outfit 35--i love pearls and dressbarn sweater $1

i am particular fond of my facial expressions in these pictures,

it shows the mood i might have been--

this year i end my teaching day in a particularly rough way

and some days it makes me grumpy

it makes me grumpy because i do the best i can to help them learn,

i want my students to do they best they can to learn,

and sometimes it seems these two things aren't meshing well--

(i hope it doesn't sound like i am complaining)

i have started two sewing projects: can't wait to have the energy to finish them:)

weather wise i had the best both of worlds

--snow in morning, sun in afternoon--

that is my favorite utah weather pattern

i love pearls--thanks sis and grandma

black and goldish sweater--thrifted dressbarn--$1

pants--lane bryant--$49.50 but i think i got them on sale

boots--cozie steps--sam's club--$40

necklaces--gold/pearls gift from my sister,

knotted pearls vintage from Grandma Linda,

extra long strand i can't remember

outfit--34--purple and polka dots EBEW

love this outfit--i don't know if these pictures show it off as well as i want! 

love the ruffles, and the jewelry was a more recent find

the shoes are a patent leather penny loafer, love the shine with the shiny shirt

purple wraparound--lane bryant--?

polka dot skirt--i.n.studio--dillards--?

tights and tank--don't know--?

shoes--rockport, when they made women's shoes--?

jewelry--kohls--?

outfit 33--i love orange!

second day of parent teacher conference..... and i needed some lovely orange to warm and wake me up!  i think as its neutral, gray looks good with orange. 

 isn't the scarf a fabulous shot of color? 

 when i see pictures of my face i think i have some dark circles under my eyes....maybe i should put some make-up on...and  then i think, oh, i get up too early and i am too lazy:)

 notice the washer necklace

orange long sleeve t-shirt--old navy--can't remember price
cardigan--refashioned venezia sweater $1
scarf--thrifted $1
washer necklace--gift from student
gray pants--lane bryant--reg. price about $50
shoes--silver leopard dansko clogs--reg. price about $100 i get all my dansko at modern shoe

outfit 32--another black sweater

i can't smile today--first day of 2 day parent teacher conferences, i woke up at 2:30 in the morning and i get to stay until 7 tonight.....i am so tired that i am saving all my energy for the talking later:)

love this shirt, makes me feel like i am participating in a sunset on the ocean:) although this particular shot really accents the boobs...mmmm.......

I shined my dansko shoes during class, the toes were all scuffed--that was nice:)

 Sweater--thrifted

shirt--dillards

pants--lane bryant

shoes dansko

crocheted flower in hair by a friend

outfit 31--pattern of the 80's--turquoise and black checked

 turquoise black checked dress--lane bryant clearance
sweater-thrifted
tank--don't know
shoes--dansko
socks--black knee highs from sam's club

okay, it could not have been a nicer day...i decided to have sub zero ice cream for dinner...smile:)  this dress makes me extremely happy because i am SURE i had this pattern back in my jr. high days!  it is a tank top style with a few ruffles peeking out so i have a black sweater over it but i love the length!

outfit 30--springy pink polka dots and white cotton

love this outfit, don't have much more to say than that!  except i don't show my shoes cuz' my school has a closed toe shoe policy the socks and shoes are ugly:)  needs to be worn with sandals!

earrings by me:)

green jacket--thrifted Bill Blass,  white peasant top--I.N. studio (dillards),  pink skirt--napa valley (dillards), hot pink tank--faded glory (wal-mart)

outfit 29--snow in morning, sun in afternoon

the boots dictated part of the outfit today....i needed warm shoes as it was snowing this morning

 the importance of next few pictures is that i am squinting because of the sun....

 the skirt has some really cute embroidered detail  on it

starting from the bottom up:
boots--sam's club  $40
socks--sam's club $10
skirt--thrifted Venezia $5
t-shirt--down east $?
jacket--Lane Bryant $clearance
flower--me
necklace--ten thousand villages..is that the world market place?