Hotel Pastel

Top: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Bag: Betsey Johnson, Amazon; Blue bangle: Burlington Coat Factory; Blue bracelet: Cloud Nine, Ocean City; Mint ring: Michaels; Purple ring: Claire's

Skirt: Wild Fable, Target; Tights: Hue, Amazon; Boots: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Top: Nine West, Kohl's

Heart Hodgepodge Necklace

Headband: Colors, JCPenney

Green Goddess Necklace

Bag: Candie's, Kohl's; Mint bangle: Decree, JCPenney; Orange bracelet: Sonoma, Kohl's; Ring: Express

Top: Love Fire, Belk's; Skirt: XOXO, Macy's

Coral Floral Necklace

Bag: Betsey Johnson, Macy's; Metallic bracelet: H&M; Blue bangle: So, Kohl's; Turquoise bangle: Mixit, JCPenney; Orange ring: Nordstrom

Skirt: Wild Fable, Target

Top: Crave Fame, Macy's

Aquamarine Queen Necklace

Bag: Nine West, Ross; Belt: Mixit, JCPenney

Top: LC Lauren Conard, Kohl's; Skirt: ELLE, Kohl's

Purple Peacock Necklace

Bag: Olivia Miller, Amazon; Purple and silver bracelet, purple heart bracelet: Cloud Nine, Ocean City; Purple and teal bracelet: Apt. 9, Kohl's; Rhinestone rings: Express

You know how hotels are known for having bad paintings?  And how '90s décor was big on abstract designs and pastels?  Well, when I bought this top last winter, it reminded me of a so-bad-it's-good painting that would've hung in a Marriott circa 1995.

It also reminded me of a bedspread I bought in the early 2000s, long after this tacky trend had expired.  What can I say?  I like what I like, and sometimes what I like looks like it should stay trapped on VHS. 

In other news, earlier this week we got a dusting of snow, as evidenced in some of these pictures.  Although it was pretty, I was grateful to be working from the command center known as my couch.  Back in the day, if I was out when flakes started to fall, I'd be a wreck, white-knuckling it all the way home.  And now, just like that, it's no longer a worry.  Thanks, pandemic!   

And thanks, also, hotel paintings.  Especially the one that Jeff Goldblum's self-loathing artist flung into the ocean in Nine Months.      

I hope you made some mermaid happy.