Take One Pass it On

{ What I Wore: J.Crew silk blouse & cardigan // Lands End Canvas sequin skirt // Charlotte Russe booties }

{ Get the Look }

blouse {exact!} + cardigan {under $20!} + skirt {exact & still on super sale!} + booties + gold bangles

Have you noticed what I have been doing this week?

striped blazer + dress from Monday // blazer + ivory blouse from Wednesday // ivory blouse + sequin skirt today

When Sarah, of Sarah's Real Life, told me about her "Take One, Pass it On" outfit remix challenge, I was so IN! 

You know I love a good wardrobe remix (hello 30X30 that I can't get enough of), & this is a fun remix that can be kept up for as long as you like.

The "rules": 

Day 1 - pick out an outfit just like you normally would.

Day 2 - take 1 item from the first day’s outfit & mix it into a new outfit. 

On the following days, you take a different item from the previous day’s outfit & wear it again in a different way. And so on & so on....

Seriously, this just gives me justification for throwing my clothes on a chair (ok, on the floor, let's be honest) to be picked up and remixed again the next day!

Want to see more "take one, pass it on" remixers? My friends AJ (AJ Wears Clothes) & Franziska (Franish) are also rocking some outfit remixes. Or check out Sarah's Real Life Facebook page!

P.S. Don't forget to enter the fabulous Lendperk month of unlimited dresses giveaway { here } - winner announced on Tuesday!

daily mint

{What I Wore: J.Crew Factory striped blazer // J.Crew silk tank & leopard belt // ModCloth mint jeans  // Charlotte Russe booties (currently on sale!)}

{Get the Look}

stripe blazer (exact) + silk blouse + mint jeans (super cute & under $20!) + leopard belt + wedge booties

Ok, first off, yesterday's conversation about fast fashion vs. investment pieces was so great to read. It really made me consider both sides differently, & I loved getting everyone talking!

Oh & I still can't make up my mind about that dang bag... I think I might think too much!

I also have recently realized that I have been much harsher lately about which outfits I wear are "blog-worthy"... & I'm not sure how it got that way.

While I cringe at the quality of my earlier photos, in the beginning the blog served more as a personal style diary of what I wore, be it casual work wear, or fancier event-ready ensembles... but somewhere along the line, it came to my attention that more than just my mom, BFF & boyfriend were reading along, & I got the notion that I had to impress you, so I started sharing only the good stuff. 

While on the one hand this has made me more accountable to not simply put on the grad school allowed uniform of old t-shirt + ratty jeans, I also stopped sharing many of my day-to-day outfits. 

So here it is, one of my regular person outfits, when I wasn't going anywhere but to work to put on my white lab coat and play with frogs all day. 

When you look good, you feel good amiright!? (regardless of my irrational fear of wasting a good outfit)

So there you have it - not Jessica the "style blogger", but Jessica the grad student, pug mama, might have frog eggs on her sleeve at any given time woman

I am still figuring out my "personal style" & I thank each and every one of you for tuning in to see my journey! (Shhh, don't tell anyone, but I seriously have the best readers - YOU GUYS!!!)

P.S. These wedges are so super comfortable, and even though they only cost $15 from Charlotte Russe, they are the shoes I get the most compliments on (move over $235 Tory flats!)

mellow yellow

Going home to Arkansas was a wonderful chance to recharge my batteries, and do a few of my favorite things - all of which I got to check off my list.

We had 2 Thanksgiving dinners... and pretty much ate the entire time I was home (no complaints there!)

For the first dinner I wore some preppy fall basics. Last year I told my Mom that I needed these mustard pants because they were neutral and would go with everything... neutral they are not, but they have been going with everything these days, and this color sure does make me happy

navy Gap blazer
mustard Gap corduroys
brown Tory Burch Reva flats
ivory J.Crew blouse

Sarah is hiding her baby belly, but it is so cute!

Tyler, Me, Mom, older sister Sarah, brother-in-law Jon

xx
Jessica