All over the map

Wednesday... went to Target Field to watch the Twins beat up on the White Sox.  This day was like my own sad little triathlon... biked 5 miles each way to work, ran 4 miles, biked 5 miles each way to Target Field (then drank beer for 3 hours watching baseball), followed by a midnight swim in the pool! I know, quite a bit of activity for one day, but certainly no Ironman.

Cardigan - thrifted, vintage
Shirt - thrifted
Pants - Target
Shoes - eBay deadstock

Thursday... work, hung out with my disabled buddy, and prepared for secret adventures.

Shirt - thrifted (no idea, all the labels and care instructions are in French!)
Jeans - Built by Wendy sample sale
Shoes - Bongo

Friday... last day of summer school and then I'm off on secret adventures! I'm dressed like an exploded box of crayons to celebrate!

Necklace - actually a jumprope made of rubberbands from Mexico
T-shirt - Target
Skirt - thrifted Polo Ralph Lauren
Sandals - Old Navy

Rubberbandz...

Alright kids, Top Secret Adventures are calling, so I'll be MIA for a week! Have a fabulous time, internetz!

Neato torpedo

Ah yes, the wiley and elusive weekend outfit post... here is what I wore on Sunday...

Chartreuse tank - Target

White tank - little boys Fruit of the Loom

Belt - thrifted

Rust skirt - thrifted

Sandals - Charles David

WHEN I HAD MY FIRST BLOGGER MEET-UP!!! We met up for lunch then went to Valu Thrift!

The ladies of La Historia de Moda, Between Laundry Days, Bird on Your Shirt, Already Pretty and yours truly.

It was super fun and they are all so nice and amazing in person! It was weird to hear everyone's voice for the first time (except Sal, who I met last summer!) and pick up on their mannerisms though!

Monday... the boy's mom and sister are in town so we went to dinner at Chiang Mai Thai then Punk Rock Bowling

Cardigan - hand-me-down from a friend

Tank - thrifted

Pants - Target

Shoes - Melissa

Tuesday... take the boy's fam around to Minnehaha Falls and Local Bands, Local Films. 

Cardigan - thrifted Polo Ralph Lauren 

Dress - thrifted and shortened by me

Shoes - thrifted Minnetonka Moccasins

Party as a Verb

I was once in a shuffleboard league (ok, several...) and my teammate Mike named our team "Party as a Verb" because it makes me INSANE when people do that... (ex: Wanna party this weekend? Do you party? I'm in the mood to party. etc...) Gross! Regardless, I've been to quite a few parties lately...

Last Friday, my friend Amber's birthday/Brittany's final going away festivities!

Hair scarf - thrifted

Necklace - Kohls

Dress - Marc by Marc Jacobs

Bangle - flea market

Sandals - Unisa

Psychedelic detail shot:

Friday, my friend JRod's birthday dinner at a Thai restaurant then cocktails at local dive bar/hobo hangout

Hat - thrifted

Shirt - thrifted

Watch - Michael Kors

Lederhosen shorts - Hayden Harnett

Shoes - Chinese Laundry

Lederhose detail shot, yes they are glittery wool lederhosen shorts... and I wore them to breakfast the next morning too, cause well, that's how I roll...

Helena Handbasket

Another week of playing catch-up... I'll try to be up to date by the end of the week, at which point I will fall hopelessly behind again!

Last Thursday: I made this skirt when I was like 22, and I always feel like I look young when I wear it... who says 28 year olds don't wear skirts featuring an appliqued lightning bolt and screenprinted seahorse?

Tank - Target

Skirt - sewn by me

Shoes - Unisa

This Thursday:

Dress - thrifted Ann Taylor Loft

Belt - thrifted

Sandals - Frye

Miercoles Wednesday

Last Wednesday:

I tend to just let this dress stand on it's own, it's already making quite a statement, so it doesn't need a clutter of accessories. What that statement is, exactly, I don't know. It's somewhere between "No, I didn't turn your old picnic blanket into a dress, but yes, wearing it does make me want to eat pasta salad in the park." and "I may or may not be Ronald McDonalds birth mother." Eh, whatevs.

Dress - thrifted

Shoes - thrifted DeeGow Boutique

Though, to be fair, I spent most of last Wednesday in a swim suit. My book club had our monthly meeting at my house, so I had a big BBQ/pool party! We read Cloud Atlas, which was crazy good! It was super strange and spanned from an 18th century trading ship to the post-apocalyptic future and all the way back again! Nothing like arguing over symbolism while trying to dunk a friend.

This Wednesday:

Blouse - thrifted

Bangle - thrifted

Skirt - Ruth

Shoes - Charles David

This is just a Merona Target shirt, but lookie how cute the front is:

2xTue (Two Times Tuesday)

Last Tuesday, worn to Four Nights in Loring: Local bands. Local music. So basically you go to the park and throw down some blankets, a local band plays a show, then they screen an outdoor movie that has some local connection. This week I saw Communist Daughter and Raising Arizona, and had a picnic with a few friends (um, is cheese and crackers, gummi bears, and a box of wine considered a "picnic"? I guess so, since we were sitting on a blanket.) 

Hair scarf - thrifted

Dress - thrifted, shortened

String tie - thrifted

Bangles - thrifted, flea markets

Shoes - Dezario

This Tuesday, I should be going to the park again tonight, but it was canceled due to tornado warnings... so I'll be heading to my friend Mike's house to escape the storms by watching baseball and playing board games... which is too bad, because this seems like a good "picnic" outfit!

 Hair scarf - thrifted

Dress - thrifted, handmade

 Shoes - Madeline

Last night's concert was amazing! Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros put on a great live show... they even got the entire outdoor crowd to sit down for the final song... which was quite a feat!

Monday, Monday

Well, internetz, I have neglected you yet again... so this week I'll be doing double duty, showing you last Monday and this Monday today!

Last Monday...

I love this shirt, but whenever I wear it I feel like I'm dressed like a preppy jerk in the '80s (see, Pretty in Pink...)

Shirt - inherited from aunt, Polo Ralph Lauren
Bangles - thrifted, flea markets
Shorts - thrifted Anne Taylor Loft
Shoes - thrifted Candie's

This Monday...

Glasses - Prada
Necklaces - thrifted
T-shirt - Target, dyed by me
Skirt - made by me
Shoes - Charles David

Alright dudes, gotta run because I'm going to go see Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros outside at the Cabooze, even though it is like 100 degrees out. Wahoo!