domesticated.

Spoiler Alert: There are no outfit pictures in this post. I repeat: There are NO outfit pictures in this post!


It's not that I didn't have every intention of coming home from work and taking outfit pictures and then posting them up on this here blog for all you to admire. It's just that today's outfit wasn't really all that special. It's like I'm going through some sort of "Style Blank" right now ...  and well I have been for the past few weeks. As much as I love lounging around in bathing suits and cover ups all summer is as much as I hate "dressing up" to go to work in the summer. Can't someone just make a law stating that during the summer bathing suits, strapless dresses and flip flops are office approved? I mean I live in Orlando aka the armpit of Florida ... between the 700% humidity, the constant thunderstorm warnings, and the 100 degree temperatures COMBINED with my HIKE to work every morning - I look like a HOT MESS by the time I get myself into the office. 


Long story short: I have very few office "ok" outfits that are suitable for the harsh Florida summer conditions. And well ... you've already seen them all. multiple times.


So, rather than bore you with my frizzy hair and workout/work clothes I figured it would be more fun for you to see how domesticated I've become over the past few days (this is normally how domestication happens for me: in spurts. I better tell John to enjoy it while it lasts because it will be take out and pizza after that).

This weekend John was "laid up" with the 24 hour stomach bug. 
Side note: I hate taking care of sick people - more specifically boys. I would LOVE to let them experience one month of the torture girls go through and see if they're left standing in the end. PATHETIC. 


ANYWAY - over the past week I have made:

• Barefoot Contessa Carrot Cake Cupcakes and Homemade Cream Cheese Icing (unfortunately I don't have a picture, they were for a co-workers bday)
• Paula Deans's Blue Cheese Wedge Salad - SO DANG good!
• Steak and Chicken Shish-Kabobbs
• Homemade Stir-fry 

I have also bought the ingredients to make:

• Barefoot Contessa Avocado Salad (My fav!)
• ANOTHER Carrot Cake
• Peppercorn Pork Chops
• Burritos with homemade salsa 
• Weigh Watchers Slow Cook Lasagna 

I'll keep you posted on how it all turns out!

Also, I should probably NOT be showing you this .. but remember when I was throwing my 23 Year Old Temper Tantrum over having to move offices, well now I have to move again. back to pre-school. I will obviously be requesting a Barbie car to drive myself to work in and snack time at 10 and 2 (graham crackers and Welches grape juice please). Oh, and nap time at noon. If I'm not mistaken, my 6 year old cousin has a "desk" similar to this ... and she is still accepting money from the tooth fairy. 

WTF.

PS: I shaved Remy. pathetic.

I'm back!

Dress: Target

Shoes: Tory Burch

I'm back and better than ever!
I hope you loved meeting my guest bloggers as much as I love reading their posts everyday! I cannot thank them enough for helping me out and keeping your reading attention while I was on my 10 day computer hiatus. 


Basically I have come to the conclusion that weekends are just wayy to short and to really be re-energized 10 days of vacation is required. you hear that job? T-E-N days!


ANYWAY.... Key-West was perfect, we couldn't have asked for better weather :) I wish I had some long lengthy, exciting explanation of how I spent my vacation days, possibly including visits to museums, meeting pirates, visiting a topless beach, discovering a lost shipwreck .. but in order for me to have done ANY of those things, I would have had to quit my lazy, day-drinking, sun bathing ... and well, that was just NOT going to be happening. There are few things in life I love more than sitting on the beach, beer in hand, friends on either side of me, reggae music, stacks of magazines, and no obligations. I really don't think there is anything better. really. 


In honor of vacation I also chose to only wear clothing that didn't require a (real) bra, that could easily go from wet to dry, and that wouldn't hurt a potential sun burn ... basically the bigger/flowier the better. I managed to stick to my vacation-wear commandments through the entirety of my vacation. 

This year I have decided to make myself a lot more comfortable (less self conscious) at the beach/pool and jump onto the one-piece bathing suit band wagon. Basically, I'm obsessed. Over the past few weeks in preparation for my trip I was able to find some really great suits!


Ann Taylor Loft:

Jcrew Long-Torso Suits:

Sorry I'm not able to better explain my trip - I am in the middle of baking carrot cake cupcakes (from scratch, thank you Barefoot Contessa) for a co-workers birthday tomorrow and the timer is beeping! 


BUT .. until then, please enjoy some of my vacation pics!