Reston Style: March 2012

Friday, March 30, 2012

just call me ms. green jeans

The weather did a complete flip from feeling like the end of spring/beginning of summer to feeling like the beginning of spring/end of winter! Which was totally fine with me, because I have been looking for an excuse to wear my chunky sweaters again before summer goes into full swing!

When and Where:

Monday, March 26th, 2012
to work

What I'm Wearing:

sweater - LOFT
jeans - Gap
shoes - Kohl's

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

don't worry, it's still March

From the look of this post, you'd think we'd traveled forward in time about two months, but I assure you, it is still March in Northern Virginia. I can not believe the unseasonably warm weather that we had last Friday (and the dramatic change today - seriously we went from a high of 80/low of 60 to a high of 50/low of 30 in just 4 days!). I took these pictures before taking a walk to Reston Town Center during lunch with Amanda.

I love meeting Amanda during lunches for out Town Center walks! It's so nice to get a little exercise AND friend time in the middle of the work day. It's really the best! :)

When and Where:

Friday, March 23rd, 2011
to work

What I'm Wearing:

top, belt - Gap
shorts - J Crew
shoes - Sperry (gift from my divers!)
sunglasses - RayBan

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Monday, March 26, 2012

more pink pants

I loved the combination of my bright pink jeans with the blue and gray striped shirt that I wore earlier this month so much that I had to pair my bright pink jeans with blue again. The only problem? All of my royal blue shirts are tee-shirts or running tops. So, I'm wearing a running top as a regular top. The neckline would totally give it away, but with the scarf, you can't even tell! It was super foggy on Thursday morning too, but once the fog burned off, it turned out to be one of the nicest days! It was hot and sunny. I'll take a March like this any day!

Speaking of days and March, today is my roommate's 30th birthday! Happy Birthday, Liz D! I hope you had a great time celebrating over the weekend and that you have a wonderful day, week, month, and 30th year!! :)

(I know you loved my Today Show quality segue there!)

When and Where:

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
to work

What I'm Wearing:

running top, jeans - Target
scarf, sweater, shoes, belt - Gap

As promised, more pink pants (click the picture to see the post):

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Friday, March 23, 2012

look back: March 2011

I love looking back at what I was wearing this time last year. This blog was still very young last March, and I think a part of me was trying to dress the way I thought a style blogger should dress. Since then I think I have relaxed on the pressure I put on my self to "look the part" and have just started dressing the way that fits my life - comfortable and cute, without much thought as to how I should dress. I have just been wearing what I like, making the clothes that I already own work for me. That part is actually HUGE!

I love shopping. I really, really do. But I can't afford to buy a whole new wardrobe every season. I have to get creative with the clothes I already have. And when I do buy new things, I have to make sure that they fit in well. Now that certainly doesn't mean I don't follow trends! I mean, I think I wear brightly coloured pants and shorts as much as I wear blue or gray; it just means I have to get creative!

Anyway, it was fun looking back at March of 2011, especially since I just cleaned out my closet and a lot of these pieces made their way to the sell/swap/donate pile.
(If you click on the images above, you can see the post from last year)

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

middle of the week blues

In general I like Wednesdays. I don't have to get up early to coach, so usually I make it to the gym for a workout before work, but yesterday it just wasn't happening. I'm not sure if it's that I finally came down from my runners/weekend high, or what, but I just needed to stay in bed a little longer yesterday. Under normal circumstances, I probably wouldn't have even taken outfit pictures, but now that I am back to posting regularly and caught up with no outfits in the bank, I felt like I should keep the rhythm going. Careful what you wish for, right!?

As life generally works out, one of my swim lessons canceled last night, so I was able to get in a good 4 mile run after my one swim lesson! It felt slow and my muscles were a little whiny (I'm sure if they could talk they would be saying "what? why are you making me run? we just did a 1/2 marathon!" My answer is "and now we are training for a 10 miler"), but all in all, it was a good run!

(and yes, there is a sock in my hair)