What I Wore to Work this Week
Putting my low-effort, teacher-friendly outfit formula to use
Okay so... I actually managed to get dressed without an outfit meltdown (almost) every day this week. I’ve been following my own Lazy Girl Outfit Formula (from last week's post), and it’s honestly been helping. Just a little structure to prevent those mornings where I’m frantically yanking random items off their hangers trying to throw something together while becoming increasingly overheated and overwhelmed. Not the ideal start to a work day, believe it or not.
Below are all the outfits I wore this week. Nothing groundbreaking, just easy pieces that made getting dressed one less thing to worry about. If you’re curious, I’ve linked everything I can on my ShopMy.
Monday
Monday’s fit was designed for comfort and being on my feet throughout a jam-packed school day of teaching and running back and forth to meetings. I’m still getting used to styling the skirt. My best friend told me her stylish corporate coworkers are wearing the Lululemon Nulu skirt, but I picked this one up for a fraction of the $$ at Ardene of all places. The t-shirt is from H&M, and is a very close alt of the Aritzia Function interlock cotton tee.
Tuesday
I’ll be honest, Tuesday almost led to a meltdown as I changed my mind about what jeans to wear at the last minute. But, I pulled through with my trusty Levi’s Ribcage straight leg jeans. I truly don’t care what the trends say, I will be a high-waist girly for life. Despite the less comfortable footwear, I did even more walking than on Monday as we took a few of our students on a local college campus tour, but I have to say the Everlane flats always hold up! (Then again, I have invincible Millennial feet toughened up by decades of questionable footwear choices 🤣)
Wednesday
Trusty flats to the rescue again—chosen as much for the ‘fit as they were because they happened to be lying next to the front door where I’d kicked them off the day before. The weather was questionable, a little cloudy in the morning, so I threw my SweatFleece crew around my shoulders as I ran out of the house. Later, when I realized I had a deeply unpleasant meeting to attend, I was glad I’d grabbed an accessory in my favourite power colour.
Thursday
Field trip day today! While our students did a scavenger hunt in a local village, I sat stationed at a coffee shop prepared to give out clues. We then regrouped for a picnic lunch together, hence the sun protection and beachy footwear. Overall a success. Despite what they say about the struggles of being a teacher, days like today remind me it’s not the worst gig in the world by any stretch.
Friday
Lazy is an understatement for this outfit. Burnout hit me like a ton of bricks by the end of the week, and I reached for my “uniform” and my go-to comfiest old faithful pieces. Sunny weather does wonders for a mood, though. The day felt as effortless as the outfit and I skipped into the weekend with a sneaky after school thrift trip.
Let me know which outfit you liked best (or which one you’d actually wear), and if you have your own version of the lazy-girl formula, I’d love to hear it. You can also shop all my lazy girl favourites here via my ShopMy.
Love them all, but Thursdays outfit is pulling me in!
I’m trying to re-find my style at the moment, realising I’m probably not a jeans girly anymore. But I’m still wanting to find at least a couple of pairs that I love. Which is currently a struggle!x