Three Weeks in September

Hi there. With this post I will actually be caught up with outfit posts for the first time in weeks. After getting back from Vegas I have socialized every weekend but the last one, and for somebody who is as much of a homebody as me it's been fun but sort of exhausting. And in two weeks I am going to take my nieces to visit my Aunt and Uncle in New Mexico over Fall break. I think the next vacation I take will be an at home affair.

I noticed when I was looking up the "last seen" for what I wore the last three weeks that I tend to wear the same outfits withing a few days of each other. I'm not sure how this happens. Maybe some outfits subconsciously lead me to other outfits? I'm not sure why it happens, only that it happens with regularity. One of life's little mysteries that I never would have wondered about if I hadn't started this blog. And on that note, onto the clothes.

September 6

Top: 89th & Madison - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Banana Republic - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelets: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy
September 7

Dress: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Bracelet: Mom Necklace: Etsy

September 8 - Yeah, no idea whats up with the faces.
    

Top: Alfani - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Merona - Last seen here (3rd outfit) Cardigan: J Crew - Hand me down from T

The Stuff

Earrings: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

September 9 - I was at a farewell party for someone else's boobies.

Top: Ann Taylor Loft - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Jeans: Chicos - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy

September 12

Top: Banana Republic - Retail 2015 (?)  Skirt: Talbots - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from Mom  Bracelet: Pier 1 1990's (?)  Necklace: Gift

September 13

Dress: Chicos - Last seen here (7th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy

September 14 - Outfit and laugh repeat from July.
    

Top: Ralph Lauren - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Skirt: George - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom Necklace Gift

September 15 - No idea what's up with these faces but different light = different color top and different posture = different fit
     

Top: Lilla P - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Apt 9 - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Online  Earrings: GH  Bracelet: Chicos

September 16 - Not sure about the pout but maybe because it's Saturday and I'm at work?
     

Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Etsy

September 19

Dress: Talbots - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Cardigan: Liz Claiborne - Bought here in June

The Stuff

Necklace: Rosetta  Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Jennifer

September 20 - With random beam of light
   

Top: Banana Republic - Hand me down from T and haven't been tracking  Cardigan: French Connection - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Provence d amour - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Online  Earrings and Bracelet: Mom

September 21

Top: Gap - Last seen here (12th outfit)  Skirt: White House Black Market - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Rosetta  Necklace: Gift

September 22

Top: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit) Cardigan: Dana Buchman - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Online Earrings and Bracelet: Mom

September 23

Top: Banana Republic - Hand me down from T  Jeans: Levis - last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy

And there's three weeks worth of outfits.
As always thank you to blog photographer BB!!!

See you soon.

Two Weeks in May

Hi there.  So it seems that weekly blogging continues to be problematic despite my best intentions. But you know what they say about good intentions. I've been in a semi daze over the last couple of weeks and I blame that solely on the weather. It's summer in the Sonoran desert now, when temps in the low 90s feel somewhat cool. The cicadas are out in force, and to this desert dweller, that is the signature sound of summer. Despite the heat there are still some flowers to be found, the saguaro has a handful left but the prickly pear is done for the season. I don't think that acclimating to the heat is really possible, instead patterns of living are modified to cope with it. Errands are run first thing in the morning or after the sun has gone down. The best parking space is not the closest, but the one with the most shade. Any sort of physical activity outside during the day is severely curtailed. Sunscreen, sunglasses, hats and a (reusable) container of water become necessities. And the countdown to monsoon season begins.

On that note here are three frugal things I've done recently.
1. The cat's litter box has been moved out of the laundry room so that the door can remain shut during the day.  Because there is no air vent in that room, and it has many windows, it saves energy to not have to cool it.
2. I emptied out my mending basket. I hemmed a couple of skirts, replaced a few buttons and sewed a couple of seams.  This is frugal in more than one way, repairing is cheaper than replacing and it freed up a laundry basket so I didn't have to purchase a replacement for one that wore out a couple of weeks ago.
3. The GH and I ate most of the leftovers in the fridge yesterday and I will finish those off today.

On a less frugal note I waited too long to use a zucchini and some cherry tomatoes that I bought and had to throw them out. I have been trying to reduce my food waste this year and while I am getting better I'm still not there yet. Moral of this story is to prep the veggies for the week on the day they are purchased, it makes me more likely to cook during the week when the prep is mostly done.

And now on to the clothes

May 16

 
Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (7th outfit)  Cardigan: Banana Republic - Last seen here (6th outfit)  Skirt: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from the GH  Necklace: Gift Bangle: Mom hand me down

May 17 - I have no idea what I was doing here

Top: Banana Republic: Retail 201?  Skirt: White House Black Market - Last seen here (9th outfit)
Cardigan: Banana Republic - Last seen above

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from Mom  Necklace: Gift Bracelet: Gift from Janet

May 18

 
Top: Simply Vera - Last seen here (3rd outfit) Skirt: Angie - Thrifted here in January Cardigan: BCBG Girls - Last seen here (12th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings, Bangle and Necklace: Mom

May 19

Dress: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit)  Cardigan: French Connection - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Retail  Necklace: Gift from the GH  Bracelet: Mom

May 23

Dress: MSSP - Thrifted here in January

The Stuff

Earrings: Hand me down from Mom  Bangles: Gifts and hand me downs

May 24

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: The Limited - Last seen here (3rd outfit) Cardigan: August Silk - Last seen here (8th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift ?  Necklace: Gift Bracelets: Chicos

May 25 - Another whole outfit repeat

Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Access - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from the GH  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

May 26

Top: S5A - Last seen here (7th outfit)  Skirt: Tahari - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Necklace: Etsy

May 27

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (3rd outfit) Cardigan: Joseph A - Thrifted 201?  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

Added bonus picture of an accidentally color coordinated day at work

Last blast of the saguaro blooms

                                                                Taken today, May 30

As always thank you to blog photographers BB, Mr DC and the GH.

See you soon!