My new booties

Friday's picture didn't do justice to my new booties. So here they are in all their glory. I love the little buttons and the fact that they are wide enough for my monster feet!

All about the boots!

This outfit was all about the boots. I've been eying the boots at Naturalizer for a few weeks. They are great for me because I have wide feet and calves. Naturalizer makes boots in a wide width and wide shaft. Woot! On Friday I was cruising through the mall and spied this sign at Naturalizer "An extra 20% off boots. Today only." I love extra percentage off sales! I spied these and loved them. They are not leather but I think for my first pair of boots, they will do just fine. If I find that I wear them a lot, I will make the real leather investment.

Dress: Target
Boots: Naturalizer

After taking this picture, I added a black flower clip to the dress and a black feathered head band. I wore this to the wine festival we went to last night. Lots of wine, food and friends. It was a good time.

All about the booties

Today's outfit was all about the shoes. Too bad the picture doesn't do them justice. Last weekend's time change and the early darkness has really messed up my picture taking skills. Anyways, the booties are purple and I love them. I'm a bit shy of wearing colored shoes so I went with a black and purple outfit.

Sweater: RW & Co
Skirt: Cassis
Necklace: Reitman's
Booties: Naturalizer

I'm glad I had shoes with lots of foot coverage because it freaking snowed today. YUCK!

Cashmere Thursdays

Today's outfit inspiration came from the fact that it's Thursday and I have a half an hour of outdoor duty. I wanted to wear something warm and cozy and cashmere fits the bill. I haven't worn this sweater in awhile so it was the choice. I received the belt in the mail yesterday (thank you free shipping) and wanted to wear it because it was new.

Sweater: Martin and Osa
Blouse: Mexx
Pants: The Bay
Shoes: The Bay
Belt: J Crew
Necklace: J Crew

Take Your Kid to Work Day is like Christmas for grade 9 teachers

Today was Take Your Kid to Work Day which means that all grade 9 students went to work with a family member instead of going to school. This meant that I had NO students ALL day. Sweet, sweet joy. Knowing that wasn't going to see many people today, I dressed for comfort.

Sweater: The Bay
Pants: Gap. They kind of look like jeans but they're not. I sometimes get a few sneaky glances from my co-workers when I wear these and a "Is it jeans day and I forgot?" comment. They were not sold in the jeans section at the Gap, they were with the trousers. They're trousers people!
Necklace: Forever 21
Shoes: The Bay
Earrings (not shown): Awesome acorn earrings found on Etsy

I miss the sun

Cardigan: Tommy Hilfiger
Blouse: Martin and Osa
Pants: Gap
Belt: Joe Fresh
Necklace: EBay
Shoes: Cole Haan

With Sunday's time change, I'm having a hard time getting photos that look decent. By the time I get home, the sun is setting and there isn't enough light for a decent photo. Using a flash just looks yucky. Yuck, I hate winter.

Teaching is easier when half the students are home sick

Blouse: Joe Fresh
Skirt: Silk and thrifted. I found it with the tags still on. I love when that happens.
Shoes: Naturalizer
Bracelet: J Crew

H1N1 panic has hit my school. All students are to be vaccinated at school in the next few weks. My school is one of the last schools to receive the vaccinations because we are a high school and smaller children are the focus. At first, we were told teachers and parents could receive the vaccinations on the same day as the students. Now the story has changed. No vaccinations for teachers. But yet we hear of government employees who don't deal with large portions of the population but are getting a vaccination (like those who work for NB Power, our electric company). I think there may be teacher rioting soon. Maybe not, we'll all be too sick at home to protest.

I'm not sure if kids are really sick or if parents are keeping them home as precaution. Either way, the classrooms were empty today. My 4th period class normally has 26 students; we were at 11 today. Things are getting crazy here. I'm breaking out the Costco sized tubs of hand sanitizer.