The Working Gal

"Everyday brings about a new opportunity and you owe it to yourself to meet that opportunity looking your absolute best."

Who doesn't love those super cute outfits with great colors and don't break your pocket???

Shirt $10, Necklace Thrifted (can't remember the price), Shoes $25 during a Black Friday sale and Skirt $27 from the Who What Wear collection at Target!

"Happiness comes from being who you are, not who people think you are. Don't apologize, don't explain."

What I Wore: 
Shirt +H&M | Skirt +Target | Shoes +Lord & Taylor 

Hi Loves! 

Hope everyone is having a great week so far. 

I keep getting the same question at work now... What are you doing, why are you glowing so much? It's something different about you!" and I always smile and reply, "I guess happy looks good on me." 

Tapping into who you really are brings such a joy in your every day life, especially at work. If I could give any advice to the younger me, it would be to love YOU and put YOU first! I was once the girl that put everybody else's happiness first. That only caused me to stunt my growth. Some of the very people you helped along the way are happy, growing and enjoying their lives (while you remain the same, very unhappy). Your negative thoughts will be replaced with positives ones so you never have to worry about many bad days ahead of you. For example, I used to be the type that went to work and absolutely hated being there. I hated dealing and interacting with so many different personalities. Since this new found happiness, I enjoy going to work and talking to different types of people because they have taught me so much about myself (and how to deal with people!). 

I learned to take in all the good and throw out the bad! Things will go wrong, people will be mad, but I must always remain the same. I also learned that you must determine the proper time to use the words "No" and "Yes." At one time I was ALWAYS using the word "yes" as a response to everything (then beat myself up later for it.) I learned the hard way that "no" MUST be added to your vocabulary without feeling guilty! I took these work lessons into other aspects in my life and the results are very rewarding!

I finally feel like it's my time to shine and I'm doing everything it takes to exceed my goals, all while looking and feeling my best :)

Xoxo, 

Courtney 

Rusty Mondays

Happy Monday! 

Lately, I've been working on living everyday like it's Friday. Making sure that every single day counts! Often times we are so excited for Friday because it's the closest place of freedom, forgetting to value the rest of the days. 

Thinking this way helped me a lot. Your life will never change if you don't change your vision! I changed the way I saw/thought about things and I received a lot of positive results. 

• If you see yourself as weak, you will get negative results
• If you see yourself as strong, you will be able to do so many things! 
• If you see yourself accomplishing your dreams, they will come true!
• If you see yourself as blessed, you will be blessed!

I took this aspect into my work style, especially on Mondays! After the weekend would come to an end, I dreaded Mondays! I would literally roll out of bed, brush my teeth, shower and put on anything! Now, I try to do simple make up, fix my hair and put on a nice outfit (daily). 

Today, I chose to wear this rust colored dress. Since it's such a bold color, I toned it down with black. This dress was a steal! It was originally $109.95 and you will never guess how much I got it for.... $25! I also added these fringed heels just because they are my favorites! 

 “Stop waiting for Friday, for summer, for someone to fall in love with you, for life. Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you are in right now.” ~Unknown

What I Wore: 

Dress The Limited | Necklace Thrifted | Shoes Steve Madden 

Xoxo, 

Courtney :)

Wear it, Style it, Repeat it: Orange and Cream

I'm Hi Loves, 

Lately, I've been practicing maximizing my work wardrobe, with hopes of saving a little extra cash. Since most of my funds are hanging in my closet, I began wearing, styling and repeating items in a unique way each time. 

If you are in need of inspiration of getting more wear out of your clothes, you've come to the right place! Nothing like a good ole closet diet!

Whenever I wear this orange and cream colorblocked dress, I tend to take long getting dressed....only because so many ideas come to mind for shoes and accessories.

Today I have provided the same outfit, but 3 different ways! For these outfits, the shoes and accessories had to be a "Match-Made-In-Heaven!" I started with the dress, then added shoes, a blazer, and of course, the finishing touches, the accessories.

Look 1:

What I Wore:

Dress Express | Necklace Thrift Store | Shoes Lola Shoetique

 

Look 2:

What I Wore:

Dress Express | Blazer F21| Necklace F21| Belt (came with dress)| Shoes Lola Shoetique

 



 

Look 3:

 



 

What I Wore:

Dress: Express | Blazer F21| Necklace F21| Shoes Zara

How do you closet diet??

xoxo,

Courtney <3

Style Crush: Emily B - Print Shirt & Blue Skirt

Hi Ladies!

Thanks to Emily B, after 3 years, I'm still rocking my favorite outfit inspired by her to work!


 

 What Emily Wore:

Top Printed wrap shirt | Bottom Waistband pencil skirt | Shoes Christian Louboutin Duvette Pumps

 

Emily B, like myself is very curvy, which is why we tend to go for form-fitting clothing. Sometimes, when you have a curvy body, certain fits make us appear larger than we actually are. This blue skirt is perfect for our curves!

