All right, you guys, one of my alert readers informed me of a huge problem concerning this weekly grab bag thing I do. This alert reader was my mother. She was soon joined by my brother, who lives to harass me.
Mama Hoomster feels that this “Grab Bag” title I use for these Sunday posts is misleading and offensive to the sensibilities. She says a grab bag consists of a big box of presents and everyone gets to pick one and go home with it and be happy, and that I can’t call this a grab bag because I’m not giving any of you nerds anything.
I argued that the point was that I put up a bunch of crap and you can look through it and go with what you like, but she wasn’t convinced. And she remained unconvinced by my argument that in a typical grab bag set up, each participant buys a gift under a set monetary limit, and then picks a gift of comparable value, so really, the participant might as well have bought him or herself a gift, but for the added element of surprise, which I provide by putting up a bunch of items you may not have seen before.
But she said no, and that I had to change it, to which I said that I wasn’t running a democracy here, and then she got mad and wandered off somewhere.
So now that we’ve got that cleared up, let’s move on to THE WEEKLY GRAB BAG I HOPE YOU HEARD THAT MAMA HOOMSTER WHEREVER YOU WANDERED OFF TO.
>:(
Free People: $34.99/$47.99
Slouchy and comfortable with deep pockets, and it looks slubby. I forgot to read the description, though, so who knows? It could be made of unicorn hair for all I know.
Free People: $19.95
I’m normally not at all crazy about belts, but I like this one. I also like the dressmaker dummy that’s wearing it. :-| And normally dressmaker dummies freak me out. I just keep imagining them coming alive and chasing me trying to get my head and arms because they are jealous of them. :( It’s really scary, you guys.
Kenneth Cole: $31.98
These are interesting, yes? I can’t totally decide how I feel about these, but I’m leaning toward liking them. They’re just kind of fun.
Banana Republic: $39.50
SPARKLY. SHINY. CHASE.
*chases*
Banana Republic: $49.50
This one’s available in a butternut color, a khaki color, and black. It’s clean and simple without overstated hardware, and think of all the crap you could stuff in there. You could even stuff a small child in there! :D
:-|
Please don’t try to stuff a small child in there. :(
Banana Republic $49.99
You guys know my feelings about cardigans. They make sleeveless tops work-appropriate and are great for warding off the chill from an over active A/C unit.
Michael Kors $29.99
I have a couple tops like this: soft and comfy in pretty pale colors, and they’re just great in the summer.
Victoria's Secret: Skirt = $28.99, Blazer = $34.99
A whole skirt suit for $64! Hard to beat that.
J.Crew $49.99
This cardigan is kind of sailor-inspired, yes? I like the contrast tubing/piping/whatever/stuff.
Express: $19.99
Shrugs/boleros are just as good as cardigans. Not as warm (which matters if you’re always freezing like I am) but they work great with sleeveless tops you wouldn’t otherwise be able to wear to work.
Urban Outfitters $19.99
OMG THESE ARE SO CUTE.
Free People $9.95
I threw this one in for Mama Hoomster. She loooooves turquoise and would totally love this bracelet.
French Connection $17.49
These aren’t law-firm-appropriate, really, but that doesn’t mean they’re not appropriate for other offices! They’re kind of cute, aren’t they? There are different color combinations to choose from, too.
French Connection $13.99
Really digging this orange sunrise color right now. So bright and happy!
French Connection: $41.99
This dress looks long enough to be work appropriate – once you pair it with a little bolero or cardigan or jacket or something. I love FC dresses; I’ll just admit it right now.
Ralph Lauren $49.99
Skinny fit anything wouldn’t be appropriate for a law firm, but these shirts would be just fine in another kind of office. My parents love polos for some reason. When I was 13ish, Papa Hoomster was always trying to get me to wear polos. And I hated collars at that age – still kind of do, but I’m better about it now. He’d drag me to department stores and be like BUY THESE and I’d just kind of flop onto the floor and twitch until he acquiesced by dragging me back out to the car and going home.
Ralph Lauren $48.30
Snakeskin! Creepy and funky and interesting at the same time.
Ralph Lauren $37.12
Mama Hoomster always wants to see me wearing stripes more often. I have no idea what her deal is. She also thinks all of you should wear more stripes. And clean your rooms, damn it, you can’t even see the floor anymore. HOW CAN YOU LIVE LIKE THAT?
>:(
DKNY $23.70
Full sleeved, sparklies, and a deep navy color. The picture of work appropriate. Make it interesting with some patterned turquoise flats, perhaps, and matching earrings.
Ralph Lauren $24.90
Simple and close to the lobe. Well, close enough to the lobe, yes?
And there we have our weekly grab bag. I still maintain that the grab bag title works, no matter what my mother says.
>:(
She can name it something else on HER blog. How about that? Hmph.
Well, yes grab bag works for me. I wish I had some money to blow on some of this stuff.
Now I have to point out when you channel Mama Hoomster you do it very, very well.
And that makes me believe in 20 years or so when your own capricious offspring are turning your hair gray, you know who is going to laugh so hard tea shoots our her nose?
Yep, Granda Hoomster!
Mwahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!*cough *cough*
(I have to go finish cleaning up my room now.)
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr bleeping typo. It is supposed to say “out” not “our”. Okay I am really leaving now.
Where’d I leave that vacuum?
She says she hopes my kids give me as much trouble as I give her.
>:(
How rude!
Grab bag sounds fine. I wish I had extra money to spend but Banana always sends coupons in the mail. :D
I can’t believe you can’t see the floor in your/my room. Just because it often looks like a tornado ran through it doesn’t mean it isn’t clean. :P