Leap

I hope this leap day



You're doing something special or productive



Because unlike the time we waste on other days



You get four whole years to feel bad about this one.



So go forth and enjoy!

Lust List Monday: Pleats

I'm sure anyone that's been paying attention has noticed the sudden upsurge in the pleated trend, and I'm no exception. They're just so classy and they make your figure look awesome and curvy and you can belt them! What's not to like?!


Basically, this is me.


From Adore Vintage

Shoshanna Pleated Dress from Lord and Taylor

From Adore Vintage

Structured Skater Dress from TopShop

Belted Chiffon Dress by Alexander McQueen
Now if you'll excuse me while I spend the rest of my day drooling unattractively over these finds and wishing for a magic deposit in my bank account. Have a wonderful Monday!

To Clarify And Classify

My roomie, Loni, and I started doing this thing last year where we would dress up especially on Fridays, because we're busy people and sometimes the rest of the week just doesn't allow it. Then, we gave it a crude, alliterative name because we're cool and young and we do what we want. I will let you guess what it's actual name was, but thus was born what we call "Fashionable Friday" in polite company.


Sweater: Target; Dress: Thrifted

Pardon my silly.

So, these pictures are old, but this is the outfit I wore today! With a thin belt! Sadly, I might have to change because it's getting a bit cold. Anyway, I'm planning on a busy weekend with catching up on everything I missed and an American Cancer Society Survivor and Caregiver's Tea! Happy "Fashionable Friday!"

I Could....Live on the East Coast

Well, I'm back in one piece!

...So, this happened. (not my picture)
Well, mostly one piece. The day before I left, I could feel my you-have-a-massive-sinus-cold-coming-on senses tingling.....and I was right. I spent a good deal of the trip drugged to delirium, but it still ended up being pretty good. I stayed with a lovely grad student from the program in her cute-as-pie east-coast-y house and she was so helpful about Chapel Hill life and the program and everything, it was unbelievable. The first night, it snowed!! Everyone was super quick to assure me that that was rare (because I'm a wimpy west-coaster), totally not realizing that I was on the verge of happy tears because it'd been so long since I'd seen snow fall*. And, we made a killer lasagna one night and drank wine with some friends and it was basically completely perfect.

The interview went pretty well too, I thought. I didn't say anything too stupid during it, as far as I know. And my interviewer related completely to my dilemma about wanting to do research and clinical work, and gave me some really good advice. Seriously, the sense of community and helping each other out in this program is incredible. I really hope I get in.

Then I was in Baltimore at Hopkins for a day and got a lot of good advice there too! It was really crazy and hectic, but I really like the east coast! Keeping my fingers crossed!


*That being said, one time I had to chip ice off my windshield and that has got to be the worst way to start the day....ever.