After my bout of bad luck a couple of weeks ago, I was trying to overcompensate by dressing like a professional human and prove that I could “adult” despite some bad days.

Blazer: H&M

Blouse: Ann Taylor

Pants: Gap

Shoes: TOMS

Necklace: Old Navy

Watch: FOSSIL

The blazer is a new acquisition from H&M. While I don’t normally wear blazers because they’re so structured and grown-up and I don’t feel like myself in them, I couldn’t resist the spring pastel pink. It’s a nice weight — jersey outer, but still heavy enough for a slightly mild morning.

I paired it with a cream blouse from Ann Taylor, (despite not looking like it) grey colored dress pants from the Gap, and a pretty pearl-and-jewel necklace, all pieces I’ve had for years. I bought these items in an alternate life, when I worked my first real job after college and was trying to figure out who I am and how I dressed! They somehow have lasted 5+ years each!

There were a few moments that I felt like I was dressed just right, like having a a working lunch with a friend at a nice restaurant downtown where other professionals were in similar attire. But there were other times I felt out of place and more “serious” than needed, especially at the theatre. While I dress casually professional there, my job isn’t a blazer-and-slacks position, mainly because I sometimes get grossly sweaty or need to clean up after people. (Not in the job description when I was hired: cleaning up others’ bodily functions. No joke.)

Best moment of the day though: driving through a local college campus with the windows down, singing along at the top of my lungs to “God Save the Queen” by the Sex Pistols. I definitely had a couple of double-looks as people were surprised to see me rocking out to ’70s punk music in a pink blazer.