new jeans

First off, I apologize for the quality of this picture. I know it's a little hard to do, but focus on the jeans. I got these jeans at NY&Co because I am trying to dress a little nicer at work. They are a very dark wash and are a little fitted. They look really nice with brighter colors (hence the pink shirt!) as well as with blacks and grays.

black jean/dress pants

In an effort to dress a little nicer for work, I bought these black pants. They look mostly like black dress pants, but they fit and feel more like jeans. They're so comfortable and look nicer than jeans. And, they were only $23.88. (I think I got these at Gordman's, if I remember correctly.)

The shoes are silver with a very small heel and a decorative buckle on the toe. They were $33 at DSW, and go well with these pants as well as jeans.

(I also mention these shoes in this post, worn with my other pair of new dress pants.)

trouser jean dress pants

 As part of my effort to look a little nicer at work, I bought this pair of trouser jean type dress pants. The material is more like denim and looks less dressy than a true pair of dress pants. (Although, I was told that they look exactly the same as navy blue dress pants, which isn't what I was going for. But, I figure what matters the most is how I feel wearing them, and I feel that they are less dressy.) They are definitely more dressy looking than jeans, which I like about them.

They were $50 at NY&CO, and pants were buy one get one free, so I also got a pair of regular jeans as well.

The shoes are new as well. They are silver with a very small heel and a decorative buckle on the toe. They were $33 at DSW, and go well with these pants as well as jeans and black dress pants.

The pink sweater is one I've had for awhile, I think I got it at Forever 21 at least 4 years ago, but I get a good amount of wear out of it. (I wore it last Easter, in fact.)

march madness bracket

At work, we are doing a March Madness Bracket Challenge. A friend and I created this poster to keep track of the teams and wins. It is displayed in the lobby of our building, and since I know nothing about basketball, someone else is filling it in.

This massive board was actually made using a cardboard packing box and poster board. The box was about $1, and each piece (we used four) of poster board was $.30. The basketballs are made out of a couple sheets of orange felt, also $.30 per sheet. 

The rest is just drawn on with sharpie and printed from the computer! Oh, except for the 2013, which is glitter. :)

And, did I fill out a March Madness Bracket? Yep! I used what I like to call 'Mascotology', which means that I picked who would win based on how their mascots would do against each other, or just which one I liked better!!

I've got the Syracuse Oranges for the win! (Because an orange would totally fly under the radar!!)

valentine's day cookies

I know this post is a little late - I know that Valentine's Day has been over for a couple weeks, but I had to post about these cookies that a friend and I made for our Valentine's Day bake-off at work.

They are Valentine's Day and Anti-Valentine's Day cookies...because Valentine's day isn't for everyone! ;)