Move to upstate NY, otherwise known as the Bizarro Land of Coldness, and dress in layer upon layer upon layer!

The Backstory: While drinking my morning coffee yesterday, I heard on the TV that the day's weather called for negative daytime temps, high winds, an additional 3 or so inches of snow, and nighttime temps of -20 to -30 (HUH? Where do I live, the Arctic?) I did what any self-respecting former Jersey-Beach-Town-Moved-North gal would do: Snuggled back under my electric blanket and called out sick! Uh, unfortunately no, I did the responsible thing and went to work

It was a teacher workshop day so no students and super casual dressing. I knew we'd be in a cold area of one of our district's schools, so I needed to be warm indoors (I always run cold) as well as out (going out for lunch, running errands after).

WIW for warmth that you can't see: Old Navy cami, Cuddl Duds long underwear top and bottom (JCP), two pairs of socks (Old Navy).

WIW for warmth that you can see: Striped turtleneck (Liz Claiborne, JCP), Gap 1969 Always Skinny jeans, sized up for a looser fit, leg warmers (Amazon), gray boots (Charming Charlie), gray hoodie poncho (a.n.a., JCP). I wore the hoodie in various stages of button-up throughout the day.

WIW For outerwear: I wore my new Land's End Down Chalet Long Puffer Coat, but I neglected to take a picture. It was one of Angie's picks and it's as warm as warm can be.

Other than the puffer coat, nothing is new here, everything is one or more years old. I wore this to work and for running errands last night. It certainly wasn't the height of fashion - more like a "mostly fast fashion shades of gray mash-up for warmth" - but hey, it did keep me warm! And thank you Mother Nature, it never got to -30 last night!