Mustard Striped Tee With Teal and Beige

This goes into my "outfit favorites" category.  The jeans are fairly new and I like their fit.  I have at least a couple of pairs of this brand of pants/jeans and they seem to work well with my curvy figure.  They hug in the right places and are not too baggy in the legs.  The long sleeved tee is really soft and a thinner fabric.  I also like this combination of colors that came together with the scarf.  I generally don't like this minty teal color for my nails, but I decided to go with it to match the outfit.

 I was so happy with how my hair turned out and was thinking I was having a good hair day...but I guess no one else thought so. haha  When I asked...hubby says he prefers it "other ways" and no one at the office made any comment about it.  What do you think?  Do you like it straightened better?  
I will probably wear it both ways, but I do still like it this way...even if I'm the only one. :P

Joining in with Patti and all the lovely ladies at Not Dead Yet Style for Visible Monday.

Thrifted Items:  (Value Village and/or Goodwill)

Beige Jeans $3.99 Style & Co.

Striped Tee $3.50 Merona

Scarf $2.99

Purse $8 Nine West

Sandals $5.60 Etienne Aigner

Florals, Stripes, and Sandals

 Today is a mix of yellow stripes, blue stripes (at the jacket cuffs), floral pants and 2 hooded jackets....one white and one cobalt blue.  Finishing it off is a yellow flowered sandal and same shade yellow purse.

Thrifted Items: (Value Village and/or Goodwill)

Floral Pants $3    346 Brooks Brothers

Yellow Striped Top $3 Anne Klein Sport

White Hooded Jacket

Bright Blue Hooded Jacket $3.99 Jones New York

Purse $5.60 Relic

Sandals $3.99 Covington

Navy With Yelow

Today I drove about an hour to visit my daughter.  We went to Whole Foods to pick up a few things then back to her house to have lunch.  We're both on the Whole 30 program and being good by not eating out like we usually do.
She spiraled some zucchini on her spiraler thingy and made some homemade tomato sauce.  It was really good.  I am totally impressed with the vegetable spiraler and feel like I may need one.

Thrifted Items:

Jeans $7 Levi's (Value Village)

Yellow Button Down 99 cents LL Bean (Goodwill)

Navy Sweater

Purse $5.99 Liz Claiborne

Flats $7 Xhileration -new w/tags $20 (Value Village)

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Necklace $6 ebay

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Whole 30 Day 8 Dinner:  Grilled Hamburger, guacamole, steamed broccoli/carrots

 

Just Mustard and Gray

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  We're off to see Monuments Men at the movies....and get in some buttered popcorn before that Whole 30 starts. :)

 Gray Jeans $4.99 Gloria Vanderbilt (Goodwill)

Gray Turtleneck $4.80 Lea Nicole (Value Village)

Mustard Sweater $4.99 Merona (Goodwill)

Black Leather Purse $8 Fossil (Value Village)

Red Knit Hat

Here's the red hat that went with the scarf I wore in my last post.  It was a little drizzly out and we were running errands so I decided to wear it.

 I know I've mentioned before that I love a backless shoe...a mule, slide, flip flop...LOVE them.  I'm a collector.   :)

 Thrifted Items:

Jeans $7.50 Gloria Vanderbilt - new w/tags (Value Village)

Mustard Sweater $4.99 Merona (Goodwill)

Scarf $1.79 (Goodwill)

Purse $5.99 Liz Claiborne

Shoes $2.80 Jennifer Moore (Value Village)

Weekday Casual Outfit: Experimenting With The Boyfriend + What's For Dinner

Just for fun I decided to try the boyfriend jeans look with a pair of jeans that had gotten too big for me. (inspiration here)  I rolled them up, added a belt and my new peep toe booties.  I'm also wearing a new cardigan with some great colors and it's in that slinky fabric I like.  I also tried this outfit with a pair of heels.  Both looks were okay, but the jeans have gone into the donation pile since trying this out for a day.  Not sure if these booties are really my style either, but I'll work a bit more with them.  I'll try the cardigan out in other ensembles because I do like it.

Thrifted Items:

Jeans

Mustard Tank Top 99cents Sonoma Lifestyles (Goodwill)

Print Cardigan $7 Ronnie Nicole (Value Village)

Turquoise Necklace

Purse $5.99 Liz Claiborne

Open Toed Booties $5.99 Rampage (Goodwill)

Heels w/Ankle Strap $6.99 Nine West

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Yellow Gem and Gold Necklace $5.99 eBay

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Dinner:  Oriental Chicken Pasta (cold) (bow tie pasta, chicken, sunflower seeds, spinach, parmesan, soy sauce, olive oil, rice vinegar, equal, garlic salt, pepper)

Workday Outfit: Belted With A Scarf + Food and Weight Journal

Not one of my favorite outfits, but I did give the scarf as a belt idea a try.  I like the colors okay, just not fond of the scarf... or length of pants....but I just keep wearing them, don't I? ha
I did find a nice jacket for a good bargain and I am happy with that.

