My Trick for Staying Warm

So, once in a while we go to the grocery store, and I say, "Hey Angel, take pictures of me, because the lighting here is so much better than the lighting at home!"

And Angel says, "Yes! Let's take pictures in front of the fish!"

So I bring you, outfit pictures in front of fish. I bet all of those people wandering the produce section had no idea that they had the honor of witnessing a blogger's photoshoot.

Anyways. My outfit on that day was designed solely for maximum warmth. I don't actually like layering very much, but I'll do it if necessary. I also don't like scarves very much, but I have to admit that they do help with warmth. But here's my real secret to staying warm: I'm wearing leggings under my jeans.

You see, Angel was shopping for some pants recently and we came across flannel-lined pants for men. I talked him out of buying them because Angel doesn't actually like to be warm. But then I looked online to see if such lined jeans exist for women. And I came across jeans like this. They don't look good at all. And they're over $50. So, I wear leggings under my jeans and under the slacks I wear to work, and I get the benefit of flannel-lined jeans without the ugliness and the cost. Hurray!

On another note:

I had to show off my sweater a little more because of a discovery I made. The children's clearance section of Old Navy. I've never been a fan of Old Navy, because they don't carry much clothing to fit people like me. But I wandered into the kid's clearance section and found this awesome sweater for $6, and now I will be frequenting that section of the store regularly. What's more--they offered this sweater in 2 sizes bigger than the one that fit me! Kids must be growing a lot these days. Well, I am destined to be in the bottom 3 shortest of my siblings so that could have something to do with it...

 
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In other news, if you're in college, check out my article in Quite magazine about How to pull off straight A's!