Day 214 -- Hot Pink Mess

When: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Where: Studio

When you have a to-do list that is two pages long, it becomes necessary to just throw on a comfy maxi skirt and get to it.

The fact of the matter is that I didn't really wear this outfit much today. I spent the majority of the day wearing a prosthetic pregnant belly and a pair of yoga pants. Such is the life when you model for your own maternity line (and you're not actually pregnant). Ultra soft grey heather maxi skirts and buttoned up second-hand sweaters seem to fill the void when I'm not knocked up.

 Sweater: Ann Taylor via STA | Skirt: Gap | Shoes: Restricted via TJ Maxx

Day 213 -- Leather and Flowers

When: Monday, April 1st, 2013

Where: Venice Beach, West Hollywood

After a busy day of partying and eating, I really needed... another day of eating! I was lucky to catch up with some dear friends, Nav and Kristen (also names of bestseller dress styles on my etsy), in Venice Beach before Nav jetted back to the UK.

We had a great time gabbing over mac n cheese adn red velvet cake, even though I, more than once, dropped a morsel down the deep V of my blouse. Oops.

I love the way these bootie wedges really dress up this whole look. I was staring at these shoes as I was wearing them thinking, "If I didn't already own these shoes, I would so want them." That's such a great feeling to have when you're trying really hard not to buy anything.

Jacket: All Saints | Blouse: Vintage via STA | Jeans: Rich and Skinny via Marshall's

Belt: Vintage via Boomerangs | Shoes: Elizabeth and James via Wasteland

Necklace: Maya Brenner | Earrings: Alexis Bittar

Eastover

We had so much fun at our Eastover party. Here are a couple snaps from the day.

The blue and green eggs before I hid them all over the house.

The dessert spread. Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, chocolate dipped peeps, vanilla cupcakes with lemon blueberry icing, and lots of jelly beans! Note the hidden eggs.

Get it? Challah-ujah? You know, a little Jewish, a little Jesus...

Cute little baby chick.

The spring flowers clipped from the courtyard starting to bloom.

Can you find all four?

Another view of the spread, this time including deviled eggs, bowls for soup, and our new DIY art display.

Our new bar, complete with Mangochewitz dispenser!

Hughie found the afikomen! He gets $2!

The beautiful eggs we dyed.

Day 212 -- Spring Chicken

When: Sunday, March 31st, 2013

Where: Eastover Party!

I had been looking forward to my little Easter/Passover party for the entire month of March and I'm pleased to say that it went off without a hitch! Of course, as thrilled as I was to dye eggs and eat matzo ball soup, I was most excited about dressing up.

I've had this dress since I was in high school. The colors are perfect for a springtime celebration, and because of it's retro style, it will probably never go out of fashion. It's funny to think that I wore this sweater on the most recent holiday, St Patrick's Day. I guess it's just the perfect little coverup for the perfect little dress.

Sweater: Forever 21 | Dress: Anthropologie | Shoes: Tahari via Marshall's

Day 211 -- Better Basics

When: Saturday, March 30th, 2013

Where: Errands, studio

Even though I had a friend in town, I still needed to get some work done in my studio, ship off come orders (!!), and prep for my Eastover party! I had kind of a busy day getting work done so I could have more fun later, so I opted for an easy outfit complete with patterned jeans, tank top, and keds.

I know that I'm a "blogger" and all, and I should probably be a bit more concerned with my appearance, especially given that I post an image of myself every day on the internet for all the world to see. Well, maybe this makes me a bad "blogger," but sometimes I just don't care about how I look. Note the wet hair and make-free face in these photos. Maybe this blog would be more successful if I put my hair in curlers every day, or wore heels more often, but that's just not me. I like walking my dog in flats, with a plastic bag sticking out of my pants pocket, and leaving the house without so much as sunscreen on my face.

That's not to say that I don't like getting dressed up now and then, or that just because I'm dressed casually, I don't think I look good. I'm actually quite fond of this outfit. It simple, but interesting. Jessica recently blogged about using basics to make great outfits. This outfit is another example of basics with a twist. This is, after all, just a jeans-and-tank look. But how much more fun is it that the pants are printed, the tank as cool graphics, and eve the comfy shoes are made of velvet? See? Basics can be beautiful. Even if your hair is wet and you're not wearing any makeup.

Sweater: Gap | Tank: Vague Clothing | Jeans: Rich and Skinny via TJ Maxx | Shoes: Keds for Gap

Day 210 -- Funny Bunny

When: Friday, March 29th, 2013

Where: Karisa's house, Kitchen24

This is the only photo we got of my outfit on Friday night. I wore a bodycon long sleeved bunny printed jersey dress with a grey infinity scarf out for late night drinks and eats with a gaggle of friends. Remember those shoes I wore yesterday? You can't tell, but in this photo, I'm wearing the same pair, only in black. Those Dolce Vitas are so cute and comfy. I'm really craving the updated version. Screw the challenge! Let's go shopping!!!*

Dress: H&M | Scarf: Soto, gift from FMIL | Necklace: Kate Spade

Shoes: (not pictured) DV Dolce Vita

* just kidding. Sticking to it.

Day 209 -- Jersey Girl

When: Thrusday, March 28th, 2013

Where: LAX, The Fat Dog

This is what you wear when one of your besties is coming into town for a visit. I wore this hot red dress to go pick Daizy up at the airport and then to meet Karisa (and co) at The Fat Dog for drinks, etc. 

The jersey knit of this dress is comfortable enough to wear while sitting in traffic and circling the terminals, but still going-out appropriate. This just goes to show that you do not have to wear sweat pants (or even jeans) to be comfortable.

Dress: Gap Outlet | Shoes: DV Dolce Vita | Belt: H&M

Bag: Forever 21 | Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs