Common Courtesy

This is what I wore yesterday. The outfit looks oddly dowdy in this picture but in motion......well you can see the slit in the skirt. It goes quite high. It wasn't until about halfway through the day when I realized the combination of that skirt and fishnet tights was maybe less than work appropriate. Modesty at least in the physical sense is something I frequently forget to have. I'm generally comfortable with my body and don't really care if people look. There are however limits to what is acceptable even to me.

Example: There is one guy at my office who literally stares with his mouth hanging open every time I walk by. Now it's always nice to be admired but I do worry vaguely that he's going to drown himself in his own drool and then I'd feel guilty. Mostly I find it amusing but it really is a little rude. Also while admittedly the above outfit is somewhat provocative you've seen what I generally wear to work and it's not overtly sexy. Believe me when I'm trying to get a reaction you'll know.

Note: I took pity on the poor guy yesterday. Once I realized the non workness of the outfit I decided to avoid his gaze. The poor guy would probably have to go home to change pants.

Any way the skirt is from Victoria's Secret, The sweater from Express, the tank from Old Navy. You've seen em all before. I have several pairs of patterned tights and I'm not sure where I got this particular pair. It may have been from a company called foot traffic.

Ok Finaly Got Access to the Raw Pic from Yesterday

Man! Raw fiasco 2008 is finally under control. Hopefully not so many double posts from now on.

Today (above) I'm wearing pants from Victorias Secret, a shirt from Express, a blazer from Delias and these shoes.


Yesterday I wore a skirt and sweater both from Express and a tank from Old Navy and the fabu shoes I bought for cheap on Amazon.com.

Another Twofer

Allrighty Finally got em up yay!

In hind site I should have switched pants between these two outfits oh well.

Above is what I wore today. Nothing new sadly. I did have an outfit picked out but I couldn't find the skirt I wanted, then it turned out the sweater looked terrible with these pants, and then we were running late. Crap!

Below is what I wore yesterday. Editor pants (shocking I know) and a sweater set from the Victorias Secret catalogue.

At least my hair looks good in both picks. Ummm I should probably admit I'm a bit vain about my hair.

More Long Sleeves in August?

What's that, did I loose weight? Why yes thank you for noticing. As of Saturday morning I'd lost 3 pounds which leaves 9 more to pre baby weight. Yay I may be able to get in to my favorite work pants by next week (keep your finger crossed). I'll be able to show a bit more variety in my wardrobe.

This shirt is from the Victoria's Secret catalogue. It's 100% cotton which makes it really comfortable although it usually needs to be ironed after I wash it which means I don't wear it very often. These are the same pants I wore here . I like to use grey as a neutral it's less stark than black or white.

I've been meaning to explain why I've been wearing all these long sleeves and sweaters in August in California. This has been a very mild summer. Last summer was too. Also my office in Emeryville is actually on the watter and anyone who lives near watter can tell you it's cooler the closer you get to the shore. Today however is ridiculous. It was raining on our way to work, just sprinkling but still the average rain fall for August is 0%. This is why picked August for our out door wedding. I pointed out to Dave that if this were 3 years ago I'd be crying (our anniversary is on Wednesday).

8/6/08 A New Sweater and Some Old Stuff

Yesterday I went shopping at lunch time (upside to Dave being out sick) and spent my birthday money.

Yes I still get birthday money at my age. My parents know better than to try to pick something out for me. No one has successfully bought me clothes I didn't hate since before puberty.

The upside to shopping on a budget is you want to make sure you are making the money go as far as possible. In the past I've made the mistake of trying to get as many inexpensive things for the money as I can but I've finally learned that I'm never really happy with my choices. So yesterday I wanted to get at least one thing I really liked. I went to H&M, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Ann Taylor Loft, and finally Express. I eventually wound up buying 2 sweaters at Express. One was a red sweater that I already have in white and is one of my favorite items and the other is the teal sweater I'm wearing today. It's lightweight so I can wear it comfortably even when it's not cold and I like that it's short sleeved. They have it in a couple colors if your interested.

The skirt and tights I've both had for years. They are from the Victoria's Secret catalogue. I used to get all my clothes from there but can't afford to anymore. If however it's within your budget I highly recommend them. Their clothes are good for women who have curves. Their models are not so much with the stick figures.