Casual Friday

Often times I purchase great articles of clothing, statement jewelry and excessively large hats.  I love them.  Sometimes they love me back.  Sadly, my "job" and day to day routines aren't really meant for beautiful couture, dripping diamonds or hats that you can't-wear-while-driving.  I celebrate every moment that my $13 pair of sunglasses are still intact.  I weep every time my children break my designer sunglasses, usually within hours of purchasing them (it's like a cosmic novelty, I swear!)  If I wear white, my kids will smear raspberry something on it.  Or dirt.  Or boogers.  Or anything sticky and containing some form of dye.  My wardrobe is like a cosmic chasm for these kids.  I roll around on the ground, I throw baseballs and frisbees (it's the frisbee that's the nail-breaker here,) I do chores.  I'm like my own Molly Maid, and I just can't wear a Dior gown to do the dishes or vacuum in!  I also live in Kansas City.  There are probably about ten whole days when the weather is gorgeous enough to rival L.A.'s 335 days of perfect weather (that was a guesstimate, maybe its 365!)  It's really cold - the arm candy I wear might as well have been stored in the freezer; it's really hot - even nudity isn't going to be comfortable! 

Why am I telling you this?  I just have this crazy urge to justify why on earth I would wear a linen sack (with pockets!):

{dress Zara shoes Old Navy necklace H&M clutch DIY}

I would actually have preferred that this sack dress be another inch longer.  The older my legs get, the more inclined I am to cover them up!  The color of the dress really is beautiful, and I am so happy to have found H&M's knockoff of JCrews necklace - you'll probably see it alot - I love it!  One more thing before I leave you for the weekend - those espadrilles (featured in this previous post) are striped, but I'm not a professional photographer and I have no idea how to photograph tiny stripes!  Hope you all have a good weekend!