All Blue With Silver Jewelry

thrifted:
ultra thin cardigan $7 Coldwater Creek
scarf $2.91
blue tee $2.49 Banana Republic
navy loafers $14.99 BOC
navy purse $7.38 Liz Claiborne
silver earrings $2.80

My Last Two Remaining Outfits From March

Outfit 1:  dark navy trousers $3.83 Celebrity Blues, navy tee $1.50 Old Navy, lightweight cardigan $7 Coldwater Creek, navy purse $7.38 Liz Claiborne, cognac loafers $7.65 Sutton Plaza

Outfit 2:  khaki trousers $? Old Navy, tee $1.49 J.Jill, 
cardigan $3.49 h.i.p., scarf ?, cognac purse $7.99, cognac loafers $4.99 Honors

Fall Red

floral topper $4.19 Coldwater Creek
tan tee $3.40 Dress Barn
pants $4.20 Jigsaw
necklace ?
earrings .53 cents
gold bangle $1.52
purse $4.90 Monet
red loafers $5.59 Dong Hai

A Favorite Cardigan

This is such a light weight cardigan and it's one of my favorites.  I think this is the first time I've worn it with this navy tee and it's my preferred combination.  I could just wear this identical outfit on repeat.  It's fun to create new combinations, but there's nothing wrong with sticking to something that works and is your favorite too.

This is an outfit I could wear anywhere for my lifestyle... shopping, out to lunch, even to work - which I did. :)

White Pants $5.99 J.Crew
Navy Tee $1.50 Old Navy
Cardigan $7 Coldwater Creek
Blue Gray Bangle $2.38
Navy Purse $7.38 Liz Claiborne
Flip Flops $6.65 Merona
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Necklace on silver chain w/blue-gray pendant (new) $1.30 ebay

New Purse + Whole 30 Day 3

I found this purse on sale at Ross Dress For Less and really liked it.  It reminded me of one my daughter has that I've always thought was nice.  I debated on whether or not to get it...because I already have a large black purse.  My other one is little older and more worn looking and I knew I'd regret not buying this one if I didn't.

Thrifted Items:

Pants $4.35 AB Studios (Value Village)

Black 3/4 length tee $5 Talbots (Value Village)

Red/Black Jacket $7 Coldwater Creek (Value Village)

Shoes

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Purse $14.99 Koltov Collection = Ross

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Whole 30 Day 3 

Dinner was taco salad.  We are finding that it's not nearly as enjoyable eating our meals with no pasta, no cheese, no sugar (it's it way many more products than I imagined once I started examining labels)....  but we're hanging in there.

I am loving the pineapple, avocados (guacamole), sweet potatoes, and the breakfast sausage though.  

Buffalo Plaid

I really, really love this waterfall cardigan below found here at Bloomindale's, although I'll never pay that much and buy it.  I love this style of cardigan anyway, but I'm crazy about it with this pattern. 
I recently purchased my first buffalo plaid print garment.  I hadn't even known that's what it's called.  I'll just be happy with my shorter, 3 button cardigan for now.  Next time I'll wear it with blue jeans, but I had work this day.

It's really soft and I like the 3/4 length sleeves.  I'll be able to wear it with a short sleeved tee or tank also.  Maybe I could even roll the sleeves up a bit more in the spring and still wear it as an additional layer.   I'll have to try that out to see if it looks okay.

Thrifted Items:

Black Pants $5 White House Black Market (Value Village)

Black Sweater ? Coldwater Creek

Buffalo Plaid Cardigan $7.99 Mercer Street Studio (Goodwill)

Necklace

Black Leather Purse $8 Fossil (Value Village)

Black Leather Backless Loafers $4 Cole Haan (Value Village)

Coldwater Creek Jacket

This was my first time wearing this jacket and I really loved how comfortable it was.  I will dress it up more next time, but I wanted to show the versatility of it in a casual look here.

