TBMD

You know those days where you look out the window and mutter to yourself, "Crap. It's raining." Then you remember, "But wait, I have cute rain boots to wear!" A few hours later, the rain stops, the ground dries up, and slivers of sunlight peeks through the clouds. That was me when I wore this outfit last week -- appropriately dressed at the start of the day, then became that person wearing rain boots when it's sunny out.

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Picks (55% off listed first, 40% off listed second in parenthesis):
- Poplin Crop Illusion Dress - $40.28 (or $53.70) - Love the yellow color. Wanted to compare against the AT printed tie-front dress that I'm also eyeing ($89 w/code DRESSFORIT).
- Floral Lace Dress - $53.10 (or $70.80) - I own the version from a few years ago, so am happy to see an old favorite brought back for the second (I think?) year in a row.
- Floral Lace Pencil Skirt - $35.78 (or $47.70) - The skirt version of the dress above. I'm intrigued and wondering if the length is longer on the skirt (fingers crossed).
- Relaxed Skinny Jeans in White - $31.28 (or $41.70) - Would love for this to work out when I need a break from my skintight pair.

Towards the end of my trip abroad, I started to tire of wearing the same ol' outfits day after day. Once I came home, I couldn't wait to wear everything else in my closet, albeit still casually. It took me two weeks, but I finally felt the itch to wear "work" clothes again. Today's outfit isn't new and exciting (muted color palette, favorite trousers), but it felt new to me.

Well, technically just one boy -- my husband. I raided his closet for a jacket that would fit over my bulky fur vest (all the coats I own are all too form-fitting in the torso.) I can't recall the last time he wore this jacket... perhaps more than a year ago? It used to be his go-to until another favorite came along, so it's been hidden in the back of his closet ever since. He didn't even notice I had borrowed it for the day. Win-win all around, I'd say.