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Sezane cardigan, YSL studded college bag, black and yellow outfit

When: April 30 // Weather: mild & sunny // Real life: first day back at work after Paris

Sezane cardigan, YSL studded college bag, black and yellow outfit

Sezane cardigan, YSL studded college bag, black and yellow outfit

Sezane cardigan, YSL studded college bag, black and yellow outfit

Sezane cardigan, YSL studded college bag, black and yellow outfit

Sezane cardigan, YSL studded college bag, black and yellow outfit

The moment everyone’s been waiting for is here: the blog debut of my fancy schmancy bag. If you didn’t read every single damn word of my Paris recaps, perhaps you didn’t hear about the day I spent a chunk of my hard-earned (and long-saved) dollars on a handbag at Saint Laurent (you can catch up here). The style of bag I picked is called the Collège, which is ironic because in college, I never could have bought a bag like this unless I wanted to max out a credit card. It took me a whole *cough* eleven *cough* years after graduation to get to the point where I could even think about making this kind of purchase, and even now, it’s still a big deal. Needless to say, this lifelong lover of fashion was living her best life going to Paris and coming home with the most special of souvenirs!

In case there are any younger ladies reading this, I feel like I should be a good role model and make something clear: Your style, your success, and your worth as a person are not measured by your ability to afford a designer bag. I know I put shopping links at the end of all my posts, but you do not need to have what I have. Hopefully, you’re all here because you like dry humor and ideas for fun things to wear, and not because you want to be exactly like me. That said, I’m quite happy with my carefully-made purchasing decision because for me personally it felt like a very “now I’ve made it” moment. I hope everyone can have that kind of moment, no matter what form it might take.

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Spring Stripes

Madewell sunglasses, J.crew spring sweater, pink tassel flats

When: last Wednesday // Weather: 60 and sunny // Real life: work

Madewell sunglasses, J.crew spring sweater, pink tassel flats

Madewell sunglasses, J.crew spring sweater, pink tassel flats

Madewell sunglasses, J.crew spring sweater, pink tassel flats

Madewell sunglasses, J.crew spring sweater, pink tassel flats

Madewell sunglasses, J.crew spring sweater, pink tassel flats

Madewell sunglasses, J.crew spring sweater, pink tassel flats

I’m prepping this post at my dining room table as I get ready to leave for vacation. By the time you read this, I’ll be in Paris and I’ll be a new and improved, more worldly Sarah. I’ll also probably be a little wine-tipsy, but that’s not the point.

It was extra hard getting through the last couple weeks at work, putting in extra hours to make sure I got everything done before I left, but it was all worth it. Well, I’m hoping it was…like I said, I haven’t left yet, so I’m trying to predict how I’ll be feeling in a couple days. But I’m relatively confident I will be feeling very happy. And wine-tipsy.

If you’re the type who likes to live vicariously through other people’s vacations, follow me on Instagram at @sarahsreallife!

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