Dotty...and Splotty

One predictable element of my taste in clothes is a long-term relationship with polka-dots.  My obsession is so apparent that during my summer in Italy, my dear little friends who hosted me would run around stores and say, "Meghan!  This is polka dots!  You should buy it!" 

 I miss Italia!!!

As I once again deliberated how to dress for spring in winter weather, I decided to give it the ol' polka dot try:

I bought this lovely halter top years ago at Macy's.  I was about as budget conscious then as I am now, and felt super guilty about spending SO much money on a top that I couldn't say, "Ah, but it will go with everything I own!"  But I'm glad I did...

..because shortly around the time I bought it, I saw a picture of Audry Hepburn wearing the very same thing in a biography my brother bought me.

Source/buy the book on Amazon!

So there.  If anyone gives me grief about this top, I will tell them they are jealous of my Hepburn-like beauty.  And my cooking skills, too.

I paired the top with a white skirt (before Memorial Day, I know), a teal cami (skirt and cami from Express), black leggings (Romy), a black blazer (Issac Mizrahi...I think? for Target), my favorite black pumps, and a super fake pearl necklace (Target).

You may laugh at my frugality...but here's one of the big reasons I like to dress cheap when I can. 

I ruin stuff.

Like the day I wore this super cute outfit.  I was also being super healthy and brought a yummy salad to work:

Planning ahead...make 2 days at once to save time!

Great idea, right?  Well...it tasted amazing.  But somehow the balsamic vinegar and olive oil didn't play nice with my skirt.  Jerks.

Lucky for me I keep Grandma's Secret Spot Remover on hand at home.  And I'm happy to report that after spot treatment and a regular machine washing, the skirt is almost 100% recovered.

When your Eating Well gets in the way of Dressing Cute, it's time to Think Sharp.

One, two, three, CRACK! New egg.

What happens when all your food posts are photos of the food someone else makes?  Do the blogger police come and take you away? 

Well...so maybe not all my food posts are of food I make.  If there's anything fancy or complicated or just plain delicious, unless I took explicit credit it is probably the work of my culinarily gifted husband.

A few weeks ago, he got sick...this was very sad for him, and very sad for me as bachelorette Meghan makes awesome breakfast and a killer sack lunch, but can be kinda hopeless when it comes to dinner and dessert.  (Remember when Audrey Hepburn goes to cooking school in France and she had to spend hours just cracking eggs perfectly?  Somehow I don't think I have that kinda persistence.)

So here's me, making fancy-pants nachos.  I got in vitamin c, fish oil, protein, calcium, and some awesome fats from the avocado.  Cool beans.

The apron says:
"I Kiss Better Than I Cook"

I didn't even set off the fire alarm!!!

Chillin with the latest copy of Shape magazine...

By the time my perfectionist self had laid out the above photo set-up and gotten a good shot...the nachos were kinda cold. 

This is why I prefer to try dressing like Audrey instead of cooking like she did in Sabrina to win over Humphrey Bogart.  (Plus my husband is like a thousand times better looking than Bogie.  No contest.)