Adjustment Period…...

dress: stylemint (similar here) // skirt: rag and bone (available here) // shoes: matisse (here) // bag: 3.1 phillip lim (similar here) // sunnies: prada (here)
photos by the amazing common dove photography

The way of life goes….just when you think you can't handle anymore something else smacks you in the face. Then something else….then other people's something else……until you are literally a ball of nerves waiting for the next event to make you stress eat yourself into oblivion…..right now I'm that ball of nerves……and I'm really hoping that something gives soon, because it has to.

Don't Be Afraid To Give Up the Good To Go For the Great

blue jacket: old, similar here // leather jacket: old, similar here // jeans: madewell (similar here) // boots: via amazon similar here // bag: balenciaga // hat: michael stars (similar here)

leather top: all saints (similar here) // white shirt: free people (similar here) // kimono: castles couture (similar here) // jeans: joe jeans (similar here) // coat: madewell (available here) // bag: balenciaga // hat: stylemint (similar here)

 This month's We the Fashionati Style Profile is "A Lesson in Layers" and If you guys are like me you have been acquiring pieces that you can't wait to wear for Spring….so wear those pieces now just layer and layer…..and layer!!!

I'm going to be real for a second (yes this is a long post) for the past couple of months I haven't been able to put as much into the blog and responding to you guys as much as I would like because toddler hood and potty training are kicking my ass…also I've gotten into a rut….but when Who What Wear's 30 Day Wardrobe Challenge came across my screen this weekend it seemed like just the right kick to get me into high gear. I'll be posting 3 looks today and then starting Wednesday I'll play catch up with the first 4 looks from the challenge and then following up every day….. because as John D. Rockefeller so aptly pointed out "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great"

PS if you are in the Triangle area be sure to head to The Loft at Southpoint from 6:00 to 9:00 to meet me and see how to style Spring's key pieces…..plus there will be macarons and a special discount….need I say more?

                                                  Tigers Don't Lose Sleep Fashion Bash                                                

Hosted by Brooke Allen
LOFT Streets of Southpoint
6910 Fayetteville Road
Durham, NC 27713
Tuesday February 18th 2014 6pm-9pm
RSVP by Monday February 17th

jacket: stylemint  // pants: fab'rik (similar here) // bag: 3.1 phillip lim (similar here) // watch: michael kors (available here) // necklace & bracelets: stella and dot

Couldn't Wait

top: stylemint (similar here) // jeans: rag and bone (similar here) // trench: old, similar here // shoes: stuart weitzman (available here) // bag: 3.1 phillip lim (similar here) // watch: michael kors (available here) // bracelets & ring: stella and dot

If you are a size 7/7.5…..an XS or a 23/24 then you know that everything you LOVE immediately sells out the day a shipment comes in…..I've learned from a lot of heartache that if I'm going to snag something I love it needs to be the season before its actually appropriate to wear it….Ever since I got my hands on these Stuart Weitzman gladiator sandals I've been itching to wear them. Annddd since it looks a little too spring like to wear them with shorts I thought um let's show them off over my pants on the next mild day…..so that's exactly what I did……and I'm kind of obsessed with the outcome…..

PS guys……I'm so freaking excited to announce that my dear friend and fashionista Ellen started  her blog yesterday. The first time I met Ellen back in  2012 we literally had an hour long conversation about her starting a blog and I'm thrilled and honored to be her photographer and help her start it!! You are going to want to stop what you are doing and go check her out!!!!

New Things: See original post here

Day 36: bought a new shade of nail polish….legit haven't bought myself nail polish in like 7 months…mom probs

Day 37: tried a new dish from Bonefish Grill……ok I stole my husband's Ahi Tuna….delish