Work From Home Wardrobe ~ June 15-19
MONDAY
Was not a fashiony day. Was a clean the kitchen, empty out the back of the car, break down boxes, pot some plants day. I’m dressed accordingly.
TUESDAY
Today was “photograph a graduation, go to the office, meet a friend for sitting and walking.” We’ve had low humidity the past couple days but it’s going back up tomorrow. That’s when I hide out inside.
WEDNESDAY
Nope. Not a good day, didn’t get dressed. Next!
THURSDAY
HA HA HA HA HA! My hair is on the train to crazy town. Cuz HUMIDITY. I dry it, it’s like a goddess’ hair…I step outside…and insta-frizz. There’s no hope for it.
On a brighter note, I did get dressed today, and sat on the patio for a bit to work. Wearing my bathing-suit-cover-up dress that I’ve worn a couple times as a dress since I haven’t been to the beach. And my Mephisto slides that I have had since…NINETEEN-NINETY-EIGHT. And I wear them HARD. I bought these when I was first separated and had gotten my first salaried office job and I thought I was All That. They were expensive, especially considering it was 22 years ago! They were SO comfortable and felt SO good on my feet. My girlfriend was like get them get them, you can afford it. And I really couldn’t, but I did. But you wanna talk cost per wear?? They should be giving ME money now when I wear them! They definitely look the worse for wear these days but they still feel good on my feet and are my go-to walk-around summer sandals. I’m looking at a couple options for a replacement as I can’t really wear these places anymore cuz they look so ratty.
FRIDAY
The other blue dress. I look pretty rumpled; I had been laying on the sofa reading all afternoon. Old Navy Tencel dress, 4 years old. If I wouldn’t be embarrassed showing you a picture of me in the same dress every day, I would happily wear this Every Single Day.
And the ratty Keds.
Wow, this was quite the showstopping week. I just wasn’t feeling it. And by “it,” I mean everything.
I’m open to a theme again for next week…just please be kind. Ha.
Karen
Even when you got nothin’, you bring somethin’. I like that about you. What you call your swimsuit cover up dress looks really elegantly boho over a white tee. That’s a great look. And the other blue dress is a sweet look too, esp if you can lie down half the day and stand up and still look good in it. I’ve had some not so great days too, and despite how I wouldn’t wish that on anybody, it’s comforting to know that you (and we all) plow through because giving up is truly not an option and every little effort makes a difference. You are an encourager in my life. Thank you. xo karen
bettyewp
Sorry to hear you’ve been having some down days, Karen. Yeah, at particularly bad times when I just feel I Can’t Do This Anymore (whatever THIS might be at that particular time), I think well, I can quit…or keep going. Quitting would actually take a great deal of effort and I’m probably too lazy for that, so…here I still am. And here we all still are. Remember to take care of YOU on those bad days. Give yourself some time, and space, and quiet if you can xoxo
Yeah, that dress really *is* a “dress,” it’s just SO voluminous I thought it would make a good beach coverup since I hate putting anything clingy on over a still-damp bathing suit. And it was CHEEEEP. Like $8 last year at Target. But now I’m finding it’s fun to wear “around,” cuz it’s SO loose and easy.
Marilyn Smith
I love your refreshing honesty! And I love your posts. So glad I found you! I have those occasional bad days too that just seem to come out of nowhere and whomp me, especially in these last few months. Hearing you feel the same way but that you get back up the next day is very encouraging. I love the swimsuit cover up as a dress.
bettyewp
This has certainly been a challenging year so far. I wonder what’s next…or if 2020 can manage to lay low for the second half. We still have so much to do and recover from as a result of the first half.
And some days…you don’t have to get up. Some days it’s okay to just hide from the world. Catch your breath. And then get back to it the next day. Or next week. Whatever it takes for you to feel ready again to face it all. Cuz it’s a lot. And it’s ALWAYS been a lot…but maybe not all RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME like it’s been this year.
Or maybe I just haven’t been paying attention.