It’s official, fully committed to start wearing Spring clothing now, regardless of the wind chill. There is power in the new, and even if it’s still denim, boots, and black skinny turtleneck, the white leather dress coat made its debut.
Worked for work, and tomorrow night it will be fully buttoned up and see sandals and bare legs for daughter’s school auction.
Love buying great separates that can be worn different ways. Sometimes you just can’t wait.
Every day dress working Spring 2014 on the road in upstate New York. Cold and snowy, what else is new?
It’s still sweater weather and probably will be for a while. Had to have something new so ordered the every day outfit all in navy. So close to the comfort of black but gives you hope. Navy ponte skinny, navy pocket tunic, (great for the cell phone), navy cardigan. The short over long makes it feel fresh.
New shoes can do the trick too. These here purchased in Tampa FL at Nordstrom’s and did the favorite charge send. Chunky heel, think ankle strap, white and navy, from London.
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Every day dress and it’s (still) sweater weather. I’ll be on the road until March 11th. Stay warm, drive safe, still. Spring is coming. Try Navy.
Decided to just take the chance and threw the leather and ponte pant in the front load machine on cold. The upside totally outweighed the risk. Have been wearing these things way too often, have had leather cleaned professionally and have been less than thrilled with the results, so in the wash they went.
Risk? Losing a pair of pants that have been a wardrobe workhouse. Plenty of more pants out there. 🙂
Out they came, simply hand-blocked them flat, and when dry they were just like new. Ponte back in shape and clean, leather soft and supple.
Every day dress decided to just take the chance on DIY leather pant cleaning. Outcome? Great.
Machine wash cold, (front load only, less agitation) Woolite for Darks, no softener, lay flat to dry.
Kind of like this photo as it has focus and blur. Life is so much of both, take the chance.
For a friend, in good times or bad, a batch of homemade muffins for the morning and then the freezer, is an easy kind of thing to bring. Cookies, yes, always welcome, these however can serve as breakfast in a pinch with a cup of coffee or tea.
Subscribed to Gourmet magazine ever since I was a kid, and have missed that monthly issue for years now. The Gourmet Cookbook, by Ruth Reichl, that big fat yellow one, has plenty of excellent recipes, and serves as a go-to.
Put a rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 30, or 24 🙂 muffin cups.
4 cups all purpose flour, I use King Arthur. 2 1/4 cups sugar, 4 teaspoons baking soda, 4 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 teaspoons salt. Whisk together in a large bowl.
Stir in: 12 carrots, coarsely grated in food processor of with box grater, I never peel them, just grate. 1 cup raisins, 1 cup chopped pecans, 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and coarsely grated with box grater.
Whisk together: 6 eggs, 2 cups vegetable oil, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in another bowl, then add to flour mixture and stir until just combined.
Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling them to the top. I take a butter knife and smooth them off flat. Bake muffins, in batches if necessary, until springy to the touch, about 30 minutes per batch. Cool in pans for 5 or 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool to warm or room temperature.
Morning glory, good or bad, getting through the day. Every day dress.
Your day adds up. Whether you do yoga poses when you can or walk into town to fetch The New York Times because you’re away for the weekend, if you’re on the move it all adds up.
Husband bought this fitbit thing when we were at the mall with our two Costa Rica exchange students. Not really being a mall girl but not wanting to feel left out, bought one too.
He keeps track of his activity, food, and sleep, I kind of just let it happen. A bit of fit is a very good thing. Walking the dogs, skiing with two youngest daughters, washing the windows, doing the laundry, fitbit keeps track. Love when the wrist band vibrates and tells you you’ve done 10,000 steps. Bonus when you’re the overachiever, haha, and the thing registers 20,000 steps.
Whatever, stay active. Movement of any kind is a very good thing.
Every day dress staying active in Ellicottville NY for the weekend. Love your body.
First thought was to name this post waiting for spring but that thought kind of puts you at a standstill. Let’s all look towards spring, and not wait.
It’s been a long one, hoping to inspire, so here goes:
if you’re still sporting any kind of red and green on your door, change it up now. In this case, we’re waiting for you. Wreath shown bought at the grocery, $29.99. Wish it were more Martha, taking a break from that whole game for a while, the grocery will do and do just fine.
cook up a leg of lamb. Rub it with some Dijon mustard and stuff it with garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, and a little more mustard. Throw some 2 inch sliced organic carrots into the roasting pan, serve all the juices up with the carrots on top.
mash-up some real potatoes. Boss called me while I was peeling them and asked if I was for real. Yes, real mashed potatoes on a weeknight, always.
small detail in the living room but makes me happy every time I look at them: switched up the pillows on the matching set of chairs for this kind of modern cotton linen batik kind of fabric. Friend and client who runs her own interior design company helped me out with this and more. Always happy to support local business owned by women. Check out your neighborhood for that kind of thing.
decided that work a day in blue jeans and a pullover will just have to do and be okay. It’s still raining and snowing and sleeting out there, have studied all kinds of spring and summer fashion via New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, NET-A-PORTER et al. Haven’t pulled the spring summer 2014 fashion trigger yet and when I do it will probably be big, until then blue jeans black jeans boots sweaters whatever it will be. Phoebe Philo wears Stan Smiths, loose pants, white blouse and slouchy sweater, it’s all okay.
pullover is navy, not black, and liking the shorter in front, ease away from the body, and cross-over open in back, this will go right to the end of summer.
bright pink leather lining on the bag is great too. Gotta smile.
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Every day dress looking towards spring, not waiting.
Trendsetters are telling us this season there’s something happening about the crop top. While every day dress might not be putting any money towards that one, we will work it a little if it’s already in the closet.
Most often they are shown really cropped and worn with a skirt. You know those tops you have that fall maybe a little short? Now is the time to wear them and wear them with confidence.
This one is good as the lace overlay is longer than the lining so it offers a little more coverage.
Bought this piece for holiday parties and here you see it with the same essential white jean, packed only one pair for five days, same bag, same suede shoe, same enamel bracelets.
Every day dress kind of works the crop top trend. Let’s always take the stairs.
Bought this long strapless dress five or six years ago and wore it so many times couldn’t look at it anymore. Oldest daughter wore it too. Really thought it had run its course so tucked it away in the attic good will box. We have this thing in our house called ‘attic shopping’, and that’s exactly what I did. As I get behind on some of the small stuff, like cleaning out the attic, it was still there and I was able to bring it back.
Paired it with a new wool Missoni wrap and the only bag and pair of sandals that were brought on this getaway. The Missoni wrap worn and carried through on the plane, dress packs well, literally took it from good will box to body, and happy to be able to bring it back.
It’s still February friends, plenty of time to do a little attic shopping and bring something of yours back too.
When packing for a quick weekend getaway, it’s a good idea to go either warm or cool with what you’re taking. This trip, since we’ve been cool in Buffalo since I don’t know when, decided to keep it warm. Left all the silver safe at home.
Blouse shown could go either way, warmed it up with gold sweater and paired it with the always necessary white denim. Nude suede shoes, and the bag that started the packing, let’s all keep it warm for a while.
Chose the bag first and everything else fell into place. Warm tones all the way.
When you have the chance to get out of dodge, it helps to always pack a scarf. Cool temperatures are going down everywhere, here it serves as one more layer of warmth. 60 degrees in Florida, no complaints.
Newest piece is the sweater, purchased last fall. All others collected over many years and tossed in the carry-on super early this morning. No make-up, no manicure, life happens fast, packing a scarf is a good thing.
