What I wore, what I read: May 13-17

This year is in the bag now and I am one part relieved, one part too exhausted to process, and one part screaming “why does anything about my life have to change?! It’s fine as is!” What can I say. I’m a reluctant mover. Plus my regularly scheduled exercise classes are over and I am just totally adrift without necessary endorphins. Onto the outfits…

This outfit was a rental–I found it to run true to size, but the sleeves were a little puffy, so that’s something to consider. Also, I’m not sure the hat was the most flattering with my hair type.

Starting with the best outfit, obvi–I became a wizard this week by finally wearing PhD robes, which are the goofiest kind of graduation regalia. It snowed the day before graduation, so I went practical with an older midi dress and leggings under that. I also wore boots and swapped them out for heels in the stadium:

Trying something new–if you like this J. Crew dress, here it is on Poshmark in a bunch of sized: S/M/L/XL. I got mine secondhand and am wearing the small.

All of my “what do I wear to graduation??!” thoughts became totally irrelevant due to the snow. It was cold all week, so here’s what I wore for some other graduation festivities. First, I wore dress pants and my Vetta sweater to Trevor’s graduation, then I wore an actual parka to graduation dinner, then it got warm enough to at least rock the jumpsuit the next night.

And now for some light reading (and shopping!):

What I wish I had known about getting tenure and what is my job as a first year faculty member: I am clinging to any advice that points a way forward right now 🙂
Make a better Aperol Spritz: This article got all the outrage last week but actually contains good Aperol Spritz upgrades in the end, because clickbait.
Just got this vertical striped suit so I’m all ready for summer.
Teaching tool of the week: Male as the default.

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