Will Summer bring the feeling back to our toes?

Since today marks the second day in a row my boss has worn jeans to the office, I feel like there's no point in continuing to stretch my distinctly Casual wardrobe into five separate Business Casual outfits a week. Not that you guy have seen any of my business casual looks (oopsie). I'll try to post more outfits, but it's pretty hard to find friends who have enough free time to take my picture/it's pretty hard to take selfies when you don't have a tripod. Just sayin'. Also just sayin' my birthday is next Monday, so...

Francesca's dress; AA leggings; LOFT scarf and sandals: H&M bag; belt via Buffalo Exchange; Anthro cardigan

Photos by Ursula

Sit by a river

Super low-maintenance today. Simple dress, air-dried hair, a few accessories and minimal makeup. My friend Camille is in town this weekend, so we spent the day taking advantage of the beautiful weather with our other friend Teo. I think my favorite part of the day was watching sailboats on the Charles with our feet in the water.

H&M dress via Goodwill; Charlotte Russe ring; vintage necklace; Etam earrings; H&M sunglasses; LOFT sandals

And yes, this is my natural hair texture :) I usually straighten it because it's much easier to manage that way, but I'm enjoying my curls this week! What does your hair look like when you put away the hot tools (or, as my friend Cailee's dad calls them, the Torture Devices)?

Photos by Camille and Teo

I Heart Boston

The Christian Science Plaza is my absolute favorite place in Boston. I honestly think it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been in my life. A couple years ago when I lived on Mass Ave and Beacon I used to come here every day, even in the Arctic winter temperatures, to sit and clear my head. I used to imagine how sad I would be when I graduated and left Boston, but reassured myself that I still had plenty of time before that happened. Now, 2 1/2 years later, I'm done with BU but can't seem to make myself leave this city.

Urban dress; LOFT sandals; Etam earrings

What do you think ties us down to the places we choose to live?

I've Joined the Real World

Poor photo quality because I could NOT find good lighting ANYWHERE in Allston. Lack of posting as of late because I just started working full-time and hot damn is it hard to find time for daily glamour shoots when you spend most of your day either in an office or in a bus on your way to or from an office. Thoughts on my attempt at biz caj?

Urban Outfitters top; Express skirt; Topshop purse; LOFT sandals; Brighton watch; Charlotte Russe ring

How have you guys been? I have so much blog reading to catch up on!

Photos by Teo

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water

Greetings from New Hampshire! I'm up at my Uncle's lake house with my family until Sunday. I didn't pack too much, since I expect to be either in a bathing suit or sweatpants for most of the weekend (did I just break some fashion blogger code by admitting that?), but I did bring a nice-ish outfit in case we went out to dinner one night. That night ended up being tonight:

H&M dress via Goodwill; F21 vest (also worn here, here and here); LOFT scarf and shoes; Topshop purse

Now, let me go put on my sweatpants and you can tell me all about your holiday weekend plans!

Grad Party

Today I went to my Aunt and Uncle's house in Sudbury. A few months ago they offered to throw a graduation party for yours truly, and this weekend was the most convenient for most of my relatives. It was pretty low-key, so I chose to wear a pretty but simple dress I found at Goodwill this past week and some black pumps, which I ended up taking off pretty soon after these pictures were taken.

Zara dress; H&M pumps; Brighton Collectibles bracelet

All in all, it was a great party with great people, not to mention that I scored a TON of leftovers to bring back to Boston. Seriously one full ton and I can't eat it all. Dinner party at my place tomorrow!

The tall and short of the matter

So, a miraculous event happened yesterday when I was in the dressing room of Buffalo Exchange.  After a year-long search I finally found a romper that doesn't give me a raging, angry camel toe.

Target romper via Buffalo Exchange; Vintage belt borrowed from this dress; Brighton watch; Antique ring; So Good necklace; Target sandals

At 5'7" I get that I'm taller than most women, but not by that much. Why has finding rompers, one-piece bathing suits, etc. that are tall enough for my torso always been a problem? Does anyone else have this issue? I'm always curious about how tall or short other bloggers are because it's so hard for me to tell based only on pictures. How tall are you, and if you could change your height would you like to be taller/shorter?

Sunkissed

If I have a sexy orange glow in any of the following photos it's because I am a naturally golden-skinned beach goddess and definitely not because I recently underwent a troubling self-tanner mishap. Ok, fine, it was Jergens' fault and I feel my story must be shared. Yesterday I smeared on a generous helping of tanning creme, taking special care to spread an even layer over my skin to avoid looking like a hot streaky mess. Fast forward to 9:30 this morning when I stumbled into my bathroom and froze in horror when I saw my reflection. Not to be unoriginal, but I looked just like any one of those neon buffoons from Jersey Shore after a marathon sesh of T (no G or L for me, thanks). I was able to to scrub most of it off in the shower, but a thin layer remains. It'll be gone by tomorrow so yuk it up while you can.

Thrifted purse; thrifted skirt (remixed here and here); Madewell shoes (remixed here); F21 belt and jewelry; top from a random boutique in LA (remixed here)

After I calmed down from the morning's trauma, I managed to visit to the frozen yogurt place down the street from my apartment building.

And I was accompanied by these lovely ladies:

Please tell me your day was less stressful than mine.

Photos by Teo

Two skirts make a dress

Taking some cues from Jessie's shirt-skirt post, I got the idea to do the opposite and use a skirt as a shirt. This particular skirt actually started out as a strapless dress, which I of course maimed, almost ruined, and then restyled. Jagged edges aside I like it much more like this. Isn't remixing awesome?! Whole new look, $0 spent.

Wet Seal skirt-shirt; H&M regular skirt; thrifted purse; Laila Rowe sandals; F21 earrings, belt and bracelet; bird necklace I literally found in a pile of trash

If you read my outfit details you'll notice I found this necklace in a pile of trash. A few weeks ago when everyone was moving out of my dorm, an area in the lobby was designated as a place to put all unwanted items students couldn't bring with them when they left. The items were gradually donated to the local Goodwill. The pile grew and grew until it took up an area of about 25x25 square feet, and since there was no way Goodwill could accommodate all the stuff, it was pretty much up for grabs. This was great for me, as I was allowed to live out my dream of being a freegan and wade through a waist-deep collection of crap, taking with me as much as I could carry back to my new apartment. I only ended up taking a few books, a poster, and this pretty bird necklace. I'm really happy that I found it, too, because now whenever I feel like an outfit is too plain I can just put a bird on it.

Monique actually made out pretty well, too. She managed to pick up a perfectly good coffee maker, which was responsible for making this delicious dumpster coffee I enjoyed while admiring her new apartment:

Photos (except the last one) by Monique

The City's Summer

Quick post today. Spent the day at the gym/wandering around Allston with Monique. Wore a dress I bought on sale during my trip back to Virginia. What did you do today?

Delia's dress; family heirloom necklace; F21 bangles; H&M sunglasses; Charlotte Russe ring; Blowfish shoes; thrifted purse

Photos by Monique: