AWOL

Apologies for the unexpected absence... the stomach flu hit our house with full force last weekend, and then no sooner was it over than I dove right into a lovely laryngitis/cold combo. There has been only dressing for survival around here, is what I'm trying to say.

Back soon!

It's Friday and I'm in love

A two-outfit Friday! Woohoo!

This first outfit was worn to go to a doctor's appointment, take down Christmas decorations, and then play outside (driveway hockey! woot!) with my little guy. I like the colors together, although I'm still undecided about the jauntiness of the flight-attendant-style scarf. I got this scarf a few years ago when I lost my hair, but never ended up wearing it on my head... although I still like it! And pink kind of forces you to be cheerful.

I coveted these boots for a year or two before I finally got them about a month ago. They're bulky, but I still love them. Anything with faux fur trim has that affect on me. And they keep my ankles dry in the winter, which around here is a big plus.

Scarf: Vera Bradley

Pink-and-tan striped sweater: Old Navy

Brown vest: TJMaxx

Jeans: Calvin Klein lean bootcut

Boots: Sorel Joan of Arctic

Where: Doctor's appointment, home, driveway hockey.

Friday night was date night! Nothing fancy, which honestly suits us just fine. Mexican food and Tom Cruise... really, can you ask for anything more?

Camel flyaway cardigan: Target

Red ruched sleeveless sweater: Gap

Skinny jeans: Lauren Conrad

Brown boots: Target

Brown studded belt: "vintage" Gap, thrifted

Circle necklace: Kohls

Where: date night!

Top secret

I only got to shoot one frame of my outfit this morning before we were out the door. We were playing hooky, you see, and we had to get off on our adventure! My husband, son, and I took the day off from all of our various obligations and headed off for a great day together. I can't tell you where, unfortunately; that's classified. But it was well worth it.

Brown turtleneck tunic: CAbi

Grey fleece vest: Old Navy

Grey skinny jeans: Old Navy

Brown boots: Target

Where: Playing hooky, and then a continuing ed class in the evening.

Improbable

It's going to be hard to make this out because it's all black, but this is a shift sweaterdress with a ballerina wrap cardigan over the top. And this is one of the least likely outfits I could ever see myself wearing, much less liking...

I thrifted this sweaterdress with Frumptastic when she was here last week. I barely wanted to try it on - it's all black, and a weird length. Plus I don't usually like things that are clingy and/or unshaped. But the fabric was nice and heavy, and the price was superlow, so I tried it on. And, huh. It looked pretty decent. It actually wasn't as shapeless as it looked on the hanger, and it was WARM, and I figured I could work around the weird length by wearing boots. So it came home with me, and I couldn't be happier about it. Especially since this is the coldest day of the year so far, and my legs are wrapped in leggings AND wearing a sweater. Happy.

Black sweaterdress: thrifted

Wrap cardigan: boutique in Providence (see it better here)

Black harness boots: Target

Silver link necklace: Kohls

Where: Preschool pickup/dropoff, tons of work at home, lunch with my grandmother, gymnastics class, errands.

Cocoa, again

Monday's outfit! Only a semi-holiday here; things seemed like a pretty normal Monday actually.

I do seem to be having an infatuation with brown lately. Brown and purple. There really isn't much more to say about this outfit except: I don't think I can think of a more comfy, soothing color palette out there. And it makes me want hot chocolate.

Brown wool sweater vest: TJMaxx?

Purple long-sleeve shirt: Old Navy

Brown jeans: CAbi

Brown harness boots: White Mountain

Bird-charm link bracelet: Baked Beads

Where: Work at home, swim lessons, cooking/cleaning, committee meeting.