OFF THE SHOULDER TOP AND DARK FLARED DENIM

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While it is entirely to hot to be wearing denim at this time in NC, I DID IT. Sue me! I found this denim nestled away in the back of my closet and couldn’t resist styling and profiling in it for the day. Yes, it was sticking to me, but I was cute, LOL. We have casual Friday’s at my place of employment, and this outfit would be one I’d wear on a casual Friday as the denim is dark and still professional and the top is flirty, fun, but still office appropriate. In all honesty, most of the time my shopping habits are tailored to work. Meaning, when I shop, I more than likely won’t buy it unless I can wear it to work. Every now and then I’ll buy pieces I clearly can’t wear to work, but for the most part I’m shopping for a professional setting as that is where I’m at in life right now. I know, it doesn’t sound fun, and I totally want to buy some distressed denim shorts this summer, but I’d only be able to wear them on the weekends, and it would be on a Saturday as Sunday I dress business casual for church.

But, there is a light at the end of this tunnel. If you are like me, and your going to shop only work appropriate clothing, you want to make it fun, youthful, and trendy. Here are some outfit ideas I use often, courtesy of Pinterest, on mixing and matching some of the pieces I’m wearing in this blogpost.

– Pair denim with a light weight tank and light weigh blazer
– Pair the denim with a tank and cardigan set
– Pair the denim with a simple tee and printed scarf
– Switch out the denim for a Khaki short and blazer

I try to make work clothes fun yet still professional. Hope these ideas help and hope your  Father’s Day was awesome!

Happy Monday everyone!

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

BARBADOS

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And now for the second to last island on our May visit, the beautiful, breathtaking, Barbados. This island was particularly special because my father’s side of the family is from here. As a child, I’ve always wanted to see what this place looked like. While I don’t know any of my family here and this is my first visit to this island, I did feel a special connection to this place and honestly felt right at home. We had an amazing tour guide although I have to be honest, I can’t for the life of me remember that dudes name, but he was very nice and took us all around the island. He let us get out and explore the oldest church on the island. There is so much rich history tucked away on this island, and he went into serious detail about the cattle export with the English, slave trade, housing in Barbados, and so much more, he even showed us Rhianna’s old stomping grounds, the house she grew up in, and the decked out condo she owns on the other side of the island now. Just in case you are wondering, I did not see Rhianna, LOL. To complete our tour, we relaxed on one of the amazing beaches just outside the city. The water was AMAZING! Charles and I took the jet ski’s out for a spin and got as much sun as possible. I then found a comfy spot on the beach and began to jot down all the reasons why I should purchase a property in Barbados, none of my reasons changed the fact that I literally have no money to do so, LOL, but the thought of it was nice. This is definitely one island Charles and I plan on flying to in the future for sure.

The black maxi dress I’m wearing is from Loveculture a few years ago, but I’ve placed a link up top for you to browse some similar Maxi’s, courtesy of Forever21. I got the sunnies from a souvenir shop in Antigua.

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Deidra Craig