Winter Blues

bb dakota brown leather jacket, layered sweater, ponte pants, quilted chain strap bag, pink ray ban aviators

bb dakota brown leather jacket, layered sweater, ponte pants, quilted chain strap bag, pink ray ban aviators

bb dakota brown leather jacket, layered sweater, ponte pants, quilted chain strap bag, pink ray ban aviators

bb dakota brown leather jacket, layered sweater, ponte pants, quilted chain strap bag, pink ray ban aviators

bb dakota brown leather jacket, layered sweater, ponte pants, quilted chain strap bag, pink ray ban aviators

I had to make a hard decision recently. I had to break up with winter. Actually, I suppose it was a pretty easy decision. Some relationships are just not meant to last, and for me and winter, time had run out. Back in November, we were all flirty and cuddly. Then we spent the holidays together (things got serious pretty fast). But by late January, the honeymoon phase was over. All those things I used to find so cute about winter started getting annoying. The cold wasn’t brisk anymore. The snow started looking dingy. I thought maybe we could rekindle the romance over Valentine’s Day, but it didn’t happen.

All I wanted was a bouquet of a dozen roses. Roses that were grown on a rose bush. A rose bush that was able to grow and bloom because it’s actually spring. In hindsight, I can see how this request might have offended winter, which is probably why it backfired. Now winter has totally frozen me out. (Get it?)

I’m not in to drama queens, so I had to call it quits. For real this time. The problem is, winter’s pretty clingy, so it’s probably going to keep begging me to take it back for a few more weeks. Ugh. RELATIONSHIPS. Right?

Top (on sale) // Jacket* // similar Shoes // Sunglasses // Bag // Lips “Plushest Punch”

*Jacket purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

Mondays & Giveaways

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

Dress* // similar Shirt // Shoes (on sale) // Bag // Link Bracelet // Cuff* // Coat // Lips “Orange de Chine”

You know what sucks? Mondays. You know what doesn’t suck? Giveaways. Unless you don’t win. So really, giveaways are still Mondays for the vast majority of people. But for one person, a giveaway turns a Monday into a Saturday. In case you aren’t picking up on my really obvious hints, I have a new giveaway for you this week! So get pumped, one person!!!

You could win $25 to spend at Mint Julep Boutique. That’s where I got this adorable striped dress with pointless faux leather pockets (my favorite kind of pockets). It’s really a perfect spring dress and I can’t wait to wear it while eating ice cream on a patio somewhere. But when you combine my impatience with my love for layering, you get this: a winter workwear version of my ice cream dress.

Giveaway is open to US residents only. Ends at the end of the day Sunday, Feb. 22. Read the official rules here, then enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.

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*Dress provided courtesy of Mint Julep Boutique; cuff purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.