Hi All! I hope you remembered to turn your clocks forward…I could have used that extra hour today. I packed a lot on my plate and I’m struggling to find the time to do everything that’s on my itinerary.

Currently as I write this, we are doing our first BBQ of the season…just weeks away from the Spring season, I’m BBQ’ing some fabulous Medittarian burgers–figure friendly, of course

Is this an OOTD post, a Twenty-Two Days of Taupe post? Who knows? As I said, I packed a lot on my plate today AND also tried to squeeze a video in…still have to go through the footage to see if it’s usable–why oh why did I pack too much into today?

Today was a beautiful day–warm and sunny. I can’t believe it got into the low 70′s today…made me crave Spring even more. I even cheated and used a Springtime candle today

Back in mid-Fall, I bought some relaxed fitting tops that were mainly shorter in the sleeves. Apparently, I had forgotten how cold the Winter REALLY is. With the string of nicer days, I decided to go with one of the new tops I bought back in mid-Fall.

For makeup, I went with a subtle silvery smokey eye. Not too much dramatization in the outer corner. I concentrated on lightly smudging the upper lash line.

Since it was VERY windy, I wanted to wear my hair back but not do much due to the ridiculous winds. Yesterday while working out, I was watching Sex & The City (Love!) and was inspired by the fabulous Carrie Bradshaw to do a sleek and simple pony. It took no time at all and I was pleased with it however, I must say, she looked way more fabulous with this hairstyle. Here is a very bad screen shot *lol* The picture does not do this hairstyle justice!

I broke out my Pippa bag today–I had forgotten how amazing this bag is! There is a compartment for everything. Love it.

Top:Alloy
Jeans: Forever XXI
Pumps: Charlotte Russe
Bag: Modalu Pippa Grab Bag in Shark

I love wearing neutral colors and solid prints then accenting the outfit with pops of color. I’ve been into using my eye makeup and shoes as accessories &  pops of color lately.

For makeup, I used the Too Faced Smokey Eye Shadow collection-I had been DYING to use the blueberry toned colors in the palette but never knew what to accent them wtih–then I saw those royal blue shoes–and viola!

*Insert cheesy (obviously fake smile) picture of me holding the heel of my shoe*

I’m a little bummed that the tutorial for this look was a big FAIL! The overall look came out great but the I wasn’t impressed with the footage. I was very pleased with how the “Outfit of the Day” photos came out. To view all the pictures, check out my portfolio.

I’m in love with this blazer I bought at Target. It’s absolutely stunning and I’m very pleased with the quality of this blazer. Because black goes with anything, I paired this blazer with so bold pieces-bright royal blue pumps & my “Heart of the Ocean” inspired necklace from the movie, Titanic. The jacket-although it’s chic, I’d say it’s the understated piece compared to the bold necklace & pumps.

I rarely wear anything other than my larger size handbags but I though a simple black clutch would look fantastic…luckily all my necessities fit in this tiny clutch! I’m lovin’ this look-it’s so sophisticated and chic!

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Hello Everyone! I haven’t blogged in quite some time. I’ve been quite unmotivated to do anything since we had 2 massive snowstorms last week. I hope you all had a fabulous Valentine’s Day. It just occurred to that I got engaged 7 years ago today! My, oh my, time certainly does fly.

Today was a really nice…I did a little shopping at MAC & Ulta and had a late lunch at Starbucks. It was a really great afternoon. Today at Ulta- I found (what I hope is) a dupe for MAC’s Coconut Ice nail polish. I’m excited to try that out.

I was very excited about the outfit I wore today-I bought these fabulous royal blue pumps about a month ago and I was waiting for just the right time to wear them! What I love about these pumps are that they are unique-it’s not everyday that you see someone wearing velvery royal blue shoes.  The shoes actually reminded me a bit of Carrie Bradshaw’s “Something Blue” pumps by Manolo Blahnik (just for the simple fact that they are a deep blue). Obviously you really can’t compare the two but, these pumps are going to be one of those classic items in my collection-they pair well with jeans or could go with just the right workplace attire…I know I’ll be able to make it work!

I also treated myself to the “Large Oval Key” from Tiffany’s.  I bought it about a week ago & I was not sure if  I was going to wait until Mother’s Day or just cave in & open it on Valentine’s Day. I just could not wait…it’s so beautiful and I absolutely love it. I think out of all the keys, I’m most fond about the oval one.

Have a great week & stay warm.