stereo hearts

Hey. I have a GIVEAWAY. Wait, you already knew about it? Can't imagine why... 

jcrew button down

vintage necklace and skirt

h&m flats

 Another day interning, another semi-business-casual outfit. You know, spending all my days either interning or at Old Navy is really cutting in on my summer wardrobe options. I miss my fabrically-challenged sundresses and sandals, my basic tshirts, etc... I mean, it's nice to be forced to dress up - it makes me avoid the "it's summer and it's darn hot, therefore I'm going to wear as little fabric as possible, regardless of whether or not it's fashionable" rut that I often find myself in during the summer. But still. Everyone loves a good sundress, right? Unless you're in an office, or bending over to restock the denim wall. I feel like my supervisors may not appreciate the underwear shot... Thoughts?

You can't really see in most of the photos due to my gorgeous, voluminous hair (haha yeah right...), but this shirt has an adorable little white collar. I haven't worn it as much this summer since it's made of a thicker cotton than my other button downs, but I'm a fan! I really like blue button-downs, as you can see - see how I linked each of those words to a different blue button down? Aren't I cute - such a versatile, easy color (and it goes well with any neutral I think - which seems kind of obvious maybe, to match with a neutral, but there are some colors that don't go well with some neutrals, you know?)

 Below are some really cool pictures Natalie took when we were out shooting. I felt I couldn't let them stand alone as a post since they don't really show off the colors of my outfit, but I like their vintage-ey patina and quite slightly blurry look, don't you?

Tomorrow is another internship day, so maybe in lieu of another business-casual look I'll put up pictures of some of my new wardrobe acquisitions! Coming off my birthday (and of course you know I shop too much regardless) I have lots of fun new items to show you - especially the ones that you might not get to see for awhile due to their lack of season-appropriateness (a.k.a I probably won't see fall until November...)

Well, now it's off to eat some fudge and read Teen Vogue. Have a good night all!

p.s. the title is referring to my new favorite song "Stereo Hearts" - not only is it catchy, it features Adam Levine, and I love him. A lot. Sorry to be creepy, but check it out!

cheapest pants ever

Before I get into the insane cheapness of these pants, don't forget about my GIVEAWAY! You know the drill, click on that little link there.

So, guess how much I paid for these pants. I'm going to go ahead an guess your guess wasn't low enough - $0.97! Perhaps I've inherited some of my mother's sale ninja skills after all? 

vintage necklace

loft button down

old navy pants

h&m flats

 Now, I'm sure you're all saying, "Well, she works at Old Navy, so of course she got those pants on a good sale! Not a sale ninja at all..." - however, you would be wrong. Not about the me working at Old Navy part, but the me getting a discount on the pants due to me status as an employee. Long story short, the manager was acting like a small child and insisted that not only can I not use my discount without an employee card, but I should also go tell my manager (who told me I could) that she was wrong. Let's just forget I already used my discount at a Banana Republic and they were perfectly fine with it? Whatever. I'm going back to my store to return the shoes (a great pair of fall brown wedges) and buy them with my discount. So there.

My poor shoes, falling apart, working so hard. And my toes aren't even showing today, even though my nails are nice now, unlike here - wait, why am I showing that?! Slightly embarrassing picture to post as a fashion blogger. I promise to be better groomed from now on... On another note, doesn't my necklace look like a bejeweled pringle? That's what I see every time I look at it. And I love it! Probably my new favorite pendant, another little gift from my Grandma down in Iowa. Aren't grandmas just a treasure trove for interesting things? Love you grandma

Today was another day at the office (Minnesota International Center, to be specific), nothing particularly eventful. Except me forgetting a fiber bar. You may think that sounds silly, but it was intense! I'm there for 5 hours so I eat breakfast in the morning and a late lunch when I get home, then bring a snack to tide me over in the middle. Add that to the traffic on the way home, and I was pretty much hysterical. It was a bit embarrassing, to be honest. But since then I've gotten some peanut butter toast into my system, so I'm doing ok. No worries. Hope you all had a lovely Monday!

sunny day

I know! It's weird! For those of you not in Minnesota, the title of this post may seem normal for a summer day. However, for those of us currently living under the overcast, rain-filled skies of my lovely state, this is quite an improvement. Sunny and in the 70's! Can't ask for any more. However, I am still wearing pants, as I had an interview today and wanted to look presentable.

necklace bought on vacation (a.k.a I don't know who it's by)

 old navy button down and pants

jcrew belt

h&m flats

So my interview today was at Old Navy, and it was stressful! It was one of those group interviews where they ask you all questions then expect you to chime in with answers - talking over people and chiming in not being my forte. Oh well, it's good practice, and I got to come up with a cute outfit made up of Old Navy clothes! (I thought it would be nice if I came in wearing their clothing, who knows if they noticed)

Look at me smoldering there... no, not actually that's just what I said upon first seeing my (very special) facial expression in this photo. Now I'm mostly just seeing my red cheeks. Oh the downside of the heat. And genes from my mother. Such is life

Once again, my poor shoes! I think they're falling apart more now then the last time I showed them. Perhaps it's time to take a black marker to them, see if I could color in those spots on the toes? Couldn't hurt.

Sorry for the blurry photo. The necklace is from our most recent family trip to the Virgin Islands, specifically from the day we spent on St. Johns. I saw a lot of the little key motif in the jewelery stores, and decided to pick one up. It's just so cute and dainty.

Don't really have much to say about today, besides my interview it was fairly uneventful... Made myself a pizza, does that count as interesting? Probably not... well then, I will bid you all adieu for today's post. Have a lovely evening!

p.s I haven't done one of these for awhile, but I had a lot of photos from today that I liked, so I thought why not?