Music, Books, Miles and Looks of March

Not going to lie - I'm happy March is over.  It wasn't necessarily bad month but it also wasn't great.  But the good news is that I hit my year mark a week from today.  Alleluia.  I can't wait to be at the point where I will have no financial obligation if I resign!!!

Music:

 

Girls Chase Boys by Ingrid Michaelson - Ingrid Michaelson is one of my all-time favorite artists and she has a new album coming out next week. This is the first single that was released and while it's different than her other songs, I really like it!

Books:

It was another strong month of reading for me as I read 7 books.  It's was surprising that I read that many because when I think back on the last month, I don't think of it as being a strong reading month for me but clearly it was.  My least favorite book was The Rent Collector.  It's hard to pick a favorite as I really enjoyed Somewhere in France, The Perfume Collector, The World We Found, and Tolstoy and the Purple Chair and would highly recommend all 4!

The Rent Collector by Camron Wright - 2 stars
Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson - 4 stars
The Collector of Dying Breaths by M.J. Rose - 3 stars
The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro - 4 stars
Confessions of a Paris Party Girl by Vicki Lesage - 4 stars
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch - 5 stars
The World We Found by Thrity Umrigar - 4 stars

Miles:

Do you know how wonderful it is to actually have miles to add up???  My total for the month was 60 miles which I am happy with.  I see my Rheumatologist tomorrow and if she clears me to train for a half, that number will be increasing but even if she says no (I doubt she will) I'm just happy I am able to run.  Period.  Besides running, I returned to strength training and took some classes at the gym, like Body Pump which is my favorite class, and I took some spin classes which I have a love/hate relationship.  I love how great of a workout it is, I kind of hate it when I'm in class.


Looks:

I actually have some looks to share this month but most of them are more 'wintery' than I'd like.  I am SO over my winter clothes.  We had an unseasonably cold month of March but the weather has started to warm up.  Yea!

First outfit is from Banana Republic (as usual).  I actually bought the skirt with a 50% coupon in November but then struggled to figure out what to pair it with.  The turtle neck works OK but is not great.  You can't tell in this photo but the skirt has tiny polka dots on it and a bow at the waist so is pretty cute.

I bought this skirt at White House Black Market when I was in Austin in February and got a great deal on it.  It's not very slimming due to the horizontal stripes but I don't really care.  I love stripes so I love the skirt.  Let me tell you, though.  The sales rep tried to pair with a striped top and a belt with a bow on it.  The combination was SO ugly.  I actually bought the top she had paired with it but would never wear the two pieces together.

I also bought these pants in Austin as they were on clearance at BR for like $15 I think?  They are a fun orange color. You all know how much I love cropped colored pants so I couldn't pass these up.  Funny story about this outfit, though...  I wore it to my work conference in Florida.  I went to this conference last year but it was a blur because I was moving in 3 weeks/studying for the CFA/about to lose my mind, so I didn't remember the dress code.  Turns out the dress code was VERY dressy as it was mostly men and they were all in dark suits!  I sure stood out!  But serious, why would you wear a dark suit to a conference in Florida in March?  C'mon people.