Long Crochet Vest & White Jeans: Adventures In Housecleaning

At the end of every school year people ask me what plans I have for the summer. That often turns into a weirdly awkward conversation because typically my response is, “Um, nothing.” That’s cool with me, but sometimes I think people find it odd.Like maybe I should have some exotic grand vacation planned; you know jetting off to the south of France or maybe cruising the islands on our yacht. (Next summer we actually do have something planned, you know, once our private jet has been remodeled, but that’s a story for another day.) As I’ve said before, we’re pretty much homebodies although we do take occasional day trips and whatnot. Believe it or not, the most daring thing I do in the summer (and the rest of the year actually) is vacuum the floor. You’re not seeing how that is an adventure? Well, that’s because you haven’t tried to vacuum at my house.

You see, I have a min pin with OCD and a sheltie with a severe anxiety disorder; both of them have been for real diagnosed. No, I’m not making this up. The only way the min pin will travel through the kitchen is backwards along the walls and the sheltie is so anxious that Xanax didn’t help. Xanax, people. Real Xanax did not calm her furry butt down. And yes, we laugh about it all because really, what choice do we have? Needless to say, turning on a sweeper (or a lawn mower, blender, ringing cell phone…you get the idea) incites a four-legged riot. Those two go bat-crap crazy and the bulldog and pugabull try to eat them to shut them up. Honestly, I can see their point. In any case, vacuuming requires just as much planning and forethought as packing for a two week trip to Mexico.

I found this long crochet vest at Francesca’s awhile back. I’ve been waiting for the just right outfit to wear it with and this was it. One of my favorite casual, wear all of the time items is a gray tee. I honestly get more wear out of my gray tees than my white ones. I haven’t worn my white jeans for quite awhile, the last time was way back in December, so I thought they’d be a good choice with the tee. And the long crochet vest was the third piece to make it all just a little more interesting and add some texture to the mix. The jeans and tee would’ve been fine on their own, but I was in the mood for a little extra somethin’ and like I said I was just itching for an excuse to wear the vest. Um ya, like I needed an excuse.

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Vest: Francesca’s; Jeans: Old Navy; Tee: Forever 21 (Old); Sandals: TJ Maxx (Old)

 

 

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  8. says

    Great look and I just realized I have only worn my white jeans once since winter ( why is it that I wonder…) My new furbaby is not afraid of the vacuum ( a first for me) but she does think the broom is a ” cat toy” that I just move around for her pleasure… kind of defeats the whole purpose..
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  11. Monika Faulkner says

    Your crochet vest has me in boho heaven, dearest Debbie!! It’s truly the perfect “third piece” for the summer…when you want to add interest to your outfits without adding any extra warm!! And those gladiator sandals are MAJOR!! XOXO

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