The Woman I Am Meant to Be

Ever feel like the way you're dressing isn't living up to how phenomenal you are? Every morning, you stand in front of the closet trying to decide between the black pants and the black skirt. And will it be the purple v-neck, the gray v-neck, or the white v-neck? It can be hard to stay creative, and to express who you are in every outfit. Some days you hit it just right, that necklace is from that cute boutique you love and the dress is from that vintage shop where you always find something unique. I've looked through my closet to discover that I've bought pieces solely for what will work at the office rather than things that I really love. I wan to comb through my closet and take those things out, so that I'm me 24/7. When I free up that room, I'd love for these to fill the void.

What Does $125 Get You?

There are things that every woman needs to be her best: great shoes, a great handbag, and a sense of her own style. Trends are great, fun, flirty things, but a sense of what looks best on you yesterday, today, and tomorrow is more important. So, if I take $125 can I get any of those things?


This would fall under a sense of my own style. I am a proud girly girl. I would frolic (yes frolic is what girly girls do) in skirts and dresses all day and night. I like to think of my style as classic and sexy. These pieces from J. Crew are classic, items to be worn for many springtimes to come. There isn't flash to them, but then I imagine the belts I could wear, the big earrings that would go, or the vixen like shoes to finish it off. All that at $125.97.

I have a wide navy and gold belt that would look great with this.

Simple, I know but every woman needs one good button down and this would be my pick. This with a pencil skirt, a peeptoe pump, a sexy ponytail, and big gold hoops? The new girl Friday.

Who doesn't need a great khaki skirt? I love the interest of the grosgrain and it would look great with my wedges.

My Neglected Inner Teenage Girl

In high school, I tried to become a tomboy. Gone was the little girl who loved when her mother put her in frilly, flowery dresses. Wearing dresses and skirts seemed to require a confidence I didn't have then, and the potential exposure of my knock knees didn't help. Jeans and a t-shirt became my uniform. A change of season only required a change in the length of the t-shirt sleeves.

Tracy Reese and Diane Von Furstenberg know just how I'm feeling. The teenage girl inside me who missed out on cute spring dresses and skirts that would swing just so demands attention. She squeals with delight whenever I visit Forever21 or Delias.com or Alloy.com or Wetseal.com (obviously she squeals often). She can't wait for spring to come (just over two weeks away now!) and she can't wait to wear a few of these fetching items:

Of course to support this habit, I'll need to go to work. I can be grown and girly in these: