Short Skirt, Long Jacket

I guess my skirt isn't that short, and my jacket isn't that long, but the jacket is longer than the skirt, so I'm going to say it counts.

I wore this to church last Sunday.  It was pretty cold and snowy outside, so I basically decided to wear sweater material from neck to toe.  Sweater, sweater skirt, fleece-lined tights.  Perfect!

I'm so glad I made this skirt!  I'm linking this up to the U for Unexpected day over at the ABC Challenge.  Upon first glance, this isn't unexpected at all, but when you realize the skirt used to be a sweater, I think it qualifies. 

I'm also linking up to Bloggers Do It Better, over at Pretty Shiny Sparkly.  This is my first time participating in BDIB!  Have I said how much I love all these link up challenges??

Coat and Sweater:  Gap
Skirt:  Kenneth Cole Sweater refashioned by me
Boots:  Bare Traps via DSW

The Green Coat Fiasco

In early November, I saw this green coat at Old Navy, and almost bought it.  Then I thought it was a great idea to give people for Christmas, and I told John about it.  That weekend, Old Navy had 75% off all their outerwear.  He went to get the coat for me, but all they had left was XL.  He went ahead and bought it, thinking it would be easy to exchange for the correct size before Christmas.  A few attempts at exchanging later, it was Christmas Eve and he still had the wrong size for me.  He went ahead and gave it to me, and I was determined to find the correct size. 

After calling around to all the Old Navy stores in the area, I was getting discouraged.  My sister told me to just keep it for a maternity coat.  I was thinking I could just eat a lot of Christmas cookies until it fit.  Last weekend, I went into Old Navy for one last try.  I had to be a little bit demanding of the teenager who swore she couldn't do a National check.  Finally, a manager came over and within about 3 minutes, I was on the phone with an Old Navy in Illinois, giving them my address to ship my coat to me.  I just had to pay $5 extra for shipping.  My coat arrived on Friday afternoon, and I love it!  I'm so excited I finally found the correct size! 

Coat: Old Navy

Sweater, Camisole, Jeans, Shoes:  Gap

Socks:  Betsey Johnson

Feels like ZERO

Remember last week, when I talked about fake spring?  It was 68 degrees that day.  Just 2 days ago, the high was 60, and a light cardigan was sufficient outerwear.  Well, fake spring is officially over.  According to weather.com, it feels like ZERO degrees right now.  I was decked out in winter accessories today.  The hat and gloves were Christmas presents from John.  See, now I can use my phone without freezing my hands!   

I knew the sun wasn't supposed to come out today, so I thought I'd rock some sunshine in my outfit.  This henley is pretty lightweight, so I threw the sweater on for extra warmth.  Honestly, I wore my coat all day at work, too.  It was freezing in my office.  Well, not literally freezing, but you know, kind of chilly.

This entire outfit is brought to you by GAP.  Except the socks.  They are from NY&co.