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Target Does it Again

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Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts
Photography by Cory

It’s official. We’ve all survived the first work week of 2016. It may have taken a few extra cups of coffee, but we did it!

My first week at my new job went really well, but it left me feeling so exhausted by the weekend. It’s pretty draining to be the “new girl” at the office, but so far, I like what I’m doing and everyone seems very nice. After a few months of working from home (in solitude), I will say that feels amazing to get back into an office setting. Although, there are some things that will stay with my company after all that time working from home. The software that we used to share documents while we were all working remotely offered zero-trust network access to our business platform – which is still useful working in an office. Now that we are used to working with such high cybersecurity run software, I think it’s important that now we are back in the office this is kept up to standard! Of course, cybersecurity is such a huge thing for businesses, so it’s important that they have the correct software in place to deter hackers. The organization I’m with now have mentioned that they use managed detection and response solutions to prevent hackers. For those who are wondering “what is managed detection and response?“, you can read online to learn about the benefits of those solutions. Businesses have to be extra cautious with things like that to keep their customer’s data safe.

I really missed having that social interaction with my peers, and I don’t think I could cope working full time without it. The company that I worked for were brilliant in trying to make it more comfortable, though. As any good company with a remote team should, they learned how to get the most out of a remote team and had ways of maintaining interaction and that ‘team’ feeling. But I just decided that, in the end, it wasn’t for me.

Of course, many people do prefer working from home and decide to set up a business that can be run in this way. In fact, my friend is one of these people. She loves the idea of working from home because she says that it allows her to connect with her business on a deeper level. But with that being said, the only part of her business that is separate from her home is the address. You may think this sounds weird, but it’s actually very common for home businesses to register for an office space, with the help of places like Your Virtual Office London (find out more on the registered office address here) that can be used for formal documents and so forth, so customers don’t know what your home address is. It provides you with that level of protection if you like. And I take my hat off to her, and the thousands of others like her because I know for a fact that I couldn’t do it.

One of my favourite parts about having a job to go to everyday is that it gives me an excuse to put together outfits again! Even though I would get dressed when I worked from home, I felt like if the outfit was too good, that I’d be “wasting it” if I didn’t go anywhere. Does anyone else ever get that feeling, or am I just a weirdo?

Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts

Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts

Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts

Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts

Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts

Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts

Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts

Boho Outfit - Target Blouse and boyfriend shorts

OUTFIT DETAILS:
Blouse – Target
Shorts – Gap (Similar)
Purse – Gap (Similar)
Hat – J.Crew Factory
Booties – Target

Side note – I’m obsessed with this blouse and the booties I found at Target! If you can get your hands on a pair of the booties, I suggest you do. They’re SO comfortable and the price can’t be beat! That’s right, Target does it again!

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  2. Ivete says

    Ha ha! No, you are not the only who feels that if an outfit is so good and you’re not going anywhere, then it’s “wasted”. I feel the same way! This is such a pretty blouse. And it fits your boho style to a T. 🙂

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    • Jackie says

      I guess a lot of us feel that way! I didn’t realize so many of us had that same mentality 😉

  3. Amy Ann says

    Target always wins. I know what you mean about having to put outfits together for work. I think I would miss reasons to be a little more dressed up if I worked from home. Glad your first week went well.

    Amy Ann
    Straight A Style

    • Jackie says

      Getting dressed is one of the things a lot of people take for-granted if they’ve never worked from home.

  6. Deborah says

    Haha I completely understand the “wasted outfit” situation you speak of! I hate when I’m having a fantastic outfit day but all of my friends are busy or something so I’m just hanging out by myself. Of course it’s the days it’s cold outside and you’re just in a baggy sweater and jeans with your hair in a mess that you run into an ex or something…
    Glad to hear you had a great first week at your new job! It’s fun putting together outfits in the morning, isn’t it?
    I adore your blouse here – it’s so boho-chic! You look lovely, as usual!

    • Jackie says

      OMG why does that always happen? I usually just try to hide when I see people in public on those messy days!

  7. Megan Joy says

    Having Target again is one of the best parts of moving to Portland lol I know what you mean about wasting outfits. When I’m working from home I don’t want to stretch out my good pair of jeans or spill something on my fav shirt if all I’m doing is sitting at home alone. Love the top btw 🙂

    • Jackie says

      Right?! I mean, I’m sure there’s a ton of other incredible reasons that you love Portland, but Target would be on my list too!

  14. Alissa says

    I’m glad your new job is going well! It always helps with routine to have a place to go to every single day and always motivates me to plan out outfits since I can’t be a slob and just wear sweats. 😉

    The Adored Life

  17. Shannon says

    Target always does it! This blouse and booties are wayyyyy too cute! And can I just have like half of your tan?! K thanks

    <3 Shannon
    Upbeat Soles

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