Wearing a Bubbly Statement Necklace and Eating Tasty Seattle Udon

My concentration face is scary. I'm trying really hard to aim the camera in my general direction... obviously, I missed me a little.

J.Crew Bubble Necklace (ebay)
Lands End Canvas Heritage Cardigan
Purple SopranoSopranoSoprano dress Sz M ($15; see summer styling here)
Purple F21 skinny belt



My "bracelet"? It's a piece of fabric my cousin brought back from Uganda and used to tie up a present for me. I couldn't bear to toss the small brightly covered fabric. I ended up tying it in a bow for an impromptu bracelet!

I wore this to meet my good friend Jeanny for handmade udon at U:Don (yes, omg, there's an emoticon in the name! I love my restaurants to smile at me, hehe)

I got the On-tama Udon which came with a lightly poached egg in the broth (yum!). At the end of the buffet line, you get to select tempura by the piece (mostly 99 cents each). The noodles were delicious. I maaaaaaay have over ordered on the tempura (all in the name of making sure this was a good place to recommend if you're ever in Seattle, of course). I especially loved the tempura kabocha squash and fish cake!

ootd, and oops on last post

Sorry about the odd last post on spaceship shaped candlesticks. That was my husband who has started blogging his thrifty mid century finds at http://themodsuite.com He accidentally posted here instead. :)

I wasn't planning on posting my OOTD today, but since Evan posted to my blog, I thought I might do an impromptu OOTD post. It's like claiming my territory. I musta learned it from Buddie, my dog. :)

And, guess what?!! After the pouring rain yesterday, I woke up to

SUN!



So I popped outside to soak it up and do some work! I even needed my sunglasses!



Today I was testing a dress from my closet to see if it needs to be donated. I'm making an effort to do this more and more since I dropped about five sizes over the last year and a half.

Last year this was my go-to easy summer dress. Now it is pretty large on me, especially given it's free-flowy cut. But, belted it's alright. Size wise, it probably doesn't deserve a spot in my closet. As thrifty as I am, I've learned that keeping clothes that don't fit well does me no favors. I only end up looking chunkier and slobbier than I actually am. I suspect as soon as I can emotionally let go of it (do y'all have emotional attachments to your clothes?), I will donate it to Goodwill or post it to my sale blog.



I really love the lace back panel. Still very on trend for this season.



and of course a sweater for later if the day gets cold!



OOTD specs
Purple SopranoSopranoSoprano dress Sz M ($15)
Anthropologie Three Beacons Belt Sz S ($34)
Seychelles brown pumps (thrifted $6)
Anthropologie Blooming Lattice Cardigan by Field and Flower (ebay $40)