Thank You

I planned on posting this earlier today but I don't know where the time went. Overall, despite the awful weather, it was a rather busy and productive day. I received a call inviting me to a second interview with one job prospect and a phone screening/ first pass interview with another. I baked a pumpkin cranberry bread, worked on a press release for a contract client, (If I am working from home and not working at the client's office then it is not referred to as "coming out of retirement.") took a Zumba class (I love Zumba and I am getting very good.), followed by a ballet barre class to work my core, (Did you know that sitting in front of a computer looking for a job or simply sitting in front of a computer screen period, is awful  for your back and neck.) and met a friend for a dinner. 
There are a set of questions that everyone should expect to be asked when they go for an interview and one of those questions is, "What are you most proud of?" My answer is and will always remain the same. "The friendships and relationships I have developed and retained in the last nine years."
I am using this post to say thank you to my family, friends, business associates, the people who have checked out this blog, and to you, my followers, (Who probably fall into the latter category.) by sharing some of my latest and greatest finds and all-time favorites.

Top Shop Flats $36
Once a season, I don my fashion armor to contend with the tourists that populate the streets of Soho, to purchase my favorite flats, only available at TopShop. Not only are they molto non-expensivo at $36 a pair but these ballerina beauties are very comfortable and have a rubber sole. Perfect for walking the streets of New York and chic enough to wear to an interview until you slip on your stilettos a minute before you walk into the door and up to the Fort Knox securities desk. (Seriously, if you have gone to an interview at the Conde Nast building then you know what I am talking about. There is a feeling of anxiety that envelops your entire body as security calls up to the person who you are meeting with and doesn't disappear until you hear the words, "I will send her right up.") They rarely carry the same styles season to season (but adding an element of surprise to your life every season isn't necessarily a bad thing unless that surprise is losing your job) and you always have to go up one full size so don't get too attached to one style and if you have issues with the size of your feet, these are not the flats for you. Check out this season's (spring/summer) purchases.

Arden B Leather Jacket $59 Yes, Arden B. I couldn't believe it either and feel free to add a French accent to the a in Arden if it will
make you fell better.

Gap Jacket $5.93
You can find some great pieces on the Gap sale rack especially before closing when the racks have been reorganized for the next day. This jack was priced at $15 but there was a store-wide 40% off sale that day, sale rack included. My favorite part about this purchase was when the person who rang it up said, "Where did you find this?" Maybe that is why Patrick Robinson got fired two weeks ago.

Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pads, $32 for a box of 20. Available on sephora.com.
These little double duty wonders exfoliate and give you a light, not orange, sun-kissed glow.