Freckles 2-Fer

This weekend I did catch-up and get-ahead. I did my pattern-mixing on Friday. This sweet purple button-down from Target with my Loft Striped t underneath. Not especially adventurous, but still fun to try. Pants and shoes are Old Navy, and I wish you could see my grandma's pendant a little better. =)

Don't love this picture, but here is my "decade." Kind of 70's kind of 80's, kind of not any of them. =) It was a bit hard to get a picture of this one for some reason.

Shirt and Necklace: Kohl's; Pants: Calvin Klein via Amazon; Shoes: Target

Confession time. This has been a lot harder for me than I thought it would be. It has been harder in real-life because I am "dressing up" a lot in front of the school drop-off crowd, which is generally wearing sweats. Either that or they're on their way to work. I don't like feeling like I'm trying too hard in front of a crowd of people that I like. I don't know if I project an "I'm better than you" vibe if I dress up a little bit. So that's a little strange for me.

Second, putting so many pictures of ME up is so strange. I have a much greater respect for all the fashion bloggers that I love. I don't have the patience to get a good shot, first of all. Then, I'm still in the middle of getting off some weight that crept back on over the holidays, and it's hard to see pictures of yourself not-quite-there. I didn't ever blog about this, but after my son was born, I didn't lose a ton of weight, and instead gained a bunch. Something clicked for me and over the course of a year I dropped 30 pounds. It was hard and often an emotional roller coaster, but it felt SO good to finally be where I was comfortable. It sucks to be battling it off again, even if it is only a few pounds in comparison. So it's hard to have pictures of me when I can just see where it's crept on. But at the same time, motivating to keep working hard.

Enough of that! Power on this week! I got an extra run in today without the 90 pounds of kids and I felt like I was flying. =) Back to the wheel-barrow races tomorrow!