Playing Chicken

Loft French Hen shirt, Valentino rockstud flats dupes, ankle pants outfit

Loft French Hen shirt, Valentino rockstud flats dupes, ankle pants outfit

Loft French Hen shirt, Valentino rockstud flats dupes, ankle pants outfit

Loft French Hen shirt, Valentino rockstud flats dupes, ankle pants outfit

Loft French Hen shirt, Valentino rockstud flats dupes, ankle pants outfit

Loft French Hen shirt, Valentino rockstud flats dupes, ankle pants outfit

Let me tell you, folks. Home ownership is not for chickens. You never know if you’re going to move in to your house, start getting comfortable, and then less than a month later find yourself trying to dry out carpet in the basement and looking at estimates from the plumber who’s going to dig up your front yard and replace your broken sewer pipe.  A chicken would not be prepared for this kind of financial stress and headache and would probably just melt down to a pile of frazzled feathers. But not me. I look at the bright side, which is that there will be less grass to mow, and also I have not been abducted by aliens today.

But speaking of chickens, this shirt has little embroidered hens on it, and that is adorable. As is our little old house, which we love very much so it’s totally worth the headache…right? I hope!

Shirt (on sale) // similar Shoes // similar Bag (on sale) // Sunglasses (on sale in other colors) // similar Necklace* (on sale) // similar Ring*

*Exact necklace and ring borrowed courtesy of Rocksbox. If you haven’t tried Rocksbox yet, what the heck are you waiting for?! You can get the first month free if you enter the code sarahsreallifexoxo at checkout. You’ll thank me later.

From Office to Outer Banks

floral midi dress outfit, navy heels and bag, cateye sunglasses

floral midi dress outfit, navy heels and bag, cateye sunglasses

floral midi dress outfit, navy heels and bag, cateye sunglasses

floral midi dress outfit, navy heels and bag, cateye sunglasses, kendra scott accessories

floral midi dress outfit, navy heels and bag, cateye sunglasses, kendra scott accessories

floral midi dress outfit, navy heels and bag, cateye sunglasses, kendra scott accessories

You know what I really wanted to do with this dress as soon as I got it? Put it over a bikini, skip the belt, and head to the beach. But my beach vacation isn’t until the end of the month which might as well be in 10 years. As a woman of very little patience (when it comes to getting and wearing new clothes), I made it work for the here and now. What makes a tropical print dress totally office appropriate? I figured conservative navy shoes and bag were a good bet. I sort of felt like I was channeling some of the ladies in that show The Astronaut Wives Club. Have you guys seen that? It’s one of those shows that I half watch for the costumes but stick around because it’s actually a pretty decent show. I don’t know how realistic it is, but I like that it doesn’t over-romanticize the whole “house wife” thing. You can definitely tell there are some feminists on the writing staff. I dig that. Almost as much as I dig retro floral dresses and the beach.

Dress (on sale) // Shoes // Bag // Bracelet // Rings // Earrings // similar Sunglasses