It's because I think too much

Silver Lining - 020310

2010-02-04T01:04:00.001-07:00

Remember, there is always a silver lining...

Motorcycle jacket - Bona Drag
"I love you" postcard necklace - Ragtrader
Dress - Urban Renewal
Black textured tights - Can't remember :)
Brown booties - Seychelles
Ring - Indie Mart in SF

Dreams.Dreamer.Dreaming - 020110

2010-02-03T23:38:00.002-07:00

Nothing like a new dress to make up for a not-so-great weekend! Thanks to Kristen and Kristi for helping me pick decide to purchase it!

Ivory cardigan - Target
Floral dress - Therapy in North Beach, SF
Black bandeau - American Apparel
Grey belt - Target
Grey tights - Target
Black OTK boots - Chinese Laundry
Wishing well necklace - Urban Outfitters

By the way...
I purchased these Chinese Laundry boots back in October. I don't know what the average life span is of a pair of shoes, but I have many pairs that are 5+ years old and some that are probably closing in on 10. So needless to say, I expected these to last more than just a few months. I haven't worn these much since December because the stitching has started to come undone on several places on both boots. So, based on this experience, I wouldn't recommend buying Chinese Laundry brand shoes if you're hoping to wear them for more than just a couple of months... ;)

Fridays Are For Fun! - 012910

2010-02-01T00:29:00.002-07:00

Oh, Fridays sure are fun, aren't they?

Favorite black boyfriend cardigan - Old Navy
Grey dress - 3 + 1 Audrey from X-generation in SF
Black tights - can't remember which pair these are.
Black buckled lace-up boots - Gojane
Ring - Target

Walk a Mile in These Shoes - 012810

2010-01-28T23:18:00.003-07:00

I really hope that I don't have to walk a mile in these new shoes anytime soon... at least until I break them in a bit. Ouch. ;)

Grey and white striped cardi - Old Navy
Dress - Target (Remixing so soon because I LOVE it!)
Black tights - Can't recall where this pair came from either...
Grey oxford flats - Navid O 'Nadia
Monogrammed "A" necklace - Gifted
Bejeweled bow ring - Forever 21

Stripes, Sunshine and Wishes - 012710

2010-01-27T21:09:00.000-07:00

The sun was out for a good portion of the day and oh how I missed it! Took a little opportunity to soak up some vitamin D!

Black boyfriend blazer - Forever 21
Navy and white striped shirt - Victoria's Secret
Black shorts - Anthropologie
Black tights - No clue :)
Black riding boots - gojane
Wishing well necklace - Urban Outfitters

Daily Outfit 012410

2010-01-27T20:54:00.001-07:00

Watched 500 days of summer last weeked... It inspired me to put a little bow in my hair. I just adore Zooey Deschanel!

Dress - eBay
Black cardi - I've had it so long, I have no idea where it came from.
Black tights - Can't remember which pair these are ;)
Black Flats - Shoe party!
Wishing well necklace (not shown very well) - Urban Outfitters

Daily Outfit 012210

2010-01-23T19:20:00.001-07:00

My favorite and over-worn black boyfriend cardi - Old Navy
White lace cami - Express
Tan skirt - Zara
Black tights - Again, no clue. ;)
Black riding boots - Gojane
Necklace - Sora Designs

Daily Outfit 012110

2010-01-21T22:51:00.001-07:00

Welcome to my "Dance In Front of the Fire" party!

Plaid button-up - Thrifted in Berkeley
Blue tank - Victoria's Secret
Skinny Jeans - Seven 7
Black riding boots - Gojane
Brass lock & key necklace - Urban Outfitters
Duraflame EasyTime Colorlog - Target

Daily Outfit 011910

2010-01-21T22:14:00.002-07:00

Had a super fun weekend in the Bay. Spent some time thrifting and shopping in Berekely, Emeryville, Hayes Valley and Haight Ashbury and spent waaaay too much money. This striped tunic was one of my spoils!

Grey and black striped tunic - Thrifted
Black clasp belt - American Apparel
Black cami - Express
Black liquid leggings - Target
Brown boots - Target

Also discovered some yummy places to eat with the help of Yelp and Foursquare. If you're in the area, be sure to check out any or all of the following:
House of Nanking, SF (Additional thanks to kagerade for the recommendation!)
Wally's Cafe, Emeryville (Great lentil soup, beef schwarma and baklava)
Doyle Street Cafe, Emeryville (Pictured is the veggie benedict from this place. So yum!)

