still summer

i'm back!  i took a little unplanned/unannounced break from blogging.  i spent most of the time sitting on the couch, re-watching all of breaking bad.  also i was working.  cooking.  doing more zero waste things.  i also took a break from shopping.  it was hard because of my job, and made it harder to want to blog.  whats the point of making a wish list collage when i'm not gonna be buying anything?  it just makes me want to shop more.  i hadn't shopped since june, and was really getting tired of my wardrobe so i decided it was time for a tiny bit of shopping.  and by tiny i mean i only bought one thing.

free people dress, j brand shorts, frye boots (similar)

i've been having some camera issues, which i haven't done anything about and am just continuing to use the camera.  this also contributed to the lack of posts.  but honestly i was mostly just laziness.  i'm ready to get back to blogging now! 

oh yeah - its totally still summer here in los angeles.  what's fall again???
 

leopard... again

can you believe it? i am posting an outfit! it has been almost a month since my last outfit post, which is sad 'cause i had quite a few outfits i had planned on blogging (like the neon pink jeans i only wore a few times before spilling red wine on them.  7 washes later i've declared defeat.), but i just couldn't find the time to take the photos.  until today.

bb dakota top (similar), free people bandeau, j brand shorts, shoemint shoes

since i've decided to transition to zero waste, i've also decided to cut back on shopping.  save money & reduce my consumption.  reduced consumption means reduced waste.  it actually hasn't been as hard as i thought!  this also means i will be finding new ways to wear old things (top worn here & here). 

p.s. any tips on removing red wine stains???

the equipment shirt

this is what i look like on a typical day after work. kinda tired. i don't care - this is real life people!!! geez. 

equipment shirt, jbrand shorts, frye boots (similar)

this is also my new equipment shirt i got at the sample sale, which was literally the best deal of the century.  i cannot even begin to express how excited i was to find out that not only was there an equipment sample sale, but its in LA!!  and now i finally have an equipment shirt! 

sunday/monday

quick little tuesday post of what i wore sunday. and also monday. after my weekend of waking up early, i wasn't feeling like putting together a new outfit so i wore the same thing as sunday.  its okay though, cause no one that saw me sunday also saw me monday.  i guess could have kept this a secret.

gap denim jacket (similar), madewell shirt (old), vintage blouse, j brand shorts, zara tights (similar), jeffrey campbell boots (old), jw hulme bag

hope the week started well for everyone!  almost half way to the weekend!  i can hardly wait for it, i'm going to palm springs!

new years eve... day

happy new year!  hope you all had a wonderful NYE!  i was running around doing errands all day on new years eve day, and of course i needed to wear my fab sam edelman adena loafers (which i am obsessed with!) to go to home depot!  i ended up in an outfit that had everything my boyfriend gave me for christmas (he obvi reads the blog & saw my xmas list).  i also just picked up one of those pop phones by native union from my favorite local boutique, letters from LA, which i LOVE!  the pink looks so cute with my leopard phone case!   

madewell shirt, j brand jeans, sam edelman loafers, ray-ban glasses, jw hulme bag

jcrew iphone case, native union pop phone

i spent NYE with bf - we went to dinner & then just watched a movie at home.  mellow, easy night.  except that i fell asleep before midnight!  oops!

before christmas

hope everyone had a good holiday weekend! i'm working this week, although i know many people get this week off (lucky!). this outfit is from the other day - before christmas - so i thought the pants were sorta festive. i do love that i bought these red jbrand jeans during the summer and can still wear them during the winter! 

madewell blazer (old), rag & bone shirt (old, similar), jbrand jeans, dolce vita heels

just a few more days left in 2011, i can hardly believe how fast the year has gone by!  i still am not 100% sure of my new years eve plans, but i kinda just want to stay home & make a pizza!  what are your nye plans?