What I Wore: Playground Daze

You know what this blog needs more of? Super dressed down, casual outfits. Said no BCRL reader ever. And yet, here we are. Let me see: can I blame this on my kids somehow? Sure. This is my going-to-the-playground outfit, so they are totally responsible for it. And for putting it on the blog. Yes.

So, for the hypothetical curious reader, this is basically what I wear when I have to leave the house, but getting dirty is a real possibility. Comfy shoes (that can stand getting a little beat up), stretchy pants (always a good idea), t-shirt, and a jacket with big pockets (for my keys and cell phone). The height of normcore – all this time, you guys never even knew how truly ahead of the fashion curve I am.

Obligatory foot selfie. (Felfie? Foolfie? Yes, foolfie it is.)

My kid plays to the beat of his own (makeshift) drum …

And here is a slightly dressed up version of the same outfit. Swap out the field jacket for a blazer, add a nicer (possibly even ironed) t-shirt and – voila! I am now ready for the ball. And by “ball”, I mean running errands. Of course.

What I Wore: May 7

Having No Good, Very Bad Days seems to be turning into a habit of mine these days; as you might imagine, I am not thrilled about this. One of the side-effects of toting around my own personal black cloud is that I am. Never. Happy with whatever outfit I manage to cobble together. And that makes writing this blog tricky, because “grumble, grumble, grumble” surely has a limited appeal. You’ve heard one grumble, you’ve heard them all.

Anywhoodle, the title. It’s about the shoes. I know, it’s just a pair of loafers we’re talking about, but these are style-boundary-pushing shoes for me, you guys. I don’t really do menswear-inspired anything, least of all shoes. I’m not sure this was the best shoe choice for this particular outfit (seeing as it adds a third, unnecessary shade of mismatched tan/camel to the outfit), but I’d like to think I still get a gold star for effort. Half a gold star? OK, fine, I’ll settle for a cookie.

Here’s a closer look at the shoes:

Obnoxious or cute?

What I Wore: Mother’s Day/Family Gathering, pt. 2

This is the outfit version of “A Few of My Favourite Things”. Instead of kittens and whatever, we have my holy grail dress, my new sparkly Tinkerbell flats, and a cheapo Old Navy ring I bought last week because I have no self-control. But, look, it’s really cute:

And it is already turning black as we speak, which makes me sad. I think I want a more, um, durable version of this ring, but my Google-fu isn’t working. Help a blogger out? Find me a less tarnish-prone ring like this, and you will get … my eternal gratitude. Sorry, I’m terrible at incentivizing – which probably explains why I can never seem to get my kid to eat his vegetables.

Another thing I can’t seem to do? The ironing, apparently. Obviously, it’s not so much that I physically can’t. It’s just that … well, when you’re trying to wrangle two kids into their “Sunday best” and out of the door within a 2 hour span, certain things fall by the wayside. Ironing is a distant fifth on the list of things I won’t get a chance to do before we leave the house. Sorry, folks!

But, hey, how about another look at my wrinkly dress! Double down or nothing.