day 9: the complete set

So by today, all the 21 for 21 items are exhausted.  From now on, it will be all remix.

Top: Anthro Bud and Bunches Tank
Bottom: Anthro Embroidered Skirt
Cardigan: LOFT warp cardigan
Shoes: J-41















Hubby had asked me what I want for my birthday for a while now.  Although I have many many many things in my lust list, I felt as a working girl, I will be able to get it myself one day when it is on SALE.  Plus guys just doesn't know any better when it comes to fashion so you end up returning them anyway.


On the other hand, I DO NOT want a iphone 4.  I know that is what he will get me if I don't block that idea. I don't like how IPHONE 4 looks.   It is too boxy for my taste and I want to wait for iphone become available on version as AT&T coverage is awful in the office building and our bedroom. I can finish one sentence before it gets cut off.

The current iphone is a birthday gift from hubby 2 years ago.  He wanted one but doesn't want to carry a big phone around.  There, women always have a purse to fit it in.  It is awful as a phone.  The battery life doesn't last a day and I am never that discipline to remember charging it.  It is too big to fit in the jean pocket, so whenever I am in the meeting, I am out of reach.  Believe me, at project end, I have a lot of meetings. I do however like certain convenience.  The two app I uses are good map and yelp.  it is very convenient during travel.  The princess dress up game also provided some relief when kids are bored at the restaurant, that is if I have any battery left after all the web looking up.

Now I had finally decided. I want him to fix up the closet in our bedroom.  The cheap rod from home depot is already very bend and I am afraid one day it is just going to give in and collapse.  It will be in major headache.  Also the high part of the shelf still has a lot of empty space, which could really store up some unseasonal stuff like heavy sweater.   So there, it is home improvement for me!  I wish my new closet will look like this, although I will not have the luxury to space out my garment like the photo.

5-7/21

Saturday is hauling kids to class day. As a chauffeur to her royal princess, I need to dress up with dignity and yet be able to move around. Sunday is probably the most sloppy day of the whole week. I would have stayed on PJs if I don't go out that day.

Left: Top: J Crew Coralie cami(this one is on sale right now for $40.00 after the additional 20% off, I got it last time when it is additional 30% off) Bottom: LOFT linen silk carpi. Necklace: Anthro
Right;  Top Jcrew appliqué mum art tee, Bottom Jcrew navy shorts

Here is a blow up version of the necklace.  Hubby didn't like the necklace at first, saying it look like a bunch of junk fishing out of the water and got tangled on the fish web...He always have a way to drag me back to the ground when I am raising up with excitement.  Last season, he said the trench made me look like caterpillar.  Well,  this is the very few time that I just roll my eyes instead of doing the returns.

The shopping ban gets increasingly more difficult with the good sales that has been around.  J Crew has additional 20% off sale right now and I had always wanted to stock up on the jackie cardigan.  The piped and twisted pocket cardigan in navy is already gone and I imagine the nude probably would be gone too by the time I lift my shopping ban.  Then again, there is always another cardigan around that I will like.

Monday I usually dress up.  However today dressing up is a bad choice.  I have a 1:1 with my boss and we usually have our talk on our way walking to the Starbucks and come back.  Well, I show him the heels and ask him if we were to reschedule.  He had a load of stuff to do with his block needs major redesign so he is glad he didn't have to chit chat with me at the moment.

Top: Anthropologie Brewed bean shell

Bottom: J Crew watercolor floral pastiche pencil skirt

Cardigan: J Crew Jackie Cardigan

Shoes: J Crew Lily peep toe

Day 3/21: I feel fat

I had read somewhere that when you take a photo, if you feel beautiful, the photo will come out beautiful. Well, I felt fat, so the photo come out fat. Or is it the white jeans?

top: Anthropologie circled adornment 

bottom: LOFT white capri jeans

shoes: J-41 

cardigan: J CREW Jackie cardigan

J CREW has some colors of the Jackie cardigan for $39.99 right now.  If I am not in a shopping ban, I'd be tempted to stock with a few colors.   This is one of the most versatile cotton cardigan and very good quality.  One thing I like about J Crew is their rich color palette and they don't fate easily after wash, the navy still is a navy after all these years.  The weave is very fine and they don't sack like some of the cotton sweaters.  Old navy had made some look alike, but their blue fades out to a really old color.

