Blizzarding

Stunning lack of outfit posts lately, sorry! Mostly due to the obscene amount of snow we've been having. Don't get me wrong, I love skiing in this, but I kind of hope that spring is around the corner. We've had 10 feet in the past week (adding on to the 10 feet we had a few weeks ago, plus a foot or two last week), and my little house has been buried. I'm a little tired of digging my car out of a wall of snow every day and fighting with the fire to get it going. BUT, I was just having talking to a friend last night about this; while I love complaining about how it takes me forever to drive to the grocery store or get gas, or not having mail service because of the snow, I would way rather spend two hours getting my little fire going than being squashed on a subway underground with about a million other people, which is what I was doing all the time in New York. I have always thought that I'm a city girl (and in some ways I am, but it depends on the city...I'd live in San Francisco or Paris any day) but I've come to realize that I love living in a smaller more rural area. Being surrounded by trees, amazing sunsets and the Lake is such a blessing, as is the support that comes from knowing so many members of the small community. After I got my concussion I could not believe how wonderful my friends were for driving me to the hospital and helping me pick up things I needed, as well as co-workers and people from town who checked up on me to see if I was ok. There is definitely something to be said for this lifestyle I think!

Here's a little glimpse of the view, or lack of it, out of my window:

I love this coat although I rarely wear it; it has this awesome androgynous look to it that doesn't really go with the girlyness of most of my clothes. Last time I wore it I was flouncing about in lots of white lace, so I suppose I don't always need to toughen it up with boots and jeans. This outfit is all vintage, except the jeans, which are from Uniqlo. I have honestly never found better fitting jeans, and they are so cheap too!

I am sooo excited for spring. I want to wear lots of floral dresses, ride my bike and clip clop around in a beautiful pair of Swedish Hasbeens. What are you looking forward to doing in the springtime?

Icicles

How ridiculously large are these icicles hanging from my roof? We have some on the other side of the house that are 10 feet tall. They almost touch the ground! I have been really loving the weather lately because no more snow has been falling. Finally the roads are plowed and we can walk around outside without falling on the ice! It's not very good for the skiing though, so hopefully we get another snowfall sometime soon.

Everything has been really busy here with lots of parties and happy hours and whatnot. I love living in an area that is small enough that I can see people I know everywhere I go. It is really fun having a community of close friends to hang out with.

This is the first time you've seen my shoes that I wear almost daily: the Sorels. They are so comfortable, but I have to say, they are not the most attractive footwear in the world! I often wear dresses with them and get funny looks, but it's all good! This dress is the only item of clothing I own from Primark, which is the British equivalent of Forever 21. I have a love hate relationship with the dress because with its babydoll shape it is so short. I always end up loving it in the winter when I wear heavy tights and hating it in the summer when it is inappropriately short!

Boots: Sorel

Tights/Knee Highs: Target

Dress: Primark

Scarf: Edinburgh Woolen Mill

Do you have any clothes in your closet that you have a love/hate relationship with?