Well, this week started out with my birthday, which when you get older…isn’t really all that exciting. There are no wild parties and you are happy you don’t have to cook for dinner. Generally, I buy myself something nice and say “Thanks for the present!”
So…exciting.
Here is the week of Me Mades, which included several events after work and on the weekend. Needed to make my outfits go day to night like in the old days when I would work 12 hours and then go to the bar. Ah…the good old days when I didn’t need sleep. This week was exhausting!
Monday, December 11
This was my birthday, so after driving the kiddo to volleyball practice we went out to a nice steak dinner.
- Maxi skirt – heavy weight ponte, my own pattern
- Top – my fabric design in Modern Jersey, my own pattern
- Sweater – Express
- Shoes – Zulily
- Jewelry – ??
Tuesday, December 12
After work the boy child had an orchestra concert. I did change out of my skirt and into my dark red straight leg leggings I showed a few weeks ago. It was fairly cold out and I wasn’t sure how far away I had to park.
- Skirt: stretch denim and black cord, modified pattern
- Top: black knit, my own pattern, no blog post
- Sweater: Loft
- Boots: Zulily
- Jewelry: Made by me, no blog post
Wednesday, December 13
I didn’t get a photo this day, since I quickly got dressed, took the kid to Urgent Care (strained rotator cuff, so in a sling she went), went to work, got the kids to church class, took the kid to watch her volleyball team (2 hours on the bench, got hit in the head by a volleyball…that was fun) then home and off to a neighborhood ladies holiday party that I was over an hour late. By the time I got home I was DONE. I wore my comfy outfit all through that, though.
- Heavy weight ponte straight leg leggings I made & wore last week
- A knit jersey printed tank I made a few years ago
- Cardigan: my lovely soft cream cardigan from my own pattern
- Ankle boots: Zapato
I also had really cute hair, which was funny since I put it up wet in about 2 minutes. 🙂
Thursday, December 14
I was meeting a girlfriend for a happy hour at 4pm at a country club since my birthday was this week and her birthday was the next week. I needed to be cute and comfy! This outfit was pretty comfy, but the boots were not. I love the look of them, so I keep them around, but only wear them a few times a winter. I definitely wouldn’t wear them if I had to walk a lot or stand around.
- Black sheath dress: poly lycra, extended the Builder Top by Wardrobe by Me, no blog post
- Sweater: RTW – Loft
- Boots: Vogue via Zulily
- Jewelry: Necklace – Stella & Dot, Earrings – Zulily
Friday, December 15
After work I had another happy hour for a friend that was turning 50. Another day to night outfit!
- Tunic – modified Sneha in bamboo stretch jersey
- Leggings – pop up shop
- Boots – Nine West
- Jewelry – JC Penny
Saturday, December 16
This was another night out with girlfriends (seriously, they all scheduled things this week!). It was to a nice restaurant, so I needed to be fancy! I made the skirt before I went out. Not sure if I will do a blog post on it or not. It was fun to wear and pretty comfy.
- Skirt – Cracked coal brushed poly fabric from Fabric Anthropology and scuba suede, my own pattern (no blog post)
- Top – white knit draped top, my own pattern (no blog post)
- Knit jacket – RTW Jessica Simpson
- Jewelry – Stella & Dot
- Boots – Etienne Aiglier via Zulily
Sunday, December 17
I wanted comfy since we were heading to a food packing place for Feed My Starving Children. We try to go with the kids at least around Christmas and Easter.
- Top – Knit from Joann’s, modified Builder shirt from Wardrobe by Me
- Jeans – RTW Rock Revival
- Boots – Matisse, via Zulily
Week #3 is done!