At this point, the breakfasting dress in XS is gone.... *sob *sob but on the bright side, there is no more temptation.

21 for 21, selection and Day 1

Choosing the remix turn out to be harder than I thought. Having it in a shorter day also means I have less of a pool to remix with.  I also try to mix the work wear with the weekend casual. Let's see how this goes.

Shoes (2)
J-41 black Sandal
J Crew Peep toe heel.
Can a girl really live with only 2 pair of shoes?

Top (7):
J Crew V-neck pink petal graphic t-shirt
LOFT beaded art t-shirt
Anthropologie Bordurette Tank
Anthropologie Brewed bean shell
Anthropologie circle adornments tank
Antrhopologie Language Embroidered tiered tank
Anthropologie Buds and Bunches Tank


Cardigan (3):
J Crew Jackie Cardigan
LOFT wrap Cardigan in Black
Banana republic summer beach cardigan

Skirt (4):
J Crew Embroidered Zafrina skirt
Anthropologie Pleated Skirt
Anthropologie embroider navy skirt
J Crew Water color pencil skirt

Pants (4):
LOFT blank linen Capri
LOFT white Capri jeans
Gap Capri Destructed Jeans
J Crew navy shorts

Here is the day spec for Day 1 mix

Shirt: LOFT Artist beaded Graphic Tee
Skirt: J Crew Embroidered Zafrina skirt
Cardigan: LOFT wrapped cardigan

LOFT sale 40% off and Free shipping over $125

LOFT is having a 40% off on everything.  I think the $125 applies before the 40% off, not after, so that means you will pay $75 to get free shipping.

Here are my favorites:

Chain Rosette Tank,  Open stick cardigan, the bloom print empire dress, and the Carlin Croc Ballet Flat is nice in nude, but they are sold out, too bad.... It would had been a very versatile piece.

Some of the interesting accessory are the flower chain belts, such as this one.  The flower against the chain is the classic beauty and the beast combination that I am a sucker for.

I am also debating about the lace skirt and the denim pencil skirt.  Especially the denim pencil skirt can be a very good basic piece, but then there will always be another denim pencil skirt.

OOTD: Comfort Seeking

Encouraged by the two comments from previous OOTD post, I decided to overcome my self-consciousness and post another one.

Weather has been crazy these days.  Yesterday has high of 70F and this weekend supposed to get up to 88F? That is why I love any wrap style cardigans.  You can just throw them on and go. When the City Garden Cardigan came out in the spring, I didn't pay too much attention.  Later on I spot it on sale and decide to give it a try.  I never realize there were so much details.  The nude color fooled me. There is the stripe, floral, embroidery, and yet, it is a comfortable piece that you can toss on without worried about getting all wrinkle up.

My 4 year old daughter has a end of school year pot luck lunch today at their school playground.  In any event requires frequently getting down on a 4year's eye level, I avoid dress/skirt.  For the rest of the day, school would be off.  That means I will work from home, namely in front of the lab top at the comfort of my bed, while my daughter nap the rest of the afternoon beside me.  At this age, she still could't get through the day without being cranky at the end of the day if she misses her nap. Somehow whenever she gets to crash on my bed, her napped time gets extended.  Maybe it is the extra sense of security she gets from curling up around Mommy. Whenever she wakes up, if she sees me next to her, she usually falls back asleep as if she had never open her eyes.

The marinated braised beef we brought is a success. My criteria of success is if it gets consumed completely. I cut the beef paper thin and every single slice got finished.  I just love the sense of bringing the empty container home.




T-shirt J Crew V-neck
Cardigan: City Garden Cardigan
Capri: LOFT silk carpi
Belt: Gap

Can a girl ever have enough dress?

This Dress is very casual and a bit on the short side so it can only be worn on the weekend even for my line of work. I am waiting for some kind of promotion before I buy it. I tried a size 2 on this and it hits right above my knee. I like the Chinese water color painting like print. The raw finish on the trim and the cotton material give a very casual look instead of a refine cocktail dress. The cool color is dark enough to set against my skin tone but is not too dark to absorb too much heat like a black dress. I love the fit and the print but not the price tag.