Wearing grown up clothes

One of the main things a girl wants when she grows up is to look beautiful at work. When I was younger I knew that I wanted to be one of those women who wears a power suit and heels to work everyday, the kind of woman who can get stuff done. I have no idea how I knew this as a child but I did and I looked forward to that day really until I realized that I wanted to go into science and in a more serious way realized that I have no fashion sense... crap. Regardless I have worked hard over the years to figure out what is my style and how does that work in my life.

My style is somewhat of a classic style and if you want a mental picture, think J. Crew, Ralph Lauren, to some extend Michael Kors clothing, but I love the look of an Oxford shirt and khakis and something with color. Here is the problem with my style, to date I can't really afford it on a daily basis. Another problem is that wearing cute stuff like that is great right up until the moment when you spill a chemical on it and ruin your expensive new outfit.

I realized a few things about my new style and how to work this into my job...
-I don't have to wear jeans to work, I can but I don't have to.
-I can wear nicer things than before since I don't actually use any chemicals, just salt and that washes out
-I have a lab coat, with my name on it to wear on days when I don't want science on my clothes.
-Learning to mix and match the pieces that I do have makes it seem like I have more clothes
-I need new clothes, lots of new clothes
-I can look cute everyday, that is a choice and it is my choice...

To work on these things I have been trying to buy several new pieces a month and fill in the holes in my wardrobe, it is a little weird to buy stuff and not really have to worry about how this is going to work out I can buy it because I like it and I love how it looks on me. I bought an 18 pack of hangers and I hope to need to buy more soon... this is how I measure my closet. For a long time I bought new clothes and no hangers but not I need hangers and clothes, I feel like such an adult. I will be sure to post pics of my new favorite pieces but rest in knowing that for now I love looking in my closet and saying what do I want to wear today... so many good choices.