WIWWW {what i would wear wednesday}

sooo....i've been slacking in the WIWW posts.  quite honestly, it's just so hard to get excited about any clothing when it's 100+ degrees outside.  THANKFULLY, the heat seems to have broken.  as i type this, it's pouring outside.  and it feels awesome...trust me, our workout was inside today (due to rain) and the doors were flung open and it felt SO GOOD to have that breeze on you!

anywhooskies.

it was dark this morning...so even though it's cooler out, i'm doing another version of what i would wear wednesday!

which, let's face it, is much more fun than looking at a picture of me this fine morning.

it's getting cooler, so i'm dreaming of fall...

 

Source: polyvore.com via Catie on Pinterest

if you'd like to see where you can get everything, the link to the original polyvore is here.

try not to have a heart attack when you see the price of the purse.  and the jeans.  i'm just saying it's pretty, i'm not going to promise that i'm not going to find similar thrift items for $2.

love.

wiww - week...i have no idea anymore

i'm majorly failing at what i wore wednesday because it's TO STINKIN' HOT here to care what i'm wearing.

for reals.  it was 111* here on sunday.

i'm begging you to feel sorry for me us.

so, i'm basically wearing whatever makes me the coolest.  which today was a t-shirt and skirt.  comfy and cool!

i should take a photo of my hair down my back, it's getting crazy long.  it almost reached the waistband of my skirt today.

so i made a hair appointment this afternoon.  :)

t-shirt, tank and heels - target.

skirt - thrifted

necklace - found at my grandmother's

the necklace was a bit itchy, so i've got to fix it before i wear it again.  but all in all, a great outfit for a sickeningly hot day!

WIWWW {what i would wear wednesday}

i have an excuse this week, really, i do.  we left for colorado on thursday of last week for a family reunion (more on that later) and wasn't anywhere close enough to my mirror for pictures!  yup, that's totally it.  and i was completely preoccupied playing with adorable little children and beating my husband and his male cousins at croquet...

so, in lieu of what i wore wednesday, we're going with a what i would wear wednesday!  'cause it's my blog and i do what i want.

and so i turn to pinterest once again for some fashion inspiration!

i so love pinterest.

i would marry pinterest if i could.

moving on....

i'm going with one work outfit, one play outfit and one work then play outfit.

WORK AND PLAY

Source: polyvore.com via Catie on Pinterest

a friday work outfit, fabulous enough to transition into a friday night out outfit!

PLAY

Source: magpiepaperworks.com via Catie on Pinterest

i adore this headband.  and the hairdo is fabulous as well.  if only i could get my mangy mane to stay put.

Source: garnethill.com via Catie on Pinterest

and i'd wear it with one of these awesome dresses.  i'm pretty sure i need one in every color.

Source: hopestudios.blogspot.com via Catie on Pinterest

and i have some black shoes just like the before picture...a fabulous diy shoe tutorial. 

everyone needs a little lace, rosettes and ruffles mixed together for a day, right?  it's pretty much the best things ever all wrapped up together in one comfy outfit.

WORK

Source: academichic.com via Catie on Pinterest

i love this for work.  it's hot as blazes here in kansas right now and i adore wearing skirts and dresses in the summer.  i've got a bunch of old tanks that i want to add skirts to the bottom of and this is my inspriation.  but, first, i need to make a circle skirt (tutorial by dana over at made) with the lovely black with navy polka dots charmeuse fabric i bought last week.  FOR $2.50 A YARD!!  it was $5/yard on the clearance rack and when i found out that it was additional 50% off that, i bought the whole bolt!  would anyone like a matching circle skirt to mine?

anyone?  bueller?  bueller?

well, fine.  i'll make a dress with the rest of it.

Source: None via Catie on Pinterest

i'm also loving on this hair style right now.  i have had tons of flyaways ever since our wedding last year.  i have no idea the correlation of the wedding to my flyaways, but that's when i started to notice them.  ANYWAY, braids sure do help.  because flyaways in this kansas humidity with wavy hair like mine....not so fun.

wiww 9

what i wore wednesday is going to be SKIRTS, SHORT SLEEVES and anything that doesn't make me break into a sweat when i walk out the door for a while.  hope you guys don't mind!  we're breaking record highs left and right over here in kansas.  wichita was even mentioned on the nightly news with brian williams today.

side note: why is it kansas only gets mentioned for 1. weather, 2. sports or 3. freaking crazy people.

second side note: have you ever noticed they always interview the dumbest people they can find?  i once saw a story about wichita on the national news and they had some guy that sounded like a total hick and was missing a tooth.  A TOOTH!?!  really!?!

ps - we are not all like that here, i promise.

wednesday - 90 degrees

long sleeved tee and white tank - target, necklace - premier designs, skirt - thrifted and super comfy...like wearing pajamas!  i wore sandals but apparently forgot to put them on until i left the house...

