What I Wore: Monday

Don’t worry; the spell-check on my computer still works. My aptitude for punny titles … still leaves something to be desired. To explain: I had a case of the Monday blues, so I wore burgundy, because it’s something of a pick-me-up colour for me, and it’s more or less guaranteed to work with whatever outfit I manage to throw together. Recipe for success? Well, maybe on a Monday.

I am wearing head-to-toeknee J. Crew (Factory), but the nice thing about monopolizing a store to that extent is that it increases the chances for a hastily-thrown-together outfit to look somewhat cohesive. Most of my Crew pieces are interchangeable, and I mean that in the best possible way. OK, that belt is probably too bright and fuchsia-leaning for the rest of the outfit here, but this outfit needed a jolt of something bright to get it off its one-way track to snoozeville. The result is … passable. Yes? Maybe? Vote in the comments.

What I Wore: Library Visit

Hoo, boy! This is one big mish mash of an outfit. White, and ivory, and oatmeal, all thrown together because it seemed like a good idea in my head. And then we took the photo, and I didn’t have time to change before one or possibly both of my kids started screaming for various reasons and I had to bust a move or risk a complete meltdown before we’d even left the house. Or, you know, a regular Monday morning at my house.

That said, I don’t hate hate the outfit altogether. And I’m actually surprised by how much I like the white necklace. You may remember I had it up on the Weekend Shortlist recently, but in the coral version. Well, long sad story short, that colour went on clearance sale and sold out before I had a chance to buy it. But I still really wanted the necklace, and whined a lot in a very unbecoming fashion, and my husband finally took pity on me and bought me the white version (on sale, but not clearance). Then, later, one last coral version turned up in my local store, and I bought it – ostensibly for my mom, but who are we kidding – because I apparently have no self-control. But I still kinda like the white better now. And I can’t believe I just wasted 39 seconds of your life making you read all that.

The end.