Two weeks ago marked the end of my summer job and this past week marks the beginning of my regular job.
I'm tired, a bit crazy, overloaded with paperwork but very happy to continue working on my passion and to have a job that allows me to support my family and enjoy having some medical benefits; and sometimes a little extra to go out and have fun.
This is what I wore on my last week of slacks-only summer work attire:
Orange Crush shirt is from Target and its my homage to my favorite soda; well I must say "besides Coca Cola".
Isaac Mizrahi capris from his Target line.
Kenar cardigan and Converse tennis shoes both purchased at Marshalls years ago.
No name purse from a no name store (sorry I don't remember where I got it).
Thrifted belt. Necklaces from Bealls Outlet and bracelets from Steinmart.
My Sweetheart, made in Cambodia and already worn red pants.
Old shirt and cardigan from Target.
Converse tennis, thrifted 5 months ago.
This photo is the no-flash version..
Necklaces: the first two are from Bealls and the last one was just thrifted last month.
Bracelets: some are from Steinmart, some are thrifted and others from my local Indian store.
Sun 'N' Sand purse.
Prospirit shirt, made in Mongolia (I have this shirt for so long and I never read the label until now).
Evie cardigan, made in Hong Kong and purchased at one of the stores at Broward Mall in Plantation 4 years ago.
Worthington long shorts, made in Indonesia and also purchased in Broward Mall.
My old trustees Easy Spirits Mary Janes purchased about a century ago at the easy spirit store here in Plantation, Fl.
My necklace is from Steinmart and its probably about 6 years old.
Bracelets from Claires, DOTS and the silver ones are from all the places that I have lived.
Andy Wharhol's soup purse.
Worthington pants, made in Guatemala. They are the same brand and I purchased them in the same store but they are made in two far-from-each-other parts of the world!
Swaui blouse, made in The USA (with the strange name you would think otherwise) and thrifted back in March.
Necklace and bracelets are from Steinmart and are about 4 years old.
Rampage purse also from ages ago.
Thrifted belt.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of my followers and the loveliest, super kind, witty, stylish and smart ladies that always take time out of their busy lives to comment on my blog.
I believe in personal connections no matter how far we are from one another and I have genuine love and admiration for all of you.
I'm going to be taking a few months off from blogging because my life is a bit complicated (in a good way) and busy-crazy right now.
I'll have lots of photos and outfits to show when I come back and I'll will miss reading all of your amazing blogs.
Con Amor,
67 comments:
Nice and fun ensembles. I love your colourful necklaces. The Evie cardigan is also my favourite.
Do what you need to do and know that you will also be missed dear!Looking forward to seeing your photos. Enjoy the rest of your summer. -xxoo
Madison
The orange Crush shirt is great! It almost makes me want to go out and buy a Crush! Mmm! Or at least that is how I remember one. Probably too sweet now.
Madison, thank you so much for your kind words!
Birdie, I love my Crush! As a matter of fact I just had a glass today with my rice, black beans, salmon and vegetables!
And yes, Crush its very sweet; its mainly food coloring and sugar.
That black and white blouse is lovely!
Ofelia--I was stunned to read about your "sabbatical" from blogging, but I understand. My household is undergoing big changes with my daughter starting school tomorrow and our grandson and my semester beginning. Believe me, I do understand.
I love the pairing of orange and grey in the first photo and the Warhol soup purse. Best of luck on your endeavors this semester.
love the red and blue outfit on you and the black and white batik pritn shirt!
All your outfits look great,will miss your posts but have a great few months and I look forward to hearing what you've been up to when your blogging again:)
Please pop over and say hi when your back,take care and enjoy :)
I loved the orange Crush t-shirt... lovely and fresh...
But my favorite outfit of all was the white and black one... simply beautiful... you looked so elegant and smashing.... loved the jewelry and hand bag that went with the whole ensemble.
Me gustas en todos los colores, pero sobre todo en azul y rosa. te dan una luz especial.
Mil besos.
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I will miss you a lot, Ofelia, but I completely understand and I'll be here awaiting your return when you feel ready to do so.
Love the Warhol print bag and those "on trend" red pants.
All the very best and thanks for your virtual friendship and support. x
I already miss you.