thursday - 94 degrees

head to toe target, except i found the shoes at a thrift store and paid $2 for them.  :)

friday - 100 degrees

cardi and tanks - target, jeans - maurices, flip flops - reef, purchased at the 2004 national waterski tourney in baton rouge, necklace - ebay?  i think anyway.

monday - 102 degrees

tank and long sleeved shirt - target, trousers - penneys, heels - gianni bini (thrifted), necklace - famous footwear

tuesday - 102 degrees

cardi, tank and flats - target, dress - old navy, necklace - gift from kyle

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yet another version of WIWW that i actually deem worthy of linking up to over at lindsay's page - the pleated poppy.  make sure you check out some of the other ladies, there are some awesome dressers over there!

wednesday

 tshirt, tank under and seersucker shorts - target

sandals - thrifted, originally from charlotte russe

necklace - famous footwear

thursday

shirts - target

trousers - maurices

scarf - santa fe, nm shop called the jackalope

i wore my black heels from target.

friday

 ooh!  something a little new a different!

skinnies and necklace - target

tunic - thrifted, old navy brand

ruffled flats - maurices

tank - tj maxx

 this picture really does nothing at all for this outfit

monday

 i was apparently running out the door, so i didn't have my shoes on yet again.

tshirt - target

skirt - thrifted

necklace - famous footwear

wednesday

 turtleneck - gap

tank, trousers and heels - target

necklace - estate sale

well, at least i'm getting a little bit better, right!?!

right.

WIWW - week 6 - yet another fail

this was supposed to post on thursday (a week and a day late) so i wasn't going to link up.  then blogger blew up.  or something.  i dunno, i just know my blog is all jackered up.

side note: i took a fifth photo, but i have absolutely no idea where it went when i uploaded...maybe i'll find it next week.

it was some shorts.  my friend daniel was annoyed that women can wear shorts to work and not men.

EAT IT MEN!  WOMEN CAN WEAR SHORTS TO WORK AND YOU CAN'T!  :)

(hi, daniel!)

wednesday

i love this dress, it's so comfy.  this is important in any clothing i purchase.  must. be. comfortable.

it's also one of my favorite shades of deep teal and looks good with either brown or black.  and it's soft.  and it's a real wrap dress so that makes me feel like a grown up.  i don't know why.

moving on....

head to toe target.  wait, the necklace was an estate sale find.

thursday

hey, look!  another pair of those free target jeans!  YAY for coupons!

cardi, ruffled tank - t.j. maxx

grey jeans, heels - target

necklace - famous footwear

friday, went to k-state for a ID symposium

haha, it's like the exact same outfit only different colors.  whoops.

cardi (that thing is SUPER soft!) - t.j. maxx

tanks and jeans - target

necklace - famous footwear

heels - thrifted, gianni bini

flats i wore to drive laying next to me - maurices

awesome earrings you can't see because i'm so far away - lucinda's (local shop)  i wore them for my wedding.

{INSERT GRATUITOUS WEDDING PHOTO HERE}

yes, yes.  i did just go there.

wiww....FAIL!

i'm sure you were all waiting with bated anticipation to see what i wore this week.

yup, not gonna happen.

i have ONE picture that i took this week, and i hate the outfit.  will never be worn again.  lesson learned.

it's been a fail kind of week in my world, but tomorrow is thursday and the next day is friday and on friday, we're GOING TO KANSAS CITY...KANSAS CITY HERE I COME!!

ahem.  excuse me while i break into song.

MADA is this friday and my firm has entered three projects.

THREE!  'cause we're awesome.

any barney stinson fans out there?

source

notice i said my firm...i didn't design any of the projects we entered.  but you know, i'm there for moral support...and the beer.  maybe a little wine.  and food.

go us!

wiww - week 5

seriously?  i'm missing wednesday again?  jeez...

thursday

yeah, i should not stand like that in photos.  and also, heels make me look thinner.  note to self.

tunic - jc penneys

woven belt - came free with a pair of pants from tj maxx

brown trousers - tj maxx

necklace - gift from my great aunt coral.  i don't think she was my real great aunt, but she was friends with my grandma and liked to give me stuff...and i loved it!

it's blue shells of some sort on a chain.  very pretty.

friday

 nasty weather returns to kansas...so the boots come back out!

sweater, tank under, jeans - target

boots - piperlime

necklace - walmart, ages ago

earrings - thifted, i added them to new hook thingies (that's a techinical term) because i'm allergic to nickel.  and eww...why would you stick something in your ear that someone else had in their ear?  nope, can't do it.

monday

collar shirt - steve and barry's (loved that place!)

sweater - sam's club

trousers - the gap

heels - thrifted

necklace - gift from kyle

tuesday

 cardi, tank, t-shirt, trousers - all from target

heels - tj maxx

necklace - estate sale

earrings - steve and barry's (still miss that place!)

yeah, you still can't see the earrings...sigh...must find a better place for self portraits.

wiww - week 5

seriously?  i'm missing wednesday again?  jeez...

thursday

yeah, i should not stand like that in photos.  and also, heels make me look thinner.  note to self.

