8-5 Style

For those of you who have to dress "business professional" for work like me, know that suits are not the most flattering and feminine thing we like to wear 5 days out of the week. In my 2 short years in the real world I have discovered some ways to make the "business professional" suit or dress look cute and make you feel feminine, while still meeting office requirements.

Pair a plain black dress up with a blazer and a long necklace

Tuck in a colorful and comfy t-shirt, a fun belt with a black blazer and black pants

For Fridays, a skinny black work pant, with a longer white tunic with flats and a scarf still says you're in working mode, but ready for the weekend.

-Brooke

Front Door Flare

The doormat is one of the first things that people see when they come to your house, besides the outside of your house of course. It should express your personality and sense of style, giving guests a little hint of what they will see inside.

colorful, floral welcoming from Pier 1

 

 

beachy welcoming from Pottery Barn

 

classic welcoming from Ballard Designs 

K9 welcoming (and possible warning) from Bed Bath & Beyond

my personal favorite, from Garnet Hill

 

appropriate for our house, but it may scare guests away, from Wisteria

What's your front door flavor?

-Whitney

Shivering Spring

Spring has yet to spring-up in KC and I am not happy about.  I think that the only thing that will get me out of this cool weather funk would be one of these fabulous Spring Sweaters and a nice big bowl of Rachel Ray's Spring Vegetable Soup.

via top shop would look cute with pale pink shorts

via piperlime *it's now on sale*

via nasty gal

 via free people

Throw one of these great sweaters on, grab your soup bowl and forget about the frigid weather

-Meg

Lollapalooza 2011

The 2011 20th Anniversary LINEUP has been revealed! This year's lineup is awesome as always! Make sure you check it out!

Lollapalooza is a 3 day music festival that takes place in Grant Park of Chicago, IL. This year will mark the 20th Anniversary and will take place August 5-7, 2011. Lolla has multiple stages that span across over 115 acres and an ever-more diverse array of 130+ artists.

Lollapalooza is a MUST and I look forward to it every year!! This will be my 4th year and every year it gets bigger and better!!

Here are some pictures from Lollapallooza 2010!

The group walking into Lollapalooza on the first day!

BFF's at Neon Trees

Temper Trap Show

After the Kaskade late night show

-Jane