COOTD: TYPE IT TO ME

Work, work, work...

It's all I do now, and I LOVE IT!

At times things are a little stressful, but that's the joy of it.

:)

 // TOP: New York & Co. // SKIRT: GAP // TIGHTS: Hue //

 // DRESS: H&M //TIGHTS: Hue //

Sometimes, thanks to my amazing friends, I get to enjoy a little play time.

There's nothing like a bar-throom pic to set the evening in motion. LOL

// BLAZER: Target // CAMI: Gap // JEANS: GAP //

The rest of this week, and this weekend are going to be a little bit crazy, but I'll be sure to keep you updated along the way!

I hope you all have a good week/weekend!

Don't forget to check out the (start of my) blog sale!

COOTD: WHERE'S ASHLEY?

Here I am!

Right HERE!

I didn't leave you all, I swear.

I've just been busier than my wee little self can handle.

That's a lie. I've been really fucking busy, but not to the point of not being able to have a life, just to the point of not having time to blog or even prep-posts to be blogged at a later date and time.

Please don't think that this is me complaining about being busy. In no way am I complaining. I am extremely fucking excited about being this busy!!! The new job is going well, I've just completed my first week. Rugby practice has started again--THANK GOD! I'm training a new guy at the liquor store/night job so that I can finally have what resembles a life, and not have to work 6 nights a week in addition to the day job I work. I've been a busy little bee, and it is A-Okay with me.

With that said: how about a COOTD post to make up for my absence?

Would you like that? I sure know that I would.

Here are a few outfits from my first week and second week (this week) of work (I forgot to take pictures on the other days, but I'll try to get better with it once I get into the new morning routine that I'll be starting this week--it includes the GYM in the AM before work. We'll see how this goes.)

// Top: Forever 21 // Pants: Banana Republic // Shoes: Flats from Alloy //

(who is excited about the new full length mirror at the new job/bathroom?? MEEEE)

// Top: unknown via Marshalls // Skirt: Gap // Shoes: Lands End Canvass //

// Top: H&M // Skirt: GAP // Tights: Hue //

 // Scarf: Vintage from my Uh-Uh // Tank: GAP // Jeans: GAP // Sandals (in hand): Target //

// Blazer: GAP // Shirt: Old Navy // Skirt: Marshalls (I think) // Shoes: Kenneth Cole //

 // Top: New York & Co // Scarf: Vintage from my Uh-Uh // Skirt: Marshalls // Shoes: Lands End Canvas (not pictured) //

I hope you all have a great weekend!!!
If you happen to be on the East Coast I hope you all are staying dry and that your neighborhoods aren't flooding!
Things are getting pretty crazy out here in MD!

Adios!

COOTD: RECAP OF THE PAST WEEK

Hey everyone...

It's be a very long and eventful week (check the posts to come).

I just wanted to drop in and give you and a few outfit updates.

because you care soooooo much ;)

// Tucker for Target dress //

// Forever 21 tank // GAP skirt // Silver Sienna Jeans //

Day Job                     --                    Night Job

// Forever 21 tank // Unknown skirt // Kohls cardigan //

A little sideways photography never hurt anybody

// GAP sweater // GAP shorts (not pictured) // New York & Co necklace //

I hope you all are having a very happy weekend!

I'll be working 12 to 12 on Saturday! 

#fml

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COOTD HUNTER OF HOUSES

An old high school friend of mine, and her sorority sister (now a new friend) and myself, have all come to the consensus that we need to be roomies in Brawl-timore (that's Baltimore to those of you not from MD or used to my need to change words around to my whim).
We've been on the hunt online for months, and now we're taking our searching to the streets and touring rowhomes.
Hopefully we can find something soon!
I'm ready to live in the C-I-T-Y!

While waiting for the new roomies in Brawl-timore on Sunday, I decided to go a little camera phone happy.
The result... an impromptu photo shoot in my car.

The photo-taking matters only got worse when I got home.
I re-discovered my Aunt and Uncles bathroom and realized that their mirror was PERFECT for COOTD photos!

Obviously I found this information to be a little VERY exciting!

I've got Spirit Fingers! 

LoL.

Dress: VS; Necklace: New York & Co.; Sunglasses: Target

COOTD EXHAUSTED

This has been a long ass week.
It's my own fault.
(BUT I have enjoyed just about every minute of it)
I've decided that I just need 2 more hours in day and my I would be fine.
Just 2 more.
Is that too much to ask!?

BOOTS: Bronx (mentioned here)

(I'm debating--heavily--on throwing them up on eBay)

SWEATER: NY&Co

BELT: Kohls

JEANS: Silver Sienna Skinnies

BLAZER: Target (mentioned here, on sale here)

Does anyone else need a few more hours in their day?

Or am I the only work-a-holic around?

AN OUTLET ADVENTURE

Last week I went shopping.

Yes, I know I said I wouldn't, BUT I was under a LOT of stress... I had to meet with a family friend/acquaintance about possible job connections here in Georgia and well, I had NOTHING TO WEAR.

I was having an uber girl moment, so sue me.

I drove to the Tanger Outlets and hit up the Banana Republic outlet... my new favorite place ;).

I found a dress, actually two, well I lie, it was ACTUALLY three, but used what little self-control I had left and only ended up purchasing one. Unfortunately, the self-control only lasted as far as the clearance rack because I found a pair of skinny jeans on sale then reduced then placed on SALE AGAIN for a total of $13 bucks (and 2 sizes smaller than my normal size--Woop! yay for extra weight loss from stress)... Hollar!

Here are the dresses:

I purchased the black one, like I NEED another black dress!, however, this is a 10 (WOOP-WOOP) and it makes the ladies look pretty happy. Hey, if they're happy I'm happy. End of story. Also, the dress in its entirety is EXTREMELY flattering. The skirt has excellent movement to it, and as a whole, the dress looks great dressed up with heels and down with flats. 

I would have picked up the khaki, but I'm currently going through a tan-less/sun withdrawl time right now, not intentionally, and I was just TOO pale for the dress.

:(

Retail for the dress was over $150.

I scored it for under $75--I can't find the receipt, I think the dog ate it, or else I would give you the exact retail and final purchase price.

This dress you get an actual picture of me trying it on!! Yaaaay--finally dressing room pics!

I LOVED THIS DRESS in the store. I even had the sales guy grab me a pair of wedges so that I could see how they looked with the dress. Unfortunately for me and my tall self, the dress was extremely TOO short with the heels on. I barely had to bend over in this dress for all of my lady-business to peek out and say hi. Just another very sad day in tall girl dress shopping... dammit.

Now as many of you know me, I probably did not need to go shopping, or get yet ANOTHER black dress, because as soon as the big day came up I found myself STRESSING like a baboon about what to wear.

After hours of unnecessary "girl stress" as I like to call it, I settled on this outfit:

Straight leg busted jeans (Banana Republic (but in a darker wash)--my new favorite store for jeans--they make them LONG ENOUGH!!!!), a black tank (old navy), my old school--needs to be retired--black V-neck sweater from GAP, and the necklace I bought for Sum's bachelorette party last year (seen in photos here) from New York and Co.. Oh, and my Steven Madden/Madden Girl Angalina sandals (Barefoot Tess).

Figures.