Stylish cover-ups for dressy nights

An unseasonably cold day this past weekend was a not-so-gentle reminder that Mother Nature, not yours truly, calls the shots in matters of style.

With visions of a balmy evening sipping cocktails on the terrace at Chez Wedding Palace, I had spent an embarrassing number of hours picking out the perfect (read: sleeveless, light, airy) outfit for this black-tie event. In my sartorial daydream I hadn’t even considered an appropriate cover-up.

Though the pashmina I chose as I dashed out the door was perfectly acceptable for the occasion I still felt a tad under-dressed.

I managed to find two stylish and affordable alternatives, after the fact, to spare others the same drama.

Get them now before they're gone!

No More Mondays...Please

This dreary view comes to you from the parking lot of my massive suburban office campus in the middle of nowhere, PA. Think Dunder Mifflin without the quality leadership and happy well-adjusted employees *sniff*

Monday morning, pouring rain, facing another 8.5 hours of pure hell. To top it off, one of my co-workers called out so my workload was even more unbearable than usual.

I'm not sure how many more Mondays I can take at this place...or any other typical 9-5 job for that matter, but I hope that this pic serves as a reminder to get my butt into gear.

Laugh of the day :)

I came across this quote today and couldn't help but chuckle:

"Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper."

-- Quentin Crisp

Brilliant!

To learn more about the late great Mr. Crisp, click here.

Why am I here?

Why do another blog when there are so many wonderful ones to read? Does the world really need one more person blathering on about what they ate for breakfast or what torturous maneuvers their high school gym coach made them endure all in the name of scoring an athletic scholarship?

Probably not.

Will this stop me? Nah. At the end of the day (omg, did I just use that tired old cliche?) this blog is really just for me. Sure I hope that a kind soul or two will stumble upon it and get a chuckle, learn something new, or feel comfortable enough to drop a note but really it's a place for me to let my hair down (what's left of it) and be myself.

So what can you expect from me?

Hopefully, what follows will be an eclectic mish-mash of my beautiful life. I'm a former fashionista (ugh, tired cliche #2) who blogged about her adventures over

here, so there will be a healthy dose of style and beauty advice. If I work up the nerve I may even throw in a makeup haul vid or an OOD pic.

But the fun doesn't stop there.

If the mood strikes you likely find helpful business and lifestyle tips, inspirational quotes and photographs, maybe even irrational outbursts brought on by the joys of perimenopause. Of course you will absolutely find beautiful things to buy because I sell some fabulous stuff often spotted here, here, and here.

What? A gal's gotta eat.

Please feel free to drop me a line, or leave some comment love. Enjoy the ride. xo, bettie