I want to start today’s post with an apology…
THE STORY
…I’ve been a bit absent from both the blog and my other social media over the last week. I know it might be weird, but I feel bad when I don’t get the chance to visit your blogs and/or Instagram and Facebook pages (ya, I know Twitter counts too, but it’s kind of the red-headed stepchild of my social media accounts). I’m also behind on responding to comments here on FFD, and I hate when that happens. But hey, as it should be, sometimes real life takes precedence.
Tuesday night was our final bocce match, and since all of my students wanted to go to cheer on their classmates we made it an after school field trip and took them all along for the ride. Needless to say, I was so exhausted Wednesday that I don’t remember how I got through the day at work. Thursday and Friday I was administering the alternate state assessment to several of my kids (on video no less) all day long. And Saturday? Ya, my daughter gave me the flu; the real flu not a stomach virus. I’m talking pounding headache, body aches that felt like someone had beaten me with a baseball bat and a scorching sore throat. Fun times my friends, fun times. But now I’m back at full capacity so I’ll be doing my best to play catch-up.
I will be out of commission on Tuesday night though…I’m super excited because my son is coming home for a mom/son date night. Why on a Tuesday? Elton freakin’ John people! My boy and I have tried every year since what seems like forever to get tickets to see Elton whenever he’s been in the area, but alas it was never meant to be. Until this year! Yep, we scored the tickets and could not be more excited! I’m pretty sure you can figure out what this Friday’s post is going to be about…
THE OUTFIT
Yes, I have broken one of the cardinal rules of style bloggers; I wore the same boots two posts in a row. Um ya, I don’t care because I am in love with them. If I could marry a pair of boots, these would be my sole mate (get it…”sole” instead of “soul”…haha). They actually have chameleon-like powers. When I wore them with the pink tulle skirt the pink shades were more apparent. Today with the creamy sheer peasant top and rust suede moto jacket, the brown/tan seemed to pop more. The top by itself is a yummy piece of floaty deliciousness, but pairing it with the moto added not only a pop of color, but also a layer of warmth since it was cooler than it has been recently. I layered the top over a cream cami for coverage, but I plan on layering it over a black one at some point because I love the contrast of layering light over dark.
THE TIP
Today I went with skinny jeans on the bottom to balance the volume of the sheer peasant top. As I’ve mentioned previously, I do occasionally pair a looser fitting top with looser fitting bottoms, but if you’re going for a more streamlined look this is the way to go; tight on the bottom, loose on the top. And here’s a bonus tip…get these boots. Like right now. You won’t regret it. As a matter of fact, the identical boot in plain tan is making it’s way to my mailbox as we speak.
THE LINK UPS
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Top: Forever 21 (Similar); Jacket: c/o Shein; Boots: Lulu’s
