Fill in the blank Friday

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1. My favorite color is green.

2. My home decor color palette includes a lot of tans, blues and pops of other colors...these days my home decor is limited solely to my room, so I can only speak of that, but color is always a factor.

3. Other people always tell me I look good in the color green. My eyes are green and they really pop when I wear bright greens. I get compliments when I wear fuschia and corals, too.

4. The color I detest is bright, lemon yellow.

5. If you were to look in my closet most of the colors you'd see would be neutrals (greys and black), greens, blues and purples.

6. A color that I simply cannot pull off no matter how hard I try is most yellows, hence why I detest the bright ones most. Yellows tend to make me look jaundiced when near my face, so unless it's a nice dark mustard or gold shade I shy away from yellow. Although, I will do it if it's small pops of color or accessories.

7. The color of my favorite dress is fuschia; it's the perfect jewel tone.

This may be the most perfect cowl neck sweater

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I want.

Pretty please.

New Boots

If any of you follow Viktoria with a K you'll be familiar with these boots already. She found them a few months ago and ever since she first posted about them I've been envious. I'm super picky about both my boots and about shades of brown. In fact, I've been on the hunt for a pair of brown boots that wouldn't break the bank since last Fall...as in, a year and a half ago, not 6 months ago. I never have any problems finding black boots each season that meet my criteria, but brown is tough for some reason.

Anyway, I was looking at Spring flats at Macy's with my Mom on Monday when I noticed a whole bunch of clearance boots. I immediately rushed over and started sorting through the Size 9-10 section, hoping to find a good deal. Not surprisingly, the majority of the the boots were black, but there were some brown pairs thrown in for good measure, including the above beauties by Steve Madden. These babies are an acceptable shade of brown, real leather, have a small, wedge-style heel and hit nearly knee-high; they're perfect! The minute I put them on I was sold! I was even more sold when I realized they were marked down to just under $30. Yea, I kind of wanted to squeal with delight in the store. My little frugal heart is so happy!

Fill in the blank Friday

Happy Friday, lovelies!!
I cannot believe it has been 2 weeks since I last participated in Lauren's Friday blanks. It sure does feel good to play along again.

1. Winter is beautiful in its own way. It can be cold and bleak, but I love seeing the sunshine through the bare tree branches and enjoying the serenity of freshly fallen snow. Winter encourages cuddling, hot coffee and tea, blankets and reading...nothing wrong with that!

2. Summer is usually too hot for me. I love that Summer makes me feel young and alive, but I really hate being hot.

3. If it were summer instead of winter right now I'd probably be wishing I were reading out by the pool or playing at the park instead of sitting at my desk. I'd also be plotting my weekend Farmer's Market trip!

4. My favorite thing to do in winter is brew a pot of tea, throw on my sweats and cozy up on the couch with a book or a movie. Meeting a friend for a glass of red wine on a chilly evening after work is fabulous, too.

5. My favorite thing to do in summer is read by the pool, go for long walks in the evening and drink margaritas on the patio with my girlfriends!

6. The ideal outfit for a sunny summer day is a sundress, flip-flops and sunglasses.

7. The ideal outfit for a frigid winter day is jeans, boots, a cami and a warm, cozy cardigan.

Another Fall Fashion Find

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This is the best picture I can find of my latest Fall purchase. As I'm sure everyone has figured out by now, I'm a bit of a cardi junkie, so the fact that this is the first cardigan that I've bought so far is pretty impressive. I picked up this little beauty in black and cannot wait to wear it! I love the ruffle detail, that it has a zipper rather than buttons and the fact that it looks good open as well as zipped. I'm sure I will be getting a lot of use out of this cardi!

Fall Fashion Find

I just had to show you all the fabulous purse that I bought the other day. I'm really picky about my purses, especially when it comes to shades of brown, and this one is perfect so far. I'm in love. I've been on the hunt for the perfect I'm-ready-for-Fall messenger style purse for a while now, but hadn't found anything that was an absolute must-have (keep in mind that I'm surprisingly frugal)...until Wednesday. I found this little beauty at Target and now feel really cool strutting my stuff with it (ha!):


What's your must-have piece for Fall this year?

Fill in the Blank Friday

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I really do love Fridays. I love that it's the end of the work week and the start of the weekend; I love that everyone's in a good mood on Fridays; and I love that I get to fill in Lauren's clever and fun blanks each week.

1. One fashion trend that I really regret is overalls. Those were never flattering on anyone, but were certainly popular. Why yes, I did own a pair that I accessorized with pins. I loved them and thought I was so cool.

2. The one thing that always completes any outift is: I'm going to have to agree with Lauren on this one and say earrings. It is very, very rare for me to not have earrings on unless I'm working out.

3. I would describe my personal style as classic, slightly preppy and usually comfy...think cardigans like 4 times a week and sandals so long as it's not snowing. Ha...

4. My fashion muse is Reese Witherspoon. She keeps most of her outfits simple, while always looking perfectly put together. Dressed up or down, she looks lovely. Plus, I think her wardrobe is attainable. So many stars dress in styles that I cannot imagine ever really seeing on the street, but Reese dresses normally (for lack of a better word).

5. If I could own one designer piece of clothing it would be a Chanel dress. I think Chanel is the epitomy of beautiful, classic fashion and there is always something lovely to swoon over.

6. I would love to raid the wardrobe of Carrie Bradshaw. A lot of what she wears is a bit too out there for me, but the pieces are gorgeous! A girl could have a lot of fun in Carrie's closet!

7. Today I'm wearing a denim pencil skirt, grey cami, watermelon-colored short sleeve cardi and black sandals. It's sunny, warm and I'm comfy but still work appropriate.