Like Emily B, I have a thing for shoes! She loves them so much that she recently became a shoe designer (How cool is that!). When you love shoes, you know that the perfect pair will embellish your look!

 

 

To separate the printed top from the bright, solid bottom, I added a belt that I got from Express (on an old dress).

 

 

Emily chose Christian Louboutin Duvette Pumps, while I stayed with my budget with my favorite Steven Madden beauties! 

 

What I Wore:

Top Ann Taylor | Bottom Bebe | Shoes Steve Madden

 

Xoxo,

 

Courtney 

Hourglass

Hi loves, 

How would you like to get the appearance of a smaller waist or create the illusion of a curvy figure, no matter what size or shape you are?????  Most curvy girls wouldn't mind perfecting their hourglass figures; While most slim girls wouldn't mind embracing the illusion of an hourglass figure for a day! Whether you're slim or curvy, there's one trend that adds the icing on the cake for any figure.

I fell in love with the peplum style trend! As a curvy girl they save my life in multiple ways. Not only does it accentuate my curves, but they also minimizes my (not so flattering) midsection.

I will admit, that I am guilty of abusing this trend for work. How can one resist a match-made-in-heaven outfit? The perfect look with this trend includes a great peplum top with a pencil skirt. Since I'm a huge fan of bold colors and prints/patterns, it's only right that I wear a peplum look the right way (Bold peplum top with a printed pencil skirt!)

"All woman have an hourglass figure. It's just that we tote around different amounts of sand."

 

 

What I Wore:

Top Asos | Necklace Macy's | Bottom Target | Shoes Target

 

Xoxo,

 

Courtney :)

Code Blue

Hi Loves,

I couldn't resist getting these babies the first time I laid my eyes on them! Truly a love at first site!

Shoes: Zara

Last weekend, I made sure I put them on to enjoy the first nice day that we've actually had since the weather broke. I paired these zara heels with a simple top and bottom, with a twist aka color block!

 

 

What I wore:

Sunnies: Aldo

Necklace: Macy's

Top/blazer: F21

Skirt: Target

Shoes: Zara



 

 

 

This electric blue has been one of my favorite colors to wear (every season). I love to color block this blue color with burgundy (as shown below).

 

What I wore:

Hat: Bebe

Crop top: F21

Jeggings: buckle

shoes: Jessica Simpson

 

 

What I wore:

Top/bottom: boohoo.com

Shoes-zara

Xoxo,

Honeyy

 

 

I Got the Blues

 

"Once you discover that you can, then you must. And it's not easy. You have to take direct steps. You really have to count your blessings and you have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the blues." ~Al Jarreau

 

 

What I Wore:

Necklace: Kate Spade (Thrifted)

Dress: Macy's

Blazer: F21

Watch: Michael Kors

Shoes: Aldo

 

Hi Ladies!

 

I hope all is well. If you work over an hour from home, then you understand my pain. Many days I feel blue in the mornings. I can't help but think about the amount of traffic or lame drivers on the road.  (BLAAAHHHH!!)

 

On the worst days, those days when I feel sluggish, I throw on different colors to change my mood. What better colors to combine than different shades of blue?? The lighter shade of blue (shoe/necklace color) is my absolute favorite color to wear, especially when it comes to color blocking. I have to tell myself not to wear them daily, but of course I never win. Somehow, I manage to find a way to incorporate them into any work outfit.

 

I often find myself motivated by the quote, "If you don't like something, then change it!" I hated feeling blue every morning, so I played with different colors to improve my mood :)

 

Be Inspired!

 

Xoxo,

 

Honeyy

 

 

P.S.

 

I love a simple dress for work. I just add blazers and accessories to change them up. This makes them very versatile. For example, this dress is also my sexy, elegant party dress. I wore it to my grandmother's 70th birthday party! (One of my favorite looks!)

 

 

What I Wore:

Bracelets: Aldo

Dress/Necklace: Macy's

Shoes: Zara

 



Red, Hot, Blues!

When I think of blue, I think of all things calm. I think of the sea or the sky.

 

 

When I think of red, I think of all things hot; I think of love, passion or fire.

"Never fear standing out, being bold, being phenomenal or being just you!"

What I wore:

Shirt: Bebe

Skirt: Express

Watch/Bag/Shoes: Michael Kors

Hi Ladies!

I mixed these colors for a fun, classy and chic look. Working in the business world in corporate America should NOT be an excuse to not incorporate your style and personality into your daily look.

I can't seem to get away from midi skirts or heels! As you can see, I live for prints and color. (Especially, fun and bold colors!)

Be inspired!

Xoxo,

Honeyy