After months of working a hybrid schedule, our campus closed for about a month because of the covid surge. On the incredibly short list of things I miss about having to leave the house to go to work in an office is getting dressed in a real outfit. I love thinking through the details of all the options and it’s hard to muster up the motivation and interest in doing that just to never leave the house all day.
Last week I had a change of heart and made it a point to get it together everyday. Not in outfits that would be appropriate for heading into the office, but ones that weren’t oversized sweatpants and sweatshirts that I could show my upper half in a meeting in and not feel self conscious. My biggest tips? Have a jeans option that’s a size up from your usual size and gives more breathing room than usual, pants with an elastic waist are necessary, and grab yourself a cozy pair of shoes to wear indoors only that feel like a (small) step up from slippers.
After some years of not having the time, patience, energy to keep up with thrifting, I decided to make a stop again recently and had really good luck. This sweater was the best find! I have far more gray sweaters than I have any business owning, but I love them. Paired with my “leisure jeans” as Kelly calls them, this was an un-restricting outfit I felt good working from home in.
My husband calls these my curtain pants but come on, they’re just as comfortable as a big old pair of sweats but you know, don’t like like a big old pair of sweats. I get tripped up a bit on what to top to pair with them since sweater on top of sweater can look a little funny if the knits aren’t right, but this light weight pretty classically fitting v-neck balanced it. I just recently bought that one and can tell it’s going to get a ton of use and be a well loved basic. Size tip though – I’m mostly a medium in tops, sometimes a large. This is one that I sized up and went for the large which is good because it definitely runs small.
I noticed a theme! On days I know I’ll have to leave the house later it was a leggings day because those are easy to throw my newly beloved Sperry boots on with and know I’ll have warm, dry feet. We had some cold days and at this point in life I’m almost always picking comfort over looking cute! I remember it was so cold this day, even inside (I work in the room above the garage, the coldest room in the house) so I layered up with this cozy shacket.
I’m feeling a little meh about this wrap sweater but threw it on in an attempt to look a little nicer. Our team was meeting a new staff member in our department that day and we had an interview with someone for an open position on my team so I wanted to try to look and feel a little more professional than I normally would care to look when we’re all working remotely. These joggers are my favorite though. I love them so much that I own them in black and this olive color. Elastic waist bands for life! And I think they’ll be perfectly appropriate to style for days when we’re back to working some days in the office as well.
Leggings again so I definitely left the house this day, even if it was only to go pick up pizza for dinner. 🙂 Back in early fall I was on the hunt for a hooded sweater as a layering option for our Disney trip and this one was a random Nordstrom Rack find. I can’t find it in stock anymore but I just recently bought this hooded sweater in a different color and love it even more!
Life in the Ordinary 