What I Wore The First Week of February 2022

I am sure I’m preaching to the choir here, but I am so over winter and already over 2022. Every time there is a threat of snow, the kids have a snow day or late start at school, which throws off our entire day. And the weather has just been cold and dreary when it’s not threatening to storm. It feels like we’re back at the beginning of this pandemic all over again, with exposures and school closings and having to weigh everything we do against the risk of exposure. And then I went into the year with high hopes and a positive attitude, which as a natural cynic was truly remarkable, and it’s like the universe needed to remind me why I’m a cynic. We’ve already had several really shitty things happen/happening this year that have just completely thrown us and we’re still trying to deal with them. I know we’re lucky in so many ways — we have our health, we’re expecting our miracle rainbow baby so soon, and we have so many privileges that allow us to navigate this pandemic. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that 2022 has really sucked for the Kennedy family so far, and pushed me to the brink. It’s like I didn’t think I could handle anymore stress and bad news, and the universe was like guess what, on top of all this, try to deal with this and this. I know we’ll get through it, but it’s been a rough start to the year so far. I am trying to hold out hope that it’s setting us up for great changes and growth that will propel us to the next place we need to go, but I’m also having days where I feel like it’s all pointless and we’re doomed. I don’t know if anyone can relate, but it’s felt like just when things start to go well, we’re dealt a really big blow that pushes us back ten steps. It’s felt this way long before the vid, but the past few years, I started to feel like things were turning around and then bam! But this is way off topic and probably not what you came here to see — what I wore the first week of February 2022. But I like to be real with you guys on here as much as I can, and if you’re feeling this too, you’re certainly not alone.

Needless to say, I haven’t felt much like getting dressed recently. I honestly have to force myself to change out of my pajamas and into workout clothes for school drop off so I don’t embarrass my children. But after I force myself to get some form of exercise, I have been trying to force myself to shower and get dressed for the day. While I can get away with wearing leggings on Zoom calls, I like to try to step it up for the work week. This week, I had to compromise and tried to stick to comfy clothes that also look presentable, especially as I get deeper into my third trimester and am finding it harder to dress the bump. Here’s what I wore the first week of February 2022 aka my week in outfits.