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Suz

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Well, I finally succumbed to Covid.

The workshop I attended last week turned out to be a superspreader event.

I seem to be getting off with a light case (no doubt due to a recent bivalent booster) but my eyes are weepy, I'm a bit congested, I'm coughing a bit, and today I feel like I need a long nap.

Will be isolating for several more days at least.

I got these ON step hem faded and lightly distressed dad jeans for $27 primarily for my WFH wear. They are the same style as the baggy white jeans I also own. Super loose and super comfy. Echoing others in feeling zero tolerance for anything constricting right now.

The sweater is from consignment.

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High-Waisted Button-Fly Slouchy Straight Cropped Non-Stretch Cut-Off Jeans for Women

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Latest reply was from citygirldc

Inge

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Ugh, I'm so sorry, Suz:-(( Really hope you'll feel 100% again soon, but in the meantime take it easy AND take that nap!!

You look amazing, the animal print cardigan is such a good piece to add easy visual interest, and I do so love those loafers!

Suz

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Thanks, Inge. I was really interested in the reviews of the loafers which say the are too wide at the heels and too narrow at the toes. I think I'll do a separate post about them.

Dee

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Oh darn, sorry about the covid diagnosis. Those jeans look great though but take care, and wishing you a speedy recovery.

kellygirl

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So sorry but man, love this outfit. Jeans are terrific!!

Janet

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Well darn! I hope you feel better soon. I have a cold for the first time in three years. Hubs is sick too. We tested for Covid just to be safe but both are negative.

Great outfit to rest and recuperate.

Angie

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Sodding COVID

Rotten luck Suz, and feel better soon! Sending healing thoughts. Rest up and take extra long naps with kitty Max.

YOU LOOK KILLER FABULOUS, despite feeling ill. What a great WFH look. Nothing needs fixing

I'm loving the BF jeans you are craving at the moment - like the other pair of white. Ease, fludity and structure in all the right places, FTW.

Sal

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Well you look fab even if you don’t feel fab.

Please rest a bit more than you think you need to. It’s a weird virus.

Anonymous

Please take good care of yourself. Happy to see you’re not too sick to look fabulous! Get well fast.

rachylou

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Aww, bummer! But you look fabulous! Great ensemble.

Roberta

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Take an extra long nap! Its time to get lots of rest and drink lots of tea. I sincerely hope you have no lingering symptoms.

Helena

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The jeans look fab Suz!! Rest well and lots! Wishing you a speedy recovery xx

Indigoprint

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Good look.
I like how the sweater meets at the waist. Did you leave the last button unbuttoned or is that the cut of the sweater? Nonetheless to my eye you achieve the same advantages of a semi tuck without the bulk....
Rest well

Irina

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You look good despite Covid, Suz! I feel like my family is the only people who didn’t have it so far.
Wishing you fast recovery.

unfrumped

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So sorry! I figure I will not avoid for much longer.
Great jeans! I love the loafers too. I have about given up on loafers that are soft enough but stay on, but still am thinking that laceup combats & perhaps an Oxford will still work for me— love your tartan boots too.

Sloper

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I do hope you feel better soon.

Suz

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Thanks, all! I am about to take that afternoon nap, now.

Indigoprint, I left the last button open. The sweater is quite fitted. I'm wearing a camisole underneath as well. So I could open it more at the top if I wished. I love this sweater -- made of a silk/ cotton blend and so comfortable. It was new (with tags!) at consignment, so if feels pristine. A lucky find for me.

Cardiff girl

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Sorry to hear it got you in the end,fingers crossed it stays mild and that you make a full recovery soon.

Runcarla

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So sorry you got Covid. Hopefully it will be of short duration and only a minor inconvenience. It’s interesting how just a little silk in a fabric mix can luxe up the comfort of a garment. Looks like you hit the jackpot with your sweater.

slim cat

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Sorry to hear about the Covid - get better soon!
On a bright side - you look fresh and pretty .

LJP

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Those jeans are all sorts of awesome ! Did you size up a few to get that slouchy fit ? I need these in my life . Sorry about Covid - hopefully no lasting effects .

