

17 of 30: Hiding

 Old Navy dress, cardigan and scarf; old tights; Banana Republic boots; H&M ring; F21 belt

I will only mention the weather long enough to say that it was cold and rainy, which is why I'm inside.

The End.

Now, on to the fun stuff! No, these boots weren't in my 30 for 30 picks, but wearing leopard-print flats (my other option) today just seemed silly. And I'm happy to see how much I love the purple and red combo. I'll have to see if I have a purple top to wear with my red cords when the challenge is over.

I have a confession to make. I shopped. But I had a good reason. I bought these pumps from Banana. You see, the crime went down this weekend, after I found out I landed the new job. I was aching to shop (call it a little reward to myself from myself), and a leftover giftcard from Christmas was burning a hole in my pocket--er--wallet.

Part of this whole "style aesthetic" journey I'm on has to do with transitioning from a college girl (gah, I know, it's been over five years now) to a career woman. Now, my career is--and will remain--fairly casual, but I'm really trying to figure out how to dress my age. It's hard because I don't look my age.

So I bought pumps. That will probably only show themselves on special occasions and date nights, but that's OK. They look pretty hot, if I do say so myself.

Steal From Your Husband: Day Two

My apologies for not posting yesterday. I have no good excuse. It just didn't happen.

But today you get two posts, so get excited.

These outfits are from Tuesday, the second day of raiding my husband's closet. Last week we were both sitting on the couch and I was browsing through some style blogs. Every now and then I would hear a groan or a "Now that's a nice outfit" from the hubs.

(Side note: My husband is really fashionable. In fact, he usually dresses better than me and has way nicer clothes then me. Seriously.)

I said something about wanting to be able to wear this-or-that from the such-and-such style blog and he told me I need to "find my style aesthetic."

What does that mean? I guess figure out what I like and what works for me. His suggestion? Wear more button-down shirts. I'm sure he didn't mean from his closet, but whatever.

Top: husband's (Gap)    Cardigan: ON    Jeans: ON    Boots: Banana Republic (on sale for $26!)    Necklace: gift (Gap)