get dressed quick

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgUXosUXNl6MLgw9m99L6RigbCuPjUhxaNvOycQ8_Uv1yBWt6FtjQVR-QUdczD-zOrXp-ZUtrGhLwzvOOiWmqQeOhrq04i8JS9v4BjZab-iKus1C8Wzz2NdMA3wBr4GUL969PXm9NjasK/s1600/Z1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgUXosUXNl6MLgw9m99L6RigbCuPjUhxaNvOycQ8_Uv1yBWt6FtjQVR-QUdczD-zOrXp-ZUtrGhLwzvOOiWmqQeOhrq04i8JS9v4BjZab-iKus1C8Wzz2NdMA3wBr4GUL969PXm9NjasK/s400/Z1britt1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">boots: target. jeans: kohls. sweater: old navy. belt: thrifted (american eagle outfitters). trench coat: forever21. watch: target. flower clips: gift.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gzm_lwygxutbZzRtpZvLdQRFsAzewJvSM6lOLvEvEiXLhkuTSCduYzWRHRkUI3OGXMsMTr8c_0-ZJK3LcW4UG2gaNcMtOV-NCqtXKJ7lAhQ6QUhDexqmz__eU3-o24-98Dq5JHdw0Fxg/s1600/Z1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gzm_lwygxutbZzRtpZvLdQRFsAzewJvSM6lOLvEvEiXLhkuTSCduYzWRHRkUI3OGXMsMTr8c_0-ZJK3LcW4UG2gaNcMtOV-NCqtXKJ7lAhQ6QUhDexqmz__eU3-o24-98Dq5JHdw0Fxg/s400/Z1britt3.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmABbrEeFiXQUa8wHthXnAP_SYsy2N4fSqg8IeVjmspIklRBEpXBlVUG7d-hHuHxwghXDUbtU-ebQm7k64GBKU3nddYkgMSst58WH3yZAAia3Y1PdUgCwPXMdk9Ba5CIliZ8r8PpaL5pQ/s1600/Z1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmABbrEeFiXQUa8wHthXnAP_SYsy2N4fSqg8IeVjmspIklRBEpXBlVUG7d-hHuHxwghXDUbtU-ebQm7k64GBKU3nddYkgMSst58WH3yZAAia3Y1PdUgCwPXMdk9Ba5CIliZ8r8PpaL5pQ/s400/Z1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">It's one of those days, guys. Wanna hear about it? No? Good, 'cause I don't want to delve into the deets. Suffice it to say there are a billion things going on today, gloomy-cold weather, potential strep throat (3rd time in a year, and that means probable tonsillectomy. please no.), frustrating Internet issues, and a day where my closet has "nothing to wear."<br /><br />Makes you wanna hang with me, doesn't it.</div><div align="center">Remember how I vowed I was done with boots until Fall? Well, I actually did mean it when I said that. But then the weather turned nasty, my errand list exploded, and my boots jumped out and hijacked my feet before I could say anything. I'm okay with it, though. There's something comforting about a well-used pair of flat boots. And a gramma-made quilt. And some homemade mac & cheese and warm applesauce to slide down a sore throat.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">So. Skinnies, boots, & a top: one of my favorite (albeit overused) go-to ensembles. Throw on a trench for warmth. Done and done. What are your go-to pieces when you just don't feel like getting dressed or when you have "nothing" to wear?</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Thursday.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? 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get dressed quick

  boots: target. jeans: kohls. sweater: old navy. belt: thrifted (american eagle outfitters). trench coat: forever21. watch: target. flower ...

