I spent my Sunday cleaning and straightening up my house. Now I’m snuggling with Gizmo in bed.

Hope your weekend was great!

Chambray dress – Lands’ End
Coral Niki Biki – Bra Genie
Belt – Torrid
Gold Clarks flats – Shoeffle
Necklace – JCPenney
Handbag – Handbag Heaven

Why, yes, I am obsessed with chambray lately.

Since the Louisiana summers are rapidly approaching, I’ve been on the lookout for more lightweight dresses I can wear all year long. I’ve never really been a fan of chambray before, but it makes sense for summer – lightweight, cotton, breathable. I found this dress on sale at Lands’ End and saw some serious potential in it. Granted, chambray can seem a little bland, and if you’re not careful, you can easily tread into “blah” territory. This dress comes with a matching tie belt, which is cute, but it’s a little too much pale blue. I figured throwing a colorful cami, a big belt, and gold flats would change things up a bit and take it from “blah” to cute!

Also, the second best thing about this dress:

POCKETS, YA’LL. FOR REALS.

(Totally off topic – I almost titled this post “Feelin’ blue, pt. 2 – Chambray Boogaloo” but I thought that was a bit much.)

Say hello to my new shorter hair, thanks to Terry at Paris Parker Mandeville!

Chambray shirt – Lands’ End
White Niki Biki – Bra Genie
Black maxi dress – Abeille NOLA
Necklace – InPink
Handbag – Handbag Heaven
Watch – Abeille NOLA
Sandals – Payless

Watch – Abeille NOLA
Nails – Orly Foil FX in Rage

Admission: this is yet another Pinterest-inspired outfit:

This was my first maxi dress that I picked up at Abeille NOLA back in March. The FABULOUS owner, Meg grabbed this off of the rack and handed it to me in the dressing room. I was hesitant – first, it’s a large, and I am much bigger than a straight size large – and second, I’d been iffy about trying maxi dresses because I was afraid they would make me look stumpy.

I could not have been more wrong. Thanks, Meg! :D

Blazer – Torrid
Striped tee – Old Navy
Coral Niki Biki (under tee) – Bra Genie
DKNY skinnies – Lane Bryant
Clarks flats – Shoeffle
Watch -Swatch
Handbag – Purse Bag Patties

Admission: this outfit was influenced by the below image I found on Pinterest:

I so love this look…however, I can’t do boyfriend jeans or oxfords because they make my legs look ridiculously stubby. So I switched a couple of items out and this was the result! I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to wear this outfit, what with the Louisiana summer rapidly approaching, but this is definitely one of my favorite ensembles.

Today is simply beautiful! We’ve had a few days of cooler weather here in Louisiana. I decided to take advantage of it and sit outside for lunch. I’m crossing my fingers that the weather stays like this for Wednesday, when I’ll be off of work! :)

Hope your day is going well!