Well Hello!

I'm officially back from my little break, so let's get right down to the business.

Forgot to check the camera settings, so face = blurry, but jacket buttons = sharp as can be!

I'm Wearing

Gap Outlet army jacket

Talla t-shirt (promptly discarded after today because it's so old it's gross)

J. Crew Factory ombre purple/blue scarf

Gap jeans

Converse white Chucks

I wore this yesterday while I was working from home and running errands all afternoon, during which comfort is paramount.  There's nothing especially exciting about this outfit, though I will say that I love this army jacket and literally took the last one in the store (off a mannequin, no less) last fall, and I was even more thrilled that it ended up being on some ridiculous clearance for about $15.  I also really like this scarf (don't care if ombre is "out"), and white chucks are usually my sneaks of choice for comfy days.  Add to it that these jeans are basically like pajamas because they're so soft and stretchy, and I was having myself a nice and cozy fat day.

A few other things
(1) I really am sorry that I was away so long!  I can't wait to check in on your blogs and see what you've been up to - I really missed this community!  My week was busy, but I'm glad things are a little settled now and I can get back into a routine (not to mention getting on top of losing the 5+ pounds I know I gained...)

(2) I know I missed doing a budget post on the first of the month, but never fear - it is in the works and will be posted tomorrow!

(3) I'm slightly changing the way I'm detailing my outfits - I'm no longer going to put the prices of everything, because (a) sometimes things are old and I just can't remember, and (b) it doesn't really help anyone to know that I spent $20 on a scarf 3 years ago.  I think it might be more fun to do a few posts about how to get great deals while shopping now, and of course I'll still do budget posts so you can see how I shop and keep costs down as much as I can, but the daily cost breakdown isn't that helpful so I'm going to cut it out of the lineup.  Additionally, I'm not planning to link to a lot of "similar" or "alternate" items for each post, because honestly, it takes a ton of time to find replacements for everything I'm wearing when a lot of it is either basic or old/not available anymore.  I am more than happy to help find alternatives to special items though, so feel free to let me know if I do show something that's not available and you'd like some help shopping around for it!  :)

Phew, okay, now that that's all out there, tell me how your week has been!  I missed you guys - what have you been doing/wearing/seeing?  As for me, as I mentioned, I'm trying to get back into a good routine this week before my birthday on the 12th, and I'm super excited that some fall tv favorites are back - Dexter, Homeland, Hoarders, Intervention, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report... it's a good thing I can blog while I sit on my ass watching tv at home, otherwise my little break would probably be infinitely extended!