Neoprene and Plaid

Ah, these last few days before the holidays are always fun in the office - people are feeling cheery and chatty, and they even give me gifts! 

Dear Ally sent me a card (thank you!), my VPs gave me a goodly chunk of a Fluevog gift card (!!!), and a local hotel dropped off a box of Rogers Chocolates. 

• Jacket - Zara, consignment; last worn here in November 2022 with the same belt and boots
• Top (not shown) - Tatum & Olivia, consignment; last seen here on a warm September Mom-Day
• Skirt - Talbots, consignment; last worn here on a Mom-Day in March
• Boots - Prepare 2.0 Tracker, Fluevog; last seen here in November with velour and stripes
• Alpaca coat (below) - Mallia, consignment; last worn here in March

Unfortunately, the chocolates were all creams (ugh, gross), so I walked around the office and offered them to my colleagues. 

It was also an excuse to show off my outfit - I waggled my shoulders at coworkers while on a Teams call. 

They are rather dramatic - the shoulders, not my coworkers!  

I paid $9.00 for this neoprene jacket, and this is its 3rd wearing - I've worn a pencil skirt with it every time (all different). This pencil skirt is woven vs. printed (a plus) but is getting ball-y (a minus). 

I layered a floofy ruffled top underneath, but never unzipped the neckline. 

Colleague Ngoc had dotty fishnet stockings on and I wished I'd worn fancy ones too - these are fleece-lined, though. 

It was foggy all day today with visibility of only 3-ish blocks in any direction. 

I love fog - I walked home smiling and enjoy the fuzz of twinkle lights and Christmas trees.

I adore this beautiful cashmere, baby alpaca and wool coat. 

It has a brown herringbone pattern that doesn't show in pics. 

Accoutrements: 

I snagged L's scarf this morning - he wasn't using it! 

• Scarf - Roots, thrifted, gift to L from me
• Gloves - Thinsulate, thrifted

I shop in thrift stores for presents - I find amazing things, often brand new with tags still on, or unworn. You should see all the good stuff I found this year!

The stuff: 

After work, I came home and fed Vizzini and worked on this post. I hopped a bus back to town and joined my Book Club women (sans Mindy, missed you!) at Zambri's for our annual-ish holiday dinner (we met last year here). 

Minimal bling: 

Brooches and neoprene don't mix, and the jacket has ultra-long sleeves which don't scrunch up (neoprene wants to be flat) so no bracelets. 

• Belt - Gap, thrifted
• Silver earrings - Brenda Schoenfeld, 1992, vintage mall
• Silver/onyx ring - Tocara, vintage fair
• Silver/crystal ring - Soul Flower

Zambri's was fabulous, and we ate so much of their amazing food. So wonderful to connect with my lovely friends! I'll add pics once they've been shared.