Anchor Yourself

I'm in love. My friend introduced me to these anchor bracelets on Etsy and now I'm obsessed. The best part is they're super inexpensive so I can buy a bunch of them and layer em' up. Ahh my nautical themed life has some new inspiration. I wonder if I should just fully embrace my obsession and move into a house boat. If I wasn't such a poor swimmer I'd think that was a wonderful idea.

You Fancy Huh?: What I Wore

Well it's Monday and I hope you all had as good a weekend as I did. The weather was beautiful and I spent lots of time with my friends and family. My older brother was visiting from Virginia and I got to meet my new niece for the first time. The perfect end to a fabulous weekend was my friends wedding last night! The weather was gorgeous and the ceremony was beautiful. As an end to my "You Fancy Huh" series I thought I'd show you guys what I wore to the wedding. Enjoy!

All the jewelry is from Target, the clutch is Steve Madden, the Sandals are New York Transit, and the dress is from Joyce Leslie. 

Insta-Friday

I can't believe it's Friday already. I hope you all have fun Mother's Day plans for the next couple days. My sister and I are taking my mom for a day at the salon tomorrow morning, which is always a good time. For today I've decided to give you all a peek into my life through some of my instagram feed for this week.

I took these off Saturday night and thought they looked cool laying on my bed

I love perfume bottles, I think they make for pretty decoration

I'm not usually a fan of faux flowers but I found this one and kind of liked it

My editorial notebook for the blog (color coded)

My everyday necklace right now. I made it with two anchor charms I found (I told you I was obsessed)

My scarf collection

It always takes my forever to pick out a new Essie color

My mom gave me this cool lamp for my bedside table

 Enjoy your weekend!

Bring Light to the Dark

My day job requires me to wear all black, which looks professional but can get kind of boring. It's pretty easy to find pretty black pants and tops but you can only get so creative while trying to look work appropriate. The worst part is I have to wear these ugly non-slip black shoes all the time (I'm a hostess and we need those to walk into the kitchen). So I don't have a ton of options but I like to mix things up with my accessories. A bit of color and texture can go a long way. I like wearing a crew neck black blouse with a bold bib necklace. It gives a little sophistication to an otherwise simple top. I'm also OBSESSED with stacking bracelets. I love grouping different size bracelets in the same color family together. It's a nice pop of color and texture that people always comment on. A more subtle way to bring a little life to a dark wardrobe is with a pair of unusual earrings. Earrings don't take a lot of thought, you can pop them in and easily give an outfit a face lift. I don't suggest wearing an all black outfit, at least not all the time. Still, if you don't have a choice there are way around looking boring, so no slacker excuses people!