Maxi skirt + a wedding outfit

 Denim jacket: J. Crew Nolita, preowned via Ebay

Skirt: J. Crew (old)

Earrings: Etsy

Sandals: Target

My sisters like to call this my "homeschool" skirt (we were all homeschooled until high school). It's true that maxi skirts have the potential to look a bit "little house on the prairie" but I still love them. I was kind of going for this look, although I'm not sure I exactly succeeded:

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Fav ways to wear a maxi skirt? With a tee and sandals, cropped denim jacket, or statement necklace.

More homeschool skirts (from this post):

Stephen and I went to a wedding last night and the bride wore the most beautiful lace 3/4 sleeve piece over her dress for the wedding mass (I'm all for non-strapless wedding dresses!) Sadly we forgot to take any pictures at the wedding...I did have Stephen snap one of my outfit when we got home (probably would have turned out better before a night of dancing and a glass or two of wine, ha).

Dress: Anthropologie clearance

Cardi: J. Crew Factory

Earrings: Stella and Dot

Shoes: Madewell skimmers (I chickened out from wearing heels)

Sorry for the bad lighting in these pictures, it's 50 degrees outside (I reaaallly want to turn our heat on but Stephen won't out of principle since it's July) and rainy (our sunroom where I normally take outfit pics was super dark today) so inside it was. Stephen also had to snap 'em quick since I'm desperately trying to finish the things on my long to-do list before I go to St. Louis next weekend. This will be my last post this week since I have exams to study for, residency applications to work on, and packing for two months of rotations to finish. For more mass outfits, check out Fine Linen and Purple! Also linking up with Jenny and The Pleated Poppy.

Friday ramblings...

Joining Jen for another Friday round-up.

1. Today's work outfit: I'm totally in love with my J. Crew clearance knit blazer and lavender tee. I've also been taking full advantage of white coats not being "kosher" in the family med clinic to wear cardis and blazers every day that normally would be too bulky under my lab coat...

2. This is my last week in the little house that Stephen and I have called home since we got married last August. There are a lot of things wrong with the house (plus the rent is so expensive) and I'm super grateful that we found a great + much less expensive rental for the rest of the year, but it's still bittersweet to leave the first house we shared together:

3. The OB/GYN textbook that I ordered for next month (in-patient maternity rotation at Mercy hospital in St. Louis, yay!!) came this week along a book by Dr. Hilgers on Napro technology (I thought it was a fitting combo). I've never been much for reading textbooks, but I have to confess that I've already started reading both (more proof of my crazy and kind-of-irrational love for OB/GYN). I also had the opportunity to talk to a patient about natural family planning yesterday which was a fitting end to NFP-week...

4. Because I trust Grace and am always looking for some new hair product to tame my uncontrolled waves, I ordered the sea salt spray she recommended as a ride-along with my texbooks from Amazon. It was a lot cheaper than this one and I'm really happy with the results:

5. And speaking of hair, I loved this tutorial on the J. Crew bun (also, the sea salt spray is a perfect tecturizer for it). Since I wear my hair in a bun pretty much every day, I'm always on the lookout for an upgrade.

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6.  Apparently there has been a ton of hype on how Kate Middleton wasn't afraid to wear a dress that showed her post-partum body (and some hype that there shouldn't be any hype since it's a natural part of pregnancy). Anyways, I just loved her classy polka dot dress...

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8. I have a list of things to do this week that's impossibly long: get ready to move to a new house, pack to leave on Sunday for my next two months of rotations, finalize my Tanzania volunteer trip in October, finish my OB residency personal statement since it has to be sent to the head of our med school's department next week, study for three exams, and fit in quality time with Stephen since we'll be apart a lot the next two months (trying not to think about it). Blogging will probably be spotty these next few weeks/months (I'm hoping not too spotty but we will see).

Have a lovely weekend.

Work/Play

Work...

The majority of my outfits lately have been something that I've worn to the clinic. Not having to wear scrubs and usually not having to wear my white coat (the family docs never wear their white coat in the clinic) gives me an excuse to really get dressed in the morning but also complicates things. Most days I wear either my J. Crew Factory Addison Chinos (which I owned in grey and just bought in taupe and black when Stephen and I stopped in the outlet during the 50% off sale) or one of my J. Crew Factory pencil skirts (which I am not ashamed to admit I own in four colors: natural, bright pink, cobalt blue, and spearmint...practical, I know). My tops are rotated between a handful of J. Crew tees, mostly striped and a few polka dotted. This linen striped tee is a little drapey and dressier than the average cotton and the tan/black goes nicely with a lot of colors...

Top: J. Crew

Pants: J. Crew Factory

Shoes: Madewell skimmer

Necklace: J. Crew

 Play...

I literally just pulled out my shorts last week. It hasn't been that hot here up until now and I haven't done much outside the family medicine clinic and the hospital the past few months so I really haven't had much of an opportunity to wear anything besides business casual (I have my bright white legs to show for it). Also, I love a bright scarf even on a hot summer day...

