around the world in 80 days...or a blog post...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-t5FFyHx9qupb2v7o2lMYGHgtPEcBAb1Tro2pQ4nbemdi5CCnFHmXt0siLpfnPzA1pPR_be_fPFzgpaV1ygtOTJiVugCv1iRjEh8ACrobfpEEH9E2ehhDv5cfxNlR8eTDRGb3Ni_gklk/s1600/01britt2.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/AVvXsEia-t5FFyHx9qupb2v7o2lMYGHgtPEcBAb1Tro2pQ4nbemdi5CCnFHmXt0siLpfnPzA1pPR_be_fPFzgpaV1ygtOTJiVugCv1iRjEh8ACrobfpEEH9E2ehhDv5cfxNlR8eTDRGb3Ni_gklk/s400/01britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">boots & watch: target. tights: gift. dress: paris, france. shirt: downeast. scarf: sweden. belt: forever21.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWYYQ41nyY21-seEKh3c2exiW_SnfpNUd33sWAmg3qa_nyPLyik2xTi-IV_JgwfahCdsJf7JdGBoz-VrLXTRQ4wOTMY4o8nk-iJ6EBiLUt6RYAxA0-VC4pVyOQL-wl6Ehyphenhyphen_sSHaLeCiCV/s1600/01britt1.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/AVvXsEgsWYYQ41nyY21-seEKh3c2exiW_SnfpNUd33sWAmg3qa_nyPLyik2xTi-IV_JgwfahCdsJf7JdGBoz-VrLXTRQ4wOTMY4o8nk-iJ6EBiLUt6RYAxA0-VC4pVyOQL-wl6Ehyphenhyphen_sSHaLeCiCV/s400/01britt1.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYMXxXuZU3hvkhNqR2TRgM8bTl8V7mA7QHyc4SwDIZYKimB0NvvRHYykudzgWEmCU9eE2hwwEWIQkWAYea8JACKVxkR0FHUAMMe7qhGz0WXdEI23BzQqhuQKlUlJeqn5ox4TiYTleYoxy/s1600/01britt3.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/AVvXsEjTYMXxXuZU3hvkhNqR2TRgM8bTl8V7mA7QHyc4SwDIZYKimB0NvvRHYykudzgWEmCU9eE2hwwEWIQkWAYea8JACKVxkR0FHUAMMe7qhGz0WXdEI23BzQqhuQKlUlJeqn5ox4TiYTleYoxy/s400/01britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">An international outfit if I've ever had one--I found this simple linen dress in a boutique in Paris about 10 years ago, and I fell in love with it. Which is odd, because it's actually a shapeless sack that happens to wrinkle if I so much as breathe while wearing it. Other than that? The most comfortable item of clothing I own. (Note to self: Purchase, and wear, more sacks.)<br /><br />So. I try not to breathe unnecessarily whilst in this dress, but it makes me lightheaded. But it DOES cut down on the intensity of hiccups I experience, so that's exciting.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Hey, don't roll your eyes at me. Sometimes we have to create our own fun, especially when we live in a cold, small town in the winter. Next up: tying your shoes with one hand. What can I say, I'm a party girl. Whoomp there it is.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">(ahem) So. Parisian linen, Swedish scarf, boots that were probably made in China but I'm not sure. Now all I need to be really, <em>truly</em> happy is some Italian ice cream. Anyone?</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Monday.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? 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around the world in 80 days...or a blog post...

  boots & watch: target. tights: gift. dress: paris, france. shirt: downeast. scarf: sweden. belt: forever21. An international outfit if...

