Pattern Mixing and a Broken Toe

Happy Friday!
I hope you have a fantastic weekend planned.

I finally broke out my Prabal Gurung blouse from the Target collection. 

 I have been waiting for warmer weather to wear it.

I decided to do some major pattern mixing with it and my graphic pants. 

 I know it is a lot of pattern,

 but I think it works well.

  Keeping the jewelry simple I went with pearls, white and colored.

Are you wondering about the broken toe bit in my title? 

 Yesterday I broke my middle toe on my left foot. 

 I never knew such a tiny appendage could be so painful. 

 It is black and blue and now all taped up. 

 Thank goodness it is sandal weather

 and I don't need to cram my foot into a shoe.  

Have you ever broken a toe?

How long did it take to heal?

top-Prabal Gurung for Target

pants-Loft

sandals-Arturochiang

necklace-gifted

bracelets-H & M

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

Hello Thursday!
Let's talk awkward and awesome.

Awkward:

• Filling up my car with things to take to the Goodwill drop off and when I got there, it was gone.
• My mother's Mother's Day gift got lost in the mail.
• When a new checkout lane opens and the checkout person motions for you to come on over and some yahoo cuts in front of you.
• The person you are with is mistaken for you and you aren't recognized.
• The sad stopping point of my self tanner in these photos!

Awesome:

• Finding money on my daily walk with the dog.
• Going out for ice cream.  I can't remember the last time we did that.
• Free Redbox movies
• A surprise visit from a BFF
• The fabulous weather we have been having lately.

 

I love shorts and long sleeves or even a light sweater. 

 It looks so Ivy League. 

 Here I just paired my ikat button up with a pair of crisp white shorts. 

 I liked the idea of mixing shades of blue with the jewelery.

Did you have an awesome week or an awkward one?

Let's hear it in the comments.

button up-J.Crew Factory

shorts-GAP

shoes-Sperry

necklace-Ily Couture

bracelets-Ruche

Tweed and Stripes

It's a beautiful day here today in North Carolina.
I hope it is just as beautiful wherever you are!

This is what I wore for Mother's Day on Sunday. 

 I love the texture of the tweed with the floatiness of the blouse.

I had an extremely nice Mother's Day. 

 Our whole family went to lunch at a Thai restaurant,

 then went out for ice cream and 

son2 and I went to see the Great Gatsby.

  Plus the great gifts I received.

I am a huge fan of all of the colors in this outfit.

  A little bit of spring in every piece.

Did you have a great Mother's Day whether 

it was you that was celebrated or your mom?

blouse-F21

skirt-Target

sandals-Zara

bracelet-JewelMint

Inspiration Monday

Hello Peeps!
I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend and if you are a mom, a fabulous Mother's Day.

Our inspiration today from Two Birds is from Emmy Rossum.  I am not that familiar with her, except that I know she was in Phantom of the Opera and that to me she is a mere baby!!

I am not a big wearer of all white,

 but I had picked up this little dress from Loft to wear as a swimsuit cover up this summer. 

 I slipped it on and threw on my Levi's jacket.

You can't see from the glaring sun in these pictures,

 but my tennis shoes have little pink flowers all over them, 

so I am not completely dressing like a nurse.

I wish I had a cute little bright orange bag like Emmy's,

 but I just pulled out my trusty crossover in moss green. 

 The day actually got pretty hot,

 so this is me without the jacket.

  Not sure I would go for the all white look again.  

Are you a fan of white dresses?

Do you think women of a certain age should avoid all white dresses?

dress-Loft

cami-Banana Republic

shoes-gift from friend from London

crossover bag-The Sak

necklace-BaubleBar

earrings-Old Navy

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

We are at that point in the week when it is time to reveal our awkward and awesome moments.
Thursday's are always fun!

Awkward:

• My apologizes to the kid that left their basketball in the front yard and JOE (the dog) decided to relieve himself on it.
• Husband looking everywhere for his lost glasses and found them in the drawer of his night stand.  I have never known him to put his glasses in there.
• When you open one of your favorite nail polishes and discover it has gone all watery.
• Trying to get your reserved Redbox movie out of the kiosk and then realizing you are kiosk A not kiosk B.
• Having a waitress that rather be anywhere in the world than where she is right now!

 

 Awesome:

• Finally planting flowers all over my deck.
• Kleenex Ultra Soft Tissues 
• Chick-fil-A Diet Lemonade
• Teaching your dog how to sit, now on to bigger and more important commands.
• Husband being able to cancel a business trip to take something off my plate!!

 

 A breath of  spring in this outfit.

  What says spring more than eyelet? 

 I decided to pair my eyelet shirt with some fun polka dots and add different shades of pink all over. 

 I think it makes a nice fresh, feminine look.

Let's hear about your awkward or awesome moments in the comments.

eyelet shirt-Old Navy

pants-Loft

shoes-Jack Rogers knock-offs

earrings-gifted

necklace/bracelets-F21