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.

No, we didn't even come close to getting white out conditions from the blizzard. I'd say... 2" of snow at most judging from these photos taken the morning after. The roads were clean and perfectly drivable. Darn it, I was hoping for day(s) off. To my friends up north -- stay warm and safe!

A sweatshirt is a fairly common staple in most closets. I own five myself and they're placed right at the closet entrance for easy access. I happily admit that all five are worn regularly, though a bit ashamed to say that one is so well-loved that it's starting to fall apart... but too comfortable for me to let go yet.

My "dressiest" sweatshirt is a gray version with a white ruffled hem by Clu Too. I've round up six ways that I've worn it on the blog over the past year, from casual Fridays to weekend wear. I don't always remember how I've styled specific items in the past, so it's always fun to look back and spot styling patterns. In this case, I'm a fan of stripes, neutrals (taupe, navy), pop of color -- or a combination of the above as pairing options.

A couple similar sweatshirts at lower price points: via J.Crew ($30 w/code SHOPNOW), DKNY ($47.60 w/code WINTER).

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

When DH saw today's outfit, he immediately told me how much he liked it. He said it reminded him of how I used to dress, from my college days. I sputtered out a laugh because it surprises me every time that he thinks those were my stylin' heydays. All I did was buy out American Eagle and Abercrombie after all. I'd like to think I've gotten a tad better at dressing myself over the years.