Is This What an Adult Looks Like?

First-off, sorry for not having a post on Monday. This weekend I ate something that made me feel really sick, and I took the day off, from work and blogging. I did sport an 'athleisure' look, that I may post on Saturday, and break my cardinal rule of "no weekend" posts. However, today I have the first in this week's series of looks, titled "Adults I Admire."

Today my mother is coming to stay with me for 10 days. In my mother's mind I'm still that teenager who she sent off to college in thrifted vintage dresses and Doc Martens. Though the Doc Martens still remain, I'm now an adult, who wears more mature clothes. For example, today I matched a cranberry, cashmere sweater that was a gift from my mother, and a knee-length plaid skirt thrifted from Japan.

Sometimes I wonder if knee-length skirts that are high-waisted make my hips and butt look bigger, especially when there's pleats. However, I will say that with the maroon heels from ModCloth the knee-length skirt looks very appropriate. For a more mature look, I also wore my hair in a different style, with my ears out. Growing up I had this nervous habit of tucking my hair behind my ears. When I got to high school, I tried to break the habit. As a result, I hardly ever wear my hair in a style that shows my ears.

Another aspect of this 'adulting' series I'm trying is to change my thinking. Instead of focusing on whether or not I look big or fat in something, I want to focus on having fun in my clothes.I started this blog in order to put myself out there, to force myself to take risks. I'm hoping that this week, with my mom here, I'll be able to look at myself with different eyes, an adult's eyes.

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