It’s a new year and we all have resolutions. I’m bound to end up breaking most of mine by the time I finish writing this entry. (Resolution #4: Stop eating fried rice on top of my keyboard).

So, let’s try something I’ve been mildly successful at for two days: Wearing winter skirts. The thing I enjoy about this time of year is being warm, cozy, and covering up the 4lbs worth of booze weight. But lately, my go-to winter outfit of choice—jeans and oversize grandpa sweaters, has left me unsatisfied. Namely because there’s a hole developing on my favorite pair of pants, which is forcing me to not only question my outfits but also wonder whether I possibly have mild depression. Which is where skirts come in. Last week I went to a thrift store to find something to wear on New Year’s Eve. I was looking for something that would compete with those flashing 2012 glasses. Instead I left with three of what one would call, ‘sensible’ wool skirts. I haven’t stopped wearing them. Now, there was a time where I would have found them to be way too conservative, but I now realize that it’s all about the right length and what you wear them with. A great pair of tights and a cropped sweater makes them look modern and feminine. Way more feminine than a pair of jeans hanging by a thread.

clockwise, l-r: PETITE CLASSIC MINI IN FELTED WOOL, $98.00, J.Crew; SESSUN TAMMY SKIRT, $99.99, Urban Outfitters; TWEED BELLTOLL SKIRT, $98.00, Madewell; M MISSONI BLUE WOOL SKIRT, $179.85, my-wardrobe.com.