Urban Simplicity: Florence Nightingale ~wiws~

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Florence Nightingale ~wiws~

Birdie has come down with pneumonia these last days and spiked a pretty good fever yesterday, so I stayed home with her and Ponchik (who is still less than well). My husband took the boys to church and we chickens hung around the house this morning and puttered. I took the waistband off a skirt I sewed yesterday because (surprise, surprise) I had to add extra darts to make it fit properly, plus I wasn't happy with the way the overlap looked and fitted. I'm trying to make myself put projects down when I run out of steam so that I don't a) get sloppy and b) get frustrated with the process in my desire to finish a project on some random timetable.

Anyway. What I wore today in my ongoing role as Florence Nightingale: I'm actually quite pleased with this outfit, as this sweater was a random good find at ThredUp (I've found some really excellent sweaters there lately) and the skirt a recent ebay find (a wool Pendleton for $5!! I wasn't inclined to quibble about the too-big waistband and just pinned it back until I have the time to alter it properly) The seller had listed it as navy, but it is actually more a really gorgeous deep blue with black in the cross-weave. It photographed badly on the listing, so I was thrilled when it arrived even better looking than I expected. I've decided this winter I'm all about the wool. I'm hormonally cold this year (not pregnant, just messed up) and wool is the only thing that really keeps me warm.

The keen-eyed amongst you will notice I've had my hair cut--I've been wanting to try bangs and also to have my curls be more uniform, so my stylist suggested a super layered cut that is shorter in the back. (I was going for something like Claire's cut in Outlander) I'm pretty pleased with the results, although I'm still getting used to styling it and the basic profile in the mirror.