Finally Back! With Some OOTD's & More!

Where have I been?  All over the place.  Between co-hosting a baby shower last weekend, doing two blog sales and having my sister-in-law in town (oh, yeah, and putting together a big press conference at work) I've just been slammed and didn't have the time (or energy) to post.But I'm back today...and although I'm exhausted, I certainly didn't let my outfit show it!  I purposefully chose bright,

Essie's "Van D'Go" Was A No-Go & A Coral Outfit of the Day

I had high hopes. I really did.  I went out of my nail polish comfort zone and tried out two coral/peachy colors:Essie's "Shop Till I Drop" and Essie's "Van D'Go".  In the bottle both colors look bright and beautiful, but on the nails, it's a whole new story...with an unfortunate bad ending.So, because pictures speak louder than words:Essie Van D'Go:Ok I totally realize my toes look so gross here

Weekend Shopping & Saving: J.Crew, Banana Republic, Ulta, Sephora & MAC

Today the best thing happened when I was shopping at the Galleria mall with my husband...I got to meet one of my lovely readers, Lindsey!  We were actually going up the escalator and she was going down and she said hello and that she was one of my blog readers and she loves my blog! It was so sweet :) Thanks Lindsey, you made my day! It's always nice when someone says hello unexpectedly like that

OOTD: Minty Green & Textured Black

Today I wore my new mint green Sleeveless Luxe Tank from Banana Republic:Cardigan- ExpressTop- Sleeveless Luxe Tank from Banana Republic Necklace- NYLightMetals on Etsy.comSkirt- Ann TaylorShoes- "Me Too" at DSWI am really loving color right now! Especially when I can still mix it with black :)Happy Thursday!xoxo,Veronika.

OOTD: "Boring Black" & Pearls...& A Trip to Banana Republic

It was back to black today for me! After yesterday's burst of brights, I felt like going back to my tried and true lovely black (oh, and I threw my new Forever 21 pearl necklace into the mix):Cardigan- Charlotte RusseTee- Victoria's SecretSkirt- Banana RepublicNecklace- Forever21Wedges- Michael KorsI also wore my second-day curls today (well, second day curls on third day hair) I just touched

OOTD: Pink, White & Everything Bright

Today I wore my Banana Republic skirt (which, by the way, I may have to get in another color because I LOVE it) and a dress shirt from Forever 21: Skirt- Banana RepublicShirt- Forever21Shoes- Cynthia Vincent for TargetI used my Hot Tools 1 1/4 inch curling iron again today to create some loose waves (on second day hair):It's nice for a change once in awhile. It didn't take me that long because I

OOTD: Bright Florals & Crisp Whites

As you all know, I love to shop. But I'm no hoarder. When I buy it, I wear it.  My OOTD consists of 2 purchases that I've made in the last 72 hours!I paired my new floral print blouse with my Banana Republic Tie-waist gathered skirt (which is absolutely adorable! and btw, it's a size 4 for anyone who is curious about fit.)Top- Zara; Skirt- Banana Republic; Shoes- Jessica Simpson.Tonight I'm

I Think We Found A Bed, NOTD and Banana Republic 25% Off Sale

Today my husband and I went out to run a few errands. We ended up visiting West Elm because we wanted to strategize on how we wanted to spend the design dollars we earned when we bought our Tillary sofa.We've pretty much decided on their new "Diamond Tufted Headboard" in the color "otter" (once again gray- the perfect neutral.)  I'm going to do all white sheets with it for a pop of brightness.