Daily MelWear BBCA: Springlike

Apparently I have an aversion to wearing just one color. Sometimes I can pull it off, like yesterday, but more often than not I've found myself playing with different combinations. Pink and yellow isn't an unusal one for me although it might seem unusual to most people. Or at least most people who aren't style bloggers (or readers!), because you all understand me, right? :)

Now my task is to come up with some other colors that can be combined with pink. That is a challenge I will gladly accept.

There are lots of fabulous women participating in the Blogging for Breast Cancer Awearness Challenge! Have you checked out their blogs yet?

I hope you're all having a fantastic week!

Today's outfit:

Dress: Ross

Jacket: Burlington (came with a skirt)

Belt: Can't remember
Heels: Target

Daily MelWear BBCA: BBCA Begins!

This post is going to be short and sweet! This is what I wore yesterday and rest assured, I did wear pink on Saturday, the very first day of the challenge, but I don't have pictures of that. You'll just have to trust me. :)

How are you all feeling about the BBCA challenge in this first week, do you have lots of ideas for how to sprinkle pink into your wardrobe? Remember, pink doesn't have to be the dominant color of the outfit; it just needs to be present.

I've updated the list of participants, so be sure to check that out and let me know if you're taking part and would like to be added as well.

How was everyone's weekend? Mine was fabulous. And happy. :) Have a great Monday, friends!

Today's outfit:
Dress: Ross
Belt: Salvation Army
Necklace: Wal-Mart
Sandals: Beall's

Daily MelWear: Seeing Spots

I think this outfit is an example of how a little bit can go a long way. A little bit of leopard, a splash of red, and a simple black dress is jazzed up just enough.

Thursdays (obviously I'm back posting) are jeans days in our office, and I was the only one not wearing jeans. I'm going to have to work on that when the weather starts cooling down. Maybe I need to go shopping for some jeans that fit better. Who wants to go shopping with me?

I have a small request, for those of you willing. The daughter of one of my former bosses took her own life last week, and the funeral is today. I'll be there to support their family, and I'd like to just ask for your thoughts and prayers. The entire situation (there's a lot more to it) is tragic and heart-breaking.

So...just pray with me. Please...and thank you.

And one reminder - BBCA kicks off tomorrow! We've had a few more participants sign up over the past couple of days and I'm so excited! I'm not promising an outfit post every single day, but I WILL wear my pink every day and I'll make a strong effort to take photos every day to post later when I can.

Hope you all have a great Friday - and please remember to pray.

Today's outfit:

Dress: Goodwill Boutique
Leopard Belt: Stein Mart (came with a skirt)
Red Sandals: From my mom

Daily MelWear: An Old Favorite

I realize I've worn this dress with red before. I know that. But when it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? Or something like that? 

I really like the blue and red together, especially when it can be done without looking like Superman. And this dress does not look like Superman. Right? 

Mkay. Well, I do like this dress. It's one of my favorites and I wear it a lot.

And...I've run out of things to say. :) I hope you're all having a great week! 

Today's outfit:

Dress: Target

Bolero: Sears

Belt: Salvation Army

Shoes: From my mom

Daily MelWear: Mad Men Take 2?

This dress kind of reminds me of Mad Men too. If you don't agree, don't tell me. Ignorance is bliss. :)

I wore this yesterday for our board meeting and once again, I figured the dress worked just fine on its own without a blazer. Not to mention the fact that the board room gets ridiculously warm for some reason.

So, listen, I just want to thank you guys for being so supportive. Those of you who have been friends/readers for a while know the ups and downs I've had in the past year and it really makes me all warm and fuzzy to get comments from you being happy for me. Part of the reason I blog is for all of the awesome advice and inspiration I get from you, and another part is for the relationships. I'm grateful for you, that's all I'm trying to say. So thanks. :)

Have a great Wednesday, everyone!

Today's outfit:
Dress: Ross

Belt: Salvation Army
Heels: From my mom

Daily MelWear: Not A Fan

I have to be honest...when I first put this outfit on, I thought it looked okay. As I sifted through the photos and continued to look at them, I came to the conclusion that I don't really like this. Not so much. I can't pinpoint exactly what it is that bothers me; it just generally doesn't make me happy.

The beauty of style, though, is that you get to start over again with the next outfit, so here's to a better one tomorrow. :)

Hope you're all having a great day!

Today's outfit:

Dress: Target

Sleeveless Blouse: Target

Belt: Charlotte Russe? Forever 21? I can't remember

Sandals: Beall's

Daily MelWear: Teal and Red

I feel like I should just make this a Wordless Wednesday post. I still really don't have much to say and that's entirely unlike me. Usually I spout off TMI.

Hmmm...well I like this dress. We're not allowed to wear anything sleeveless and I typically layer a cardigan or something over it, so I decided to change it up by layering a shirt underneath this time. Teal and red make me happy so the belt and shoes were easy additions.

Oooh, have I talked about my daughter starting VPK? She's having a BLAST and has gotten great reports every single day. She's in her third week and doing really well. Last week towards the end of the week, she started to have some issues crying and not wanting to stay. Let me tell you, dropping her off and hearing her cry, "I want my mommy!" is not a pleasant way to go. Well, a very good friend came up with the brilliant idea to give her a watch so that she can see the hour hand move from 9 to 12, so she'd see the closer it gets to 12, the closer we are to picking her up. I went out and bought her a watch that very day, gave it to her after school and told her how to watch the hour hand.

Seriously, brilliant. I asked her dad how she did this morning, and he told me she said she wasn't scared because she knew when both of the hands were on the 12, he was coming to get her.  And she went right into her classroom with no problem!

I'm so proud of how well she's doing and of all the glowing reports she gets every day. I love that little girl.

There now. That was more words than yesterday.

Yay for Wednesday! The week is half over! I truly, honestly, wholeheartedly, cannot wait for this weekend.

Can't. Wait.

Have a great day, y'all!

Today's outfit:
Dress: Target
Blouse: Charlotte Russe
Belt: Salvation Army
Shoes: From my mom
Necklace: Gift from ML

Daily MelWear: Turquoise and Pink

Can I tell you how much I love this dress? I think it's the color more than anything else. And what else goes with turquoise but PINK? Okay, lots of other colors like yellow, red, purple, orange...

Options, I like them. Did I miss any other coordinating colors?

I'm feeling a little wordless today. I'm happy. That's really all I have to say.

Hope you guys are having a great week so far!

Today's outfit:

Dress: Ross
Pink Cami: Charlotte Russe
Cardigan: Kohl's
Sandals: Beall's

Daily MelWear: Mad Men...ish

So, here's a sad story. I don't have HBO. {I know, it's really not all that sad.} That has made it so that I can't watch Mad Men. In fact, I'd never seen any of them until about a month ago when the first season popped up on Netflix. Oh, happy day!

I've watched a ton of them already and I'm hooked. I hope Netflix keeps up with them. Or I'll be sad.

Yay pockets!!!

Anyway, this may not be entirely Mad Men inspired, but it's what I thought of when I saw this dress. I really love the silhouette, the color, the simplicity, the sleeves, the length, everything about this dress makes me feel good. And...POCKETS! Not to mention that my boss said I look nice. So if she approves, I'm a happy girl.

This is what I wore last night to our board meeting. Normally I do wear a blazer as well but I figured the dress is professional enough on its own, especially considering I'm typically the only one wearing a blazer anyway.

I also don't usually wear hose, but these were sent to me from Hanes Hosiery to test out on one of my busy days, and technically our dress code requires hose for "business professional" attire (which is what I'm supposed to wear on board meeting days). My issue with hose is that it's normally very uncomfortable and it snags and runs so easily!

I have to admit that these have been great! They're comfortable and they're not too warm at all. They've been fantastic! I do have to admit that although they were perfect all day long, they did have some runs in them by the time I came home after our board meeting. It was a really long day, though...

The lovely Hanes peeps have given me a few extras for a giveaway too! So be on the lookout for that. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to post that giveaway on the blog or if I'm going to make it a Facebook one. Decisions, decisions...

Have a happy Wednesday, friends!

Today's outfit:

Dress: Ross

Hose: Courtesy of Hanes Hosiery

Heels: Target
Necklace: Gift from the gorgeous ML

Daily MelWear: Fully Clothed

It's Thursday! Happy dance! Or not. I can't really dance .

Thanks for being so sweet about my beltlessness (yes, that is now, in fact, a word) yesterday. I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling naked when I'm missing a favorite accessory. It really was pretty comfy and maybe I'll go beltless again, but not today.

Clearly.

We had a little class type thing in our office so I wanted to make sure I did the closed-toe, no jewelry, jacket thing. Yes, there's pattern and more color than I'm sure Corporate would like, but...really, this isn't too far out of code. I think.

I can't belive there's so much talk already about fall. Listen, I live in Florida, we don't really get a "fall" season here. It goes from hot to not-as-hot. Sometimes I think I'd like a real fall with the changing leaves...but then I remember how much I hate being cold and suddenly I'm okay with leaves going from green to dead. I like my Florida sun too much.

Although, I will admit to being a little excited about wearing tights again. They're fun. And my leopard booties. Also fun.

Have a great day, ya'll!

Today's outfit:

Dress: Target

Jacket: Ross? Eh...

Belt: Wal-Mart

Heels: From my mom

Daily MelWear: To Church

I'm guessing most of you haven't noticed, but lately I've been posting my outfits the day after, for various reasons.

Well, yesterday I took the day off from work to be there for my daughter's very first day of VPK! Needless to say, I didn't wear anything spectacular so I didn't take pictures.

What you get today is my outfit from Sunday when we went to church. A dress and a belt. Still nothing spectacular, but proof that I do get dressed on the weekends. Just in case there was any doubt. :) 

Hope you all had a wonderful Monday and have an even better Tuesday!

Today's outfit: 

Dress: Ross

Belt: Salvation Army

Sandals: Beall's

Daily MelWear: It's a New Day

Happy Thursday, friends!

We're *soclose* to the weekend and I, for one, am ready.

You know, I've been through kind of a lot in the past 9-10 months or so.

But right now, I feel good.

I feel optimistic.

And I like it.

I hope you're all feeling good too. :)

Have a great weekend, lovelies.

Today's outfit:
Dress: Sears
Brown Jacket: Kohl's (I think...)
Red Belt: Salvation Army
Red Sandals: From my mom
Necklace: Gift from the exceptional ML

Daily MelWear: All Mixed Up

I've always loved the black and brown combination on other bloggers, but I don't have enough brown in my closet to pull it out very often. Today felt like a simple day, after being a bit more formal with meetings the past two days, so I went with this black shirtdress and decided to throw on my cognac sandals and cognac snakeskin belt.

The mixed neutrals begged for mixed metals too, so I added this necklace that has both gold and silver.

You guys, I've been doing really well with the whole exercising and eating well thing, even allowing myself some cake for my mom's birthday last weekend, but I've just had the munchies the past couple of days! I need to drink more water and pop more gum, I think.

Do you have a calorie range you try to stay within each day? What do you do when you're hungry or have the munchies?

Today's outfit:
Black Shirtdress: Ross
Cognac Belt: Salvation Army
Cognac Sandals: Target
Necklace: Wal-Mart (I think...)