ode to the squeaky wheel's Discovery...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3FRXPfnsJ9Yk2VxjagaUl8QJ4p7dtCqVzeAKREC5TwDFUB-1nTKVTSh_ETR3ff7J9Nn0z4IWIZZhWJDJbxvj0GBiEB86OKZ1nCNW1-b4VO-pwPRbGVhPis5a5SDLEKg5rw85PpGwdCJk/s1600/R1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3FRXPfnsJ9Yk2VxjagaUl8QJ4p7dtCqVzeAKREC5TwDFUB-1nTKVTSh_ETR3ff7J9Nn0z4IWIZZhWJDJbxvj0GBiEB86OKZ1nCNW1-b4VO-pwPRbGVhPis5a5SDLEKg5rw85PpGwdCJk/s400/R1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">shoes: mudd brand (i think). jeans: kohl's. shirt: old navy. cardigan: rue21. necklace: don't recall. flower clip: downeast basics. watch: target.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4O3vDYFC0wxvShHDCLwqdmpqxbpg75pyLp7UC9jBk_tYgEpC_MJEeYl5T5ttPPhjU16_WXqL8dmW027eYmPJhKg1CqjyPY0YdXD7eLo2ljOT-q0TzPGr8hDqHAZGAKBk9E8F6Z9NHkGS/s1600/R1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4O3vDYFC0wxvShHDCLwqdmpqxbpg75pyLp7UC9jBk_tYgEpC_MJEeYl5T5ttPPhjU16_WXqL8dmW027eYmPJhKg1CqjyPY0YdXD7eLo2ljOT-q0TzPGr8hDqHAZGAKBk9E8F6Z9NHkGS/s400/R1britt1.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknnrB8JlF1qMCYj4C7TIGfPE8kAUFl4URlxlMDFdtIJsHtBhYEbJoFXuEVtl3btOUPVQ2mY6m15VhsN7vvjbuliYKO59zCLqtefmRe0aNDG3vnagOl6qe9X0bhi4qlMFVNIsNv0BjoFAC/s1600/R1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknnrB8JlF1qMCYj4C7TIGfPE8kAUFl4URlxlMDFdtIJsHtBhYEbJoFXuEVtl3btOUPVQ2mY6m15VhsN7vvjbuliYKO59zCLqtefmRe0aNDG3vnagOl6qe9X0bhi4qlMFVNIsNv0BjoFAC/s400/R1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">Remember how sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease? [Editor's note: But one must be careful in the manner and timing of said squeakiness, because SOMEtimes the squeaky wheel gets sent to Time Out until s/he is 18 and old enough to move out. So. Buyer beware.] </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Well, not to brag (but, actually, yes to totally brag), but I think all my squeakiness about the annoying winter weather around here has worn Mother Nature down. Marginally, at least. She's sent the sun, my house's roof is currently sans snow, the lawn is nearly green with just small patches of the white stuff (like where we built a snowman and a snow fridge last week...yes, a snow fridge. What, you don't build those? Odd.), and my house's heater is able to take its own type of spring break, at least during daytime. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Hoo to the ray!!! You're welcome, neighbors and local friends. I've got our backs...</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">But. Now that I've unleashed the Power of the Squeak, I think I'll strategize its direction. Which may or may not (but most assuredly does) involve squeakings about magically inheriting $millions$, putting in a backyard swimming pool, and having Mr. J. Crew himself hire me as a clothing tester. If you need me, I'll be over there in that corner, revving up my non-WD-40'd engines...</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Wednesday!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? Check it...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background: white; border-bottom: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-left: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-right: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-top: #bfbfbf 1px solid; display: block; position: relative; width: 430px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" scrolling="no" src="http://widget.shopstyle.com/widget?pid=uid6676-2041974-73&look=2946707&size=Small&width=6&height=1&layouttype=0&border=0&footer=0" width="430"></iframe><br /><div style="bottom: 2px; height: 18px; left: 0px; line-height: 12px; position: absolute; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; position: absolute;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Sperry#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">More Sperry...</a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;"><img alt="ShopStyle" src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/widget/ShopStyleLogo_powered_small.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></img></a></div></div></div></div>

ode to the squeaky wheel's Discovery...

  shoes: mudd brand (i think). jeans: kohl's. shirt: old navy. cardigan: rue21. necklace: don't recall. flower clip: downeast basics...

