I wore this for a dinner date with my husband after I came home from a 4-day trip to Ottawa. I rarely travel these days, so that was a big deal.
almost there – not quite (hello, TO!)Ottawa, my old friend!
Coming back was hard … mostly because I stayed up way past my bedtime on my last night in Ottawa (and it was totally worth it!), and I had to get up at 4am to catch my flight home. Considering that Ottawa is 2 hours ahead of Edmonton … well, you can probably imagine what I was feeling like by the time these photos were taken, 15 hours later. I was wearing … clothes … I think.
barely awakefalling over
But no matter how much my bed beckoned, there was a date night to be had, and a steak dinner to be enjoyed so – onwards!
November was such a whirlwind, wasn’t it? It just disappeared somehow, and I found myself staring Christmas in the face, without so much as a gift list in hand. Ah, but that’s a tale of woe for another day. November was busy, busy, busy. I am getting ever closer to finishing the edits on my book (I hope! *sobs*) and work is ramping up something fierce (January is not looking very pretty right now! *sobs*), but I managed to maintain a semblance of sanity – somehow. It helped to have a few days away from the madness. Thank god for work conference, amirite?
This was a surprisingly decent month. I don’t know why I am surprised by that, but I am. The transition to winter usually makes me depressed vis-a-vis getting dressed, but I worked through it this year – mostly by stubbornly ignoring the weather outside. Thank god for short commutes, amirite?
My fave outfits this month were #4, 6, 8, and 10. I’m sensing a pattern here … hmm. Anyway, least favourite outfit was #3, and I didn’t, like, capital H-hate it.
I’m excited for December for all the usual reasons, including the chance to dress up. Christmas parties, heck yeah! I am NOT looking forward to work (which is going to kick my butt and then some) but I’m hoping I’ll have an extra reason to celebrate this year … and, yeah, I’m going to leave you hanging … although you can probably figure out where I’m going with this cliffhanger.
Top, Anthropologie (via consignment); cardigan, Max Studio; pants, American Eagle; boots, Josef Seibel; bag, Longchamp; scarf, Aldo; necklace, Old Navy
I can’t quit the florals, even on weekends. I don’t have much else to say about this outfit – it was nice and comfy for a morning of errands, without being utterly boring. Maybe? All the pieces are old, but dependable. None more so, I think, than these Frye-lookalike moto boots – hands down the most comfortable, sturdy pair of boots I’ve ever owned. They’re made by Josef Seibel, and I was able to find them on sale for about $100, which I would spend again in a heartbeat (even though I’m super cheap when it comes to practical things like boots and coats). I’ve had them for about a year and a half, and the CPW is already well under $2. The quality is fantastic, so I can see them easily lasting at least another 3-4 years, maybe longer.
Tell me: what are some of your (unpredicted) best buys?
it’s a little chilly …but, hey, no snow in late November is a victory!
