I am dressed (don't ask much more of me)!

Ok. A few more old outfits to finish up, and then I'll need to actually start trying to dress properly again.

I'm to the point now where everything still fits but is tighter than usual, and some of my smaller pants and skirts need to be retired. I'm trying to wear as many non-maternity/empire-waist outfits as possible while I still can!

Cardi: Gap; tank: Old Navy; pants: not sure.

A good hair day.

I've decided I really like that turquoise tank top. I keep trying to find different ways to wear it. I thought it added a nice pop of color for this work outfit. Plus, since it's hot outside but cold inside, I could take off the cardigan and be comfortable once I left work. I get hot much more easily now.

And I usually cut off my head in the pictures for two reasons: one, my camera-phone-in-a-dirty-mirror shots are blurry enough, and it's not like you can see jewelry detail anyway. Two, my face does not photograph well. I think I usually look weird, and have a strange chin, and am making odd faces. But I was having a good skin day and a good hair day, so I couldn't pass up this head shot. The jewelry was a bridesmaid gift from my friend for us to wear in her wedding.

Tank: Old Navy; belt: Target; pants: Sears.

This tank is really long and weirdly too big for me; it's one of those long-and-loose styles you're supposed to wear with jeggings or super skinny jeans. I think it will be seeing a lot of use over the next few months. For now, I can still define my thicker-than-usual-but-still-there waist with a belt.

Not that you can tell, but the black pants are actually cargo pants and insanely comfy.

Shirt and tank: Old Navy; pants: Target.

This is a terrible picture but I really enjoyed wearing this outfit.

Another headshot.

With my hair up and my fake pearls, it just felt professional and classy somehow.

Headshot party. Everything's from Target.

My hair was having a really good week there. Sigh. It's back to being gross this week. I would suspect the trick to having nice hair is washing it more than twice a week, except it looks just as bad the day I wash it (or the next day) as it does five days since washing it. I just have gross hair.

Dress: Target; cardi: Gap?; belt: Target;
heels: JC Penney.

Sexy date night. This was my outfit for our fancy dinner out at the cooking college. I believe you've seen the purple heels before. Anyway, I loved it. I felt awesome.

Mostly I was proud of myself for mixing the blue cardigan with the purple heels, though of course the heels are dark and I was sitting down the whole evening. WHATEVER. The belt really worked belting in the cardigan, too, which I wasn't sure would be the case.

Okay, that was a lot. I've been really proud of some of the outfits I've come up with lately! I think knowing that my options are about to be severely limited has inspired some creativity, and since we're also frantically trying to save money, I'm working with what I've got rather than buying new things. And I've been pleased with the results. ^_^

What have you been wearing lately? What inspires you to get creative with the wardrobe you have?