It’s always fun to find love notes left for you from your students on the white board. Yesterday, one of my fav students, “A”, left me this love note. She found the boxes of preserved specimens waiting to get dissected. Guess who wants to take physiology next year! “A” also played photog for me. Good job, A!
glasses: bonlook – infinity scarf: american apparel – blazer: madewell – sweater: j.crew – belt: gap – jeans: uniqlo – booties – steve madden
This is what I’ve been doing since yesterday:
B was on a work trip in Napa this week, so I took advantage of my spring break to crash in on him at his work event. Lucky me, he was staying at the Carneros Inn, a suuuper nice place. Our room was pretty insane. There was an outdoor shower!
We left Napa today, but stopped at the Oxbow Public Market on the way home. This place is basically just like the Ferry Building, but with Ritual Roasters instead of Blue Bottle and a Kara’s Cupcakes instead of Miette. I bought 3 cupcakes for myself (2 for later) and B only got one. =) B, being 6’4″ also got stuck sitting at the kids table. 
I decided to wear my pizza shirt today, since pizza goes so well with wine. right? And, I seriously love these Forever 21 sunglasses. They were cheap as heck ($6!!) and so darn cheeky. I love cheeky, off beat-ish things.
sunnies: F21 – cardigan: j. crew – tshirt: h&m – jeans: madewell – bag: pour la victore – boots: ZigiNy – nails: Essie Chinchilly
spring break is almost over! Tomorrow: snowboarding. Quite possibly the last time this winter season.
I know it’s only spring break and not summer. But if I don’t start busting out the summer clothes soon, I’m going to start feeling depressed. There’s no school this week!!! woot! I went browsing through Downtown SF yesterday and of course had to check out the Madewell sale section. Surprise! The skirt I’ve been lusting after for so long is finally on sale! In my size! It was my lucky day. Still, it was super hard to fork over the plastic for an $80 skirt (the sale price even!). I think I stood in the store for a good 15 min debating over the purchase before deciding to buy it so that I could debate over it some more at home. $80 is a lot for a skirt, no? I’ve decided to keep it though, justifying the price by thinking about how it would be perfect for a really hot day, and it’s breathable since it’s silk. I’ve been thinking about the skirt ever since I saw the Madewell spring lookbook, and I’m going to wear the sh*t out of this skirt come summer. I wore it today to get a start on summer.
sunnies: F21 – sweater: anthropologie (old) – necklace and skirt: madewell – bag: pour la victoire – sandals: sweedish hasbeens for h&m – leather wrap bracelet and belt: j.crew – watch: marc by marc jacobs (old) – other wrist: the usual, paracord and an old bracelet from my grandma – bambi’s collar: from noe valley pet co.
B turned 31 last thursday. So friday night, we all went out to celebrate, meaning really good steak at Harris’. I bought him a Cheap Monday Chambray shirt for his birthday. He hated it at first, begrudgingly tried it on to humor me, and ended up loving it, wearing it out that night. He rarely lets me dress him, so, success!! Happy Birthday, loves.
very quick, badly set up photo in B’s kitchen before we headed out for the night:
I love this Vasia dress. It looks like a dark and stormy windy night. I found it a while ago deep in the mess that is the Urban Outfitters sale section when they were having an extra 30% off sales promotion. Not bad for $27 right?
sunnies: borrowed from aimee – shirt: gap – cardigan and belt: j.crew – wallet: UO – booties: dolce vita
Today was a minimum day at school, the day before spring break. SPRING BREAK!! At my school, we celebrate the beginning of spring with a festival where all the clubs set up tables and sell food to fund raise. I made like a good teacher and bought myself a snack from every table. No complaints from my belly yet! I should have planned accordingly though…my outfit was not very springy at all, just very neutral. Thanks to Aimee for letting me borrow her shades! And to my student A, who informed me today that it bugs her when her mom shops at F21, and so therefore, I should stop shopping at teen places also. Is she right? While I muse over that friendly comment from A, here are some other photos from Spring Fest, along with a cute one of my co-worker Nicole (english teacher) and her daughter Kira. Student faces are blurred out, so they look a little weird.
