Day 15: We now return to our regularly scheduled programming...

Aaaaah, hello, weekend! After a long and frankly rather miserable week during which no one came to the museum, I was horrendously ill, and everybody got tired of me complaining all the time, things are looking up. thank. goodness. I hate resting. Don't get me wrong; I'm hands down the most inherently lazy person I know. Truly, with me, accomplishing nothing of substance has been elevated to an art form. But when its mandatory, being lazy loses all its charm, don't you think? So its refreshing to be able to catch up with life...this week I need to research an (unfairly) obscure historical figure for a Wiki entry, paint my bedroom and living room (fingers crossed!) with my dad, finish remodeling my closet, set up a guest bedroom (the holidays are coming!!!), pick up one of my besties from the airport, have dinner with a very handsome man, and, of course, celebrate Thanksgiving! Mmmmm...candied sweet potatoes.... I can hardly wait! Why do I wait? Why not live all year round on sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie and stuffing with turkey gravy? Is that such a crazy dream? I love my weekends (M&T) because I don't have to worry about looking professional, respectable, or capable of doing anything other than being cute. Which brings us to today's outfit. I'm thinking the next few days will be pretty utilitarian, so I got my girly jollies with this pretty leopard dress. It needs a crinoline, though, I think. Also, these tights are the best $10 I've ever spent...honestly, even when I was running around in sleet and rain my legs stayed warm and dry. Are you sensing a theme? I HATE being cold. These will be heroically saving me from that fate all winter long.

 

 

 

 

  J. Crew taffeta dress, Buffalo Exchange; J. Crew cardigan, thrifted; Microfleece lined tights, Target; Jessica Simpson platform mary janes, The Rack; Frocky Jack Morgan necklace, gift; Matching tortoiseshell bangles, Pier 1; Pom pom hat, self made (inspired by this, this, and this.). I wanted something a little softer and less structured, with a larger profile and no visible means of attachment. Job done.

Someday I will go to Yokoo's Etsy shop, and I will buy everything. Because it is all genius. Especially the chain link scarves. And the oversized cowls. And the giant baubles. And....

Speaking of genius, check out Frocky Jack Morgan (click on the hippo). She's a local girl who handcrafts exquisite, otherworldly, one of a kind pieces using found materials.