Lest I forget...

looks like the timing of The Bug is going to keep me from going to the DSS Wednesday. SO not happy about it, but what can a mama do?

Ugh. The Bug's Got Us

After a lovely week Down Tha Shore and wearing my beloved Gap cargos almost 24/7 (no need to carry a purse when you have all those pockets), I thought I'd have to get dressed properly today and present myself to a rabid bunch of "volunteer" writers who don't want to write.

The Bug saved me.

From the writers, anyway, until tomorrow. And I was in yoga pants and a T one more day while we administered juice, cheerios, and multiple doses of on-demand Mickey Mouse to The Bean. She's doing better, but needed her mama home today.

So now I really do have to figure out what to wear to work tomorrow...and it needs to be relatively easy access for the 19 week - yup - can't believe The Bean 2 is 4 months away - ultrasound.

This is when the 70s-80s teacher wrap-around skirts are sounding really good. An apple or a schoolhouse, anyone? And don't forget your bermuda bag...

Shop in Style: DSS tix on sale NOW

Followers know I'm a big fan. My last jaunt was a Mama's Night Out and I scored some great pieces (some of which will just have to wait til post-Bean#2, oh beloved Ports 1961 trousers*). With this fall weather beating down our door (hooRAY!), I can't wait to pull on my riding boots. They'll be the perfect foil to a bulging bump - without giving up style.

If you haven't been, come join us. If you have, and have let your "membership" in DC's best style scene lapse, pick it up again. It's charitable, so you can feel good about the splurge, and, well, the deals get better each year.

Buy your tickets now for the District Sample Sale, and I'll see you there!

*crap! just realized, when searching for a link, that I never posted my loot from the spring! Tomorrow, I promise!

If You Lived the 80s, Close Your Eyes

...to the color and pattern,* but love the top. Am wearing it now. At $17.99, it's a cheap way to "do" a Must Have Fall Trend: The Ruffle.

It's soft, easy, and just fitted enough to make even El Preggo here feel like a lump.

With black slacks, peeptoes, and a little denim jacket covering up the bra straps that I couldn't be bothered to otherwise hide (the cut of the shoulders would, if worn bare, require a Special Bra. SO not getting one), I feel almost stylish.

OK, actually, I feel pretty good. It was a great $17.99 purchase amidst the Elmo slippers, Hello Kitty sunglasses and thermos, mounds of junk food, and pink flowered potty training "unterhose." (We're 3 days from heading off Down Tha Shore. And counting.)

And on a wholly different note, BlueSuitGirl and I spent two Saturday afternoons ago wandering aisles and laughing our proverbial @##es off at American Apparel's self-depreciating sense of humor and ability to throw us back to middle school with a vengange. Slashed neon pink leggings, anyone?