I have spent the last nine weeks teaching other people how to write. How ironic that teaching other people how to write has kept me too busy to really sit down and do what I love to do? One of the things I teach students about opinion writing is the briefly comment format. It’s when you have to sit down and write an editorial or opinion column and don’t have a strong enough idea to carry an entire piece or…
My love affair with fashion began at an early age, before I even knew what love affairs were. While most little girls were playing house, I was playing Barbies. My cousins wanted Barbie to drive around in her pink corvette to her three-story dream house with the ever perfect, ever plastic Ken at her side. I would have none of that nonsense. I was much too occupied with changing Barbie’s outfit to ever worry about Ken. I would spend…
The past 30 days has been spent reading, memorizing and re-learning information in order to take my comprehensive exams. My PhD program has three steps to completion: coursework, comprehensive exams and dissertation. I take my exams at the beginning of next week and every spare minute has been spent in preparation….except for that nasty weekend spent with the norovirus. I could study 24/7 for another 30 days and not feel like I am ready, but here it goes regardless. Despite…
Even though I had to work, it’s still game day! In honor of the No. 1 Hoosiers taking on No. 4 Spartans, I gave my Hoosiers some love. You can make a tee shirt appropriate for business casual with the right accessories. I love this necklace from J Crew. Green is my favorite color and the combination of the green, black and pale blue stones caught my eye. Worn with a chambray shirt, black cardigan an green skinnies, the necklace…
Been a busy few days. Spending time doing research and reading for my comprehensive exams coming up in March. However, I am still keeping up with my efforts to wear all of the great pieces in my wardrobe. It’s been nice going to work and being out knowing that I took the time to put myself together. It’s a mini-boost of self confidence.
On Friday, I came to the sad realization that the sweater I wore was older than all but one of my students. In December of 1994, I was a first year teacher trying to build a working wardrobe. I asked for several items of clothing for Christmas. Among my gifts were three sweaters from J Crew, two of them from the men’s section of the catalog. When I put on the green and beige patterned wool sweater, I remembered exactly…
For the past few days, I have been posting photos of my day’s wardrobe choices. For me, the photo are multipurpose. The photos allow me to see what the pieces will look like together and serve and as an archive of sorts. I often hear that teachers and educators, as a profession, tend to be fashion challenged. I do not consider myself to be fashion challenged, in the least. In fact, I think I am very capable in the fashion…
Off work in observance of the MLK holiday, I made a to-do list and headed out. Wanting to be warm and casual, I put on a taupe sweater and my favorite scarf. I am almost finished with my to-do list, crossing off the last few items.
Realized as I was getting ready that the scarf is from my high school days. So, that makes it vintage. Woah…vintage.
The new year snuck up on me and before I knew it, it was mid-January. I am not the sort of person who makes New Year’s resolutions, but I decided to add a new spin to my blog. I love fashion. I love watching it, reading about it, wearing it and talking about it. So why have I not included it on my blog? Today’s outfit. I just wanted to put something together I hadn’t worn as an outfit before….
