I wore a similar outfit a couple of weeks back -- same top, bag, and white/green color palette. I had high expectations for the outfit because it looked amazing in my head. But in reality? ...not so much. I think the sweater tee ended up looking too "heavy" with the delicate tulle skirt.

Today's outfit is my second attempt at finding the right balance for this white sweater tee and green pairing. Though the lace of this pencil skirt is fairly delicate, I think the structured shape of the skirt ended up working better than my first attempt.

I'm not a morning person at all. So when I'm forced to wake up at the crack of dawn, you bet I'll take my sweet time enjoying the first rays of sunrise. I kept my outfit simple (coordinating colors, minimal mixing and matching) which worked out well because the peachy colors of the sunrise really is the star of the show.

Today's outfit is inspired by a gorgeous wood colored adirondack chair with striped cushions from World Market. When I stumbled across this piece of furniture during one of my many work breaks, I turned into that emoji with hearts in their eyes. If only my home had some sort of outdoor space...! Because there's no way would I have left the store without one... or two.

Today's look is a bit different than my usual. It's fun, ladylike, and a little crazy. The proportions work okay when I'm walking around, but when standing still, they look a tad off. I wish the top was more cropped or the skirt was longer. All in all though, I enjoyed this experiment.

Remember what I said about the potential for sporadic blog posts while I deal with taking the Metro to and from work? Well, that really hasn't been happening. I'm probably posting a tad less frequently, but there hasn't been any prolong gaps between posts. The reason being... I've found a tripod solution in the form of a tabletop version!

Luckily there are plenty of ledges to be found during my commute, so it's almost as painless to set up as my regular tripod. My only must-have criteria during the search was a tripod that could handle both landscape and portrait orientations (turns out this single criteria weeded out most contenders.) The tripod collapses to only 7" in height and is so lightweight that I can easily slip it inside my purse with my other belongings. I've only been using tote-style bags for work because I'm often carrying a combination of laptop + lunch + umbrella + camera. Unfortunately that means all my smaller purses are sitting in my closet collecting dust... but that's a dilemma for another day.

Wearing a spring-like outfit when it's clearly fall? It's not a head scratcher when I pause to recall that temperatures were almost in the 80s yesterday. 80! I'm seriously loving this weather.