On Thursday night, we attended the PRSA Awards so I wanted to wear a dress to the event. This is the second time I wore my Ann Taylor watercolor dress, and this time, I paired it with my bright green Zara blazer.This blazer has been such a wonderful investment for me. I'm really finding that it works well with a lot of my tops and dresses. ...
Archives for June 2012
Home Updates: Dining Room & Window Coverings
Getting window coverings and a new dining table have been a long time coming. We've lived in our new house for nearly a year and have done quite a bit already---but we're still rocking Ready Blinds (which are awesome, BTW) on our windows and never use our super uncomfortable IKEA dining table (not much of a dining table if you never use it!) After ...
Light Rose
My undying love for the J.Crew No. 2 Pencil Skirt is deeper than I ever imagined. In fact, during the extra 30% off sale, I picked up yet another one---this time, in the color "light rose." It's actually more of a bright coral color---and every bit as delightful as my other No. 2s (seriously, I need to start naming them). Let's call this one ...
Henri Bendel Opens in Houston! My Wishlist
When I found out that a Henri Bendel store was opening in the Houston Galleria, I was pretty excited. I had seen the store before at Northpark Mall when we were in Dallas and I remember thinking how unique the pieces were. After having seen the store in person, the day after the official grand opening, here are my top picks & wishlist ...
Motivation Mondays: Jill’s Slimdown
Today’s "Motivation Mondays" features Jill and showcases her incredible weight loss and fitness story! I know Jill because back in the day, we both used to work at the same tanning salon chain. We had kept in touch via Facebook and when I saw the incredible before and after pictures she posted on her wall last week (talk about ...
Just Peachy- Amazing Salad Recipe from Women’s Health Magazine!
Last night I made the best salad ever. There's a backstory to this so I'll tell it really quickly--- basically, I used to have a salad phobia. I LOVED eating salads...but I could only eat them at restaurants when they were prepared for me. If I tried to make my own salad, I would feel sick when I tried to eat it and it always ...
Fitness Updates: Thoughts on CrossFit & Workout Updates
A little over a week ago, my husband and I checked out a local CrossFit gym and took an introductory class. I had been so excited to try it after attending a few fundrasiers at CrossFit gyms and meeting a few people who did it. I promised I'd post about our expereince on my blog, so below are my thoughts about it. I'll admit that I ...
50 Shades of Purple
Though I never quite had an affinity for Barney, the big purple dinosaur, it certainly didn't keep me from wearing head to toe lilac, with a few touches of gold, for balance, of course. Why, not, I thought? This outfit actually kind of reminds me of our sofa pillows! Shirt- Talula Boyfriend Shirt (Aritzia)Skirt- J.Crew No. ...
The White Pant
I don't recall the last time I owned white pants (I returned the ones I got at Zara a couple of months ago because of fit issues) so when a co-worker recommended GAP's modern boot pants to me, I jumped at the chance to buy them at 30% off when GAP was running a promo a few weeks ago.A word of warning---these stretch like crazy as you wear ...
All Tucked In
This printed tunic from Zara is one of my most loved blouses of the moment. I love that it's super thin and lightweight because it wears so well under pencil skirts. You may remember that I also wore it tucked into shorts for brunch a couple of weeks ago. (...and if you don't remember, here's that outfit): ...and here is that same ...