This Life, Redefined...: Confusion

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Confusion

Could someone please explain to me how I should dress to leave the house when it is 47 degrees in the morning, even though I know it is supposed to be almost 80 at some point during the day? Because I am failing miserably this week. And I'm usually so good with layers, too!

Apparently, the heat of the summer left me a little rusty in that area...

A couple of other points for the day:

-This outfit was from the weekend, before I realized that it was October, so...no pink. I tend to stockpile outfit pictures over the weekend because my schedule isn't so conducive to real time outfit posts.

Also, I am lazy. Remember?

-Although Brigid's birthday isn't until Saturday, I mentioned last week that we had her party this past weekend. I posted about it today at Style Lush, if you want to check it out.

-This weekend, I was comfortable in the morning, and ridiculously hot in the afternoon. This morning, I can't feel my legs. See? Rusty.

-Happy Tuesday!

Sweater: Land's End Canvas

Jeans: Gap

Boots: Bare Traps (DSW)

8 comments:

rlutzOctober 4, 2011 at 12:13 PM
so crazy with the weather here too...it was 50 when I left the house, 68 when I got to work and it will probably be 75 when I go get lunch...ah!!
Love the green and those cool boots!
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Style JourneyOctober 4, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Our weather has been crazy too! Went over and checked out the decorations for Brigid's party and they look fantastic! I wish I was that creative, or had the patience for stuff like that! Loving the green top and boots :) Heather
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TiffanyOctober 4, 2011 at 2:37 PM
Oh, I hear you on the weather!! I've been wearing tights/long sleeves/boots in the morning and feeling so nice and warm and cozy. But at lunch time, I feel like ripping my clothes off! We have such weird weather in the south!

Despite all that nonsense, you're still looking fabulous! I love that green top!
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TaraMixandMatchOctober 4, 2011 at 8:38 PM
This weather is so hard to dress for...the key is layers, layers, layers lol
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oomph.October 4, 2011 at 9:40 PM
this is ALWAYS my dilemma! woke up to rain this morning and was tempted to throw on a heavy sweater and boots...but i KNEW it would warm up. while it didn't exactly warm up, i still would have been miserable as it is still in the 80s! in fact, i almost pu on my green sweater!

[oomph.]
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AnonymousOctober 4, 2011 at 10:18 PM
You are super cute and I have to say after reading your "About Me" I'm shocked you're in your 30's...good genes! Okay, that said, I'm glad to know you were TRYING to wear/use pink for BC Awareness. At first, I thought you didn't want to have any pink because it was October...like one of those old fall fashion rules. LOL
I totally know what you mean about this weather thing. I'm in eastern NC and this morning I was so chilly, but by the end of the day I was sweating...sigh. Love the boots!
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Bird Bug PugOctober 5, 2011 at 7:01 AM
that is one comfy looking outfit! good for weekend and weather as it cools down, you did a TERRIFIC job for your daughter's bday party!

cavoodle: cavalier king charles x poodle
moodle/maltipoo: maltese x poodle
groodle/golden doodle: golden retriever x poodle
schnoodle: schnauzer x poodle
spoodle: spaniel x poodle
labradoole: labrador x poodle
then there's pugaliers, puggles, fugs and jugs, beagliers, etc etc etc
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ClaireOctober 7, 2011 at 1:51 AM
you look awesome in bright green! i totally agree. it's so annoying when it starts out cold in the am and then gets hot in the pm. i'm always sweating by the end of the day!
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2014 List

1) Send more mail...thank you notes, birthday cards, and 'just because' messages.

2) Be nicer, in general, to my husband and family. They deserve a much less crabby me than the one they were stuck with for most of 2013.

3) Make more of an effort to communicate with the long-distance people in my life. I got away from facetiming with my sister on a regular basis, and I miss it. Plus, now that she's making me an aunt, I think it's even more important that we get back into the habit of seeing each other every week. I do not need her new baby asking 'are you SURE you have more than one sister?', just because Aunt Mary lives in Indiana and Aunt Tara lives all of the way in Georgia.

4) Call or email or even text my friends from college more than I do now, which is hardly at all. Just because we can pick up after not talking to each other for months like no time has passed at all does not mean I should keep letting all of those months pass without the talking. I'm afraid the picking back up can't keep happening in a friendship like that.

5) Do one fitness/health related challenge each month. - You know all of those '0 to 1,000 sit-ups in just 30 days!!' kind of schedules that pop up on Pinterest all of the time? I'm going to start doing those. One each month. Fifteen minute plank? I'M COMING FOR YOU. I'm also throwing my meat-free/sugar-free/alcohol-free months in this category, as well.

6) Run another organized 5K. - It was so much more fun than I expected. Minus the running up a hill part, anyway.

7) Renew my vows with Steve, in Vegas, by Elvis, for our 10th anniversary in October.

8) Create an art wall somewhere in my house.

9) Organize a workspace for me

10) Attend The Blathering in Seattle. - Charleston was such a great time, I'd love to make it back for the Seattle trip.

11) Read at least two books a month.

12) Take Brigid camping.

13) Find a yoga studio and start taking classes regularly.

14) Write something, anything, not blog related.

15) No spending money on new clothes this year. Using gift cards and rewards points are fine, but I need to get out of the habit of spending money on new stuff, just to make myself feel better. I swear, shopping is my addiction, but the high I get from buying a new sweater probably isn't enough to justify the amount of money I spend on clothes I don't need.

16) No buying anything at all unless I absolutely need it. I have a bad habit of stocking up on things at sales (candles, lotions, make-up, beauty products), even if I have a cabinet full of the same stuff already at home. I will use the cabinet full of crap before I add more crap.

17) Be more consistent in updating my family blog, because my parents give me a hard time when I let it lag, and my personal blog, because I'm not as happy with myself when I let it lag.

18) Find a general practitioner and get a physical.

19) Post at least one picture a day on Instagram, to get myself into the habit of taking more pictures of my sweet girls, since I find entire events have passed where I've forgotten to photograph said events. Like Christmas. Sadly.

20) Get a haircut. - You can laugh at this one, if you must, but I did not get one single haircut in 2013. In fact, I haven't had a haircut since before Caitlin was born in November of 2012. I do not even know how this happens, but I know it must end. Soon. I think a Locks of Love kind of donation might be in order. My hair, it is long.

21) Make an effort to get to know the neighbors. - I tend to not get dressed/leave the house on the weekends, and this extends to not fraternizing with anyone who lives near me, because I'm afraid people will judge me for my make-up free, sweatpants clad weekend laze. I should probably get over that.

22) Write more thank you notes. - I am terrible at writing thank you notes. I should not be so terrible.

23) Buy new rugs for my new house. - The sunroom and foyer, in particular, need something fun.

24) Be more fearless in forming and maintaining relationships. - There are many times where I think of something I want to send to someone, whether it's an email, text, card, or what have you, and I don't, because I'm afraid I've maybe overestimated whether we have the type of friendship where I can do something like that. I don't want to worry about stuff like that anymore.

25) Put together an Advent/Christmas activity calendar for Brigid and Caitlin. - I did that for Brigid when I was home on maternity leave after Caitlin's birth, and it was so much fun. I didn't get the chance to do it this year, and I feel like I missed out on some part of the excitement of the season. I'm bringing it back.

26) Institute a once-a-month date night with Steve. Or date lunch, I guess, if necessary.

27) Institute a once-a-month girls' night, whether it be with my old college roommate, my SiLs, or the neighbors. I should get out of the house at least once a month with people who do not live in my house.