Jen's Weekend Drafts: Rainy Day Jazz.

+RAINY DAY JAZZ + LITTLE WOMEN RUNS: This cozy rainy day jazz mix was just what the doctor ordered during a rainy October Wednesday morning. When the skies cleared later that day, I went for a rare afternoon run (I almost always exercise first thing in the morning) and listened to the soundtrack from Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” It was so charming, and thrilling — I moved through so many moods and saw familiar corners with new eyes.

+THE WORLD IS FULL OF MAGIC THINGS: The running experience reminded me of one of my favorite quotes from W.B. Yeats: “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow stronger.” Yes! The miraculous is out there, waiting to be seen!

+IMPERSONATIONS OF VINCE VAUGHN AND JASON BATEMAN DOING NORMAL THINGS: This comedian’s impersonations of Jason Bateman waiting for his prescription to be ready and Vince Vaughn having a beer knocked out of his hand at a sporting event made me LOL. “Well slow down there, baby.” The Internet is so creative!

+DOEN HOLIDAY COLLECTION: Doen dropped the perfect Thanksgiving dress here, and they brought back one of my favorite items in my entire wardrobe from last holiday season: this perfect little blouse. It looks so perfect paired with a black velvet skirt/pair pants!

+THE DUALITY OF A WRITER’S NOTES APP: I thought this post was so on-point. I also have heavy musings and gilded insights jangling up against “buy Lane a birthday gift” and “Emory’s size shoe: 2” in my notes app. But — I’m sure you do, too, whether you are a writer or not: who else has a notes app with things as profound as “grief counselor: Dr. John Matthew” alongside entries as light as “lipcolor: rosewater” in her notes app? This could well be the perfect metaphor for this blog, in fact: the freighted alongside the frivolous. A woman contains multitudes and all of it can hang together here. Let’s talk pants for petites and then how to grieve your dog…!

+EYEING + BUYING:

+This Neptune necklace from the Lizzie Fortunato x Julia Amory collab goes with everything! I wore it three times last week.

+Buck Mason consistently impresses me — I first discovered this brand for my husband (really handsome, well-made, rugged menswear) and have slowly added some of their basics for women to my wardrobe. I just ordered this pointelle henley — it’s a little dressier than my one from Leset and I think will work with suede skirts, chocolate brown cord trousers, etc when I’m going a little more formal. I also love the vintage gym styling of these sweats and the matching sweatshirt.

+Not seen in the photo below, but Spanx did just launch a bunch of corduroy and denim and I love the look of these trousers! Ordered a pair to test. I find their pants run a little small but I still ordered the xs (my true size). Will report back. Also how perfect is this burgundy half-zip from their athletic collection?!

+Everlane’s 30% off sale continues! These barrel cords are just perfect if you prefer this shape to the wide-leg style from Spanx!

+I was just writing about volumizing products for my fine hair, and someone recommended Aveda’s volumizing tonic! Will give this a try and report back, too. I’m having trouble nailing the Oribe stuff. I either use too much or too little? Has anyone else had success?

+Sherpa everything! Love this reversible vest for layering over athleisure or pairing with a thin knit and jeans and you know I’m smitten with this sherpa tote in the small size. It’s just perfect for grabbing to run and get the kids, etc!

+Gorgeous fall prints: this scarf from Ann Mashburn (I like how Julia Amory has been styling her knit sets with big scarves like this) and this Thanksgiving-perfect dress from Doen.