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the whole truth & nothing but the truth...mostly...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqORA2_82M08Uhp2AcIxgAFbVfbYPqUAWSw0EIXUZV7xCd5xd8lwIHuBMTBHLDwesDfSji9QX3Rk9x5D0TRcZRva2-VniXOoOSAdOz5FtDTqWNe2N8HtJfEVs6IyhzFKybjtkm57FZm8Io/s1600/GG1britt2.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/AVvXsEjqORA2_82M08Uhp2AcIxgAFbVfbYPqUAWSw0EIXUZV7xCd5xd8lwIHuBMTBHLDwesDfSji9QX3Rk9x5D0TRcZRva2-VniXOoOSAdOz5FtDTqWNe2N8HtJfEVs6IyhzFKybjtkm57FZm8Io/s400/GG1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">boots: Target. tights, shirt, & necklace: gifted. skirt: sam's club (wait, sam's club?! is she serious? yes.) trench: F21. scarf: a total tourist shop in Sweden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdY_pYokQgTQbz4PGFhRPVQz9n04MBR64nSAmmCI-9BbMO8osDFlQ0HFQBNIgYxgj4WLN4ZtuxERwgtjnea6w2_RgY1KtVtZX4sPh8G4TjvXlvC8Ef71i3IixOsgrLEfc2c6B5agS1HyOZ/s1600/GG1britt1.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/AVvXsEgdY_pYokQgTQbz4PGFhRPVQz9n04MBR64nSAmmCI-9BbMO8osDFlQ0HFQBNIgYxgj4WLN4ZtuxERwgtjnea6w2_RgY1KtVtZX4sPh8G4TjvXlvC8Ef71i3IixOsgrLEfc2c6B5agS1HyOZ/s400/GG1britt1.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrxlJavInQpbwhyphenhyphenCuYb6ON-r8Pnllo9QYWkyUO4UTr4ZsvnKlwPZVRxEP6Qlv0jUzHJK5zG-yImEm7Mk87QzvPgCIvObYhfk7wAQbMqly0ndh9PxbVhV1Q_OMDygLfmVrrYJydS01PBJ8/s1600/GG1britt3.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/AVvXsEgZrxlJavInQpbwhyphenhyphenCuYb6ON-r8Pnllo9QYWkyUO4UTr4ZsvnKlwPZVRxEP6Qlv0jUzHJK5zG-yImEm7Mk87QzvPgCIvObYhfk7wAQbMqly0ndh9PxbVhV1Q_OMDygLfmVrrYJydS01PBJ8/s400/GG1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">The truth is: I love colored tights. These beauties (which I got in the mail yesterday from my cute friend Val) were absolutely my jumping-off point today. Here's the best part about them: they are super-dee-dooper bright. Here's the problem with them: their brightness.<br /><br />My biggest challenge in starting with such a you-could-see-these-babies-from-space accessory [Editor's note: Are tights accessories? Hmmm...discuss.] was finding a balance of (a) more neutral items so I didn't become a walking disco-ball-o'-blinding-brightness and (b) at least a little bit of color so not ALLLL attention is on my knees.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Because, really. Knees? If that's a Top-10 physical feature, I'm toast.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I considered wearing some chocolate walking shorts with the tights. But I thought the darkness of the brown would be a little jarring right next to this particular shade of blue. Enter: olive corduroy skirt. Not too dark, not too light, not too colorful, not too dull. Just a little too big, but nothing a few safety pins in back couldn't fix. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">[Editor's note: Most of my pencil skirts, okay, ALL of them, are too big because I bought them to wear low on my waist. This isn't where pencil skirts should rest! It's way more flattering to have them fit the woman's form (even if you're shaped like a certain square-pants cartoon character, like me--at least TRY to fake it), up higher on the waist. So. I've been tailoring all my skirts to fit...with varying degrees of permanence & success...]</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">A white cotton v-neck shirt with pretty detailing was a quiet yet feminine addition to an outfit full of solid, fairly masculine pieces. Neutral short trench coat, boots, necklace, and hairstyle. (I wanted to show off the little crimpies in my hair from yesterday's <a href="http://adayinlifetoo.blogspot.com/2010/12/and-never-twain-shall-meet.html">braids</a>...they're subtle here, but I like them.) With the trench belt, aNOTHER belt would be overkill, but the eyelet trim of this shirt is visually interesting without being too bold. Add a feminine, patterned scarf (untied because there's already a lot going on around my neck; I felt like I needed something vertical) that gives purpose to the bright blue tights but in a more toned-down way, and a blue beaded necklace as a bracelet. Done and done.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I dunno, guys. Did it work? Still not sure about this one... </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Happy Wednesday.</div>

the whole truth & nothing but the truth...mostly...

boots: Target. tights, shirt, & necklace: gifted. skirt: sam's club (wait, sam's club?! is she serious? yes.) trench: F21. scarf...

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