Spring Cleaning & Outfits Lately

Happy Wednesday!
It was so nice to have off work on Monday. I was able to get a lot of things done, which equates to relaxing for me. I went through all of my clothes and separated into "keep, trash, donate" piles. It felt so good. I can't believe the amount of clothes/shoes I have that I haven't worn in over a year. 

Why do I own so many soffee shorts? I debated whether to get rid of them but I wear them to sleep and couldn't part with em. And yes, they were already organized by color before taking this picture. I'm crazy like that.

T-shirt from college days. I also couldn't get rid of my SU t-shirts! 

Chris and I also made a decision which takes a huge weight off my (our) shoulders. We're going to stay put in our apartment for now instead of moving later this month. The details aren't official but our landlords are pretty easy to work with. We like our apartment but need more space...however I don't want to rush into moving when we aren't quite ready. I'm so relieved because we don't have to worry about the stress of moving. I'm also able to take more time to organize and get rid of things we don't need like I did this week. I'm looking forward to planting our balcony garden again this weekend now that we know we're staying a little longer. 

The moral of the story is that it feels great to do some "spring cleaning" of our apartment because it feels like I gave my brain a cleaning as well. I feel a million times lighter and less anxious overall. There's something nice about feeling stability. Now that I don't have to worry about moving, I can focus on studying for my licensing exam and maybe even putting some time into this blog, which I've seriously been lacking lately. 

Since I haven't been sharing much, here are a few of my favorite outfits recently...

Scarf: Kohl's, Shirt: Gap, Jeans: LC Lauren Conrad (Kohl's), Boots: DSW

Sweater: NY&Co, Shirt: Express, Jeans: Old Navy, Boots: DSW 

Shirt: Loft outlet, Scarf: Gap, Sweater: Target

I think it's pretty clear that I love wearing my boots and will wear them until it gets so warm I can't anymore. I am definitely looking forward to sandal weather, though...just need to find time to get a pedicure first! 

Linking up with Shanna :)

Weekend Update!

I hope you all had a great weekend.

This weekend was pretty uneventful...

Packing, relaxing, eating, football, and scarves&boots :)

Saturday morning pancakes!

Zoya/Bevin

 Chillin.

 Gorgeous weather this weekend... chilly on Saturday and about 70 on Sunday.

This time of year is so unpredictable here, but it's beautiful.

This pasta was so yum.

So, we're not exactly sure when we're moving but it looks like it's going to be happening, hopefully before the end of the month. I can't wait to be able to sleep through a night! It's going to be amazing.

Most nights I'm up at 1am, 3:30am, 4:30am, and finally at 6:30am because of the upstairs neighbors stomping around.

Yep, that's what we've been dealing with the past 9 months.

Not fun! Needless to say, I'm more than excited to finally move to a different apartment.

How was your weekend? I hope it was great!

Linking up with Sami, Dana, and Leeann for Weekend Update :)

Friday

Happy almost weekend!

Um, this might have been the longest and most stressful week ever.

Thankfully there were some nice things thrown into this week that made things a little bit brighter :)

{1} I saw my former college roomie Katie this week! We live so close to each other and haven't seen each other in a couple months. I hate when life gets in the way of seeing good friends... especially those worth keeping :) We got fro-yo (her first time!) and of course it was amazing. I didn't get a picture, so here's a throwback from college. (I'm sure you won't mind... right Katie? ;) )

{see, I started taking outfit pics in the mirror way before blogging. ;) }

So many memories! :)

Even though we don't see each other as much as I wish we did, I<3 you!

{2} A little retail therapy...

Shirt on left: $9

Scarf: $12.99 clearance

Sweater on right: $10

all Gap Outlet

...seriously? I feel like I stole all of this. Talk about some great sales!

{3} Charm City Cupcakes.

There would be pictures if I hadn't scarfed them it down

To be fair, I did share one with Chris.

You can trust me, they were good. I'll probably be back there during lunch break tomorrow.

{4} Chris took me to dinner last night at Bobby Flay's. We went there once before and it's really good. The grilled cheese is the bomb. Again... no pictures. I'm bad this week. For all you know, I'm totally making all of this up.

After that I totally got a 10 minute massage at the mall. It was amazing.

{5} There's a new Express opening today at the above mentioned mall 5 min from my house. I thought about standing at the doors and waiting all night last night, but decided against it. I could see in the windows and it looks like a dream. I'm pretty sure all I think about lately is shopping. It's okay...I could have worse problems.

{6} Bonus: Gchat date with Leigh and Dani last night! If you don't know these ladies, you should go visit them ASAP.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Linking up w/ Lauren :)

Loving Lately: Blazers

If you've been around here before, you probably know that I loooove my blazers. 

(If you haven't been here before, then Welcome!)

I'm especially obsessed with this Navy blazer that I've worn as much as possible over the past month. Yeah, I have other blazers, sweaters, shirts, but I love this one the most. It's popped here up a couple times recently...

It's only $25 from Kohl's! I'm going back to get more colors!

You can find it here

Here are some other lovely blazers I'm lusting over...

H&M, $39.95

so many colors to choose from!

H&M, $49.95

This one has no collar which changes the style a bit but is even more chic in my opinion

The picture on this one won't show, but it's lace. And it's love.

So is this striped one. Both from Express.

So if I end up with a million blazers in my closet, the only one complaining will be Chris because we won't be able to buy groceries. At least I'll have a closet full of blazers that will never go out of style. Love love love them (is that obvious yet?)

What are you loving lately?

It's Friday...

Happy Friday!!!

I'm so excited to be off work today and Monday, making it a 4 day weekend!

The best part....we hardly have any plans and are just going to do whatever we feel like the whole time.

I wanted to go away this weekend, but have hardly been home lately. It feels like a vacation to just be sitting on the couch. We might just do some day trips and other fun stuff.

5 of the best things from my week are...

1. Take-out sushi from Wegman's. Not only is Wegman's my favorite grocery store ever, the sushi is the bomb. And the ginger helped my stomach which has been upset all week! Win-win

2. Lots of candy. Okay, Target had a "buy 2, get a $5 gift card" deal. Naturally, we bought two huge bags. There might be a LOT of trick-or-treaters and we have to be prepared!

In all reality, I'm sure we'll just eat it ourselves

And look at that adorable glass pumpkin candy bowl! Target, $5.99

(it holds a lot of candy, too!)

3. Pumpkin Pie spice coffee creamer. I need coffee right when I wake up in order to function. I look for this every year around this time and it's so good.

4. That versatile blue blazer! It's my new favorite item of clothing. It has so much potential! (Kohl's, Elle Brand)

5. New slippers! Again... Target! $9 (on sale!)

They're so comfy and warm, and totally cute. I don't buy expensive slippers. The last time I did, they wore out the same way as cheap ones. Especially when I wear them outside and every moment of the day when I'm at home. Cheap slippers like this are the way to go for me. Do you agree?

6. I get to add something else today.

We've been through some really hard stuff lately. It's been really difficult to stay positive. It's also been really hard to keep up with blogging. I'm trying to do it all, so if I'm not around as much, don't be surprised. 

I haven't had time for original posts. I can't even remember the last time I posted a recipe. I hate that, but once my life gets back to "normal" (ha, what is that?) I'll get back with things.

I love blogging, but I had to cut down on the sponsors/giveaways this month. I hope you understand and keep reading because I truly love all of you and interacting every day!

On the bright side, things are slowly starting to look up for us and I'm taking things day by day.

I hope everyone has a great, relaxing weekend!

Linking up with Lauren :)