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Outfit details: Georgiou top, Promod skirt and belt, Kimchi Blue flats.

Got this skirt in France, and I've been waiting to wear it again since doing my huge batch of laundry. This is basically the same outfit I wore in France, but I paired it with my black and white Oxford flats rather than the gladiator sandals from vacation to keep it more work-appropriate. I love the geometric print on it, and the combination of browns+black+yellow. Also, it's ever so fun to swish and twirl in.
The wooden bracelet (with the orange design) was a gift from a friend when he visited Australia. The other round one I received free with an old Modcloth order. (I love when they do that.) Please ignore my severely chipped nails! I've been holding off on re-doing them since I want to have them neat right before I leave at the end of this month. That and I value nap-time over pretty much everything else.

I live on the East Coast of the US, so here's hoping Hurricane Irene doesn't give us too much trouble. Pluto (the big yellow dog in the last picture) has been enjoying the cooler temperatures and sunshine...he hates thunderstorms, so his weekend (and thus, mine) will probably not be so carefree. It's been blue skies all week though- calm before the storm, I suppose!

all fired up

Outfit details: t-shirt from Target, Gap skirt (thrifted), Nordstrom belt, Bronx flats (via Nordstrom)

Can you tell I've been loving the color red recently?

posh purple

Outfit details: Mimi Chica dress (Nordstrom), H&M blazer, Steve Madden luxe flats, earrings from Nordstrom, necklace (?? Macy's?)

Another day of research-intern work today, so I threw on a blazer over this purple summery frock to class it up a bit. Now, I'm not usually one for ruffles, but this dress does them right in my book, and the purple color was too pretty to pass up anyway!

In other news, I've started packing for my upcoming trip to France! This may be weird, but packing for a trip is one of my favorite things to do. It's always so fun and exciting in my opinion.
I'll be leaving on Sunday night and will be in France for two weeks, visiting my wonderful best friend, K. I don't know if I'll be able to take outfit pictures there, so maybe I'll take some shots of what I'll be wearing before I leave? We'll see.

Hope everyone had a great start to the week!

a little bit old school

Outfit details: American Eagle shirt, Gap skirt (thrifted), Kimchi Blue flats (Urban Outfitters), black belt (?)

This outfit reminds me of a kind of retro-boarding-school look. Probably has to do with all the Oxford in it: the button up oxford shirt, the oxford flats...
I like the simplicity of this, and it's quite comfy to boot! The shoes really did serve as the inspiration and pull-it-all-together element of this outfit, I will say. Alas, even with Dr. scholl's gel pads and all, these shoes are still not completely broken in and as a result my feet are more than a bit sore. All in the name of fashion, I suppose!

queen of hearts

 

 

Outfit details: BCBG sunglasses, Fossil necklace, Zara bag, H&M romper, Bronx flats (via Nordstrom)

More like the princess of hearts seeing as this is a romper, haha. (Though it really does look like a dress...I didn't realize until I tried it on!) I wanted something loose and flowy today, but didn't quite feel like wearing a dress. I woke up agonizingly early today at 8:30 am since my weekly work hours (up by 7 every day, alas) have altered my college-style sleeping schedule. However, I still managed to laze around in bed until 1:30, when my friend picked me up and we went to grab smoothies in place of lunch at our favorite little crepe cafe and then browsed around Barnes and Noble for the better part of an hour.

I am a self proclaimed, world recognized nerd. I've always adored reading and so Barnes and Noble to me is like a candy store to a kid. I bought a lot of books but I ended up finding a $25 gift card hidden in my wallet, so obviously the Universe approved of my purchases. In true nerd fashion, I'm quite excited to start reading what I picked up.

Now I'm rounding out the day, having just finished grocery shopping with the parents, with a movie after dinner. All in all a satisfying summer Saturday!

brightly, flowy, colorfully

 I love summer evenings. The sunlight turns perfectly golden, softer than the harshness of summer daylight. The air is still a bit sticky but that's part of the appeal of this season, isn't it? All the bug noises, however, I could do without.

 

 

Outfit details: earrings from Nordstrom, F21 top, F21 skirt, BCBGMax sunglasses (TJ Maxx), Bronx flats (Nordstrom)

I love colorblocking. Possibly this stems from my love of stripes. Makes sense, huh? In any case, as soon as I found this rusty top I knew I was going to pair it with this skirt. I love when that happens. I switched out the flats for turquoise wedges (seen here and here) when we went out to dinner.

Also new discovery regarding my hair. When it looks gross down (which is more often than not, I'm sorry to say), I have found that taking my bangs (which are awfully long now) and twisting them, then pinning them back makes my face look much less bald when I put it up.

 

coral with cream

Outfit details: Express t-shirt, Express shorts (from a few years ago), necklace from Nordstrom (juniors dept), Bronx flats, earrings from a Russian Art Gallery in my town

I've worn this shirt so much recently (albeit before I started documenting my outfits)! I absolutely love the color, and it's nice and thin while not being see-through, which is perfect for hot summers. Also these flats. Are. So. Comfy. My mom has been laughing at me because I wear them with everything.

The earrings I'm wearing are one of my new favorites. I bought them last week when a friend and I were exploring around our town. The sign of a Russian Art Gallery caught her eye and she dragged me in. It was a beautiful little store owned by a lovely Russian woman who we spent some time talking to, and she even gave us a free keychain and bag when we left. My friend also bought a pair of earrings, and if I can ever get her to pose for a photo, I'll post what hers look like. They're made of papier-mache apparently, and hand-painted in Russia. The artists' initials are on the back! (And best part? They were only $15)

Didn't do much today, just ran some errands for the parents (they love having me home from college as it lets them dump chores on me hah) and stopped at the mall to get a blazer for my upcoming shadowing/interning at the hospital.

something to twirl in

 

 Outfit details: Ann Taylor Loft t-shirt, F21 belt, Old Navy necklace, skirt (from India), Bronx Heat of the Nite flats (from Nordstrom)

No pretty background today as it's looking awful stormy and as such there's not much sun out. Today was my first day shadowing at the oncology clinic. It was a really interesting experience, and I'm excited to go back and learn more. For the past four years or so, my goal has been to become a doctor. My parents are, but apart from hearing the stories they'd bring home each day, I'd never really been to a clinic to see how things are run. Seeing as I'm set to take the MCAT within the next few years, I figured I needed to take a look at what I'm getting myself into.

I started the day bright and early at 8am. Dr. W gave me a tour around the clinic to start things off (I got to look inside the procedure rooms, chemotherapy area, and radiation therapy areas). Then, the nurse handed the list of patients for the day, and we began to go through charts. I had to sign a confidentiality paper first, of course. Dr. W is a great teacher, and he made sure to explain all the jargon and terms in the charts to me, as well as just generally introduce the patient before we went into the examining room. 

We saw around 10 patients today, but I'll only write about the one woman who really stood out to me.

She was old, but not terribly so, and was only just growing her hair back from chemotherapy. She wore a bright floral printed shirt, big colorful earrings, and a pair of tan wedges. She was all smiles, giving Dr. W a hug before he sat down and began to talk about her treatment. 

What made this woman special, was this: I soon found out that she had been through three surgeries and had been diagnosed with three cancers, and having undergone two radiation treatments already, was set to do one more to completely (and finally) get rid of her cancer. Also, she'd broken her ankle just a few months back (and was back to wearing wedges!). All this, and she was so happy! Nothing sad or mournful about her at all. She was truly inspiring.