dress for the day: falling for boots

home

about

hire abby

Posts Comments

dearabbyleigh

(insert witty tagline here)

last week i shared my dress for the day story , a lightbulb moment of fashion conviction:

dress for the day you want to have, not the one that’s trying to have you.

today and every wednesday , i invite you to link arms, blogs, and instagrams in solidarity. here’s to setting the tone for the days we desire with the clothes we pull from the closet!

this week, i really wanted it to be fall.

deep in my bones i wanted it. i pulled my favorite summer sandals from my feet at the end of another sticky day in september and declared – enough is enough.

lucky me, the weather agreed, and in the last few days, we’ve had genuine fall inklings. leaves, people! a breeze below 60! and best of all . . . boots!

i do most of my work from home, in my bare feet or in socks, so shoes are a big step for my day. they say, quite literally – i’m going places!

when i got these booties at old navy last week, i thought i might wear them a few times this fall to be worth the sale price. but i have worn them every single day since then. they convey stature and a little sass, and give me some of the get-it-done mentality of wearing heels in the wal-mart, without actually wearing heels . . . in the wal-mart.

in this lovely season, i’m teaching myself to be productive on purpose, and part of that is taking control of my work-from-home-life. this means setting timers (what my friend laura calls doing life in increments ), finishing tasks, making my bed, and now putting on shoes.

i just take myself and my work more seriously wearing shoes . . .

. . . or in this case boots. and not that much more seriously.*

do you use your clothes to motivate your mind? tell me your dress-to-work-from-home tricks!

if you’re into buttons, feel free to grab this one, and link up a post or a photo that tells your story below. feel free to link up anytime during the week, and look for a new dress for the day story each wednesday . even if you don’t link up – join me throughout the week on twinstagram (twitter +instagram) by using this hashtag: