Back to work

Today was my first day back at work. I knew it was going to be a long day of staff meetings so I dressed for comfort.

Golf shirt: J Crew
Capris: J Crew Cocktail capris (I'm in love with these pants)
Shoes: Keds wedges
Necklace: Suzy Shier
Watch: Kenneth Jane Lane. I bought this in July but it was the first time I wore it as I have not worn a watch since June 23 (the last day of school).

It was a long and tiring day but it had a bright spot this evening. RDog came home with these:

Awwwwwww . . . He started a tradition on my first day of teaching by bringing home a gift of pearl earrings. Ever since on the first day of school, I always get a little present. He's a keeper!

Woe is me!

A bit plain today but I was feeling a wee bit hungover and didn't have a lot of energy.

Tee: J Crew
Pants: J Crew Cropped chino . These started off a bit tight but loosen as I wear them.
Belt: Gap
Shoes: Aerosoles
Bracelet: Banana Republic

I'm back at school on Monday so last night was kind of my last hurrah to summer. It goes by so fast. Woe is me!

What I Wore Last Night

Last night I went out for dinner and drinks to celebrate teacher friend J's birthday. She is exactly seven days younger than me. It has been very cold and windy here so I couldn't wear my usual skirt. My latest J Crew order arrived yesterday with these cocktail capris so of course I wanted to wear them.

Cami: J Crew
Capris: J Crew
Bracelet: Banana Republic
Shoes: Banana Republic

It was chilly so I had to throw on J Crew's Georgia cardigan in a light gray. J knows me well. I walked into the restaurant and she said, "New clothes?" I nod. "Bought them online didn't ya." Another nod from me. My name is KDot and I like to shop.

Newest Want:: Patterned tights

The latest J Crew catalogue arrived in my mailbox today. There are so many things I love, but what really stuck out for me was the patterned tights.


So pretty and so versatile. They look subtle enough that I could wear them to work. I need these babies!

Have any bloggers out there tried these? I'm wondering how they fit tall people (I'm 5'10" and sometimes have a hard time finding tights that are long enough).

A whole lot of color going on

Cardigan: J Crew
Tank: J Crew
Belt: H&M
Skirt: Sears
Shoes: Rampage

I found this skirt last week when I was going through some of my remaining big clothes. This one almost made it to the donate pile but then I remembered that I hadn't worn it yet and decided to try it on. It is a teenie bit big but nothing a belt couldn't solve. I had previously not known what to pair this skirt with. It has got a lot going on. My first instinct would be to go with a white shirt so I decided to do the opposite. It's a lot of color but I like it. I was tickled when I realized how much this outfit cost; under $50, including shoes and the belt. That doesn't happen very often!

Freeport Finds - the stuff

I didn't expect much from the J Crew outlet as, in the past, I have found it to be over priced for an outlet. Still I was a wee bit disappointed to find no good sales. In most of the other factory stores, there is a percentage off of the tagged price. In Banana Republic, for example, the items are tagged at lower prices than a normal store then there is 20 - 60% off on top of that. There was nothing like that in J Crew. I find better prices online in the sale section. I love J Crew, but I am cheap. So all I bought there was this cute rose tee.

It's modeled on the bed next to the cats' stinky toys. I was feeling lazy.

Both RDog and did a lot of damage in Banana Republic. I don't have a lot of clothing with pattern so when I saw this blouse, I had to have it.


It is suppose to fit in a loose way but I'm not into that so I was able to size down to an XS to get the fit I wanted. It makes this normally medium sized girl giggle to see the small tag.

I also had lots of luck with Banana Republic's accessories. I found some cute bracelets ad a necklace.




I also had some great finds at Coach. Most things were on sale with an additonal 50% off and I had a coupon for another 20%. I found this lady.

I also bought a bag for my 16 year old cousin for Christmas. She is going to flip!

I know some bloggers are not a fan of Coach but here in Atlantic Canada we are a little bit behind the times and Coach is a big thing. Everyone knows Coach but because there are no Coach stores, they are hard to find. When they appear at Winner (our version of TJ Maxx), they are sold out in hours. I get people coming up to me in the mall and grocery stores complimenting me on my Coach bags. The girls are school always notice them too. They're like,"OMG, Miss has a Coach bag. She is ballin'." No, they really don't say that and I don't know what ballin' means but they do comment on my bags.

Finally RDog was able to find an item from his wishlist.

He looks smoking in them too, like Mad Men smoking hot. RDog, does that make up for all the times I make fun of you on my blog?

Freeport Finds - the shoes

RDog and I are back from our mini trip to Freeport, Maine. We had a great getaway. It's a cute little village with quaint shops, yummy restaurants and of course, great outlet stores. I am at a max for clothing. I think my closet hanging bar is going to snap. The bar in my second closet fell out down last week because of the huge weight. So I focused on accessories in my shopping.

First off, the shoes. Oh the glorious shoes!

I've seen a lot of Cole Haan shoes on some lovely bloggers so I had to check it out when I spied the store. I love these babies. I love that they come with a dust bag. Dust bags make anything better.

These are from Banana Republic. They were just sitting there in the clearance section with my name on them and they were a shockingly low price.

From Burberry, these were another pair that was an outrageously low price (90% = me likey). They also have a dust bag which increases their special quotient.

And finally, I found these Keds at Kohl's for 80% off. See a trend here. I like the sales!

How I just need top find a place to store these bad boys. I have FOUR areas for shoe storage! Eeek.

More to come on my other finds.