OOTD Casual Friday!

Ahh I love you Casual Friday! Not that I normally dress much more casual than normal, I chose to be a little more comfortable today at work since I am literally stuck in a corner (nobody puts baby in the corner right? um nope) in my temporary office, which is pretty claustrophobic but I knew that I wouldn't be seeing anyone today and just would be working at my desk so I made a conscious effort to dress a little more casual than usual but still looking professional and young!

• Top & Cardigan: LOFT 
• Skirt: NY & Co.
• Necklace: Black Onyx & Coral from Hawaii (2012 trip)
• Earrings: Black Onyx from Puerto Rico
• Watch: Rolex
• Rings: VT Class Ring & White Gold Diamond ring from Meghna Jewelers 
• Shoes: Audrey Brooke via DSW

I usually never wear anything in the blue/green family of colors but for some reason, I was drawn to this top this morning when I got dressed since I knew I wanted to wear this knit skirt that is oh-so-comfortable! I love having one piece of clothing that I know I want to wear every day and then putting the rest of my outfit together based on that one article of clothing! 

I had a pretty frustrating day/at work so I was so happy when 5pm hit and I was able to get my Rusty from daycare and get home! He is literally the highlight of my life and honestly I have no idea what I would do without him by my side each and every day! Here are some fun videos from our car ride home and his crazy antics once we arrived home! Love this little guy!

 

traffic made our drive home extra long so he took a little nap!

How do you pick your outfits in the morning, do you pick one piece and then put the rest together based on that one item??
What is your favorite color family to wear?? (you know I love my reds, pinks, & purples!)

 

OOTD Thursday!

Thursday, you exhaust me! I feel like I never really recovered from June and I can't seem to ever wake up rested! This morning I was up late, took Rusty for his walk, fed him, and drank my coffee, and then passed out for an hour and half before work. I am literally waking up exhausted, going to bed exhausted, staying exhausted all day long! Hopefully this coming weekend I can get some rest and be refreshed before next week!

Onto today's outfit- thrown together in 12 minutes after my impromptu pre-work nap!

• Blazer: LOFT
• Shell & Skirt: jcp
• Necklace& Earrings: black pearls from Hawaii
• Rings: VT Class Ring & White Gold Diamond ring from Meghna Jewelers 
• Shoes: Nine West wedges via DSW

Does this match? Oh wait, I was half asleep and didn't care hah!

My ring! I haven't worn this one for an OOTD post so here it is!

my sweet Rusty on the drive home! I got a little artistic with these :)

He's so funny!

What do you do when you have less than 15 minutes to get ready in the mornings??

June 2013 Month in Review

Ahhhhh I am so behind in life!!! The past 3 weeks I've been so MIA after 3 consecutive weekends of trips out of town without my computer so blogging was limited to my phone, which I hate doing so here is June's Month in Review-- albeit 11 days late!

As you can tell, June was a VERY low mileage month for me.  Only 45.2 miles and only roughly 11 hours of running. It was so hard for me to get moving in June after 3 trips out of the 4 weekends last month as well as the blistering North Carolina heat keeping me indoors!

The first week of June started off slow- I was in NJ for my cousin's wedding but the week following I stuck to my 3 days of running which ended with the Blue 5K on the Runway at PTI and a 5K PR! This was a great and exciting way to start off my month!

The second week of June I wanted to make a point of building my mileage back up and being consistent with my running again after taking a lot of time off in May from illnesses.  I had some consistent runs greater than 5K distance and some in the 4 mile range which was great!

The third week of June was pretty disappointing.  I only had 2 runs, one being less than 2 miles(!!!!!).  I was out of town that weekend in NYC for my brother's surprise proposal weekend and I did a TON of walking (too bad I never kept a record because it would've drained my phone battery all day) so I feel like everything evened out without getting the third run done.

The fourth week of June was sufficient.  That may sound weird but I felt pretty indifferent about my progress because I reverted back to quick 30 minute runs and even though I had all three runs completed, I was pretty unsatisfied with maintaining my mileage from the second week of June. The last weekend in June I was in Maryland for my cousin's wife's baby shower so I was a bit thrown off at the end of the month.