Estupendos outfits!. Rojo y celeste es una combinación que me gusta especialmente.Te voy a echar de menos, pero me alegro por tÃ.Que seas muy feliz y gracias por tener siempre una palabra amable para todas.
Vuelve pronto.
Besos. Y
Best of luck on your break! I totally understand and I think its healthy to take a break when you feel it. We'll be waiting breathlessly for you to come back.
Love all your colors and love the walking shorts. and of course, the soup bag!
Love Paula
Wendy, thank you very much!
Its one of my favorite blouses as well and I wore it a few times before with jeans and capris.
Terri, I'm going through something similar with my oldest daughter leaving to go to another university 170 miles away and my youngest one starting her senior year and the beginning of the school year as well as a major endorsement test that I'll need to take and 2 more online classes to finish!!!
Viviane, thank you my dear.
The red pants has gotten a lot of usage since I got them. I guess because they are very comfortable and red!
Claire, thanks so much and of course as soon as I come back I'll be reading and checking all of your amazing fitness program and your lovely family outings.
Tabouleh, I love Orange Crush soda and I wear this shirt every time I can; and my favorite way to wear black is to mix it with white.
Sacramento, mil gracias!
Ya sabes que a mi me encantan todos los colores del arcoiris!
Vix, my dear; you have always being an inspiration to me and I'm very happy and thankful that I found you in blogger land!
And I'll be reading and checking all of your stunning outfits and fun fill adventures when I come back in a few months.
Judy, thanks you so much and you know that I'll be missing you as well.
I also will miss your witty humor and how you call attention to some of the ridiculous fashion trends that are put out there every season!
Yoana, gracias por siempre tomarte el tiempo para comentar y leer mi blog.
Y si Dios quiere tan pronto mis hijas esten mas establecidas en sus estudios (una en una universidad en una cuidad lejos de aqui y la otra en su ultimo ano de high school) y yo en mis obligaciones educativas yo volvere a leer y ver todos tus maravillosos "outfits".
Paula, thanks so much!
I agree with you about taking a break when when feel we need to. I don't like to do things half way and if I commit to blogging its because I like to express what is going on my life and share my bloggers friends adventures and I'm not going to have the time to do so.
Really nice outfits you had last week, I love the red pants, they are perfect! Your blog is lovely and I'm a new follower! Hope you'll like my blog and follow back!
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As beautiful as ever .... All your outfits are enthusiastically celebrated by me, but the shirt first photo is definitely my favorite ... Wow! Only you can star t-shirt as funny as this ...
Volver pronto, te echaré de menos...
A lot of great looks here!
x
Michelle
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love your last outfit! and the shoes of the first are perfection! U want a pair - perfect for my job
Lyosha
Inside and Outside Blog
Sara, thanks so much and I do like your blog as well and I'm your new follower too.
Rosy, gracias por sus comentarios tan bellos y yo tambien voy a extranar leer y ver su blog con todas sus creacciones extraordinarias!
Con Mucho Carino,
Michelle, thank you very much.
Lyosha, I tried to wear very comfortable shoes because I'm on my feet all the time when I'm at work.
Sunshine in each photo.
MONTHS!!! No, that's too hard.
Just drop a word or two every once in awhile. I will miss you. Don't want to lose you. Be happy, be safe.
hugs to you
I said it before, and I say it again: I LOVE you in colors!
Oh and that last part of your text... I am a bit sad to see you go.. even if it's just for a while, you know a lot of bloggers take some time off never to come back again... so I hope you will, but you do what you have to do and enjoy life as I know you will!
A lot of changes here too, I am moving into my first house (will be a tenant, I have rented an appartment in London before, but this is on my own, so it's not the same), I have a job interview on friday (architect, ecolgically minded) and one on Tuesday (KU Leuven, a VERY famous university, known worldwide (it's like the Yale or Harvard of Belgium :)) so I hope I'll get the job... either one is good, but this one has my own preference). So I decided to come back and make my blog a little more ecologically inspired... it took me a while and now.. you are leaving :)pfff okay I'll miss you and hope you'll have a great second half of the year!!
xxxx
Paula, you are so kind to me!
I'll try to make back to at least check your and my other fantastic blogger friends blogs!
Its just very difficult to find the time right now with my girls schools, my job, my school work and some requirements that I must complete in order to keep my job.