Daily Outfit 011410

2010-01-21T21:40:00.001-07:00

Couldn't find any black footed tights so I dug out this pair of footless tights. Haven't worn these in eons!

Black boyfriend cardigan - Old Navy
Colorblock dress - Urban Outfitters
Black footless tights - ???
Black flats - Bakers
Brass lock & key necklace - Urban Outfitters

Daily Outfit 011310

2010-01-21T21:01:00.002-07:00

Sorry for the blurry photo... I didn't take any others and didn't want to miss out on a post for this day.

Navy roll-sleeve tee - Old Navy
Jeggings - TJ Maxx
Black riding boots - Gojane
Multi-chain silver necklace - Forever 21
Propeller Ring - Pretty Fun @ Bazaar Bizarre in SF

...and super bummer, that ring broke! So you won't be seeing it anymore. :(

Daily Outfit 011210

2010-01-21T20:54:00.001-07:00

Black blazer - Forever 21
Floral Dress - Urban Outfitters
Black knee socks - Target
Black lace up oxfords - eBay
Flower ring- Therapy in Mountain View
Propeller ring - Pretty Fun @ Bazaar Bizarre in SF

Daily Outfit 011110

2010-01-11T23:38:00.003-07:00

Black and grey dress - Target
Black tights - ???
Black sequined open-toe booties - Charlotte Russe
Silver heart necklace - Gift
Love double ring and bejeweled bow ring -Forever 21

Daily Outfit 010810

2010-01-08T19:55:00.002-07:00

Lace dress - Anna Sui for Target
Maroon tights - ???
Patent mary janes - Target

Is it just me or is it impossible to remember where you purchase tights from? They don't have tags or anything and after a while, I just seem to forget.

All I can say after today is thank goodness it's Friday...

Daily Outfit 010710 & Things That Made My Day

2010-01-07T22:22:00.002-07:00

Princess Sparkles and I were having a grand ol' time...

Grey raglan tee - Forever 21
Multi-colored skirt - Forever 21
Grey tights - Charlotte Russe
Brown flat boots - Mossimo (Target)
Green & silver pendant necklace - Gift
Silver skeleton key necklace - Made by me
Love double ring - Forever 21

What are you wearing...?

Things that made my day
The earthquake!
Making lots of progress at work
Jamming to Lady Gaga in the car
Use of a word from an old inside joke (confusted)

Daily Outfit 010610

2010-01-06T16:56:00.004-07:00

I hate the days when I wake up and have absolutely no idea what to wear. Not even one piece in mind to start with. Those mornings I leave my bedroom strewn with discarded clothes and hangers....

Black Cardigan - Old Navy
Plaid Button-Up - American Eagle
Blue Cami - Forever 21
Grey Skirt - Anthropologie
Black Patterned Tights - ???
Brown Boots - Mossimo (Target)
Silver Bow Necklace - Ohhellofriend (etsy)
Brown Braided Belt - Thrifted
Black Bag - Hollywood Intuition (Target)

Daily Outfit 010510

2010-01-05T19:06:00.003-07:00

Black blazer - Forever 21
Black under tank - Express
Black sequin tunic - Ross
Jeans - Guess
Black lace-up buckle boots - Gojane
Monogram necklace - Gift
Key necklace - Made by me!
Red plaid flower ring - Forever 21

Daily Outfit 010410

2010-01-04T20:00:00.004-07:00

Time to get back in the swing of these daily outfit posts!

What I'm wearing today....
Ivory Cardi - Target
Brown V-neck T - Urban Outfitters
Black Shorts - Anthropologie
Black Tights - ???
Brown Boots - Target
Multi-chain Necklace - Forever21
Bow Ring - Forever 21

And some things that made my day...

Getting out of the office for lunch with SW and AC
Some kind words from a kind guy
Going to Target to buy a Wii Fit for my new Wii
Sound advice from WB

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T22:44:00.002-07:00

Life has been ultra-hectic for me for the last few months. My much-beloved job keeps me oh-so-busy and, unfortunately, this blog has been one of the many things that have been neglected. If it weren't for the many tweets, emails and texts I've received requesting updates, I may not be writing this right now. Among the goals I've set for January 2010, regularly updating my blog is one of them! I'm looking into a layout redesign (anyone up for it? ;), because, let's face it, the current one sucks. I want to thank my "fans" for bringing me back to the blogging world! You will be rewarded with updates soon!

