pretty shoes to beat the blues

Sorry for the lack of a post yesterday - it was kind of a rough ol' Thursday in my neck of the woods. Also, I always snap pictures before running out the door for work and some days I just don't have time. You know, because of my hit-the-snooze-button-and-sleep-for-"just-5-more-minutes" habit. Except my body is stuck in another dimension where "5 more minutes" equals "another half an hour." So that never really works out in my favor. Oops.

Also, I have a confession. Most of my "Outfits of the Day" are in actuality "Outfits of the Day Before." This is because I don't have time to edit (ie. resize ginormous photos) my pictures and upload them before work, so I always do my post writin' at night and look over it all in the morning before I hit 'PUBLISH.' It's a wonky system, but it works! How do you other ladies do your blogging?

Thank you all for being patient with me and sticking around! I can't believe I'm almost at 200 followers now! It's amazing how wonderful this community is and I am very happy to be part of it. I have some of the sweetest readers in the world who have left me comments that make me smile and emails that melt my heart. Thank you! I'll be doing another giveaway soon to celebrate reaching 200+ followers and my upcoming birthday. You read that right -- this gal is adding another ring to her Life Tree in just a few weeks. But more on that when the date gets nearer...

For now, here's my OOTD (or OOTDB if you want to get technical) (I don't):

pleated purple dress, thrifted

'always' cardigan, j.crew [x]
xhilaration navy tights, target [x-ish]
'rita' heels, seychelles [x] [x]
kimchi blue 'wide metal leaf' belt, urban outfitters [x]
stone bracelet, lucky brand
owl necklace, f21 [x-ish]

I'm wearing my new Seychelles 'Rita' heels from Anthropologie (called the 'Ringsend heels' there). I got them when they first came up on Anthro's website, but then returned them because the size 7 was too big and I didn't like the way they looked on my feet in general. But then I saw Tara rocking them and I instantly wanted those shoes back! Haha! Don't judge me -- I'm still an impetuous child, even though my birth certificate implies that I should be otherwise. I ordered them again, in a 6.5 this time, and I am so glad that I did. I love them! The style is very retro and the gray and brown color combination is lovely. Beware though, the toe box is pretty snug and the tie part of the shoe is tight. I loosened the laces, but it didn't really make a difference. Then again, I'm between a size 6.5 and 7, so that's probably why I'm having those issues.

Happy weekending, everyone!