Dateversary Surprise

mauve sweater, pastel plaid blanket scarve, black distressed jeans, gold flats, Kate Spade straw bag

mauve sweater, pastel plaid blanket scarve, black distressed jeans, gold flats, Kate Spade straw bag

mauve sweater, pastel plaid blanket scarve, black distressed jeans, gold flats, Kate Spade straw bag

mauve sweater, pastel plaid blanket scarve, black distressed jeans, gold flats, Kate Spade straw bag

mauve sweater, pastel plaid blanket scarve, black distressed jeans, gold flats, Kate Spade straw bag

mauve sweater, pastel plaid blanket scarve, black distressed jeans, gold flats, Kate Spade straw bag

mauve sweater, pastel plaid blanket scarve, black distressed jeans, gold flats, Kate Spade straw bag

I don’t know if you’ve already figured this out about me, but I’m not really the mushy, sentimental type. I thought that once I got married, that was our new anniversary and I didn’t have to buy a card and a present for our old anniversary from when we were dating. I found out very quickly that I was very wrong. We have two anniversaries, and two celebrations are required. We usually don’t make a huge deal about our “dateversary” (March 18), which is why I was super surprised last Friday when I opened my gift – this Kate Spade bag! I might have squealed a little bit.

So like I was saying, dating anniversaries are incredibly important to me and I’m so glad we celebrate every year with a new designer bag. Right honey?

Bag // Sweater // Jeans (on sale) // similar Shoes // similar Scarf (on sale) // similar Sunglasses

Uncommon

Heads up: This post was sponsored by Uncommon Goods

floral dress, lace up flats, trench coat, Uncommon Goods jewelry

floral dress, lace up flats, trench coat, Uncommon Goods jewelry

floral dress, lace up flats, trench coat, Uncommon Goods jewelry

floral dress, lace up flats, trench coat, Uncommon Goods jewelry

floral dress, lace up flats, trench coat, Uncommon Goods jewelry

floral dress, lace up flats, trench coat, Uncommon Goods jewelry

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If you read my monthly shopping roundups, you know I buy the vast majority of my clothes from stores where every other 20- or 30-something middle class working woman buys her clothes. I like to think I combine them in unique ways and have my own personal style, but there’s no denying most of my sartorial sources are pretty predictable.

But once in awhile, just to make sure I can keep my fashion blogger credentials, I like to wear something that everyone and her mom and her mom’s manicurist and her mom’s manicurist’s niece doesn’t also have. Like if I’m out of town (or even in my own town) perusing local shops, I’ll sometimes buy something to take home as a souvenir, or in the summer I’ll hit up art fairs and get a cool, handmade accessory.

Speaking of cool and handmade, if you want to buy some one-of-a-kind accessories without going on vacation or to an art fair, I can now recommend the jewelry at UncommonGoods.com! Aren’t my necklace and ring gorgeous? They’re actually by different artists, but I thought they went really together.

Uncommon Goods jewelry

UG actually has a ton of gorgeous necklaces (here) – it was hard to choose one! There are some cool statement pieces, but if you’re more of a “simple is better” girl, you can find some really pretty minimal jewelry here.

Some other awesome things about Uncommon Goods:

  • ~about 1/3 of their products are made from recycled/upcycled materials
  • ~their seasonal workers are paid starting at 50% above minimum wage
  • ~$1 of every purchase is donated to charity (they’re up to $1 million in donations now)

And in case you were wondering, yes, the rest of this outfit is from Loft and J. Crew. 😉

Dress (on sale) // Trench // similar Shoes // similar Bag // similar Sunglasses // Necklace* // Ring*

*Necklace and ring provided courtesy of Uncommon Goods.