Day 5 of 30 Article Saturday

I was up until 3am finishing an article last night, and I get to spend today grading and revising yet another article. My favorite part of 30 for 30 is that it forces me to get dressed every day. I work from home 5 days a week and the weekends can be an abyss of pajamas if I am not careful. But I work so much better once I am up, showered, and dressed for the day.

Boris anxiously awaits his morning walk. 

Jacket:: Gap

Shirt: AE

Jeans: MEK

Shoes: Converse

Necklace: Claire's

These are my poor MEKs that are in hospice. You can't really tell, but there are some holes in unfortunate places.

Sometimes when I don't feel very motivated, I visit this website called FlyLady that one of my friends had fanned on her Facebook. Intriguing. It is this little purple lady with wings who motivates you to clean things in your house. I am baffled, but it works. It is like she is yelling at you in a "favorite Aunt" sort of way.

It was she who scolded me to get "dressed to the shoes" in one article I read, and I have somehow never forgotten that tip. Doing so does help my working-from-home work habits. Sometimes you just need a cartoon lady to kick your butt! :)

Time to walk the boy (yes I am the worst; I made him wait while I posted this) and then read articles, summarize articles, splice articles into my own article, edit, retype and so on. That, my friends, is my typical weekend!

Day 4 of 30 Whales & Skulls

I have had this Libertine for Target skirt forever! I love it but it is a cream background so it can be hard to mix. I used the navy cardigan to bridge it with a white & navy striped shirt.

Navy cardigan: Jcrew sale XS

Striped navy shirt: AE 0

Skirt: Libertine for Target 1

Tights: Target M/L

Boots: Steve Madden

Belt: ?

Trying to do the tied-belt thing. I think I might just buy really big belts and tie them up like I have seen you all do. This one needs to have its buckle removed. I was tucking it in all day!

I wish I had more of the stuff from this collection!  I don't know if you can see it but the skirt has a big kick-pleat in the front which I love!

I tried this with brown boots but they just weren't working. I kept staring at the boots in the mirror. I stuck to black.  Regular-length boots make you feel so exposed after wearing OTKs a few days a week!

This outfit kept me in a good mood today. I love skirts with big pockets. They just add humor. I hope you are all having a great week! Thank you for the follows! :)