a giveaway win - styled...

a few weeks ago, i won a $100 gift card from krysten's blog for a place called boxie, which sells t shirts, cardigans and dresses! it came at a perfect time, considering back to school was right around the corner and i could use a few new items. after looking around the site, i ultimately decided on the bella reversible cardigan in fern green, as it looks like a nice, deep hunter green on the swatch on the site. now, i'm not an online shopper at all. as in, i've done it once approximately 3 years ago and the sizes were so far off that i just don't get how people do it. i hummed and hawed on what size to order, but decided to stick with the xs, as krysten said the store runs true to size. shortly after i ordered it, it was waiting in my mailbox and i was oh so excited.
the sweater is truly so soft and it fits like a glove and hangs nicely. the only tidbit i have to say about it is that the sweater is brown, not fern green. in natural light, i may be able to see where the fern color comes in ever so slightly, but overall, i find it to be brown. but hey, fall is right around the corner, and i don't have anything brown in my closet, so it's a welcome change and something new!

 dylan wasn't around, so phone pictures it is.

hits at a nice spot, not too short, not too long.

the fashion blogger trifecta: pigeon toes, touching of the hair, and staring off into the distance ;) had to, sorry.

first week of school. i'm tres casual and simple.

on that note, i've survived my first week back at school. like i had kind of thought, most people in my classes already have post-secondary education and are around my age. so yay for not being the old one in class! now if only my osap (a mix of grants and loans for students) would come in so that i can finish buying my books (kind of important, you know?!) and buy my new laptop which i so desperately need. here's to the weekend! 

the beginnings of a work wordrobe...

since i'm finally going to be getting out there to hand out my resume and hopefully get interviews, i needed some new clothes. off i went to the mall with my mom. we went to rw&co because well, they have nice stuff, but it also fits petite people without any altering. and that's huge. 'adult' clothes that fit me?! yes. (i'm 5'2"; and i love my height, i would never change it!). basically everything i tried on, i loved. and now i'm that more ready to be hired somewhere..(someone please hire me!!)

i put a few outfits together the next day and took some pictures, mostly to send to dylan. i have other shoes (obviously) but for the convenience of it, i kept the same ones on. also, ignore the terrible angle and me looking kind of down, thus resulting in the lovely double chin. and me not looking terribly happy. i told my mom not to get my head. she didn't listen.

 love this jacket. it's so soft and flowy and i can't wait to wear it with jeans and shorts too

 for the purple top, i would put a black cami under it, instead of the beige. but again, convenience, i didn't change it. and a more casual outfit on the right.

 love this white jacket too, and the top ;P

and this is all i came home with. pretty much everything can be mixed and matched. i felt like i was on what not to wear! lol i got 2 jackets, 3 pair of pants, 3 dressy shirts, 2 camisoles, and 3 't-shirts' that either have ruching or frills or something to 'fancy' it up a bit, but more casual than the blouse-y shirts.

and at home, i already had straight leg black pants that are full length, a black blazer, and the fuchsia dress i wore to my cousins shower..so, that's that!

now lets hope i get a job...or at least interviews. sigh.

*a fashion blogger, i am not.