There's definitely a correlation between age and skirt length -- the older one gets, the longer the hemline. If I hadn't come to this realization myself, I may have fought harder to hang onto my youth. As it is, life's too short, and changes are to be embraced. That is one lesson I've learned this year and will continue to carry with me onto the next. Hope everyone have a safe and happy new year! See you in 2019!

A lot of words come to mind when trying to describe today's outfit. Not quite athleisure? Wearing all the trends? At least everything is color coordinated in neutrals. Definitely looks comfortable. I will take all of the above because this outfit was born out of my determination to make the most of a regrettable purchase.

The item in question is this sweatshirt with wrist bow ties. Looking back, I was so excited to jump on the wrist bow ties bandwagon that I didn't pay enough attention to the shortcomings. While the wrist ties may be pretty to look at, they sure got in the way of everyday life. The ends would get wet after washing my hands normally. Bows come undone too easily. The sweatshirt was also a bit too short on me.

To fix the first two issues, I ended up wearing the sweatshirt with 3/4 sleeves. No more consciously restricting hand movements throughout the day! For the last issue, I simply wore layers. In hindsight, can't believe I didn't think of this earlier. A longer layer underneath worked well proportionally with the nearly cropped length.

I ordered a handful of items during the Zara sale a few weeks back (still ongoing, but selection is probably better in stores now from returns). The only item that I loved enough to keep? This pair of black ballerina flats with beaded straps (coincidentally, a friend also bought and kept! Great minds especially since we didn't coordinate beforehand).

I was afraid the flats may be too big, but Kefee heel inserts to the rescue once again. Since my initial post about them, I do think the heel inserts work much better than the toe inserts. With more weight pressing down on the toe inserts, they seem to lose their cushion fairly fast.

Today's outfit consists of taking a typical classic winter look (wool coat + suede boots) and adding a fun twist with accessories. Who says winter has to be dreary and boring?