With the amount of snow showers we had in the latter part of April, I am expecting an EXPLOSION of flowers this month. Nah, that’s just me trying to strong-arm Mother Nature; let’s face it, May in Edmonton could mean 10 inches of snow as likely as plus 20 degree Celsius weather. Sometimes, we even get both in the same week! Lucky us.
Speaking about April, it was all werk, werk, werk, GAME OF THRONES, werk. Thrifting was mediocre, but I got a couple of cool craft projects done. I am currently on the lookout for more ideas, especially as I’ve now finished all 4 seasons of Elementary available on Prime TV (sad face). I am probably going to take a break from other TV shows until GoT is over (sad face), but I have some promising books lined up (Normal People, and 4 Boris Akunin mysteries). Additional suggestions always welcome!
On to the clothes:
April didn’t really have a theme; I mostly just wore things I had recently thrifted, mixed in with older favourites. Overall, I am pleased with the line-up even though it’s somewhat less cohesive than previous months. I’m going through a phase where I’m more excited about my casual outfits than my work ones, and I can’t quite put my finger on the reason. By way of comparison, here are some of my recent weekend lewks:
I think it might just come down to the pieces involved – some of my recent favourites are definitely casual options (although I’m happy I’ve been able to get some, like the leather Zara skirt, to pull double duty). That hasn’t been an intentional thing on my part – such is the nature of thrifting, alas – but it’s making me feel like I need to up my game when it comes to work wear. That being said, in my current mood, while I still care about what I wear (I *always* care!), I don’t feel like putting any effort into planning what I wear. Winging outfits works … some of the time. We’ll see if May is full of (metaphorical) flowers or a wash-out.
I become more interested in casual outfits if work is stressful or otherwise not going well. When I start ogling comfy cardigans in the stores, I know it’s time to take a break or try to reassess things.
You know, maybe you have a point …
Maybe normcore or menocore aren’t actually your happy place? You seem to love prints, strong tailoring and embroidered and beaded details.
I think it’s the layering and the mix of textures. I need to infuse more of that into my work clothes, perhaps. Or maybe just more sass, haha!
Girl, you really have style and can pull off just about any look. Envious! 😛
Thank you, Sandy!