Sequin Leggings, White Tunic & Chucks: Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend

When I was first approached by Anjolee to review a piece of their jewelry I was hesitant, but only because I typically focus more on the clothes than the accessories. I decided to do it because hey, there are two truths in life: 1. Accessories make the outfit; and 2. Diamonds (or in this case, cubic zirconia) are a girl’s best friend. Anjolee’s primary focus is diamond anniversary rings and wedding rings, but they also carry a substantial selection of earrings, necklaces and bracelets. I decided to give the diamond stud earrings a go, and I have to tell you they are drop dead stunning. They’re a really substantial piece of jewelry; you can tell just by looking at them that they are well made. And probably most importantly, they are best friend approved. I wore them over the weekend to the birthday festivities and my bestie thought they were fabulous and that’s really all that I needed to know. Quite honestly, it would probably have never occurred to me to look into purchasing high quality jewelry online, but considering how stellar the quality of these earrings is I would definitely consider Anjolee.

Talk about including opposing elements in an outfit. How’s sequin leggings and Chuck’s for opposition? I hadn’t worn the sequin leggings to work yet, and I’d actually had a couple of requests that I do so; sometimes I have a sneaking suspicion that people like to live vicariously through my fashion choices. The last time I wore them was here for our Christmas party. Anyway, today was a sultry and balmy 40 degrees so I decided the white dolman sleeve tunic tee and Chucks would be the perfect transitional pieces with the leggings. It was kinda like wearing blinged out pajamas to work which was actually a really good thing considering I’m recovering from an overindulgence hangover.

Linking up with: Confident Twosday, Celebrate Southern Link Up, Tremendous Tuesday, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Bloggers Who Have Inspired Me, Wednesday Blog Hop, Random Wednesdays, I Feel Pretty, Style Me Wednesday.

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Tunic: Mint Julep Boutique; Converse: Nordstrom; Earrings: Anjolee; Necklace: Walmart (In-store purchase)

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Ham & Eggs And A Readers.com Feature: Boyfriend Vest, Plaid Shirt And Converse

     I love my job. And here’s one of the primary reasons. While my Life Skills program hasn’t officially started yet, I do teach Life Skills science. Right now we’re studying turkeys. Ummm…it’s November people…what else would we be studying?! Anyway, today I asked my little lovelies what they thought turkeys eat based on what we’d already learned about where they live. They had to write down three possible guesses. In all seriousness, one of my kids listed ham, eggs and apples. That made my day. One of the best answers ever. Who’s to say turkeys don’t have Sunday family brunches complete with ham and eggs? Have you ever been hanging out with a posse of turkeys on a Sunday afternoon? Me neither, so maybe, just maybe, that’s what they eat.
     This sweater vest was discovered during the Great Attic Purge of Summer 2014. It was my hubby’s back in the 90’s and when I unearthed it I knew it’s time had come again. Had my ridiculous foot not been hurting I’d have paired this outfit with my leopard pumps to fem it up a bit. Instead I went with the Converse and rocked the total dude look.

Linking up with:  Welcome To The Weekend Blog Hop, Passion For Fashion Link Up, Style Elixir’s Friday Fab Favorites, Fashionomics Friday and Fashion Friday at Mummy’s Got Style.

Please take a minute or two and stop by Readers.com and take a look at their Winter Style Guide. It features myself, the gorgeous Dawn from Fashion Should Be Fun, and several other uber stylish blogger babes.

