Ootd: one part turtle, one part bird?

Since I am heading off for vacation soon, I had a few last minute errands to run and take care of.  There was a nice pause in the rain while I was out, and it has just started to come back in steady drizzle.  Score one point for great timing!

I will be visit my mother for about a week, so it might be pretty quiet on the blog front, but if I take any great pictures I will try my best to do updates.  Likely no outfit pictures though, I am not sure how easy they will be to while away.  We are going to Disneyland though so hopefully I can get some great shots there.

One part turtle = turtleneck!  This is one of my work shirts, but it was a perfect fit for this outfit

One part bird = well either the skirt, or the vest, depending on how you look at it.

I started the day with my shirt tucked in, and took some pictures before I headed out, and when I got home, I untucked.  I think I like the look better with the shirt untucked.  Any opinions?  Would love to hear them!

 Tucked above, untucked below

 H&M bird print skirt, Joe Fresh turtleneck, grey Hue sweater tights, Urban Outfitters ruffle vest, Jcrew scattered locket necklace, Pegabo suede over-the-knee boots

Detail shot (was actually a camera setting booboo, but it worked)

OOTD: rainy relaxing day

What do you like to do on rainy days?  I am making some soup for dinner and putting around the house.  Not much else to do but I am enjoying the quiet.  Rachael came over for lunch and we had a nice chat.  It is nice to catch up with people and just hang out doing nothing (but eat lunch that is!).

Warm and cozy, feeling slightly ballerina-like with my hair pulled back.  Not that I am graceful or ballerina-like in person.  I did take ballet when I was a munchkin, but I think that was more like a "let's humor Jess and see how she does".  Not so well from what I remember, but I enjoyed it.

 Joe's jeans -anthro, Seychelles At Last boots, Jcrew perfect fit tee in rust, Knitted & Knotted cardigan - anthro

Does anyone know the name of this cardigan?  It was the last one in a store around September 2010.

The buttons and sparkles make this cardigan special for me.  Bling bling!

And the chaos is over!

First off, thank you Tim for my new header and background.  He surprised me with it over the holidays.  Argyle lovers rejoice hehe.  Today was the first day that work was back to normal after the holidays. Back to the normal amounts of customers and also time for my vacation!  Time to paint my nails, stay up late (not likely) and visit family.

I hope everyone had a great time over the last week and are settling back into the normal grind of work and play, just with more emphasis on the play of course.

And it started to snow on my way home today?  I hope it does not stay for the week, I don't feel like traveling in the snow very much right now.

 Jcrew merino wool chainlink sweater dress, Green leggings (random store near work), same old gap olive cardigan, Pegabo over-the-knee black suede flat boots, Anthropologie gold beaded headband

Close up of the headband, I love all the beading, great for tactile people.

Have a great night everyone!