MAKING A STATEMENT

I picked up this AMAZING statement necklace last week at Charlotte Russe for only $8!
And it's doing EXACTLY what I wanted - taking a simple outfit up about 3 notches. Lovin' it!



I met a new neighbor while taking these pictures and was faced with the "oh...you're taking pictures of yourself" awkwardness. I find that saying "it's a project I'm working on" sounds much less nerdy and narcissistic than "I post daily pictures of myself on the interwebs." Hmmm... awkward, nonetheless.

But then, he offered for me to take food from his multiple little gardens whenever I'd like. (We live in a row of townhouses, so we're all pretty close together - sometimes too close.) Anyway, I got some super yummy garden lettuce out of the whole thing, so the awkwardness was totally worth it!

I LOVE this skirt and have owned it twice in 2 different sizes. I was so happy that it was still available the second time around! I got it at JCP for somewhere in the neighborhood of $20. It only gets to come out on non-bloated, super-confident days since it is so body-conscious to say the least, ESPECIALLY when worn with flats. It looks killer with heels, too, but my back is saying no, no, no to those these days.

Since I'm much more street style than office appropriate, I edged it up a little with a cut off boys t-shirt from Michael's ($2.50) and my strappy studded snakeskin sandals from Ross for $9 (which I'm having a love affair with in case you haven't noticed). And of course, the statement necklace. Besides the fact that I couldn't move my legs from the knees up (minor details), I'm in love with this look.