The back is still getting better, kids have been calling me grandma for the past 3 days. I’ve been wearing the don’t-even-have-to-think-in-the-morning black pants/sweater combo for the past couple of days, so I decided to break out the prints today. I bought this dress a couple summers ago when I was in Perth for a few weeks. I still love it and in fact I picked up the old school saddle shoes a while ago to wear with this dress specifically.
These photos were snapped during lunch time. I was on the lookout for kids. By the way, my health class noticed how my nails matched my dress today. A happy coincidence.
glasses: warby parker – cardigan, shirt (layered for the cold SF weather) and bag: j.crew – dress:hello by karen walker – belt/sash: taken from another shirt, F21 – tights: h&m – shoes: bass – watch: marc by marc jacobs
It’s a sunny sunday, with hella cold wind whipping around. B and I met a couple friends for brunch at Bar Tartine earlier. We wanted to chill out at Dolores Park for a bit after, but the San Francisco weather today is prohibitively cold. So instead, like any good little SF techie/teacher, we are both now sitting inside, staring at our laptops. I blame my bad back. Last friday, my back decided it was time to sieze up on me, like it does at least once a year. It hurts. a lot. And, as well as wincing in pain with every step, I was stuck at a 45 degree angle for the past two days. Today I’m more at a 80 degree angle from horizontal. I stuck on a happy face so that B could snap some photos in front of my neighbor’s garage.
I wore this dress last time to a girl’s night out here. Not much of a mix up this time, but the cold weather called for leggings, boots and my beat up but loved 6 year old pea coat. What’s hidden underneath it all is one of those grandpa style back braces that employees of Home Depot wear. It’s seriously un-sexy.
sunnies: f21 – coat: hella old Gap – dress: madewell – leggings: target – boots: frye – tote: Marc by Marc Jacobs (gift from my sis), last seen here – necklace and bracelet: old family heirlooms
P.S. check out how Rachel from That’s Chic wears my same dress here. I love this dress!
It’s friday. The kids have finally stopped singing that Rebecca Black song on fridays. I know floral jeans have been all over the blogosphere lately, my favorites here, there, here and there. I’ve had these Forever 21 jeans sitting in my closet since last september and have only worn them once. No better time than now to pull them out for the second time. My students knew right away where I found these jeans. One teenager even told me that she has the same pants. Great. I dress like a teenager. A big teenager that can confiscate your hats and cell phones. I really tall teenager who forces you to write TEA paragraphs about why income is the greatest indicator obesity in the US and then imitates your groaning. Happy friday, kids!
glasses: bonlook – necklace, blazer and jeans: F21 – tank: target – v-neck: threads for thought via nordstrom rack – belt: gap – booties: steve madden – key lanyard: TMAHS
I was browsing my usual blogs yesterday and came across this post from Calivintage (who got it from this post by, Milk Teeths). I immediately pinned this look to my pinterest board for “looks I love”. I already have high waisted blue pants! So I stole the outfit idea and recreated it with what I already had in my closet.
By the way, these H&M Divided pants are the most comfortable pants ever. It’s like wearing pajamas to work! It was lunchtime, and I treated myself to a coffee ice cream bar.
glasses: bonlook – cardigan and pants: H&M – blouse: UO (from 2006!) – shoes: Target – bag and belt: J.Crew
A couple nights ago I painted sock monkey faces onto my nails. Cute right?
B and I went to see one of my favorite local bands last Saturday, Geographer. They were amazing, of course. Check them out here. They are amazeballs. Seriously. And watch this video below. You will fall in love, I guarantee it.
I was having a wardrobe emergency trying to get ready for this show. I swear, even with my exploding closet, I had nothing to wear. So I busted out the fail safe backups: stripes, red lips and black skinny pants. B took my photos, and we ran to the bus stop. We missed the bus by half a block. fail. If there is one thing I learned growing up in San Francisco is never run for the bus. You will almost always miss it, you’ll be even angrier for running late, you will end up a sweaty mess and you’ll look like that guy running for the bus and missing it. Never again, I should have known better as a native San Franciscan.
an homage to asianposes.com
Have I mentioned how much I love Geographer yet? Check this one out too, you will pee your pants from having your mind blown.
necklace: ach ach liebling (dead etsy shop, but I loved her jewelry) – jacket, last seen here: UO – hoodie: american apparel – tank: target – pants, last seen here: j.crew – bag: F21 – shoes: Anthropologie
Teachers Have Lives Too! 