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i'm a little bit country...i'm a little bit OCD...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please. Not a step further until I apologize. The flats that you're about to see are atrocious. I'm thoroughly embarrassed and would redo all these photos if I had the time. And wasn't lazy. But...I don't and I am. Sorry. (I actually switched to <a href="http://adayinlifetoo.blogspot.com/2010/12/celllllluhbrate-good-times-come-on-lets.html">these mary jane heels</a> and took one photo, below. Your imaginations will have to shoe-swap the rest, okay? C'mon, we've all seen Barney [unfortunately]. This is what he trained us to do.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94kuHVIihzsk8Qxs0ZHKbSsOrq8pmPmbdJYNaeA3aKt6I7G85xbCM2gZqhXNKV4JYX6zfTfhTf_IRb-1fLmOEI4GWd11SEyDIV4p0YJHVgaB_fJtV04849YrR53gNHEBNP2JIccQ-AULn/s1600/I1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94kuHVIihzsk8Qxs0ZHKbSsOrq8pmPmbdJYNaeA3aKt6I7G85xbCM2gZqhXNKV4JYX6zfTfhTf_IRb-1fLmOEI4GWd11SEyDIV4p0YJHVgaB_fJtV04849YrR53gNHEBNP2JIccQ-AULn/s400/I1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">shoes: mudd brand. pants, shirt, & jacket: gap. (i have too many gap clothes. this is embarrassing.) belt: don't recall. scarf: sweden. bracelet: f21.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaTZwkov9AN76L62J6Gj4UiVH-CDLdJna4bptIgFZ31DfUZ7ynG-MYSxB3PCJNkQJlWWOOB04KhloS-hxmgzVHlpheIPl6MSg9gzwF27iiMnzumx4NpVhiwO6f3B0gZ-M1lf2bSXc-CgK/s1600/I1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaTZwkov9AN76L62J6Gj4UiVH-CDLdJna4bptIgFZ31DfUZ7ynG-MYSxB3PCJNkQJlWWOOB04KhloS-hxmgzVHlpheIPl6MSg9gzwF27iiMnzumx4NpVhiwO6f3B0gZ-M1lf2bSXc-CgK/s400/I1britt1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chipped fingernail polish, anyone? Don't mind if I do...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWj9ZPBWauWHQ9awJyrnXkArLqP5m9Qs7wjL276phrQMboxAa0C_jnHvj4kQ2LZc08ipL9e2pR3PzlTYhwj1FtUkSMYiqLUmUgREfcehZG1k-cWPT7io8iQjxPtqqOz4O1ec_fX726phZy/s1600/I1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWj9ZPBWauWHQ9awJyrnXkArLqP5m9Qs7wjL276phrQMboxAa0C_jnHvj4kQ2LZc08ipL9e2pR3PzlTYhwj1FtUkSMYiqLUmUgREfcehZG1k-cWPT7io8iQjxPtqqOz4O1ec_fX726phZy/s400/I1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">This whole week is dedicated to my <a href="http://adayinlifetoo.blogspot.com/2011/01/closet-therapy-step-1-purge.html">closet purge</a> hit-list. As in, I have to find a way to wear these clothes this week or they're outta here. The pants and shirt you see here were actually borderline gone. I like these plaid trousers but have a hard time wearing them for some reason. (And if paired with those flats ever again, they'll be banished forever. That's a promise. And, sure, a threat too. Double-whammy.) And I like this lightweight cable-knit tee, but I feel like the neck's a little too high for my build and makes me look super square if I'm not careful. Or even if I am.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">So. I thought a scarf would "hide" the neckline of the shirt (or at least distract from it), and this scarf in particular picks up one of the colors of the plaid pants. Bingo. Throw on a bracelet that matches the scarf, and we've got the blind leading the blind on some sort of express train to...nowhere. But sometimes nowhere is a nice place to visit. Especially if they leave mints on your pillow there.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I added a belt simply because I'm addicted. There, I admitted it. I have a belting problem. And I added a jacket because my arms were getting cold. I would've loved a navy or dark brown drapey cardigan here, but I have neither of those items, so I found an alternative: white denim. Hah! Like, in the total other direction as a soft cardi, but I'm okay with it. I think it goes with the overall look just fine.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I'm off to disgrace those flats in front of their peers now. Ciao.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Monday.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look?   </span><a href="http://www.beso.com/ann-taylor-loft/womens-pants/loft-womens-brown-plaid-tall-julie-randi-plaid-trouser-pants/2249611451/detail?af_assettype_id=4&af_creative_id=5&af_id=44772&af_placement_id=1&rf=af1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">trousers</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">   <img border="0" height="1" src="https://adserve.shopzilla.com/img/publisherID-44772/assetID-5/placementID-1/url-http:%2F%2Fwww.beso.com%2Fann-taylor-loft%2Fwomens-pants%2Floft-womens-brown-plaid-tall-julie-randi-plaid-trouser-pants%2F2249611451%2Fdetail" width="1" /></img></span><a href="http://www.beso.com/new-york-company/womens-blazers/womens-white-wide-neck-cableknit-sweater-by-new-york-company-size-small/2346410610/detail?af_assettype_id=4&af_creative_id=5&af_id=44772&af_placement_id=1&rf=af1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">cableknit</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="1" src="https://adserve.shopzilla.com/img/publisherID-44772/assetID-5/placementID-1/url-http:%2F%2Fwww.beso.com%2Fnew-york-company%2Fwomens-blazers%2Fwomens-white-wide-neck-cableknit-sweater-by-new-york-company-size-small%2F2346410610%2Fdetail" width="1" />   </img></span><a href="http://www.beso.com/old-navy/womens-scarves-shawls/old-navy-womens-floral-print-jersey-scarves/2330442693/detail?af_assettype_id=4&af_creative_id=5&af_id=44772&af_placement_id=1&rf=af1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">scarf</span></a><img border="0" height="1" src="https://adserve.shopzilla.com/img/publisherID-44772/assetID-5/placementID-1/url-http:%2F%2Fwww.beso.com%2Fold-navy%2Fwomens-scarves-shawls%2Fold-navy-womens-floral-print-jersey-scarves%2F2330442693%2Fdetail" width="1" /></img></div><br /><div style="background: white; border-bottom: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-left: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-right: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-top: #bfbfbf 1px solid; display: block; position: relative; width: 424px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="244" name="shopstyle_search" scrolling="no" src="http://widget.shopstyle.com/widget?pid=uid6676-2041974-73&fts=women%20brown%20plaid%20wide-leg%20dress%20pants&width=3&height=1&border=0&footer=0" width="424"></iframe><br /><div style="bottom: 2px; height: 18px; left: 0px; line-height: 12px; position: absolute; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; position: absolute;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse?fts=women%20brown%20plaid%20wide-leg%20dress%20pants#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">women brown plaid wide-leg dress pants</a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;"><img alt="ShopStyle" src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/widget/ShopStyleLogo_powered.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></img></a></div></div></div>

i'm a little bit country...i'm a little bit OCD...

Please. Not a step further until I apologize. The flats that you're about to see are atrocious. I'm thoroughly embarrassed and would...

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