short work weeks always tend to demotivate me in the wardrobe department. why waste a perfectly good outfit on 2 days and no meetings? (careful, you're stepping into the deep abyss of my psyche--and there's no turning back) typically, i try and wait to bust out my jeans on wednesday, at least. monday is all business and tuesday still feels official, but by wednesday the slope is slippery and all bets are off. seeing as this is a 2 1/2 day work week, i rationalized that tuesday is actually thursday which means i'm a day late to the denim party and should be rewarded for not having showed up in sweats.

i was excited to get one last wear in, for these jeans before i gleefully pack on the holiday 45. err, i mean, 5. one must be careful with a flare-legged pant. too many flares in the wrong places can take you from retro to oh-no in a jiffy. only problem with these super-spectacular faded beauties is the wind storm they create when you walk. ruins any chance of a surprise attack.

Jeans: Paige Premium Denim Shirt: Liz Claborne Sweater: JCrew Jacket: Target

today, i found my second grey hair. i was styling as i normally do, spraying and pinning and there it was, glistening under the vanity light, right on top of my head. the first one was discovered about a year ago. same location. i had chalked it up to stress and vowed to relax (what a joke!) and moved on my merry way. but today, as i plucked out a half grey, half brown curl (it was disgusting), i was faced with the cold hard reality that my hair follicles are starting to call it quits. which was clear cause for panic and alarm.

what does this mean? has my prime passed? is my youth exhausted? am i getting old? this spawned an entirely different and equally terrifying thought web...what will i look like as an old person? have you ever thought about this? what will my face look like, droopy? will i really have grey ringlets? will fat start randomly depositing in awkward locations around my knees? how does an old person act? i already shop on QVC and get to bed by 10pm, so i have a couple of bases covered. but should i consider a subscription to AARP? what about jello? is that still popular among the elderly? should i start befriending those who are advanced in years. i once lived across the street from a retirement community. maybe i should consider moving back. being old can have it's perks. afternoon naps, loose schedule, discount movie tickets. maybe i should embrace the grey and welcome society's reward for being advanced in years.

or maybe, just maybe i'll keep on plucking until there's enough grey to dye brown.

Skirt: H&M Conscious Collection Blazer: Silence and Noise Sweater: JCrew Boots: Frye

this girl loves a par-tay. parties? not so much. but a, par-tay? yes, please. give me a pair of glitzy heels, a short dress and a reason to celebrate and i am all over it. this weekend, i had a huge reason to kick up my heels--it was my dad's 60th and we threw him a fantastical, bedazzled surprise party complete with friends, family, amazing food and enough balloons to make the kid from, Up, jealous.

a surprise party is no small effort. especially when you're trying to pull one over on the world's most perceptive man. it took months of planning and a few white lies but the look on his face when he walked through the door, made it all worth while. happy birthday daddy-o...and many, many more.

my super fun manicure

Dress: Rachel Roy Shoes: BCBG Maxazria Bag: H&M

iphone shopping chronicles

we're going to try out a new feature. iphone pictures from my random shopping excursions. because obviously one post from me a day isn't nearly enough.












shop spots: H&M and Bloomingdales