Saturday, September 19, 2009

IT ALL STARTED WITH "F"

Sooooo, today got off to a rather rocky start. I've been working 7 days a week for several weeks now and though it generally doesn't bother me, I have days like today where things catch up with me and I flub a bit.

As I've mentioned before, Saturday mornings are early starts for me. I go into work at 7:15 and lead 2 back-to-back meetings. Then, I'm done and home by 11:30.

Weeeeeellllll, this morning I overslept. Oh. Crap. As soon as I heard my phone ring, I knew before I even opened my eyes that I had overslept. So, the first word out of my mouth this morning was a big ole' f-bomb as I flew out of bed. Luckily, I'm only a mile down the road from work and have a stand-by dress for such occassions, but no one likes to get going like that.

I managed to be there 15 minutes after my wake-up call, pulled myself together, put on my happy face, broke out the dimples and had 2 fabulous meetings. Even if I did have that not so fresh feeling the whole time. Turns out I set my alarm for 6pm instead of 6am. Grr.

Anyway, I will spare you this mornings look and backtrack to Thursday's. As you know, I've been continuing to work my treasured maxis into my fall wardrobe and I've done it once again. This time I pulled out the orange dress (Ross, $13), threw on a vintage scarf from Marnie's collection and topped it off with what may be my FAVORITE NYC purchase. It's a knit moto jacket that I am COMPLETELY in love with and I only managed to get it because I insisted that Sara of Style Magnet try on a pair of pants she loved at Strawberry in Union Square. She ended up passing on the pants, but I couldn't leave this treasure behind. It's so perfect because it adds the edge of a leather moto jacket without the bulk, making it super cozy and more importantly, wearable.

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Hope your weekend is going better than mine! I will say a three hour afternoon nap has helped pull me out of my funk. Ah, naptime...

16 comments:

  1. Ooh, I'm jealous of that jacket! I keep passing up motorcycle jackets because they seem too bulky, but this would be perfect!

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  2. Very pretty. I think you will be able to wear your maxi dresses all through fall. Esp if you get some wool tights.

    7:15 is awfully early for a Sat. Why would they do that to somebody! LOL.

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  3. this look is wonderful and that moto jacket is perfect. tough yet comfy. nice!

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  4. Amazing dress! It is perfect with your jacket!

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  5. That jacket is fantastic...so this is what I missed when I didn't go shopping with you all!

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  6. I have a knit moto jacket too and no idea how to wear it! Thanks for the inspiration! :)

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  7. Oh man...I had a black boiled wool moto jacket I sent to good will several years ago. Seeing this is making me kick myself!

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  8. Love that jacket! Perfect for you:)

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  9. YEAH GIRL. That jacket looks great. I love the combo of the maxi dress & the cropped jacket, too. Very good.

    I hope your funk ends soon :)

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  10. That jacket is super fly! Yeah I'm gangsta!
    I'm sure those dimples have gotten you out of alot of messes.

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  11. love the style of the jacket. and there you go creating another great look with your maxi.

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  12. That jacket is so perfect! You look great :)

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  13. Oh, geez, I HATE when I set the alarm wrong. It just makes for a bad start to the day. Glad everything worked out well, and I love the maxi outfit!

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  14. I hate a start to the day like that! Great jacket!

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