WIWW - Leather jacket, running errands

Hi,

While today was gloomy and cold, we had a very pretty sunny day a few days ago. Perfect for running errands and taking pictures. :-)

Jacket: Doma, Bag: J.Crew, Jeans: Banana Republic, Top: Gap, Shoes: Luz da Lua (Brazil)

I love this leather jacket as a completer piece for an outfit. It was one of the big splurges I did before leaving Brazil in June. It looks cool and keeps you warm! What else can you ask for?

Today I am linking up with The Pleated Poppy for another edition of WIWW. Enjoy!

Love,

Sam

What to do when things go wrong?

Hi,

I was looking at my calendar and what was supposed to be published today: the award show looks. I watched the Golden Globes, paying attention to the looks and checked out the pictures afterwards. There was nothing, however, that really struck me as A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. There wasn't even a big "what were they thinking" look.

Picture from Style.com

It all seemed very conservative and safe. The one dress that was really out-there was Lucy Liu's floral. It was big and gutsy, but a little too "Gone With The Wind"(by that I mean, let's get the drapes to make a dress). Good for her. I love Carolina Herrera and Lucy Liu, but maybe that print was a little much.

So, why the frustration? Well, it has nothing to do with the award show whatsoever, but with work. I have been trying to create this web-app from scratch, learning how to code as I go.

While most days are exciting and fun, yesterday was an insanely crazy and unfruitful day. A pulling-my-hair-out kinda day. A day during which I sat in front of my computer trying to get something to work and it simply wouldn't and my trusty gurus at Stackoverflow did not come to my rescue.

What do you do when things don't work?

Here's hoping for a better day at work!

Love,

Sam

Add a pop of color!

Hi,

It seems like orange, which was so popular in 2012 will be no longer. That is a shame, since I actually bought two orange flats during my last trip to Brazil. Oh well!

Check out trends on their way out here, so you don't make the same mistake I did.

So I guess I will just enjoy orange a little longer while I can, adding a pop of color to a drab day.

The weather in Austin has been really crazy, alternating between really cold and really hot (for January). I was really surprised when I went running this past Saturday and it was 70 degrees and muggy! UGH! But then Sunday it was back down to 40 and today we have 35!

I must say it is really hard to do any kind of outfit planning in this weather.

Today I am linking up with the Monday Mingle - so go check out a few of great blogs!

Love,

Sam