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Sunday Funday: Plaid Blazer, Denim Joggers And Converse

     Let me just say Saturday night was not in any way fun. I had six of those damn IEP’s to finish before Monday’s parent meetings, and that was hours of work. Endless, hellish hours. But finally, exhausted and red-eyed I had them done late Saturday night.
     Sunday though? That was fun. The hubs and our kids with their respective mates and kids (umm…ya, our daughter is in 5th grade so no mate or kids) went to a local corn maze. It was a blast! I took lots of pics and my son even snapped some shots for the blog because of course, I was stylin’. A girl’s gotta look good, even in the middle of a cornfield, am I right?  Unfortunately, they came out uber grainy. I used my iPhone and I’m thinking maybe since it was really cloudy and overcast it was a lighting issue. There was a collage that came out pretty fab so I’ll throw that in for your viewing pleasure.
     I have been on the hunt for a cool pair of denim joggers that weren’t hideously acid washed for months. Fiinnallly…Tilly’s came through for me. These things are great. They fit perfectly and have a hint of stretch so they are super comfortable. And my husband loved them, which is unusual because he typically hates my jogger pants. So bonus points there. The plaid blazer is a recent Target acquisition. You all know I have a thing for plaid, so when I saw it in blazer form, well, I was powerless to resist. Originally I had on my burgundy ankle booties last seen here, and quite honestly I liked them a lot better than the Converse. But my foot was in an ornery mood, hence the Converse.

Linking up with:  Creative Monday’s Blog Hop, Style To Inspire Blog Hop, Monday Bloom and Visible Monday.

**No, these are not fur pants…apparently the bulldog brushed up against my leg and I didn’t realize it…ha!

Joggers: Tilly’s;  Blazer: Target;  Converse: Nordstrom

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Style To Inspire Link Up And A Hot Mess: Watercolor Print Pencil Skirt, Blue T-shirt And Converse

     First off, today I am co-hosting the Style To Inspire Link Up with the beautiful Rhea at rheaetcetera.com. She is yet another fabulous friend I’ve discovered through blogging. Her style is impeccable and she’s a dog lover…so bonus points there! So, stop by and check out her blog. You’ll be glad you did. And make sure to scroll down and join the link up. We’d love to have you!
     Next, I have to apologize for the less than stellar quality photos this last week. Normally during the school year I try to get my shots after school when the lighting is good. But the middle school does not have air conditioning and the elementary did. What does that have to do with my photos? Well, it’s been in the upper 80’s temperature wise with crazy high humidity, so by the end of the work day I am the poster child for the term “hot mess”. Seriously, if you could look it up in the dictionary my picture would be next to the definition. Therefore, I’ve been taking my blog photos in the morning when the lighting isn’t optimal so they’ve been a bit “noisy”. Hopefully, this week is the official start of declining temperatures and humidity so I no longer look like the witch after Dorothy throws a bucket of water on her in The Wizard of Oz at the end of the day.
     This outfit is very blue-based for a reason. We have dress down day on Fridays in our school district, which means jeans are allowed. But at the middle school I’m required to wear either a school spirit shirt or something royal blue (which in my mind is Blue Devil blue). Talk about crampin’ a girl’s style! This week was way too sweltering for jeans so I went with my watercolor blue skirt, a tee and my Converse sneaks. I’m always a fan of the not quite right pairing, so the Converse and pencil skirt were perfect together. I wasn’t exactly cool, but it sure beat a pair of jeans.

Linking up with: Style To Inspire Blog Hop, Creative Monday’s Blog Hop and Visible Monday.

Skirt: boohoo.com (Old);  Tee: Forever 21 (No longer available); Converse: Nordstrom


NOW FOR THE LINK UP

Fellow fashion bloggers, we are all part of this amazing community where we can share our own style and check out other bloggers’ style through our own personal space in the web. Through blog hops / link ups, we discover more blogs to follow, and more outfits that inspire us to shop our closets and come up with a similar outfits!

That is what is amazing about blogging… in our own ways, we inspire and are inspired by our fellow bloggers’ style posts! This is the reason for this weekly blog hop called Style to Inspire, with hopes to be a weekly collection of style posts that reflect the bloggers’ personal style, in turn inspiring new outfit ideas and new connections with fellow fashion bloggers!

Welcome this week’s co-host, Debbie of Fashion Fairy Dust!

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