Create 28 Day 12 – Patterned Pants

Hello dolls!

I am working my second full day in a row as a librarian sub at a high school across town.  I was a little worried about working with high school kids but it has been a good experience.  The library (and librarian Bonnie) at Burges are lovely.  Everything is attractive, well organized, and welcoming.

But I am realizing that it is kind of hard on me to work all day for more than one day at a time.  I was very tired last night after my first day and can only imagine how tired I will be on Friday after three days of work in row.  My heart might not have been ready to retire but I think my body was.  And now I have other work to do.

On a brighter note, I am happy to be able to get dressed up again.  I was always a dress-up kinda gal.  I can wear jeans or sweats with the best of them but have always loved wearing dresses, skirts and heels.  In fact, I was practically laughed out of painting class at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for that reason.  I liked dressing up for class and apparently real artists don’t dress up.

Carrie at A Lovely Little Wardrobe is on Day 12 of her Create28, featuring outfits put together from items already in her closet.  Today she is styling patterned pants and I am playing along with this little number below.  I also featured this outfit in an earlier blog post here.

These are the darnedest pants.  In this first photo, you can’t even tell the pants have a pattern!

Here are the ingredients to this outfit:

• Blue, gray and black patterned pants from Banana Republic
• Pink and and gray long sleeved blouse from Banana Republic
• Navy and gray Mossismo Aztec patterned sweater from Target
•  Apt. 9 black pumps from Kohl’s
• Statement earrings from Kohl’s

The colors in this second photograph are not even close to the actual colors in the pants.  They actually have a kind of purple-y gray background with black and a midnight blue in the pattern.  Not sure why they don’t photograph that way.  Lauren keeps telling me I need to get a camera.  A real camera.  If I keep blogging, maybe I will treat myself to one with some of my subbing money.

In March, I will be doing a long-term sub job while an elementary school librarian is out for maternity leave.  I met Morgan earlier this week after talking with her on the phone.  She is a cutie pie and doing great things at her school.  Being at Rusk will be an opportunity for me to build my stamina up again for working and to make a little summer vacation (and camera?) money.

This week, I have also been doing a 7 Day Bible Challenge at the invitation of my sister-in-law Metra.  I am posting a Bible verse to Facebook everyday for a week.  Today’s verse is:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”