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welp, today's post proves it. i'm sophisticated and refined.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-GU8RwpEVrai3bSc_ZSwFao6lyn1LhjywMrk3RQaUOwe5Jvk8i2Mq4aW_HewyUFKZtDGlTHZtVkzn6BFKehx9vKvf4vPy_iksbcBLS5q5KveDZT-Or2CEqrV9xGHgCG653pMmu_JLmg/s1600/X1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-GU8RwpEVrai3bSc_ZSwFao6lyn1LhjywMrk3RQaUOwe5Jvk8i2Mq4aW_HewyUFKZtDGlTHZtVkzn6BFKehx9vKvf4vPy_iksbcBLS5q5KveDZT-Or2CEqrV9xGHgCG653pMmu_JLmg/s400/X1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">boots & watch: target. grey skinny jeans: kohls. shirt: modbe. cardigan: j.crew. scarf & headbands: forever 21. belt: Pocket's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz0cCOC7Du7zUKjFVqtLLoMk2AT9DLVAiTLU0zk8IdfA1reAuckI3p4GfJH5YYQPT7_TL4iDoZ5Q79keLKdXlnRWvfFIlXnnMlUQ415zryVPpBJ2HCxiT1plP_UvKEPAcVdhoHqRGORc/s1600/X1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz0cCOC7Du7zUKjFVqtLLoMk2AT9DLVAiTLU0zk8IdfA1reAuckI3p4GfJH5YYQPT7_TL4iDoZ5Q79keLKdXlnRWvfFIlXnnMlUQ415zryVPpBJ2HCxiT1plP_UvKEPAcVdhoHqRGORc/s400/X1britt1.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWum-SFS3oSclpEcsKler4Ln-Ox6Q_yBg0XSDsqEAnmQhDnHWCaB-7__zAlPK_41oYHKUgcfOB1KHyWHcLdryBOM7wZVGhsz0-WiWIFa68rb-El7-1pRWVqLcTktqSW280GUr4APNiAI/s1600/X1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWum-SFS3oSclpEcsKler4Ln-Ox6Q_yBg0XSDsqEAnmQhDnHWCaB-7__zAlPK_41oYHKUgcfOB1KHyWHcLdryBOM7wZVGhsz0-WiWIFa68rb-El7-1pRWVqLcTktqSW280GUr4APNiAI/s400/X1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">My kids love hearing stories about themselves when they were little. Or just about themselves in general. Because, let's face it, the world contained within these four walls actually does revolve around them. Mmmm...kind of. Anyway, my son particularly loves the story about the funny, slash, disgusting thing that happened when he was a brandnew baby and Pocket was changing his diaper. I'd detail it here, but some of you don't have children yet, and I don't want to dissuade you from the decision. <br /><br />Don't you love it when someone does that? Like, dangles a tidbit of a story in front of you like a zhu-zhu pet in front of a puppy, then doesn't follow through with the juicy details? Well...I promise you, this isn't like that. The details of this story are indeed juicy. Quite literally. So. I'll just leave you with two words and let your imaginations run wild: "projectile" and "poo."<br /><br />Annnd...enough about you. Let's talk about me. Jumping-off point today was comfort and flexibility, because I was watching my 2- and 0-year-old nephews this morning. So. I just sort of piled stuff on until I ran out of time while my kids ate breakfast. Oooh, that's a great idea for a game show, no? Contestants have a closetful of clothes and 30 seconds to throw on a decent outfit before, say, three children in the next room (ages 2, 4, and 6, hypothetically speaking of course) start fingerpainting the furniture with yogurt, guzzling syrup from the bottle, and creating eternity pools of their cups by pouring their own milk. <br />  <br />And if that totally made-up make-believe absolutely fictional scenario made your forehead break out in tiny beads of sweat, I don't know what to say. 'Cept this: Don't come live at my house for the next 10 years. <br />  <br />Anyway. This is what I wore today. And if you're going to tell me that I'm too old to wear double braids, I'm going to fake geriatric-induced hearing loss and wear them anyway. Yep. <em>Fake</em>. Because, haven't you heard? 31 is the new 17... or 11...okay, FINE, 3.  <br />  <br />Happy Thursday.<br />  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look?  </span><a href="http://www.beso.com/steve-madden/womens-boots/buckkie-brn-nubuck/2133703958/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;">boots</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%2Fsteve-madden%2Fwomens-boots%2Fbuckkie-brn-nubuck%2F2133703958%2Fdetail" width="1" /></img></span><a href="http://www.beso.com/gap/womens-skinny-jeans/gap-always-skinny-jeans-gray-wash/2242947779/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;">grey jeans</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%2Fgap%2Fwomens-skinny-jeans%2Fgap-always-skinny-jeans-gray-wash%2F2242947779%2Fdetail" width="1" /></img></span><a href="http://www.beso.com/j-crew/womens-cardigans/jcrew-perfect-fit-mixed-tape-cardigan/2034824738/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;">cardigan</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%2Fj-crew%2Fwomens-cardigans%2Fjcrew-perfect-fit-mixed-tape-cardigan%2F2034824738%2Fdetail" width="1" />  </img></span><a href="http://www.beso.com/forever-21/womens-shirts-blouses/forever21-tribal-gauze-woven-scarf/2056325647/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;">colorful scarf</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%2Fforever-21%2Fwomens-shirts-blouses%2Fforever21-tribal-gauze-woven-scarf%2F2056325647%2Fdetail" width="1" /></span></div></img><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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=2587818&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/Merona#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 Merona...</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>

welp, today's post proves it. i'm sophisticated and refined.

boots & watch: target. grey skinny jeans: kohls. shirt: modbe. cardigan: j.crew. scarf & headbands: forever 21. belt: Pocket's. ...

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