Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone!  I'm excited because tomorrow my kickstarter project hits it's deadline and we have funded 177% of it's goal!  Yay!  I want to give a big huge thank you to everyone who's donated and who's helped spread the word!  I'm also excited because I did a test listing of one of the new items for Laura Whitney Couture in my etsy shop and it sold within a week to a local Minneapolis woman!  I'll take it as a good sign!  Well I've got to go now, lots of work to do!!!!  Hope you all have a great spring weekend!

Workwear Wednesday

So in Minneapolis it's that tricky time of year when the weather is just totally jacked up.  Sunday was a cold, gloomy 34 degrees and today is sunny with highs in the 60's (please, oh please let it stick!).  It's a transitional time as far as clothing goes; dreaming about sleeveless dresses while being not quite ready to put away the sweaters.  So today's Workwear Wednesday is about transitioning business casual from spring to summer.  {images via pinterest}

long sleeve t-shirt dress & a nautical necklace to dress it up

Cardigan & ballet flats are classic biz-casual staples

How classic is this calf grazing wool skirt! Perfect for the chillier spring days.

Okay, this is probably my absolute workwear ideal!  Right down to the hairstyle!  Very stylish & pulled together yet comfortable.

3/4 sleeves and layers

light weave sweater with a midi-skirt

Another midi with 3/4 sleeves.

Tuesday Shoesday!

I am LOVING these high heeled gladiator sandals by Guess!  Perfect for a modern hipster bride!  Buy 'em here.

Monday Monday

Okay so it's Monday & I'm finding myself saying, "Wait. What the heck happened to my weekend?"  The answer is I worked thru Saturday and Sunday flew by so fast before I knew it, it was time for bed.  I'll be honest. I'm not in the greatest mood this morning.  Our Mayday in Minneapolis was a frightful 34 degrees and there were even a couple snow flakes spotted.  On this gloomy Monday it feels more like October than May!  So to add some cheer to the day I'm swiping some beautiful floral photos from 100 Layer Cake's post of an Atlanta wedding.  The flowers are just too pretty for words and you can see the full post here.

Happy {Royal Wedding} Friday!

Congratulations William & Kate!  I wasn't awake early enough to catch the wedding live but without a doubt they made an absolutely beautiful bride & groom!  Kate looked like elegant and serene in her beautiful gown (by Alexander McQueen) & her lily of the valley bouquet of course!  Cheers to the happy couple!

Workwear Wednesday

I've decided that I'm going to start doing a weekly feature every Wednesday on the stylish working girls wardrobe.  This is brought on by the fact that, since I work for myself AND work from home my professional wardrobe has become almost non-existent.  It's not that I meet clients in sweat pants or anything like that, but I've realized that over the past two years my biz-casual garb has dwindled down to two button-down shirts, a tunic, & my skinny jeans.  I don't even own a single pair of slacks anymore!   And it's SOOO easy to just throw on something cozy on the days I don't have any meetings.  But here's the problem: those uber cozy clothes make me way less productive.  As an experiment to evaluate my own productivity and time management I decided that I'd dress as though I was going into an office for one week (this also meant I wasn't allowed to go around in stocking feet all day).  The results?  I was much more productive and my head stayed focused on work all day!  It's also much harder to curl up on the sofa in heels.  But I had a really hard time even finding office-worthy outfits in my closet so now I'm on the hunt for stylish workwear pieces to add to my wardrobe!  They must be casual and comfortable for working from home but professional enough for a business lunch out. Oh, & I want to be able to wear jeans any time I want!  It's going to be a balancing act I think.

Stylish, but too formal for me.

Ah!  Perfect!

I actually own a skirt very similar to this but haven't know whow to wear it!

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Tuesday Shoesday!

Seeing as it is raining cats and dogs out today I thought it was only fitting that I feature some cute rain boots!  I'm actually not a huge fan of the rubber rain boots trend, as I think it's gotten kinda out of control and is at the point where it's just kinda... lame.  BUT I love these super adorable Maryjane rain boots for little girls!  I would have loved splashing around in these as a kid! 

Buy 'em here.