Happy Second Day of Spring
I bet you haven’t seen that Hallmark card.
What did you do for the first day of spring? Was it mild enough where you are to enjoy the outdoors? Did you get to wear an easy-breezy outfit? Did you have a picnic by a pond and feed the ducks?
I spent the mild(ish) afternoon moving all my stuff out of storage. Well, I hired a guy with a truck and trailer to do a lot of the heavy lifting, but it was still a joint effort and WE got all my stuff out of storage. It’s a proud, proud day. My apartment looks like a bomb (a box bomb) went off in it, but…at least I don’t have to pay the April storage unit fee. WOOHOO! HAPPY SPRING!!!
Spring is all about rebirth and fresh starts, right? This is good.
So is this outfit (#seguesaremylife). I had some inspiration from Alicia of Between the Pearls. I am a bad, bad blogger and neglected to ask permission to use her photo, so I will only include the link here to the outfit that made me go OOH. I CAN DO THAT.
I already had all the pieces – Old Navy camel duster, H&M white tee, Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda jeans, and Aldo chestnut espadrilles. Not exactly sure why I’d never put them all together before, but…thank you, Alicia, for the inspo!
If it had been a little chillier I could have wrapped a light scarf around my neck (still searching for the dream leopard print scarf with red border!) and been good.
So…what are you doing for the second day of spring??
What I Wore:
- Old Navy camel duster, sold out. Comparable here.
- H&M white tee, size 4x
- Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda Classic Tapered jean (generously gifted by GV!), Scottsdale wash, size 22W short.
- Aldo chestnut espadrilles. Sold out, comparable here, here and here.
Photos by me.
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jodie filogomo
Okay…how about leopard scarf with pink? https://shopstyle.it/l/01VX Funny you said that because I have that one saved in my likes. We are birds of a feather.
I bet that was a great feeling to not have the storage bill for the next month. Kinda like when we cut the cord. But I don’t envy the work with all the boxes. I’d be there to help in a minute if I lived close!!
Love the outfit!! It’s actually warmer here this week too….it’s so refreshing!!
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
bettyewp
Leopard scarf w pink could be the SPRING version, leopard with RED could be for fall winter 🙂 I’ve also seen a leopard scarf with olive green trim that I like very much, I’m trying to stick to only the REALLY REALLY wants.
Yeah, my life is gonna be boxes for awhile. I had a brief respite with the serene bucks plus apartment and now things are back to normal. But I’m moving in a better direction.
julia
I didn’t realize yesterday was the first day of spring until evening. Der! Is that your backyard? Do you have that pretty courtyard at your disposal? Because that is a great photography location. It looks a lot more like spring there than it does here. Yesterday we had snow showers so no bare ankles yet. I hate when a house is half unpacked. Everything feels so unsettled. I hope you’re able to tackle those boxes and I hope most of them are half full!
bettyewp
That is not my backyard, unfortunately. But it is a nearby landscape design firm that I was able to “borrow” for the shoot. It’s nice because its multi-season worthy. In another month there will be spring things blooming, same for summer and in the fall it has very nice foliage, so that will definitely be a repeat spot for me.
I need to locate some missing hardware pieces for my bookcases which are discontinued from IKEA. Once I can put the bookcases together I can stack a lot of the boxes on them so they won’t be spilling out into the living room like they are right now. I pushed the sofa back up against the wall because it was just way too much stuff going on in the middle of the room for me, I was getting claustrophobic. It will take a while to go through all those boxes.
Nancy
I had lunch today with a girlfriend outside. It was really warm in the sun! Wel you don’t have to ask yourself what to do with your free time!
bettyewp
That sounds lovely! Glad you got enjoy the special day 🙂
Mireille
Love that outfit!!
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Iris
I am SOOO far behind, but I love your outfit. And I’m so proud of you for getting your storage unit emptied. I know you’ll get all the boxes sorted out and gone through in record time. 🙂
Grace & Peace,Iris
http://www.IrisOriginalsRamblings.com
bettyewp
“I know you’ll get all the boxes sorted out and gone through in record time.”
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA 🙂 It’s Slow Going. I’ve only managed to make the time to get 3-5 things listed on ebay each week. It’s gonna be a LOTTA months. A whollllle lotta months.
bettyewp
But thanks for your vote of confidence! I appreciate it!