Sporty Spice

chambray dress, gray faux leather jacket, New Balance sneakers, mint Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag

chambray dress, gray faux leather jacket, New Balance sneakers, mint Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag

chambray dress, gray faux leather jacket, New Balance sneakers, mint Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag

chambray dress, gray faux leather jacket, New Balance sneakers, mint Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag

chambray dress, gray faux leather jacket, New Balance sneakers, mint Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag

It took me some serious thought to warm up to the idea of wearing sneakers with a dress, but I’m glad I tried it. I think my skepticism came from memories of my elementary school principal who wore these really dowdy below-the-knee dresses with white running shoes and ankle socks. Every. Day. Even as a 7-year-old, I knew there was something off about that look. I’m pretty sure this lady was a good principal, but all I remember about her is her terrible outfits. Let this be a lesson: how you present yourself matters. You don’t have to define your personal style to a T or spend all your money on clothes, but a little effort might save you from being written about on a blog in 20 years. Food for thought.

Speaking of personal style, this is my last Top 10 Remix outfit! Tomorrow I’ll post the grand finale and let you know what I thought about the whole experience (you might be surprised). If you were brave and awesome enough to do the challenge with me, get ready to link up tomorrow!

similar Dress (& more below) // similar Jacket // Shoes // similar Bag (mint, smaller version) // similar Sunglasses // Ring // Lips “Vivacious”

Budgeting Bloggers: April

April Budget Breakdown

Welcome to “Budgeting Bloggers: April,” otherwise known as “the Month Sarah Bought All of the Shoes.” You should see the floor of my closet – it’s a little crowded. It’s a good thing we’re looking for a house. Speaking of which, I don’t plan on carrying my unspent April budget over to May – gotta save up! (Plus, that money was kind of already spent on my donation to Heifer International. Oh yeah, funny story.)

My Budget

  • ~$221 ($150 starting budget, plus $71 unspent last month)
  • ~$7 (refund on unfair shipping charges from last month’s Ann Taylor order #boom #lawyered)
  • ~$449 (blog income)

     = $677

What I Spent (pictured above, starting top left)

     = $582 (total retail value: $1,316)

Look at those bargain shopping skills!

What I Received

Be sure to head over the Franish sometime to check out the other Budgeting Bloggers!