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Wearing my nice stuff today (h/t MsMaven)

Janet

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Today is grocery and other errands day. The weather is spectacular — what summer should be. Low 80s, low humidity, and breezy. I slept with the window open last night for the first time in over two months.

I’ve had these Naturalizer sneakers for a few months and hadn’t yet worn them, so I finally debuted them today. I made a stupid mistake though — didn’t put on socks underneath and my heels are tender from months of sandals, so I now have a blister on my heel. Oops.
Otherwise they’re comfy and I just need to wear no-show socks in the future.

I broke out this happy patterned dress from Anthro last year. It’s cool and comfortable and machine washable so not so impractical. But definitely a step up from my usual.

I’m going to call my hair stylist tomorrow and see if a cut is possible before I leave town, but they may be super booked, so I’m not counting on anything. It’s tamed into a ponytail again here but it was pretty wild last night with air drying and post-rain humidity.

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MsMary

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Janet, you look fab!! Here's to wearing the good stuff!!

Angie

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That dress is soooooo flattering! LOVE the pattern with the rose gold sneakers. KILLER combo, Janet.

Looks like you're having Seattle Summer weather! You passed your hot and humid weather to us yesterday. 98C and muggy......

Anonymous

Nice Janet- your outfit and our weather!
@Angie we call this weather "fall"

UmmLila (Lisa)

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Oo, I love rose gold on the sneakers. Get Bombas socks - they are so nice and don't show that they make me want to throw away all my others. And the colors of the dress are sooo pretty.

Janet

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Thanks, everybody!

Side note, I went to the mall today. It's time for a new iPhone so I went to the Apple store, only to find out that you need an appointment. So I sat there and bought the phone online and arranged to pick it up by appointment tomorrow. I then had about 45 minutes to kill because I was having my car cleaned (the best inexpensive car detailer around has a setup in the mall parking garage outside of Nordstrom).

The mall was WEIRD, y'all. Most stores are closed, either temporarily or permanently. Nordstrom is now closed for good, and it made me sad. We lost Lord & Taylor a few years ago, so Macy's and JC Penney remain. There's a Sears there, but it's weird that I don't even know if that's still open -- it's always been on the end of the mall where I never go. The stores that are open have rules about how many people can be in the store at one time, but the only place that would have had any danger of getting crowded was the Apple store, which of course was only by appointment. Plus they had two lines roped off on opposite sides of the mall corridor to keep people lined up with social distancing and out of the way of passersby.

I cruised through Zara and didn't see anything particularly compelling. Eddie Bauer was a winner though -- I'd been keeping an eye out for a new henley style long-sleeve tee or two, and they had some really soft ones on clearance. In fact, everything was on deep discount. I bought a pair of gray jogger-style hiking pants (zip pockets!) too, and the three items totaled all of $45. I couldn't try things on, but I feel confident about the tops. I guess if the pants don't fit, I'll just take them back.

MsMaven

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You look snazzy and comfortable--I love both the dress and those sneakers!

At least your mall sounds safe. I don't think there are any Sears stores open around here--ours have closed permanently.

Firecracker (Sharan)

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You look great, Janet. That dress is super cool and fabulous on you. I really like it with the sneakers.

I got blisters today from a pair of sandals that I hadn't worn yet this summer. They were a go-to pair last year, good for all-day, a good deal of walking, etc. So my explanation is that I've been wearing sneakers so much, my feet aren't ready for the sandals!

What a weird mall experience. Our mall (nearest one to me) closed completely, pre-covid. End of an era, I guess.

nuancedream

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You look absolutely wonderful in that dress and rose gold sneakers, Janet. I haven't been to a shopping mall in almost a year. Frankly, it was depressing with so many stores closed and with the knowledge it was unlikely another retailer would occupy the vacated space.

Jaime

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Janet that dress is spectacular on you. Perfect with the sneakers too.
Things are very different here mall wise. Because most of Israel normally leaves the country in August (I don't think I am exaggerating by much) and is now stuck at home, the malls are bursting. I needed to go to the post office in the local mall and I couldn't believe the crowds at the normally quiet mid-afternoon hour. People were wearing masks, but social distancing is relative I guess. No one ever social distances enough for me - even before corona.

slim cat

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Great dress and fab look!

Brooklyn

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You look fabulous Janet. Love the shoes especially.

Minaminu

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Janet, you look great! The dress is lovely and the shoes are really cool! I hope you managed to get the appointment with your hairdresser, mine is due on 6th september (I am doing the countdown!!!).

Ponytail really suits you!!!

Bijou

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You look beautiful, a good dress is such a great summer solution. Sorry to hear of the loss of some of your local retailers, which is similar in my local area, with many closed retailers.

Preppy Pear

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You look great in that dress and sneaker combo - so much more appealing to get dressed when the heat is reasonable.
Another fan of the cute ponytail. I hope you can get in with your stylist, though - I think your hair has looked great through the pandemic, but when I got my own hair trimmed and shaped up it was a nice emotional lift. Not in the least because it felt so normal.

RobinF

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Love that dress! Great colors and fit.

I haven't been to a mall in ages, sounds very surreal.

Janet

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Thanks, all!

Funny thing about the shoes. I had to stop at the post office to mail out something I sold on eBay -- our local post office is the best. It's a small office and we have the absolute nicest workers there. I hadn't been there in a while, and one of my two favorite employees there was at the desk. Before I even got in the second door into the office, he was throwing me air hugs. We chatted a little as he rung up my package (and I bought stamps I don't even need because I just want to support USPS that much more these days), but people were starting to line up in the outer office, so we were making it quick. But before I left, he complimented me on my outfit and remarked especially on the shoes. He exclaimed a couple of times, "those shoes are so great!" It made me feel good that I made at least a little effort yesterday. A little style can actually help connect people.

Eliza

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That dress is terrific and I love the sneakers with it. Totally put together and nice for the weather to cooperate. Such a hot humid summer on the East Coast. Best with your hair and travel plans. As I total non-shopper since March, your description of the mall is both poignant and informative. Thanks!

citygirldc

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The dress is perfect on you. Great fit, great style, great print, and I'm all about the v neck.

kkards

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Fab dress and shoes! Sometimes just dressing up lifts my mood.

Laurie

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Fun dress and shoes! That is a mood-lifter!

I went to the mall 2 weeks ago for the same reason - my phone was gasping its last breaths. So so so frustrating, and could not get an appt at the Apple store for 1 week. I had the same reaction to the mall- could not have felt more weird. We did not go into any other stores, but it felt very abandoned.

Mainelady

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Your dress and sneakers are flat out fabulous! The colors sing of summer and fun!

cindysmith

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You.look great!

Anonymous

I thought that Macys was going to be closed too?

Jenava

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Great tip on checking out EB! My best friend worked for them for years. They barely survived back in 2008.

LOVE this dress on you, hooray for not saving the nice stuff.

Janet

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Suntiger, Macy's is still there. Some super deals if there's anything you need. I grabbed some Gold Toe no-show socks because my new shoes were wearing a blister on my heel, and a pack of four pairs that were normally $18, turned out to be $7.