There is no place like home...

So I got hit by this cold bug harder than I initially thought, and therefore have been MIA for the past 4 days... so exactly how I wanted to spend the 4-day weekend. (Sarcasm, folks.)

Silver lining is that I'll hopefully be all better for my parent's visit to Chicago next weekend. Yay!


AND, while feeling sick and sorry for myself, I ordered a little treat. There is nothing like a little retail therapy. I've been needing, erm wanting, some cute red patent shoes to go with my Anthropologie Navy two-wheeler shirt dress (and maybe the white Beda, or is that two candy-striper??), so I starting combing through the online shoe retailers I heart so much. I came across these very Kate-Spade-ish mini-pumps that I decided to see in real life (love the free shipping/returns endless!!). Hip-yip, they arrived they very next day and while I've never worn this brand before, the Circa Joan & David Badge pumps are adorable and more comfy than their mighty-affordable price tag might suggest. Net net... being sick blows, but these shoes and their cherry red color and bow are cute enough to make me squeal.

I'm like Tinkerbell, I need applause to live.

I openly admit I have an addiction to graphic Ts. I own enough J Crew deco'd T's to sink a small ship. But all fairness, they are a good investment because I get as lot of wear out of them. They are often my weekend go-to, and because I can dress so casually at the office, sometimes I'll dress up a graphic T with a cute belt or chunky necklace to make them work-appropriate.

While online window-shopping last night, I came across the oh-so-cute and for-a-fab-cause Gap (PRODUCT) Red T-shirts, and added two to my growing collection. I LOVE the white V-neck with the dancer, but also wanted to see the Rhino T in real life (is it lime or puke green - that is the question).

Fingers crossed that these are soft and comfy, because with half the cost going to a global fund to fight AIDS, you can feel good in these shirts in more than one way.