Ultimately, I feel like June was a good step towards getting back in half marathon shape and I nearly doubled my mileage from May so it isn't a complete disappointment right? I feel like with all the traveling I did this month, it took me forever to recover from the flights and car rides so when I eventually got home, I needed a couple extra days to recover- maybe I'm getting old and my old lady bones need more time to get back in the groove?

my thoughts on constant summer travels...

I had a lot of personal things come up and distract me and kept me unfocused for a lot of the month but thankfully, those unnecessary & irrelevant distractions are no more so here's to an even better July!!!!  Detroit training starts the first week of August so I really need to get my act together this month and get back to my 5 mile base/short run this month!

I need race ideas for July, friends!

How was your June fitness progress??
How do you deal with traveling and maintaining your run schedule?
Any fun and exciting races planned for July??

OOTD Wednesday!

I am totally loving the weather we've been having this week! Before I went to Detroit last week, the past few weeks have been nothing but dreary, gross, and rainy! I decided to embrace this amazing weather and wear something bright and fun!

• Dress: jcp
• Cardigan: Target
• Belt: NY & Co.
• Watch: Rolex
• Earrings & Necklace: David Yurman in Black Onyx
• Rings: VT Class Ring & David Yurman Petite Wheaton in Black Onyx
• Shoes: Franco Sarto via Marshall's

Today's outfit was incredibly comfortable, other than the brand new shoes I chose to wear on the day I had to start moving my office to my temporary location at work!  I love this dress and how bright it actually is! I thought the skinny gold belt was a welcome addition to an otherwise shapeless shift dress and the cardigan was perfect for such a hot North Carolina day! I am pretty obsessed with these new shoes my mom found in Marshall's but they hurt my big toes pretty bad but they look amazing so that's all that matters, right?? They are pretty high heels, which I love since I'm so short generally.  I was a little nervous about the nude color with this outfit but I figured why not go for it and jump out of my comfort zone (ahhh my Nine West wedges, I will wear you tomorrow).

It was a pretty hectic day at work with packing up 3-4 years of stuff in my current office and cleaning everything because during the renovations, my office will be used as a meeting space and my temporary office is upstairs in the building so my legs definitely got a workout going up and down all day in these heels!!

What are your thoughts on nude colored heels????

Obsessed with Polka Dots! (OOTD Tuesday)

Well well well, long time no see my little blog! I just returned from my last trip just yesterday (Monday) and after a whole week away from the office, I was back at work today! I've been away for so long and this last trip really wiped me out (helllo crazy allergic reaction that made me sick the ENTIRE TRIP) but I am going to try to catch up this week with all of my end of June posts!

Onto the exciting part of today- the clothes! 

I'm not even going to apologize for the mess in the background- I have no shame.  In the past 3 weeks, I have literally slept in my own bed maybe 5 times, and not even for fun Manisha reasons soooo I think that justifies the overflowing luggage!!!

• Dress & Blazer: Liz Claiborn via jcp
• Pearl Necklace: first strand from mom when I was in college
• Earrings: Birthday present from mom (different than the ones pictured here because I forgot to change them before I took the picture)
• Rings: VT Class Ring & David Yurman Petite Wheaton in Black Onyx
• Shoes: (not pictured) Nine West via DSW
• Nail Polish: Sephora by OPI in "I'm Wired"

I absolutely love polka dots and so when I saw this blazer with the lining with polka dots, I knew I had to have it! The blazer is a tad big on me since I bought it before I lost about 15-18lbs so I will definitely have to get it tailored soon! I love this outfit because it is so simple yet so professional, sophisticated, and feminine all at the same time! The dress was definitely comfortable which will be key this week as I am moving offices (ugh cleaning and packing my office that is filled with 3 years of stuff) temporarily while the main floor is being renovated in the law firm where I work.

 

My sweet Rusty after picking him up from boarding yesterday! We played so much when we got home, he was pooped!

 Good to know the North Carolina Bar Association knows how to spell my name after all these years.. 

Rusty LOVES the drive home from daycare! He's been extra happy and attached to me since I got back from this last trip on Monday and I wouldn't have it any other way!

 

 

 What are your thoughts on polka dots? Do you love them as much as I do?