Spring on the mind

I don't know what it feels like at your house, but it is COLD here. I would like it to feel warmer outside, so therefore I decided to dress in spring colors. The cardigan that I'm wearing in these photos is one of the items that I got from the clothing swap. I had just decided that I wanted a light purple cardigan right before I went to the swap, so when I saw this on one of the tables, I knew that I had to have it. 

OOTD

Cardigan: From clothing swap (Daisy Fuentes @ Khols)

Floral Tank: Express

Pants: Old Navy

Boots: Candies @ Khols 

Necklace: Express

Earrings: gifted from Alaska 

Dots and Spots

I am back from Jamacia! Woo hoo! I tried to remember to take pictures while we were there, but of course I don't have my camera cord to connect it to my computer. I never turned my phone on while we were there either as I do not have phone service there (without it costing tons of money). 

If I can find time soon, I will recreate my outfits at home, to show you what I wore. Since I have been back, my days have been long (yesterday was an 11 hour work day), so I only have one outfit to show you. However I do have some good news. Once a week, I will be able to dress up instead of swearing scrubs to work! You fashionistas out there know why this makes me so happy. 

The cardigan in these photos came from the clothing swap that I recently attended!

And Happy Valentine's Day!

Cardigan: Simply Vera Wang (clothing swap)

Tank: Express

Pants: Old Navy

Boots: Candies at Khols

Necklace: Francesca's Collections

Earrings: Forever 21

*Yup, I wear glasses. (Some days.) This was one of those days. 

A non-scrub outfit....finally

I actually got to wear "real" clothes on Friday last week, instead of my normal scrubs. I was so excited that I got to dress up, except that it was actually a "dress down" day. Haha. Everyone else wore blue jeans, but I needed to wear something other than normal jeans. The man definitely laughed at me for getting so excited about wearing "fun clothes". 

I'm going to be on a mini vacation from Friday-Monday, so there won't be any posts. I might do a suitcase post, but I'm not really sure what I'm packing yet, so only time will tell.

Hope your week is going well so far!

Sweater: Express

Tank: Express

Pants: Target

Boots: Express

Necklace: Express

This outfit was brought to you by Express....minus they didn't pay for anything, lol.

Clothing Swap Round Two!

I was able to attend another clothing swap this past weekend! This is the second swap that I have attended, and I am loving them. I did a post about my first clothing swap HERE. I ended up taking back a shirt and a skirt that I picked up from the previous swap because they didn't work in my wardrobe, but that is the beauty of clothing swaps. You can try out a new item of clothing that you might be hesitant to buy in a store. If you don't like the item, you can just take it back to the next swap!

Here is a shot of everything that I got to take home

I got a plaid jacket, a red fedora, a pink necklace, purple and white maxi dress, coral brown and white maxi dress, a peach and teal dress, a pink and brown scarf, a purple dress, a black and white striped tank, green capri pants, a green tank, a snake print belt, a gold a silver thick belt, a lavender cardigan, a wallet, and a polka dot cardigan (Simply Vera Wang). 

Not pictured here is a pink and white dress, and a brown sweater cardigan for my mom. She had donated some clothing for the swap as well, so I felt like it was only fair for her to get something in return. 

Here is the outfit that I wore to the clothing swap. Wearing leggings and a cami is a MUST when going to a swap. I usually just take off my belt and sweater dress when I'm trying on the clothes, and I keep them in my bag of clothes. (I don't want anyone walking off with the clothes that I'm wearing that day!) And to make sure that I don't accidentally  put my sweater dress or belt into the pile of clothes for the swap, I always make sure that I put them back on before I start returning clothes that I have picked up.

Sweater Dress: Express

Belt: Francesca's Collections

Leggings: Target

Shoes: Francesca's Collections

Necklace: Francesca's Collections

Earrings: Old Navy

Cami: Express

Have you ever attended a clothing swap? If so, what are some of your tips?

Green Snakes

Okay, so there are no actual green snakes in this post. But I am wearing green and snake print pants, so the title stands.

I've been taking some pictures of my clothes for my Go Chic or Go Home page, and decided that I needed to wear this shirt ASAP. I was thinking about adding my white vest with the outfit, but that will have to be for another day. 

I really liked the brightness of the shirt with the rest of the outfit , and thought that my new Francesca's necklace went perfectly with it.

Sweater: The Loft (from clothing swap)

Pants: Dress Barn

Boots: Express

Necklace: Francesca's Collections

Bracelet: Forever 21

New outfit! Old Clothes...

The man and I decided to fore-go a home-cooked meal and go out last night. (It happens when you don't pre-plan a meal and you live about multiple restaurants. They may or may-not recognize us these days when we walk in the door). 

I had come home from work and already had my sweatpants on, but the moment the man said "Let's go out", I ran to my closet. Now I think that I would like this outfit even more without the leggings, but I wasn't about to go out without SOMETHING on my legs. 

I love finding new ways to wear my clothes. It definitely helps me curb my shopping cravings. 

Dress: Francesca's Collections

Shirt: Target

Belt: Francesca's Collections

Leggings: Target

Shoes: Francesca's Collections 

Necklace: Francesca's Collections

I'm honestly not sure where this bracelet came from. More than likely Myrna's Boots 'n' bits

Staying Warm

I love cardigans...and I pretty much only started wearing them this year. (Hence the fact that I own about three of them). Occasionally when I'm getting dressed, I focus on one item or type of clothing, and base the rest of my outfit off of that. This outfit was based on the patterned shirt, and I didn't want to wear it like I had previously. (Which was styled as a shirt with pants...very creative, I know).  I knew that I needed some layers to stay warm, so I decided to try to add a cardigan with the shirt to see if it would work.

And that is how I came up with this outfit. Very scientific, I know. 

Shirt: Dress Barn

Cardigan: from the clothing swap

Pants: Target

Boots: Express

Earrings: gifted

Necklace: American Eagle (very old)