I think most people would agree that their dream is to be self-employed/independently wealthy/not work an office job. But there is something to be said for getting to dress up in business and business-casual attire. It makes me feel like a real adult (which, based on my behavior most of the time, clearly I am not). Playing pretend is fun.

I love the pop of color this silk Coach scarf adds to a primarily neutral outfit. I bought it off eBay back in high school because I thought it would make me super cool if I owned something by Coach, but couldn’t even come close to affording a bag. Well, it didn’t make me cool because what the heck is a 14-year-old going to do with a silk square scarf? Not much. Let’s just say it didn’t exactly go with my Hollister sweatpants.

Now, a little older, I wear it all the time as a neck scarf, handbag embellishment and head scarf.

 {shirt: Express}
{skirt: H&M}
{pumps: Steve Madden}
{scarf: Coach via eBay}
{watch: Michele}
{bracelet: Sailormade}

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I’m officially in 4^th of July mode from here until Wednesday, and that means red, white and blue everything on the blog.

I thought it’d be fitting to kick off my mini Independence Day week with a work outfit because this year, America’s beloved holiday falls on a Wednesday. A freaking Wednesday. For nine-to-fivers like myself, this is the most inconvenient placement ever for a day dedicated to drinking Budweiser in American flag cans on the beach. No complaining, though—the Fourth of July is still the Fourth of July, and it will be magical as always.

Usually when I post outfits, I keep my face in at least one of the pictures, but there was a major problem with this one…my hair. When it comes to styling my hair, I might as well have toes for fingers because I’m that useless. Don’t believe me? I tried to do a sock bun after seeing it 40 million times on Pinterest and TWO hours later…it still looked like I had a stupid hairy sock sitting on my head.

Sometimes I play around with the straightener or curling iron, but most days I just let my hair do what it wants and hope for the best. “The best” didn’t happen today. That being said, anyone want to follow me around through life doing my hair? Ken Paves? Please help a sister out.

{top: Ralph Lauren via Second Time Around}
{skirt: Zara}
{shoes: Christian Louboutin via Buffalo Exchange}
{bag: Longchamp}

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The past few weeks I have been slacking in the blogging department. Sometimes I find that I’m too busy living my life to blog about it—which is a good thing—but also disappointing. From here on out, I’m LOCKING. IT. UP. Posts Monday through Friday. I pinkie promise.

Monday is universally accepted as the worst day of the week, but sometimes I wonder why it gets such a bad rap. Yes, if I’ve been on a fun weekend trip or the weather is gorgeous, it’s depressing to return to the ol’ 9-5 knowing I have an entire week in the office ahead of me. But other weeks, Monday is like an amazing refuge from beer, unhealthy food and sleep deprivation. It’s a breath of fresh air and a return to a healthy—and perhaps a bit “lame”—lifestyle. Being able to go to bed at 9PM without the fear of missing out on fun times is a glorious gift that only Monday can give.

After a gorgeous, sunny weekend on the Vineyard, it’s safe to say I have a definite case of the Monday blues. And as you can probably tell by my bag and skirt, Monday blues come in all shades.

This week, my Monday blues are eased by a rainy forecast. I’ll sit at my desk all day with a smile on my face if it’s rainy out. If it’s a sunny summer day though…hives. I literally break out in anxiety-induced hives.

Hope you all have a great day—but as for you, Monday: You, my friend, can kiss my…

{sweater: Banana Republic}
{top: Arden B}
{skirt: Forever 21}
{bag: Coach}
{pumps: Steve Madden}
{watch: Michele}

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(Whoa, creepy smile!) When I put this outfit together in the morning and took a few pictures of it, it seemed like a cute, casual work outfit. In fact, I was pretty pleased with myself. Then I got to work, looked in the bathroom mirror, and realized that under florescent office lighting, the dress is completely see-through. And the dress is so short that it barely covers my butt. Oops.

Luckily my office is casual and I was sitting at my desk most of the day, but I don’t think I’ll be wearing this outfit again anytime soon.

{dress: Forever 21}
{button-up: Urban Outfitters}
{belt: Urban Outfitters}
{shoes: Aldo}

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