Remember... It's not what you read... It's not the quotes you post... It's not how often you go to church... It's how you live. It's how you treat people. It's what's in your heart. Don't be one of these hypocrites who preaches it but doesn't live it. Be good to people. Be kind to people. Build people up. You never know what your kindness can do for someone who needs to believe in people again. ~ Andy Frisella

I tested out my wool Pea Coat New Year’s Eve. I would normally dress in a couple of layers, especially when outside but last night I spent 4+ hours outside wearing a hoodie and pair of light jeans and a toboggan so I could see just how warm a true wool coat could be. I was really surprised by how comfortable I stayed the entire time in this coat. Temps were down to 36 degrees and breezy but I never got cold. I have been looking into how people used to stay warm before all of the modern synthetic clothing inventions we have now like Goretex and Thinsulate and Polartec etc.

I bought some 34 waist jeans 'with a bit of stretch'. I wore them for a while and they were really loose so I measured them and it turned out they were a 36, or so I thought. Turns out they WERE a 34 but the little bit of wear I'd given them had stretched them to a 36, and they felt uncomfortably loose. I have had issues with stretch waistbands before so shouldn't have bought these. What's the idea of a stretch waistband anyway? We buy the size we want because it suits us - why would we buy something that is going to feel bigger than it is because of the stretch? I think the rule has to be that I don't buy anything with a stretch waistband, and if that limits my choices, so be it. But I feel a fool for thinking that this time would be different ...