Lavender in the Fall, and a Quick Update

I’ve been rather politically oriented in my last couple of posts, but I’m returning to form here, for the moment. Amid all of this chaos, fashion is still a great solace to me, and I’m committed to maintaining my ethical fashion goals.

For the past few months I’ve been itching to get my hands on a fitted mock neck sweater, and during my latest trip to the thrift store, I found this lavender gem. While this piece isn’t exactly what I’ve been looking for, for $1.00 it was certainly close enough!

I wore the above outfit to get a cocktail with friends during a spell of strangely warm weather in Chicago (I’m sure there are many more spots of unusually warm weather to come…). I paired the lavender top with a pair of skinny jeans and a high ponytail, but when I was staring at the whole combination it looked a little too “preppy” for me. So I added some edginess by creating deep cuffs with the legs of my jeans and throwing some fishnet socks and my studded navy loafers into the mix.

The clip-on earrings I’m wearing in this photo were made by me! I whipped these babies up in about fifteen minutes using silver tassels I had on hand and a mix of wooden beads and jade glass beads. Unfortunately, during all of the chaos of the past couple of months, I’ve lost track of their whereabouts… I’ll have to do some wading through the mess that is my bedroom.

By the way, I have a new job! I’ve moved into the editing department within the company I’ve been working for! I’m technically starting out at entry level again, but I already feel much happier and more fulfilled doing something that I love.

And, I have a new freelance assignment! I took an editing class a couple of years ago when I began seriously contemplating editing as a career, and I now work in the same department as my former editing teacher! Unfortunately, he is retiring, and he decided to recommend me to one of his former clients. So now I’m editing a research paper and learning a lot about statistical terms. That’s been occupying a lot of my brain space whenever the election isn’t.

Last, but not least, I’ve made a couple of other environmentally and ethically conscientious purchases that I can’t wait to share with you, and I have a new page for my site that is in the works. Stay tuned!

With all of my love,
S. (a.k.a. AMisplacedPen)

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