Happy new year folks! Hope 2010 rocks!

How I Wore It In September

2009-10-01T01:30:00.003-06:00

Well folks, September is over.
October is here, the days are getting shorter and the weather cooler.
I guess I'd better update you on my outfits throughout the month of September.

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Wow the time sure does fly when you're having fun!
More photos and outfit info is available on my Kaboodle blog. :)

Oh Barf

2009-09-30T22:12:00.003-06:00

On the way back from a Starbucks run with Sarah and Maria today, I had the absolute misfortune of hearing Jason Derulo make a complete mockery of Imogen Heap's Hide and Seek. According to Sarah, this song has actually been on the scene for quite some time, but as I've made it a habit to avoid the radio, today was my first(and I hope last!) time to hear it.

I cannot believe that the powers that be allowed "musician" Jason Derulo take a beautiful song, cRAP all over it and turn it into what he calls "Whatcha Say."

Ugh.

What disturbs me the most is that the uneducated audience probably thinks he came up with the best part of the song all by himself.

Two thumbs down Jason.
Way down.

Zappos is the bomb dot com

2009-09-30T21:08:00.005-06:00

If you're a long-time reader of my blog, you've heard about my experiences with both J Crew and Nine West. Both experiences left me relatively satisfied despite the fact that I ended up with an orphaned bikini top from J Crew and a empty offer of a discount on a future order from Nine West. However, no customer service experience in online shopping has left me more satisfied that my experience with Zappos.com today.

Last Friday, I ordered a pair of boots from Zappos that I had been looking at for a while. I'm the sort of shopper that checks provided tracking numbers on at least a daily basis. I just like following the progress of my package, it's fun to me! So, today when my tracking number hadn't received any updates since it left Illinois early Monday morning, I was a little bummed out.

So naturally I turned to Twitter.

It was merely just a random thought of mine. I put it out there without any hopes or expectations of a response from anyone. It wasn't a complaint - my boots weren't late arriving. I was just curious to know where my boots were.

Oh.. and maybe I'm a little bit impatient. ;)

Well five minutes later, my TweetDeck alerts me to an @reply.

I DMed my order number and thanked them for looking into the matter.

A little while later I had an answer.

Wow. Seriously. I never expected they would call UPS for me.

And as if that wasn't enough...

I'm just blown away with the quick and kind service Zappos offers up to their customers. My matter wasn't even a big deal, but they treated me like it was and I couldn't appreciate it more. I can't say enough good things about Zappos and their amazing customer service. You can count on me to be a Zappos customer for life!

On a similar note, how cool is the Zappos map aka Mappos? I am fascinated!

How I wore it all summer long!

2009-09-03T19:42:00.004-06:00

Clearly I haven't been posting all summer. Trust me, I've been a very busy girl.

Here are outfit photos since the last post.

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If you click on the photo, you can find out info about the individual outfit.

I don't want to make promises that I can't keep, but I'll try to at least post outfit photos more regularly.

Loves. :)

Daily Outfits

2009-06-29T23:51:00.003-06:00

My co-workers and I decided that we want to do outfit posts on a daily basis and we've been keeping up with it fairly well. I've been posting them on my Kaboodle blogazine. I don't want to fill up my blog with all of the pictures, but here are some highlights.

To see where I got each article of clothing and more pictures, go ahead and visit my blogazine on kaboodle!

Adiel = Happy

2009-06-17T22:18:00.005-06:00

I can see the many visits this blog is getting every day despite the lack of updates. I apologize for this. I don't feel that I've got much to say.

It's been so great having a job that I feel like I need to be thankful for this great opportunity at all times of the day. Everything out here has been going so smooth!

I found an awesome roommate and we're going to be looking for a place to live immediately. I've got high hopes for this.

I'm steadily learning new tasks at my new job and I am absolutely loving it. The people I work with are beyond-words fantastic!

Activities outside of work have been in abundance as well. Two weeks ago I had never been to San Fransisco. I've now been to the city several times for different meet-ups and events. I love it!

It's so great out here and I just want to once again thank every single person that had anything to do with me being able to come out here. It really is like a dream come true.

Adiel = Happy

I'll leave you with a few photos of me and a few of my co-workers at a shopping event.