Monday and Tuesday Outfits: Spring Forward Kicks My Butt

Okay, so two things have delayed my posting.  The time change is one- I'm not an early riser to start with, but moving my 6:30AM start an hour earlier is just cruel.

The second is Japan.  Most people wouldn't guess this about me (can't imagine why), but I have family over there.  My aunt married a Japanese man, and they live and work over there.  Thankfully, they're alive and as well as can be expected.  They live 230 miles from the epicenter and far enough off the coast that water damage wasn't a problem.  But the earthquake hit hard, and all the aftershocks are still hitting hard.  Plus, there's that whole threat of nuclear meltdown (unlikely, but still scary), food shortage, power shortages, gasoline shortages... it's worrisome and I've sort of been glued to the news sites.  I should probably do that a little less, as it's stressing me out.  But if you have any inklings of sending aid to Japan in any form, even if it's just your prayers or happy thoughts, please do.  It's really rough over there right now, and that's a massive understatement.

Anyway, outfits!  Outfits are completely non-stressful.

Navy ribbed knit top - H&M

Beige "Choose Your Own Adventure!" tee - Threadless

Olive khakis - Daughters of the Liberation (via Anthropologie)

Blue moccasins - Peace Moccasins

Navy knit top - H&M

Purple woven scarf - a market in India (gifted)

Black embroidered skirt - Floreat (via Anthropologie)

Black Jenna flats - Bass

I'm still a sucker for Threadless shirts (I'll stop buying them when they stop being awesome).  The blue moccasins are actually some of my favourite shoes for their comfy factor, I just hadn't worn them in a while.  I bought them at a general store in northern Michigan, and I love them. The purple scarf was a Christmas gift from one of my college roommates who spent I think 6 months serving in the Baha'i temple in India.  I got it in the mail on New Year's Eve 2009, when I was stuck in California and away from my family for the holidays.  I left work prepared to be miserable, and came home to that scarf.  It is lovely, and it makes me happy to wear it.

The other pieces are standards for me, and I'm really tired.  And 6:30, oddly enough, still comes way too early.  But tomorrow I'll be back with another Feminist Fashion Blogs post!