 Thrifted Items:

Gray Jeans $4.99 Gloria Vanderbilt (Goodwill)

Red Striped Top $3.99 Liz Claiborne (Goodwill)

Red/Black Jacket $7 Coldwater Creek (Value Village)

Necklace $3.99 (Value Village)

Gray Fuzzy Scarf

Purse $5.99 Liz Claiborne

Loafers $4.99 Honors (Goodwill) 

Navy Skinnies Tucked in Booties

Other than the slight issue of occasionally having to hoist up the rear of these britches...I love them.  I have trouble finding pants that fit my legs right.  Usually all pants that fit in the waist/butt are too baggy in the leg and too long and many times I end up altering them to slim them down a bit.  I can't imagine why the legs are baggy because, let me tell you, I have some substantial thighs. haha  I remember going to my old general practioner (who knew my grandma who had been a nurse) and him telling me I had thighs like my grandma!  I was 17.  Not what I wanted to hear...and not something I'll ever forget.
Soooo, back to the pants.  Well, I like these because they are fitted without making my legs look like two bulging sausages stuffed in them. haha

I also love this lightweight cardigan.  This type of cardigan looks much better on me (I think) that the standard style...which I wore in a wine color the other day, griped about, and have since gotten rid of.  This thin style and longer length I just find to be more flattering to my body shape and age.

The blue gray bracelet is new.  Can't see it very well, here, but it is a muted tone and color very similar to the cardigan.

I liked the way my hair turned out today.  There was no special rhyme or reason to it, so it will be mere chance to duplicate it again...but I'm going to try.  (My naturally curly/frizzy hair has always been a point of frustration.)

  Some orange accents and gold hoops accessorize this look.

I get a lot of wear out of these dark brown booties.

(Not sure why the pants below the knees photographed a darker color.  They're not two toned. ha)

I'll be linking up with Patti at Not Dead Yet Style for Visible Monday.

Thrifted Items:

Navy Skinny Pants $3.50 Lauren Conrad (Value Village)

White V-Neck 3/4 sleeve T-Shirt $5.25 Jones New York Sport (Value Village)

Blue/Gray Cardigan $7 Coldwater Creek (Value Village)

Orange Stretchy Bands Bracelet

Blue Gray Bangle $2.38 (Value Village)

Purse  $5.99 Liz Claiborne

Dark Brown Booties $4 Madeline (Goodwill)
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Orange Mini Bubble Necklace $8.99 ebay

Weekday Casual Outfit: Monochromatic In Blue Grays + Food and Weight Journal

I'm pretty much all one shade today...and some days I like that.  I am crazy about this nice quality, soft, Chico's t-shirt that I picked up for only $1!  Also love the feel of this ever so thin cardigan.  Another element I like in this outfit are the flats.  They're gray on the sides and then a metalic silver gray on top.  I kept the accessories minimal and included silver earrings that my mother gifted me with many years ago.

 

This outfit was worn to pick up cosmetics at the drug store and then to a quick doctor appt.

I specifically needed new foundation and the one I wear was buy one get one 50% off...so I did.  I wear Neutrogena Healthy Skin liquid make up medium beige 80 w/ spf 20.  This is pretty lightweight and dewy.  My skin is really dry so I can't wear anything heavy or cakey.

Under my foundation I wear Nivea Creme skin moisturizer.  My skin just soaks this up and loves it.  Some people find it too greasy or it causes them to break out.  But my skin loves it.  My husband actually discovered it a couple of years ago when he was looking for something for his dry skin and bought 10 1 oz containers of it online.  He tried it, but didn't like it and I took it all.  It's the best facial moisturizer I've ever used for my dry skin.  I also now use Nivea Essentially Enriched Daily Lotion for very dry, rough skin on the rest of my body.  Again...love it!  These are 2 of my "couldn't live without it" products.  Another of those is my Neutrogena makeup remover cleansing towelettes.  Very moisturizing and easily takes off my mascara and other makeup.
Do you have any "can't live without" beauty products? 

 Thrifted Items:

Gray Jeans $5 Gloria Vanderbilt (Value Village)

White V-Neck T-Shirt $1 Chico's (Value Village)

 Lightweight Cardigan $7 Coldwater Creek (Value Village)

Gray/Metallic Silver Flats $1.29 Enzo Angiolini (Goodwill)

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What I Ate

TUES Sept 17    143.0	calories
coffee	120
2 eggs, sugar free syrup	155
1sl low cal bologna/1 ff cheese 1/2 bagel, a few chips	140
5 shrimp/mushroom linguine (1 cup), spinach(w/ marg, ff cream cheese)	525
1 1/2 c cereal, 3/4 c van milk, equal	250
Total	1190

Dinner:  Shrimp Mushroom Linguine

A Shirt of Many Colors

Thrifted Items:

Light Lime Green Jeans $3.50 Coldwater Creek

Lime Green Tank Top

Striped Top $5 Talbots

Necklaces

Purse $5.99 Liz Claiborne

Flats/Loafers w/ Bows $4 Ralph Lauren