Wearing Today

Spring Break is slowly coming to a close. We have 2 more full days off until the kids go back to school on Tuesday. That morning is going to be harsh. Yes, I get up with the puppy early, but I get to just chill. We don't have to start moving early, you know?

Here's my Polyvore for today:

Wearing Today - 04/11/09 by HeidiGblog featuring Old Navy tank tops

The day was gray and rainy to start, and, as usual, I was cold. So I decided to brighten up the day with the Tangelo Cambridge Cable Turtleneck. It needs to be laundered again after taking to the river, so I thought today was a good time to pull it out. But I spiced it up with the raspberry pink Pumas, which I think work really well since that have the same level of color saturation as the tangelo. Couldn't find the Pumas on Polyvore, but it was funny that I found a pair (what are they, F21?) that are the exact same color/texture.

Of course, I didn't get dressed until later in the day since my wonderful hubby let me go back to bed for an hour or so this morning. Ahhhh, bliss! But still managed to get the kids' rooms picked up (joint effort with them, of course) and the downstairs picked up, since we were having friends over for dinner. So by 6:00 pm, the house was looking pretty good.

Then to change for dinner... First of all, let me tell you about the dinner itself. Our friends came over and the 2 hubbies cooked and both of them are great cooks. They went with a tapas theme. It was all so yummy. And I had to do very little work, other than the clean up. But I felt like blogging instead of doing dishes, so here I am. Kept the tank, jeans, and earrings for dinner. Swapped out for a fun cardi (Gap Summer 2008) and the gray patent flats. It was a fun, but very late evening. I'm not worried about oversleeping for church, though, because I am sure I will be up with puppy early.

Hope you all have a joyous and blessed Easter!

J Crew Cambrige Cable Turtle in Tangelo and a Closet Update

It's cold here today. Really chilly compared to the earlier part of the week. I know, I know, cry me a river, whatever... But still... I'm not asking for 70-degree days ad infinitum. But, 45 degrees and windy is just not fun. Can we please take it up a few degrees and let the wind die down. Please?? What to do on a day where you've got spring in your heart but winter outside your doorstep? And you are always cold so you can't just thumb your nose at Mother Nature and wear a tshirt?

Let's see... how about a cozy sweater in a nice, bright, sun-shiny color? Hello J Crew Cambridge cable turtleneck sweater in Tangelo. It's kind of a crazy color. It totally reminds me of the very bright Crayola "yellow-orange" crayon. Or was it "orange-yellow"? I think they had both and they were 2 very different colors. Suffice it to say, it's bright and cheery. Yes, of course I got it on sale. I think January-ish, during one of the 20% off sales, probably $39.99-ish. It's a little sheer, so I sized up to the large, whereas my old navy Wellesley cable turtle is a medium. It's a good way to bring a little warmth into my day as I sit here and sip my tea. (paired with standard cami, Chicos jeans, navy patent flats, and very cool AT Loft pocket watch necklace)

So...how's that closet going? Thanks for asking! Well, remember my nefarious plan to trick myself on Monday by dumping all the pants on my bed right before I went to the office for a meeting? Worked like a charm. Of course I had to go through them all. Putting them away without the try-on would have taken almost as long. So here's our progress, with accompanying "pile" pictures.

Sunday - skirts, and Monday - pants - wish I had a picture of the pants pile up - it was scary.

Tuesday - dresses, exercise/gardening/paint clothes (it's a sliding scale and items move down the chain)

Wednesday - shirts and jackets (basically tops other than sweaters). This one almost did me in. I started it at 8:00 right after the kids went to bed. So so so did not want to do it. But the piles made me. (yay for the evil plan!)Thursday - sweaters, sweatshirts, bathing suits, bathing suit coverups

I still haven't worked through today's pile, but will obviously do so before I get to go to bed. My bag for the consignment shop is over-full, so I will definitely have enough to take tomorrow, and may have to set up another appointment while they are still taking spring clothes.

Still to do: shoes, bags, and coats, and the random items in the nether regions of the closet.