 Thrifted Items:

Pants 

Brick Red T-Shirt

Mustard Silk Button Down Top

Necklace

Scarf

Black Leather Jacket $9.99 Wilson's (Goodwill)

Black Leather Purse $8 Fossil (Value Village)

Black Bow Ballerina Flats $4.99 Naturalizer

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What I Ate

Dinner: Spaghetti w/ meat sauce

TUES Sept 23       Weight:  142.0	calories
coffee	120
leftover cornbread w/ marg	350
tortellini 1 c w/ marg, spinach, 1 1/2 cheddar biscuits	700
7 pb pretzels	110
TOTAL CALORIES	1280

Inspired To Dress For Fall + Food and Weight Journal

I was very happy with how today's outfit turned out.  I have had trouble styling this striped waterfall cardigan and therefore have only worn it a couple of times.  But I got great inspiration from a blogger I just discovered!  She is Deborah from Stylish Murmurs and I love her style.  The inspiration post for my outfit today was here.  I'm excited to see more of her upcoming outfits.  I like how she layered the scarf over the long cardigan and necklace....so I tried that in my outfit too.
These black pants are new and this was the first time I'd worn them.  The pants are of a bit a thicker material and have a few snaps at the side of the ankle and they were too long for me, but I somehow managed to get them hemmed and now they fit perfectly!  So happy about that.  I also added a color for shoe and purse to match similar color in scarf.  I also mixed stripes with stripes...or, no wait...I guess that's large checks with stripes.  I was really on a roll today! ha  Anyway...here it is...ta-daaaa!

 Thrifted Items:

Black Pants $5 White House Black Market (size 6! happy dance!) (Value Village)

Gray Short Sleeved Sweater $4 Alfred Dunner (Value Village)

Waterfall Cardigan $5.99 DKNYC (Goodwill)

Necklace $3.50 (Value Village)

Scarf $3.99 (Goodwill)

Purse $5.99 Liz Claiborne

Heels w/Ankle Strap $6.99 Nine West

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What I Ate

MON Sept 22      Weight:   141.4	calories
coffee	120
1/3 serv. oatmeal 1 T pb2, 3/4 banana, equal, 1/3 c alm milk	150
leftover cornbread	350
bbq sand, chips	600
1 c cereal, 1/2 c van milk, equal	155
	1375

Weekend Outfit: An Asymmetrically Draped Scarf In Mustard And Mint + Contest Necklace Giveaway Link

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I love how the colors in the scarf tie in with the rest of pieces in this outfit and the accessories.  This was another of my "feel good" looks for myself.  I'm happy with the length of the pants (another pair that I've slimmed down to fit after some weight loss) and my new sandals are super comfy.  I thrifted these a couple of days ago along with 2 other pair that are identical.  These are what I call a butterscotch color.  I also got a pair in white and one in a nude tone.  They were each $5.99 and looked like new so I couldn't pass them up.  I knew these would be a good go to shoe for work, or any occasion, and that I could walk in them comfortably all day.  I really wish I would have been lucky enough to find them in black as well.

 The drape and partial tuck of the scarf into the belt was accidental, but I ended up quite pleased with how it turned out.  Since it has been recommended by some other bloggers that I tuck in my shirts (or maybe belt them)...or I guess just not leave them hanging out loose, haha...I was playing around with adding a belt.  I really thought it accentuated the width of my hips too much, but then was also working with how to wear the scarf and ended up with this look.  I liked it.  I felt much more comfortable in wearing the belt by adding a bit of length in the front and partial covering with the scarf.  I could have tucked it all the way into the belt, but I liked this look best for today.

 I'm linking up with Patti at Not Dead Yet Style for Visible Monday.  Come and join us.  It's a great link up with some fabulous ladies.

I needed a jacket for the grocery shopping so I took along this one.

Thrifted Items:

Brown Pants $7.99 Kenar (Value Village)

Silk Blouse $? Anna & Frank

Scarf $2.99 (Goodwill)

Gold Pin (Value Village)

Bracelets & Earrings (Value Village)

Belt $2.40 (Value Village)
Silk Jacket $4.99 Talbot's (Goodwill)

Purse $8 Nine West (Value Village)

Sandals $5.99 Naturalizer (Goodwill)

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Teal beaded bracelet $1 from downtown shop

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Dinner:  Pork BBQ Sandwich w/coleslaw and chips