tunic - jc penneys

woven belt - came free with a pair of pants from tj maxx

brown trousers - tj maxx

necklace - gift from my great aunt coral.  i don't think she was my real great aunt, but she was friends with my grandma and liked to give me stuff...and i loved it!

it's blue shells of some sort on a chain.  very pretty.

friday

 nasty weather returns to kansas...so the boots come back out!

sweater, tank under, jeans - target

boots - piperlime

necklace - walmart, ages ago

earrings - thifted, i added them to new hook thingies (that's a techinical term) because i'm allergic to nickel.  and eww...why would you stick something in your ear that someone else had in their ear?  nope, can't do it.

monday

collar shirt - steve and barry's (loved that place!)

sweater - sam's club

trousers - the gap

heels - thrifted

necklace - gift from kyle

tuesday

 cardi, tank, t-shirt, trousers - all from target

heels - tj maxx

necklace - estate sale

earrings - steve and barry's (still miss that place!)

yeah, you still can't see the earrings...sigh...must find a better place for self portraits.

wiww - week 4

where's wednesday?

i have no clue.

thursday

 we had a special event after work and i knew i didn't want to wear something too hot for all the running around i'd be doing.  skirt to the rescue!

shirt and earrings - target

skirt and tights - walmart and both from my freshman year of college...oi vey!  time to diet...

flips - charlotte russe

necklace - premier party at monica's!

love this necklace!  i broke it later that day, but then fixed it with my mad plier skillz.  yo.

friday

shirt and tank under - target

jeans and flats - maurices

bracelets and earrings - so old i don't remember

scarf - from my honeymoon, jackalope, santa fe, nm

better view of my scarf.  the scarf is my go-to lazy accessory...it's just too easy!

cute ruffled flats to distract you from the fact that i don't have a saturday or sunday post.

i don't have a saturday or sunday post....

we were at kyle's grandpa's house and spent the weekend on the farm.  so, i wore work clothes all weekend.  that's probably all you really need to know.  :)

monday

dress - merona brand, thrifted

tank, leggings, strappy sandals - target

necklace - kohl's 

i don't know why i took this picture, but don't my boobs look great!?!  i crack myself up.

tuesday

ruffled tank, gramps sweater, heels - target

tank under - charlotte russe

belt - t.j. maxx

pinstripe trousers - maurices

necklace - claire's, from college 

here's to hoping this next week goes better!

wiww - week 3

fancy new camera edition!

well, some of the week has the fancy new camera...some of it is still a mix of old camera and ipod.  i'll just tell you now, i'm learning in the photography realm.  i have a lot to learn.  A LOT.

linking up to lindsay's what i wore wednesday again over at the pleated poppy!  see you all there!

wednesday

i look concerned about something...not sure what.

white ruffled shirt - kohl's

black trousers - merona, target

purple shoes - charlotte russe, purchased for anna's wedding!

journey necklace - gift from kyle

awesome shoes.  the best part about shoes is no matter how much weight i gain, THEY STILL FIT!  that, my friends, is why women are obsessed with cute shoes.

thursday

this is my go-to lazy-but-still-have-to-wear-nice-clothes outfit.  it's like wearing pajamas.  only not.

blue jersey knit shirt - target

scarf you can barely see - famous footwear

white tank under - target

tan trousers - the gap

brown heels - thrifted 

cute, yes, but i keep forgetting how much they hurt.  must put in insoles soon.  ouch.

friday - fancy camera alert!

grey striped shirt - the gap

grey tank under - target

pink and grey paisley scarf - cute little nepalese man i met while on my honeymoon.  at a santa fe, nm shop called the Jackalope.  if you've never been, GO!  we spent way too much money there.

skinnies - target

shoes - famous footwear, purchased for halloween when i went as Juno

saturday

 spent the morning on the rental and the afternoon working on IIDA's Extreme Makeover project!

tshirt - free from the Purple Pig for being one of the first 100 there on Fake Patty's Day (drinking at 6 in the morning is a fact i shouldn't be proud of, but am...hah!)

jeans - old navy, cuffed because it was hot as hell on saturday

shoes - dick's sporting goods, they are old enough i can't run in them anymore, but i still love them.  love me some asics!

monday

 let's pretend that's a bad angle and not my ever enlarging hips right there...gross.

jean jacket - seriously from eighth grade, amerian eagle.  does that make in vintage!?!  HAHA!

dress - thrifted, merona brand

tank, leggings and sandal's - target

journey necklace - gift from kyle

tuesday

tunic top - just thrifted that on monday, had the tags on it still and said it was from gordman's, but it's a kohl's brand.  odd...

grey tank under - target

grey trousers - maurices

journey necklace - gift from kyle (i have a habit of leaving this one on for a while...as you can see from this post.)

awesome red ruffle shoes - target daily deals website, purchased for my wedding!  a whopping $14!

and because you all know i love to put in gratuitous wedding shots, here are my shoes in action on the day of!

those shoes are awesomely comfortable.  best $14 i ever spend on a pair of heels.

what did YOU wear this week!?!