OOTD: Chambray + Crochet

Hope everybody survived their Monday!  

Shirt, Skirt: Banana Republic Factory Store, Belt: JCrew, Shoes: Simply Vera Wang, Necklace: Gift

OOTD: Tea Time

This morning I got to spend a little extra time with Nathan because his school was hosting a Mother's Day Tea.

Jacket: Banana Republic Factory Store, Dress: Target, Pumps, Earrings

I thought this was the perfect outfit for a tea date with my little guy.  Although, I wasn't sure we were going to make it in time.  The one day we needed to get to school in time, he decided he wanted to be a teenager and sleep late.  We got to the school just as everybody was filing into the Family Life Center.  It was so cute to get to see all the projects each of the classes had made for their moms.  

Nathan built me a flower.  :-)

But when Nathan saw it this morning he was eager to disassemble it.  

Despite his morning being completely out of whack today with all the festivities, his teacher reported that he had a good day when J went to pick him up.  Thank goodness.  Yay!  Maybe all he needed was some extra time with mama.  :-)

OOTD: Two for Tuesday

I haven't done a two for Tuesday in a while.  Heck.  I haven't blogged as regularly as I would like.  Like I said in a previous post, a lot of my outfits have been repeats lately.  I've also been wiped out by the end of the day the last couple weeks.  Nathan has been having a rough time at school and it's just mentally draining trying to figure out why he is acting out at school.  

I've also been trying to turn myself into a morning person.  I went to my bootcamp class last Tuesday when it was only in the 80s and I thought I was going to pass out despite chugging water the entire time.  I'm not a morning person at all but I also don't want to be the passing out person at bootcamp.  So far so good.  I've been able to wake up early at least three days a week to get my workout in.  I think the only downside of switching my bootcamp class is that I LOVE my trainer, Donna and all the other people that are in my bootcamp.  The morning sessions are led by another trainer who is just as good but I feel like I'm cheating on Donna.  

Cardigan jacket: Loft, Top: Banana Republic Factory Store, Skirt: Banana Republic Factory Store, Pumps: Worthington from JCPenny

Jacket: Elle from Kohl's, Shirt: JCrew, Skirt: Banana Republic Factory Store, Pumps: Worthington from JCPenny

Okay and now I'm off to bed otherwise I might not be able to pull myself out of bed when my alarm goes off at 5.  

OOTD: Middle Ground

Half way through the week.  Yay!  I was at the office solo today so I decided to dress a little more casual but come Friday, I may have to break out my Converse.

Top: Anthropologie (similar here), Pants, Shoes: Talbots (similar here)

OOTD: Neon Tweed

Happy Monday everybody!  Ahhhh...who am I kidding?  I'm only happy because this Monday is over.  Monday's always feel so long and then the rest of the week just flies by.

Shirt: Old Navy, Skirt: JCrew, Shoes 

OOTD: Bright Idea

I loved the combo of bright yellow and pink when I saw Emily from Cupcakes and Cashmere wearing  this dress from LOFT the other day.  So I thought it would be fun to color block these two brights together with what I already had in my closet.

Sweater, Skirt: JCrew No 2 Pencil Skirt (here in cotton), Belt: Kohl's (similar here), Shoes, Purse: Kate Spade 'Head in the Sand Quinn' (similar here)

The two brights put me in a good mood because it was glum and gray outside for most of today.  Even the Starbucks barista commented that I looked like sunshine.

Ch-Ch-Changes

I'm pretty brave when it comes to my hair as far as cuts but I've always been hesitant to color my hair because I dreaded it coming out copper.  I can't explain it but I can't stand it when my hair looks copper.  So when my friend Katie at Zig Zag Salon asked me when she'd get to ombre my hair I decided my friendship with her was worth trying to color my hair again.  So I scoured Pinterest to find Asian ombre examples, found one, e-mailed it to her a week in advance and after five hours of treatment I was done.

 

I love it.  It is a little brassy on the ends but I think that's fairly common for such a dramatic change from dark to light.  So Katie told me that I should get some purple shampoo to try and neutralize the brassiness.  I went to Sally's and picked up Clairol Shimmer Lights Shampoo on my way home after it was recommended to me by some of my internet friends.  So hopefully it works as well as they said and the reviews seemed to agree.  So we'll see.  Can't wait to go back to Katie and have her lighten the ends a little more.