Puttering

chambray, gingham, straw hat, pink tassel wedges

chambray, gingham, straw hat, pink tassel wedges

chambray, gingham, straw hat, pink tassel wedges

chambray, gingham, straw hat, pink tassel wedges

chambray, gingham, straw hat, pink tassel wedges

chambray, gingham, straw hat, pink tassel wedges

chambray, gingham, straw hat, pink tassel wedges

Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis is funny for someone who has little to no interest in racing. While almost everyone else in the city was either at the Speedway or watching the 500 on TV, I found some better ways to spend my time.

First up: mini golf at the IMA. I know, I know, mini golf has “golf” in the name, and golf is allegedly a sport. And I don’t do the sportsing. I probably won’t make a habit of it, and I certainly won’t do it anywhere except the art museum. What made this quasi-sport quasi-palatable was the fact that all the holes were made by artists and had an Indiana theme. It sounds lame if you haven’t been but it’s great. I played a special version of mini golf that involved following almost no rules whatsoever, which also made it more enjoyable for me. If there was a family of 5 taking a long-ass time at hole 12, I’d go to hole 3, then 7, then whatever. If hole 11 looked too hard, I would just watch Kristin do it, and then kick my ball in the hole for good measure. Needless to say, I won. But we both bought t-shirts.

Second up was eating all of the food at The Eagle, followed (coincidentally) by my untying my shirt and letting it cover up my tummy. Finally, we went to see The Lobster, which is quite possibly the weirdest movie I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen more than my fair share of weird movies. Anyone else seen it?  The message was not lost on me, but it doesn’t change the fact that it was quite possibly the weirdest movie I’ve ever seen. Almost as weird as watching cars go around in a circle 500 times.

Hat // similar Shirt // similar Shorts // Shoes // Bag // Sunglasses // Bracelet

Pop It, Lock It, Polka Dot It

polka dot dress, tassel earrings

polka dot dress, tassel earrings

polka dot dress, tassel earrings

polka dot dress, tassel earrings

There were several outfits I wore on my work trip that I didn’t get to take pictures of, but I liked this one so much that I reenacted it back at home. Most days during my stay in glamorous Orlando started with educational sessions at the convention center, but ended with dancing sessions at various bars. Any day that I get to wear two outfits is a fun day in my book. 😉 To keep my suitcase on the lighter side though, I wore a dress pretty much every day and swapped out a layer on top and some accessories…Remember this 2-for-1 outfit? Yeah, like that.

On this particular day, I started out with a button-up shirt tied over the top of this dress and went for minimal accessories (proof on Instagram). For the evening (which concluded with an impromptu limbo session with some U.K. trademark professionals at Howl at the Moon), I made a few minor alterations and here ya go!

This dress makes me feel very 50s in the best possible way. All the sass, none of the homemaking. It’s on sale, by the way, and excellent for limbo-ing.

Dress (on sale) // Earrings // Bag // Bracelet // similar Shoes // Ring (on sale)