Pajama Dress

I have to tell you that this dress, which I wore on Monday for a day of writing at home and on campus, is probably the most comfortable thing that I own.¹  I'd say that it's even more comfortable than yoga pants or pjs.

1. Dress - Target (remixed)

Shoes - Steve Madden (remixed)

Necklace - Boutique in Berkeley (gift and remixed)

Earrings - Target (remixed)

Purse - Express (gift and remixed)

Sunglasses - Oscar de la Renta (thrifted)

Right now comfort is an absolute necessity.  I tell you the final stages of dissertating have not been good for my back, my waistline, or my ability to fall asleep.  If it weren't for Bailey, I'm not sure I'd ever get outside on the days that I'm not teaching, but at least she gives me an excuse to go to the park.

I know I've this worn dress and these shoes together here on the blog before, but right now most of my mental energy is being devoted to the beast (my dissertation, not Bailey).  I added different earrings and a necklace, so that should count for something, right?

Well, I'm off to teach my last class at the small liberal arts college where I've been a visiting faculty member this year, and it's definitely bittersweet for me.  On the one hand, I'm relieved that the semester is drawing to a close because I desperately need more hours to devote to massively overhauling one of my chapters into two.  On the other hand, I'm also very sad to be leaving an institution that I've fallen in love with over this past academic year.  

What about you?  For those of you who are professors, teachers, or students are you taking or marking final exams yet?

And have you weighed in on whether or not there is a distinction between fashionable and stylish and if this distinction might be gendered?  Since I tend to use these two words interchangeably and tend to focus on their meanings as verbs rather than nouns, I don't really view them as distinct as Herr Doktor and many others do.  What do you think?