this is a haiku about my stolen hospital scrubs that I wear as pajamas

so comfortable

my brother, they were once his
I did not steal them

 



material girl

Today is a weekend day that I have without my hubby.  I decided to venture to the material store to innocently get a small section of cloth for a kitchen curtain project.  Due to my willpower (?) I purchased 4 items that had to come home with me.  Once I am done with my imagined house projects, patches of these materials may make it to a bag or two. 

But, I wanted to share a project that is literally one of the easiest ways to make a scarf.  Find a jersey knit that is super soft and in a color that you adore.  Then order about 1.5 yards.  Done. 

Of course you could trim or get fancy with making different shapes (longer rectangle or a square).  Jersey knit does not need to be trimmed and it is definitely “in” to have rough edges to clothing items.  The scarf I “made” is of a rust color which is slowly becoming my new off-color (move over mustard).

double up

Two scarves are better than one. 

thank you new shoes for my old blisters

In order to dress it up at work, I determined new black flats were required.  I am totally on board with the craze of the ballet flats – they are easy to walk in and are a perfect mix of fancy and casual.  Typically I can walk in them all day no problem but every spring my feet must go through a phase of toughening up in order to wear shoes without socks.

I earned a nice blister wearing my new flats (Clarks) this week.  I’m satisfied with them but not incredibly excited since they are just black flats.  But they have a fun cutout design that makes them different than the hundreds of black flats I see out there on everyone’s feet. 

Now I need time to heal my heels and then I can wear them once again.

team bronze

In the battle of silver and gold, I used to be full-on silver.  And proud of that fact.  As the years soften me, I am finding an interest in bronze jewelry like the necklace I am wearing.  This was a gift and each time I wear it I enjoy it a bit more.  Bronze is like a softer cousin of gold, showing character and less obnoxious shine.  Old fashioned in a cool, funky sort of way.

This necklace is a great length, is lightweight and easy to wear.  “It is like wearing nothing at all” (Ned Flanders)

this is a tank top.

This is a tank top (underneath a used shirt from the Gap that I have had now for several months).

I have several of them: pink, white, black, blue, stripes, maroon... well, ok, more than several of them.  They keep me warm, are helpful if your shirt is a bit see-through, and they provide a few more inches beneath your shirt so that it is ok to wear it in public.