Scarf and cutoffs: J. Crew Factory

Tee: J. Crew

Sandals: Target

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy//Alison//Shanna//Agi // Mix and Match Fashion

J. Crew for fall...

J. Crew overload today! I got the fall 'style guide' in the mail yesterday and while I can't say I'll be purchasing anything (well, maybe when it goes on clearance), there are tons of great styling ideas for things that I already have in my closet. Here are some of my favorites:

All images from J. Crew

Layered loveliness, denim, and fun jewelry:

Fun patterns, military jacket, classy dress: 

Blazers + denim + heels, pencil skirt/ruffles, neutrals: 

Also, today is the last day of a great sale on closet staples. Many of these items are around 50% off, and all are major wardrobe-builders and nice fall pieces:

1. Chambray popover: for toning down a pencil skirt and layering under sweaters, blazers, and cardis. I own last year's version and loooove it.

2. Navy schoolboy blazer: the quinessential fall staple (that never normally goes on sale).

3. Matchstick jeans: these are the J. Crew jeans that fit me perfectly, in a great dark wash.

4. Nolita jacket: gorgeous denim jacket (although still kinda pricey...I found mine on ebay).

5.Mixed tape cardi: pair it with black leggings, brown boots, and a scarf for fall.

6. The Tippi: I have three of these that I found on clearance, and wear them constantly for work.

7. Vintage tee: not too loose, not too tight fit in a lovely violet color.

8. 5 inch chino shorts: finally, shorts that aren't too short! I have these in the neon pink color from last year.

Oh, J. Crew.

Polka dots...

I've already admitted that I own way too many polka-dotted items, to the point where I should probably ban myself from any more dots. But I decided this weekend that if Rachel Zoe says that leopard works as a neutral, polka dots can too! Ha. Anyways, I *started* cleaning out my closet in preparation for our move and found this lovely polka dotted skirt which I bought pre-owned last year. I think I really need to wear it more...

 

Linking up as always with Fine Linen and Purple for What I Wore Sunday. Also joining Lauren. 

Top and belt: J. Crew Factory

Skirt: J. Crew (pre-owned)

Shoes: Madewell skimmers

Necklace: wedding gift from Stephen

One of my best friends visited from Chicago this weekend and we had a wonderful time hiking, eating, and catching up on life. I'm trying to ignore the fact that I didn't make any real strides with studying, packing, or residency applications this weekend. Some things are just more important, you know?

Pencil + graphic tee

Most of my energy this week was spent on the cervical cancer screening presentation I did this morning, and I realized yesterday that pretty much all I've talked about in my free time is pap smears. My sister was mortified when I went to lunch with her and my mom: "Seriously you can't say pap smear in a restaurant!" and after a 20 minute dinner conversation the next day on the merits and screening guidelines for pap smears, my youngest sister (age 10) wanted to know what the heck a pap smear was...and was most likely scarred for life when my mom tried to explain. It speaks volumes that I a) don't realize that pap smears may be an inappropriate public lunch-time conservation topic and b) greatly enjoy talking about all sorts of gynecological topics in my free time (although I did not enjoy the massive amount of research and slightly boring powerpoint that went into my persentation today). Clearly, I'm probably meant to be an OB/GYN despite how much people have tried to talk me out of it.

In other life news, Stephen and I found a house to rent! It was most definitely a God-thing, because we were about to sign a lease on an apartment that we weren't entirely happy with (price or location-wise) and that same day, I ended  up reconnecting with a close friend whose dad owns the perfect rental house for Stephen and I (and just happened to be opening up next week). It's quite a bit cheaper than the apartment we were going to move into (her dad is an orthopedic surgeon and so her parents understand the trials of paying rent as a medical student) and it's perfect for us: a cozy, peaceful little house with a rustic feel and a hot tub (which hasn't been used in a while but I'm begging Stephen to get started up again).

Graphic tee & pencil skirt: J. Crew

Shoes: Madewell skimmers

I finally had time today between my presentation/afternoon clinic hours to blog...I've been wanting all week to post this outfit and link-up with Bri (I love stripes) and Freckles in April. Also joining the Pleated Poppy, Penniless Socialite, Jenni, and Agi. 

I really like the combo of a pencil skirt/graphic tee, although I'm still figuring out how to apply it to 'real life'; I could probably get away with it in the family medicine clinic where I'm working now but normally it would be too casual...

Pencil + graphic tee inspiration via Madewell//Merricks Art//J. Crew:

Happy, happy weekend!

Summertime...

This past weekend was the first one that actually felt like summer. We spent it at my parents' camp an hour away and everything was perfect: the peace of no cell phones/internet, sunny 80 degree weather, cool and refreshing lake skims, and my first opportunity to kayak/water ski in two summers. I wish it could have lasted forever (or at least a few more days).

Instapics...

Beautiful lake//boat ride//pink polka dots//catch and release:

Geeky selfie//perfect swimming//J. Crew one piece//peaceful sunset:

Morning kayak ride//water skiing around the lake:

Linking up with Mary.