Cinco De Mayo!

Hope everyone had a lovely cinco de mayo! Sorry to post my Friday Fancies a little late..but I just had to post it!

Tags: cinco de mayo, color, fashion, maxi dress, outfit, style

{Fit and Fabulous} BodyRock 30 day challenge!

Hello everyone! Today my friend Alex of Fashionista and the Foodie, told me that she was doing the May 30 day Bodyrock challenge. She’s done it before in previous months and absolutely loves it so i knew I wanted to take part in it this month! It starts today with a fitness test and every day for 30 days there will a new 12..yes TWELVE, minute high intensity workout posted. So incase I didn’t emphasize the 12 enough..there is absolutely no excuse why I cant find time or am “too tired” to do a 12 minute workout. Im really looking forward to this because Ive really wanted to get back into a good workout regimen and I think this is the perfect way. Who’s going to join me?! Its never to late to start getting fit!

 

Xoxo!

Tags: challenge, exercise, fitness, workout

{Color Inspiration} Bloom into spring

A new series I want to start is outfit inspired by color palettes, I’ve seen palettes all over pinterest and some of them are so unique and its a great way to put together outfits with different colors that I wouldnt normally wear. I played it safe this week and went with some muted pinks, brown and mauve. I LOVE these colors! Feel free to pick a palette (or the one below) and make an outfit from it! Id love to see your creations!

How cute are those colored shorts?! Definitely on the lookout for a pair of those!

On another note,

Love this cereal for the mornings! I love fruit and its packed with fiber so it keeps me going til lunchtime! So many options too..from vanilla almonds, to rasberries. Yum. I found this at Target!

Xoxo!

Tags: breakfast, cereal, outfit, spring

Lights, Camera, Fashion

Hello everyone! The other weekend I had the pleasure of attending my very first fashion show, the Kilse Fashion show. Unfortunately, my camera failed on me so I do not have pictures but I will post from her store. It was a great evening and I really loved the pieces and outfits that she put together. Most of her pieces were dresses, more on the fancier side and perfect for a night out or a cocktail party. I loved in how in a lot of her dresses, the backs were so unique, adding a little flair of fun and interest.

Love the back! And anything purple

Another thing I really loved was the COLOR…oh spring is here. I love how there were bright colors and not just the typical LBD. If you look at the store, Kilse Fashion, you’ll see yellows, teals and purples. so fun:)

Also during the show, she has pant suits, shirts, and blazers. Keep a look out on the store for these items!

Which dress is your favorite?

Xoxo!

Keep Calm…

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week! Xoxo!

Tags: blog, inspiration

Just coasting along

My work doesnt have a strict dress code, so I do have a little bit of freedom of what I can wear and it definitely expands my wardrobe for work (cuz apparently wearing my clubbing clothes isnt word appropriate or something..). Today was a casual lazy day..I have been moving in slow motion this week..hoping to snap out of it soon, but also enjoying the time to just relax and have time to myself. I recently bought a Kindle (which I absolutely LOVE) mainly because I used to read so much before college and then it died down and I really want to pick it up again. I am almost done reading Hunger Games. OK…before all of you go on saying I’m just reading it cuz the movie is popular..well, yea, youre right. I actually tried reading it last year, but I just couldn’t get into it so I put it down (I did just read the first few pages..but nonetheless)now that it’s on my Kindle (along with a bazillion other books) I am definitely more motivated to read it, and glad I am sticking with it, because it is a great read! How many of you read it? Saw the movie?

Heres my outfit of the day to go along with my lazyyy mood:

Xoxo!

Tags: book, hunger games, kindle, outfit, read, relax

{Friday Fancies}- Dancing in Spirit

Unfortunately, my college, University of Maryland, did not make it to the NCAA Tournament this year, however I still love watching the games and getting passionate (overly passionate..) about my bracket. Maryland’s main colors are Red, Black and White and also yellow..Yea I know, many colors..we’re just special like that kidding.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend! Anyone going to see Hunger games? What other plans do you have? Xoxo!

Tags: basketball, fashion, maryland, outfit

{Friday Fancies} The luck of the Irish

Happy St. Patricks day (a day early, I know)! I haven’t been able to do a Friday Fancies for a few weeks and I was looking forward to this one, mainly because..I don’t wear green. It’s just one of those colors that I was never really drawn to and never found anything I liked in green. So as I was scrolling through all the many options I came across this beautiful lace dress! I was surprised to see that its from Abercrombie but I had some fun playing around with it. Yea, I can’t see myself chugging beers in this dress during St. Patty day festivities but I think it is definitely appropriate for some cocktails or a nice night out. Enjoy and have a good weekend!

And I am back…

Hello everyone! Wow, I have been thinking of so many blog posts and kept wanting to update and finally, here I am, and Im here to stay! I hope to get back to my regular blogging routine as I really missed it! On another note, the weather here is BEAUTIFUL..mid 70′s..and to make it even better, when I leave work the sun is still shining (thank you, daylight savings).

I recently moved to Bethesda as I got a new job here and have been exploring the area a bit (loving it so far). I came across this lovely boutique, Lou Lous, in Dupont Circle (also one in Georgetown and multiple other locations) and it was filled with all kinds of accessories..from necklaces, earrings, scarves to purses and wallets. It was heaven. I picked up two necklaces which I LOVE..and have been mentally planning outfits to pair them with since I got them.

 

On the same jewelry topic, I also put in a mark. order, after sooo long!I have been wanting this necklace, and finally got around to ordering it =) I ordered it in Jet (the black)

 

Thats it for now! Thanks for stopping by:)

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: jewelry, update

{Blog Swap} Pleats and Blocks

hi there i’m jen and jill and i are swapping blogs for today, but you can usually find me at life spelled jen. jill and i decided to mix two trends that we have been seeing quite a bit of, pleats and color blocking. i for one adore anything pleated so for this outfit i tried to focus more on color blocking.

if money were no object i would love to rock this sexy number tonight while exploring miami. the dress is such an eye catcher that i just added a few subtle accessories to help bring it to life, but i do believe this maxi dress will work dressed up or down.

hope you have a happy friday and make sure to stop by life spelled jen to see what jill came up with!