I’ve been wearing these shorts a lot, and it’s starting to show. That’s some, ahem, unfortunate bagginess developing. I’m pretty sure I haven’t lost weight (or, if I have, it’s a negligible amount), so I’m gonna guess these J. Crew shorts have a tendency to get baggy. Not cool. Not cool at all, especially considering how much I love them and want to keep wearing them. Sigh. When fupa levels start getting dangerously high, y’all are gonna tell me, right? I can count on you?

Or I can just strategically place a giant clutch over the offending area. Totes normal.

Oh, look – more shorts:

So, I know that I’m by no means a short person, but I have a height complex – which is to say, I wish I had an extra couple of inches of leg. Heck, I’d even settle for my current height, provided I had more leg and less torso to deal with. Alas. On the plus side, these shorts are definitely helping with the whole longer-leg illusion. Side note: this is what I always think of whenever that word comes up in conversation:

ALWAYS. And I always start cracking up, and I can’t tell people why, because unless they know the reference, I just sound odd and inappropriate. (I generally try to be just one of those things at any given time.)

These shorts are also pretty great because of the whole side zipper situation. Best thing ever.

You will remember this blouse from before its sleeve surgery.

I think it’s recovered nicely, don’t you? We tried cap sleeves first, and I was going to stop there … until I saw the photos. No bueno. I’m generally not the biggest fan of cap sleeves – on me, because carrying a 40 lbs toddler around does nothing for upper arm toning, contrary to all logic – so I should have known. I mean, they were better than mutton sleeves, but it was only a marginal improvement. So we* went for the full sleeve-ectomy, and I’m quite pleased with the results.

The rest of the outfit is pretty boring. Not, like, blergh-boring. Just … expected-boring. But if it works, I’ll take boring.

*By “we”, I mean my awesome grandmother who did all the work, and me. Who did nothing.

I don’t know why I bother packing for these short road trips. Guaranteed that, on the second day, I’ll wear all my shopping spoils from day 1. I’m just that impatient. So, hey, check out my new shorts, belt and clutch.

Altogether, these set me back about $35, which is the chocolate sauce on top of this sundae of an outfit. (I’m trying to say that I really like how this outfit came together. Basic? Yes. Cute? I stand by it.)

I even splurged on some joolz; the ring cost more than all the other new pieces combined, but it was still under $50, so yay. More chocolate sauce. This is an awesome sundae.