CarolS

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Ugh -- sorry to hear you're under the weather. I hope it's a mild and short-lived case....

I also wish I could look that good when ill...My moping around home feeling lousy outfit is all kinds of shlumpy.

cjh

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Oh, sorry you have Covid! A couple weeks ago, I felt stuffy, had a little cough at night, and was SO tired it felt harder than usual to run, but I did run because I didn’t feel sick! I had trouble sleeping a couple of nights because I woke up hot. Hmmm. Never thought it might be anything except the harvest air, full of dry dirt and super dusty, so I did not test.

Your outfit looks good for a sick day. Remembering the times I was sick, many years ago, it felt better to get dressed rather than stay in pajamas all day.

Suz

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cjh, that's exactly it -- I got dressed and made myself presentable because it feels better to do so.

Lisa, I did not size up. These things are cut huge. They are very loose on the backside and thighs.

I managed a short rest and a walk, so I'm not doing too badly. Compared with many, I'm getting off lightly.

Eliza

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Wishing you a comfortable and smooth recovery, Suz. Like those easy fit jeans; you look casual polished and that is an accomplishment. Totally get dressing for how you wish you felt.

Jaime

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DH and I just got another booster. Lots of people we know are getting covid for the first time or again. Anyway, you look fab, love the cut of the jeans and new sweater and still loving the loafers. Get well soon!

Zaeobi

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Ahh I'm so sorry to hear you caught it - I succumbed for the first time just last month, after having managed to avoid it for 2.75 years! I suppose I was pushing my luck a bit though, being in a room full of ~20-30 students regularly - even with 4 doses

I'm glad to hear your symptoms aren't too severe - you look much more fab than I did during the throes of it, lol! Those jeans look comfy but trendy, & the cardigan looks 'softly graphic' comfy too.

Seem everyone is affected differently by COVID - I'm mostly recovered now, but I still feel terrible brain fog at times (work takes much longer now)... I agree with @Sal that you should take longer than you think you might need - my symptoms fluctuated!

Anyway, enough about my woes lol - here's wishing you a quick recovery!

Jonesy

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Well, what rotten luck! I'm sorry to hear you've succumbed, but you do indeed look fabulous! I love the jeans, and your outfit looks luminously garconne to me :). Fingers crossed for you that your case continues to be mild.

My SO and I haven't gotten Covid, but both of my young adult kids have. I'm getting another booster on Wednesday to hopefully stave off this latest version.

Suz

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It is SUCH a wily virus.

I was careful, had my shots, wore a mask in most public indoor situations, and so on. Wore a mask to teach last year (uncomfortable as that was) and the students also masked, so I got through the first round of Omicron here unscathed. But I sat beside someone who was positive and didn't know it for an entire afternoon class, passing papers back and forth, talking with her as part of a small group -- and voila. Here I am!

6 of 13 workshop participants have come down with the virus (so far) plus that person's husband. Phew! We were supposed to test immediately before coming but I guess she forgot to do so due to some truly difficult personal circumstances that distracted her. She had tested negative the day before.

My whole family had a virus in the spring that we couldn't be sure about -- we tested consistently negative (in my case, 10 times) but had the usual symptoms. In retrospect, though, I am pretty sure it was not Covid that time -- just a "regular" bad cold or flu, because this time the RAT test went BING to positive right away. I don't feel anywhere near as bad as I did in the spring, with whatever I had.

But I know it is hugely variable. My child also had Covid two weeks ago, also for the first time, somewhat miraculously, because they work with small children, hang around with people who are not that careful (they are 22) and ride public transit all the time. They are obviously much younger than I am, and they were much sicker. Ditto a couple of my Vancouver friends. One had a very high fever for over a week and had to stop work for two weeks; another is still coughing more than a month later. It's the luck (or bad luck) of the draw, it seems.

Bijou

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Suz, such a lovely WFH outfit, that cardigan is outstanding on you and is also a lovely layering piece under a blazer or peacoat. I hope you have the opportunity to rest up.

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