Please email me when you come this way so we can meet and maybe do lunch and some thrifting.
Besos,
Angie, I'm so glad that you going to have the opportunity to work in a company that is ecologically minded and that you are moving into a house. I lived in apartments for many years and I'm enjoying being in a house now even though is a lot of more work.
I'll be checking your new blog soon and I'll definitive be back blogging because I have a personal connection with many of you (including yourself) and I already miss that connection. Also its being hard to get in the computer just to do my work without thinking about reading and commenting on my friends blogs!
Ofelia, as always, I love all of your beautiful otufit - especially your gorgeous jewellery! I adore that black and white outfit - and that Warhol bag.
We'll still be here when you get back. DO what you gotta do. But don't be too long - we'll mimss you!
Sarah xxx
Sarah, thank you so much!
You know that I adore you and your cool and colorful style and I'll be missing reading and checking your blog for the next couple of months.
Nice looks!
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Love all of these! x hivenn
T, thank you very much!
Jazzy, I also love your style and the fantastic jewelry you make.
It's great to see so much outfits in one post ! I love all these prints and colors !
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Selenite, thank you very much!
I like posting more than one outfit at the same time (just like you do) because its too difficult for me to post every day or even every other day.
Your energy is missing on the blogsphere. I miss u. Hope you & the girls are happy & well.
Paula, thank you so much! I miss you as well and we are all good and healthy.
I love all your outfits here, the more colourful the better. You can really wear bright colours beautifully, and make the summer stay longer!
I hope you enjoy your time off blogging and look forward to seeing what you and your girls have been doing (and wearing!) in due course! xxxx
loving the turquoise and red ensemble but then again I am a sucker for red! miss you lady!
Mrs. Exeter, thank you so much! I love color and I tried to wear as much as I can without looking like a "crazy island lady".
We are all doing great but it's been very hard to keep my self induce time off from blogging because I miss all of my lovely blogger friends but at the same time I'm on top of all of my new semester work and I'm also spending a lot of more time with my family in Miami.
Shulamit, red goes well with everything and I love turquoise as well so it was an easy choice to mix the two.
I'll miss too and I'll be back very soon.
Besos,
really happy to hear you are well and really looking forward to hear from you again :)
Viviane, I'm doing very good and I'll be back very soon.
Loving your new profile picture!!!
you are amazing as always, good luck for the work hope it goes great. LOve the second red and blue look :)
enjoy your time off and see u soon
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Lydz
you are amazing as always, good luck for the work hope it goes great. LOve the second red and blue look :)
enjoy your time off and see u soon
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Lydz
Lydz, I'm so glad that you are back to blogger land!!!
I'm doing great; with a full plate of paperwork and work related classes and activities.
My family is doing very good as well.
Thanks so much for your good wishes.
I'm going to miss you but I'll keep checking! When you're back, swing by and say hi! Good luck with everything.
xoxo, f
Hi Ofelia, just checking where you were and you're gone! You take as long as you need and hope everything calms down eventually. xx
Fabienne, thanks so much my dear friend!
I'm doing great working a lot on my classes and doing a lot of phone talking with friends and family since I promise myself to do very little emailing or facebooking. I'll be back in a couple of weeks with a bit of less paperwork and a lot of photos.
Loo, I'm still here I just needed to take some time off to concentrate on my family and on my classes because it was getting a bit overwhelming. I'm almost all catch up and ready to be back in blogger land.
Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by and check on me.
Love, Ofelia.
Just checking in. Haven't "seen" you in awhile and wanted to see what you've been fashionably up to. xo. Bella Q
Bella, thanks so much for checking on me I'm doing very good. I just needed a couple of months to take care of my daughter's and my own school and work business.
I'll be back to swing of things in about 3 weeks.
I hope that you and your lovely Mama are doing great!
Carinos, Ofelia
Girl, where you at? I miss you! :)
Bella, I'm doing great and I'll be back to blogging in a couple of weeks.
I'll miss your witty humor and Roxy cuteness as well!!!!
Very fun and vibrant outfits! I love all the colours and how you pair them together :)
Emmett Katherine, thank you so much!
Consider me educated! I never thought to pull t-shirts and cardigans together like that. Love your color sense.
Paula K., thank you so much for such a great compliment specially coming from an artist like yourself.
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