What's in my bag?

Every since I my winter vacation ended and I was thrown back into the real world, I've been suffering from a lack of sartorial inspiration. I'd love to blame jet-lag, but it's been 13 days, so I'm pretty sure the statute of limitations has passed. But, since I haven't taken any good photos of late, let's take a peek inside my bag.

My bag - the lovely Johnson from Aldo. Bought on a whim in September, I quickly fell in love with it - not only does the cross-body strap keep my hands free to hold my coffee in the morning, but the thing holds anything and everything that I could possibly need throughout the day.

The contents:

RayBans, Joe Fresh sunnies, business card holder, bandage holder (promotional item from work)
Wallet, keys, backup glasses, gum
Aldo sunglasses, Columbia glasses, Burts Bees lip balm in fig, more gum, moleskine agenda
iPhone, pens

These are the items that keep me organized: business cards, my moleskin agenda (I'm honestly lost without it), and pens (normally there are more than 3 pens in my purse, but I think I've lost a few lately).

No, your eyes are not deceiving you, I carry around FIVE pairs of glasses on a daily basis - two to make computer and TV screens less blurry, and three pairs of sunglasses

That's my bag!

What's in your bag?

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Fig Leaves and Surprises

There are some days you put a lot of thought into an outfit. You think about it for a few days beforehand, waiting for the perfect time to reveal your latest ensemble to the world.

This was not one of those days. 

For the past few months I've been planning and organizing a national week of celebration for the association I work for. It's my first time being in charge of something of this magnitude and it is challenging - but in a great way! Last week, as I was putting the final touches on everything, my daily outfit choices were being neglected; I was putting on whatever I could find.

To spice up this basic outfit, I threw on a gold fig leaf pendant with matching earrings.  

Maybe it was the glimmer of the gold, or the crazed look in my eyes as I speed walked down the hallways, but everyone in my office paid me a compliment. Everyone. From our CEO to co-workers who you figured wouldn't know the difference between a crew neck and a cowl neck - everyone had a flattering comment about my ensemble. 

Definitely made this petite feel a lot better about what I had considered a basic combo.

Sweater - Forever 21; Tank - SmartSet; Pants - Talula;
Shoes, Pendant, Earrings - Aldo; Watch - Fossil

But, it just goes to show that sometimes less is more.

That's obviously not how I felt when I left the house with everything, including the kitchen sink