I think I'm SAD

I think my wardrobe has Sesonal Affective Disorder and it's making me have it too.

It's no wonder April has been called the cruelest month. I feel like the weather has been trying to trick me. The lovely spring and summer clothes and shoes have been in for a while but they just sit there, unworn, while the chilly skies and dreary rain comes down. The flowers are leaves are out but we can't go out and enjoy them.

Instead I'm still wearing dark greens and browns and dark grey cardigans and tights.



I tried to rebel yesterday by wearing my gladiator-esqu sandals, since I didn't wear them with my dress for the bridal shower. But today I'm wearing black patent flat mocs since it's rainy again.



What I want to wear are cute bright pinks and whites and greens. I think, as the description of the SAD symptoms says, I'm craving sweets.

So what better cure than to look at all the girly shoes from Sugar. I love the bright pink plaid fabric.



They're ever so Irregular Choice but I still like them. Especially the stripe-y ones.



These are my favorites though. They look like lollipops!



Maybe if I had these I would be able to perk up a bit.

Ensemble du Jour

The Outfit
I found out late this morning that I had a to go to a client meeting, but luckily, I hadn't decided fully on my outfit so I went more classic. I haven't worn my new tartan skirt bought on sale at JCrew so I decided to wear that with black ribbed tights, and a black sweater. I know I wore the JCrew scottie dog sweater recently but I just love it. And because the scottie is sparkly, I don't need additional jewelry. I'm just wearing my acrylic ToyWatch watch.



The shoes are the Finsbury mary jane heels from the Lela Rose for Payless collection. They're cute and I don't stress about them getting knocked around. Also, I know they are all man-made materials, but since I'm wearing tights, it's less of an issue.



The Focal Point
It's all cold and dreary here, so my wool plaid skirt is keeping me warm (as much as a mini can) and it's cheering me up!



How's that for double duty!

I ♥ Sales

Well, we went and shopped.

What we were supposed to be out shopping for were new dog beds for the pups and kitties, a new sweater for my oldest pup (since he's all knotted up and I'm going to have to give him a haircut and he's going to freeze), and some kitchen stuff from Sur La Table (yes, I desperately needed a new butane refill for my brulee torch, it's been hell having to broil our Christmas grapefruits, and I need CO2 cartridges for my whipper and, yes, I needed to get Rose and Lavender extracts to possibly make some yummy cupcakes and frosting!). And we got all those things including the two largest dog beds I've ever seen. I think I could sleep on one of them comfortably.

But I also stopped into JCrew (it's right next door!) and they had all this stuff marked down and then they were taking an additional 25% off! I'm serious!

It was absolutely crazy in there since it's always overcrowded no matter what. Finally the hubby went to sit outside as he was bored out of his mind and couldn't find any of the stuff I was trying to get him to help me track down. But I did end up with a bunch of stuff, all marked down really well including:

Sequin Crest Tee - marked down to $15 (from $49.50)



Black V-neck sweater with sparkly silver Scottie - marked down to $38 (from $78)



Postcard Merino Wool Cardigan - marked down to $53 (from $110)



Vintage Glitter Critter Waffle Tee - marked down to $15 (from $39.50) Mine's actually Scottie dogs and one Scottie is gold.



Sparkle Tartan Madeline blouse in Midnight - marked down to $15 (from $78)



Sparkle Tartan Madeline blouse in Pine Green - marked down to $15 (from $78)



Burlington Tartan Mini - marked down to $45 (from $98)



Pretty good, huh? A lot of these are available online but in limited sizes. And I've noticed they are going fast, so head over to the final sale!