Mad for plaid

Back to the theme of obsessions we discussed the other day...

As many of you know, I have a bit of an obsession with Old Navy - specifically their Fit and Flare dresses... (I bought a few more this summer and I think I'm topped out somewhere around 30.)

But this year, I also discovered their pajama pants... both flannel and cotton versions. Now that I work from home, I spend a lot more time in pajama pants than I really should... I think I've finally topped out there too, but due to my obsessive nature and easy distractability, I find myself on the website every other day. This of course, has led to a spate of frequent purchases (Damn you Supercash!)

But it wasn't until the packages started arriving that I really noticed a theme...

It started with this shirt back in September

A pretty, over-sized, light-weight flannel shirt. I told myself I was buying it so I would stop wearing pajama pants all day - I could throw it on with a pair of leggings, still be "jammie-pant-comfy", but be dressed enough to answer the door when the mail man came.

But the truth was. I LOVE flannel. I blame my father, king of the flannel shirt. I also love plaid. Like reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally love plaid. Part of that is my Scottish heritage... but most of it is purely esthetic  - I love how it looks - classic but colourful.

Anyway... over last month and a half the plaid started pouring in...

Another classic flannel - (Stewart tartan, which is Dave's clan).

ANOTHER pair of jammie pants... because Flannel+Plaid+Jammie pants... you can't say no to a triple threat like that.

There was something about these Stevie pants that just scream "punk rock" to me. I had to have them.

I'm queen of the dress around these parts (I rarely wear pants, even in the winter) so a plaid shirt dress was a no brainer.

The last thing I need is more shoes... but you can't reason with an obsession like this. I rationalized it by telling myself they were flats, and I'm walking much more now, so I need flat shoes.

This last one is probably the only one I actually did need. While I don't have a lot of wait time between transit connections, I've learned that five minutes when the wind is blowing can feel like eternity. Last year I had to buy a new, lighter-coloured coat because I was walking in the dark more. Unlike my old coat, it does not have a hood, or a collar that you can stand up an block the wind. A blanket scarf is the perfect solution. And if it's a happy, colourful plaid, so much the better. I thought this would go particularly well with my favourite handspun hat.

But now I really do need to reign things in.... or I'm never going to save enough for new wheels! (I wonder if you can get plaid interior on a car...)