Sunday, Simply

Rusted orange leaves and pale brown grass crunch under my shoes as I walk through town and this rusty old antique truck seems like the perfect place to stop and rest a while before I head back home. The town is sleeping now, they're hibernating, unaware that it's going to be a beautiful day. I'll just have to enjoy it on my own for an hour or so until the sunshine breaks through their curtains and lets them all know they can come out for a while.

I have to bring a sweater along, it's still winter after all, but it is warm enough that I left most of the layers behind and let the home fire burn out in the night. Normally I'm up once or twice in the night to feed the wood stove and keep us all warm and keep myself from having to start a fire from scratch while shivering in the morning. I don't want any extra chores now that all the holiday madness is over.

Personally, I look forward to this time of year. It's not the weather per say, I have always been more of a summer sunshine kind of person. Rather, what I like about this particular time of year is that this is the time when all the obligations and events of the holidays are over and I can kick back and take a few minutes to catch my breath. It's not that I don't love the holidays, I definitely do. 

But, I also love my peace and quiet. I compare this non-holiday season to my taste in clothes: I love all my beautiful dresses too, in fact I wouldn't part with any of them, but I also enjoy a nice pair of comfortable jeans. And this day at time of year definitely calls for a comfortable pair of jeans.

I know for most of the northern hemisphere, the weather outside is frightful and the fire is so delightful, but I live in this odd little vortex where those bitterly cold winter days are broken up by these mild sunny days that pop up about once or twice a month. 

And I have come to count on these little breaks. I've learned over the last few years not to bury my bicycle at the back of the shed because chances are I'll get the opportunity to use it at least once or twice each winter. I've also learned to keep something light and comfortable easily accessible so I can go out walking around and soaking up the sunshine.

I'm a dresses kind of girl by nature (and if you are too, not to worry, I have plenty of FemmeLuxe Dress posts on the way). Dresses have been my go-to outfit staple for the better part of the past decade, but I always keep a little wiggle room in my wardrobe for other great staples like the perfect pair of jeans. For me the right pair of jeans is just as comfortable and a long flowy peasant skirt, and that's how I feel about these Mid Wash Distressed Ripped Mom Jeans - Cora from FemmeLuxe.

FemmeLuxe has some of my favorite styles in Slinky Dresses and  Glitter Crop Tops, but today's post has a more casual flare. (Use the term FemmeLuxe in the search bar at the side to see some of my FemmeLuxe outfits) In fact, tomorrow's post is going to feature the Maria BodyCon dress, but I also absolutely adore their jeans. I don't even shop around for jeans anymore, FemmeLuxe always has what I like and a size and fit I can trust. In the past, I've gone for their High Waist jeans with the flare bottom, but when I saw these Cora Jeans, I knew they would be perfect for a quiet weekend at home like this one.

Just the right amount of rips give these Cora jeansCora jeans that distress look and I love the raw edge cuff that I can roll up for a Capri length or leave down and wear with sneakers or sandals. The waist is mid-rise which is in my opinion the best rise for casual wear. These Cora jeans are going to be perfect for spring and summer wear as well as these unseasonably warm pop-up winter days.

Tomorrow's post will be back to dresses, but this jeans are perfect for today. Come back tomorrow for more FemmeLuxe goodness.

Shopping Info: Jeans from FemmeLuxeFinery.co.uk, Maruchan Tee from: SHEIN, CoolWay Kicks from ThredUp, Glasses from Claire's, Cardi is old