I covet

It's been awhile since I've posted an "I Covet," but ever since I pinned this little flowery number, I can't stop thinking about how adorable it is. Wouldn't you have to agree? Maybe with these shoes? Yep, love it.

I covet

This dress belongs in my closet.
I don't know what it is, but I really like it.

I covet

Have you ever seen such a perfect dress? I am in love. Well done, Loup Charmant. It's whimsical, crisp, and looks incredibly comfy. Autumn, would you mind if I wore white to your wedding? No? Ok, done. Here comes the bri... oh wait, that's Erika :)

P.S. The only bad thing about this dress is the INSANE price. Yes, it's organic fabric, but it's still cotton. Oh well, I'll wait for the knock-off to hit the racks somewhere else.

I covet

While I'm on the topic of dresses, I can't help but swoon over this gorgeous number. The moment I saw this dress in the latest Nordstrom catalog, I fell in love. We're talking "who's that cute fella in the plaid flannel shirt at Cupcake Royale?" love. Well, maybe a little different. Maybe "that blazer is coming home with me" love. Yes, that's it. Except it's not coming home with me because 1) they don't have my size (already!) and 2) I'm trying to be good about not spending money.

Side note: I did solve my cross body bag situation. For a whoppin' $11.99 with free shipping! Thirty minutes later, I notice my new bag is sold out completely. Phew. Thanks Old Navy, for coming through in crunch time. We'll see if it fits the bill once it arrives.

The lottery in my pocket

It's one of those things that brings a giant smile to my face and sometimes inspires a little happy dance. Pulling out new season clothing and finding a wad of dough stashed away, completely unaccounted for!

I searched in the depths of my closet and pulled out one of my fave dresses from Banana Republic. I got it as my reward when I first started my job a couple years back; it's wool, gray, has pockets (a huge selling point for me!), super comfy, can be worn with or without a shirt underneath and always gets a few comments when I first bring it out for the season. And it's classic enough to be worn year after year!

Today I like it even more because I didn't just find $1 or $5, but a whoppin' $21! Maybe I'll put this toward my savings for these.

The Goal Project

So I've decided that I am going to set a weekly goal. Not necessarily a daunting task of sorts, but something that I can tangibly achieve by Sunday at sunset.

I've always been a planner/to-do list/goal-setting kind of gal and I think this would add some excitement and challenge to those sometimes mundane weeks. (As a matter of fact, Carol recently posted about these lovely lists and I'm thinking I might have to get my hands on these.)

So if you have any ideas of goals and/or challenges, send 'em my way! I'm thinking other possibilities could be: bringing lunch to work everyday, making a call to a different, far away friend every night, cooking my way through the Joy of Cooking in a week (I'll show Julie Powell who's boss!), etc.

But for this week... Since we've already made it to hump day and I've accomplished this feat so far, I've decided on this...

Goal: Wear a dress/skirt everyday to work this week.

I wore this beautiful dress on Monday. I fell in love with it at first sight and realized that if I didn't buy it before my vacation, I would definitely convince myself out of it after I see my credit card bill post-vacay.

Isn't it lovely? It looks much better on. I was thinking later into the fall I could pair it with tights and these shoes I picked up at the Nordy's sale.