Ruffles & Truffles

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“Ruffles & Truffles,” a.k.a. What I’ve Been Up to Recently That Hasn’t Made it to the Blog. First up: this fabulous ruffled blouse that’s currently on sale for under $20! It also comes in light pink. I wore this outfit to work on Monday.

ruffles2Scarf (on sale) // Striped Shirt (on sale)

I did a little online shopping this week. I know you’re shocked. I just love coming home to packages!

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Admiring a new piece on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

ruffles4Dress

I only recently tried rosé and now I’m hooked! I already liked both red wine and white wine, so I really shouldn’t be surprised.

ruffles5Bag (on sale) // similar Dress

We’ve had a lot of rain recently, so I’ve missed out on a lot of blogortunities. Here’s another recent work outfit!

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Paid my first visit to Hotel Tango artisan distillery with my parents last weekend. This gin cocktail was scrumptious (and I love a good garnish).

ruffles7Shirt // Shoes // similar Skirt // Sunglasses

I was admiring the latest Boden catalog on Wednesday night and miraculously held back from ordering anything. But it did inspire me to bust out my favorite Boden breton shirt the next day.

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I did a very important scientific experiment this week. Turns out there really is no competing with the Best Chocolate in Town. 🙂

ruffles9similar Dress

I can’t believe it took me so long to put these two pieces together. Another fun work outfit that I didn’t have time to shoot. My life is just so busy and important.

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…and I’ll leave you with this gratuitous photo of flowers that I took at the zoo last Sunday.

Have a fabulous weekend!

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The Once-a-Year Shirt

striped tee, white midi skirt, gladiator sandals, Panama hat

When: Sunday (Funday!) // Weather: 80s and sunny // Real life: zoo trip, ice cream, and Target shopping

striped tee, white midi skirt, gladiator sandals, Panama hat

striped tee, white midi skirt, gladiator sandals, Panama hat

striped tee, white midi skirt, gladiator sandals, Panama hat

striped tee, white midi skirt, gladiator sandals, Panama hat

striped tee, white midi skirt, gladiator sandals, Panama hat

I’ve had this shirt for a long time (by my standards, anyway). I bought it at Club Monaco on a trip to NYC. I don’t remember exactly what year it was, but I’m pretty sure it was post-college and pre-law-school. So I’m going to guess I’ve had it for about 6 or 7 years. You might be wondering why I would hang on to a boring t-shirt when I normally subscribe to the “rotating closet” mentality. I can’t explain it exactly, but something about this t-shirt is so perfect.

Well, it has stripes, so…duh. But beyond that, it’s soft and thin and drapey and everything you could ever want in a t-shirt. It’s so soft and thin and drapey, in fact, that it feels like it could fall apart at any moment. I didn’t “break it in” to get it this way — it was like this from the beginning, which is probably why I paid $40 for a t-shirt when I was only making $9 an hour and had just spent 2 months’ pay on a trip to the Big Apple. The problem is that I’ve come to love this shirt so much that I’m afraid to wear it out. So I only wear it once or twice a year.

Welcome to 2016, perfect t-shirt. I hope you enjoyed your Sunday Funday. See you when Hillary’s president.

Tee (current version) // similar Skirt (on sale) // Hat // similar Bag // Sandals // similar Necklace // similar Sunglasses

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