Schooool's Out for Summer!

Sorry to get all Alice Cooper on you there, but heck yes, it is the last day of school! I LOOOOVE this job, but I'm so ready for my stress-free summertime. I'll be running my butt off all day, tracking down 50+ kids to send their meds and inhalers and epi-pens and nebs and insulin and whatever home with them for the summer! So, I better go do that rather than blog at work...

Yesterday:

Cardigan - Only Hearts

Necklace - pocketwatch from garage sale on thrifted chain

T-shirt - Target

Belt - thrifted

Skirt - thrifted Liz Claiborne

Sandals - Ditto (DSW super clearance)

Today: Oh yes, you better click to see that picture better... look at that fab pearl collar that I won on eBay for only $10!

Collar - eBay

Tunic - thrifted

Jeans - Earnest Sewn

Shoes - Madeline

Bye kids, have an excellent day all of you! Here's hoping I don't cry today (some of the kids are moving or going to a different school next year... I have trouble with goodbyes.... Don't we all?)

watching watches, all day

So many of the kids in my school are going on field trips this week... I'm just sitting around all day, doing nothing. Well, actually I'm reading fashion blogs, finishing the last few pages of The World According to Garp, and searching for the perfect watch. I don't know why I've been focused on watches lately, I just really don't like taking out my cell phone to know the time and I have NO internal clock or concept of time. All my friends make fun of me because I love old clocks and have about 6 of them (in my tiny 4 room condo) and they tick-tick-tick super loudly. I don't notice it, but they do. I have a few watches, most of which I need to get new batteries for. I think I've got it though... I almost ordered this one

but it's a little too... ghetto? diva? baby phat? sorry Michael Kors, it's just a little too MUCH for me.

I think this one is THE one. It's glorious and big and not as expensive as the other one but still nothing to sneeze at and the color is called bone which I enjoy for some reason...

I can justify it to myself because the way I get paid at work is stretched out over 10 months of the year, so even though my last day is Friday, I'll still get two more paychecks. During that time I'll be working at the golf club and getting paid from there too, so it's like double money for a month! Whoo! Expensive watch, here I come!

Here is my outfit today (one of the 4th grade teachers told me I looked like Lucille Ball today and I almost kissed her!)

I don't know if you can tell but the dress has tiny lavender polka dots and lavender piping!

Necklace - thrifted

Dress - thrifted (Express)

Shoes - Unlisted by Kennith Cole

I've got the summer itch!!!

My sale on Saturday was, um, good, not great. Which is fine, I didn't put too much effort into advertising and I sold enough stuff to make it worth hauling all the stuff to the garage. The highlight was when Sal stopped by with Husband Mike. Very fun to finally meet her! She is absolutely lovely, in every way. 

Saturday night I went to see Gogol Bordello outdoors at The Cabooze. It was insane. It was fun. It was insanely fun. They play an amazing live show and played for close to two hours! I was jumping and dancing and jumping and well jumping and having a ball. Sunday morning I woke up with one very knotted left calf muscle... am I getting too old for this? Regardless, totally worth it. Plus it gave me an excuse to sit around all day on Sunday, watching baseball and NOT dealing with the mess from the garage sale.

Monday: wore my favorite skirt ever

Jean jacket - thrifted, bleached by me

T-shirt - Target

Skirt - thrifted

Sandals - Steve Madden

Tuesday: I was pretty thrilled when I thrifted this chambray dress at Arc's Value Village on 50% off day!

Ribbon in hair - was wrapped around a gift from my sister, years ago

Red necklace - thrifted

Dress - thrifted

Yellow necklace (worn as bracelet) - thrifted

Shoes - Chinese Laundry

Gaa! Only three more days of work and then I'm free to enjoy the relaxed schedule and freedom of being a waitress/bartender/bev cart girl for three months! I don't know how anyone could work anywhere but a school, I couldn't handle having the same job year-round. I love my carefree summers...