We made it thru the night last night without throwing up all over the bed (thank goodness because that would require me to clean the bedding immediately). He was home from school today with T&T. Playing computer games ~ my instructions were to work on challenge words for Friday's spelling test. Mission was accomplished.
So I get ready for work this morning. Sometimes I get dressed, look in the mirror, and say to myself, what was I thinking. But the schedule is tight, down to the minute, and there is no time to change. So I just have to go with it. Today's outfit was simply bad and old. Since I am a bit of a pack-rat (not quite a hoarder) I have a very old pair of pants from Abercrombie & Fitch. These probably go back 12+ years. I know, why do I still have them? They are black and grey plaid, lined wool, somewhat of a skinny peg leg. These were toally out of style for probably 10 of the 12 years. When you walk, they make that swooshing old lady sound. Did I mention they didn't fit for years? Well, they fit now and the skinny leg is in! Score one for me. To complete the outfit, I added an old but simple black knit sweater from the Gap. Thru on some pearls to help spruce it up (that didn't help at all). Can you picture this sister?
Then we go downstairs and get ready to leave. It is now pouring sheets of rain outside. I realize my umbrella is in M's van. Dig thru the vintage lockers for anything that resesmbles an umbrealla ~ score again! It is pink and has a ruffle. Leave for work.
Get to work, still pouring, get out of car with pink ruffle umbrella. It fits nicely over just my head (kind of like a bowl and I am thinking this is perfect ~ do we really need excess umbrella?). I made my way thru the parking lot holding my small shopping bag from The Pearl Street Market (don't we just love that market ~ think lobster egg rolls). This bag holds my "stuff" that I just need to take between home and work every day. The edges of the bag are ripping. I mend them with scotch tape. The tape wasn't holding because of the rain. Co-worker L.G. always asks why I don't get a new bag. I probably have 3 large shopping bags at home that hold about 90 other shopping bags (again, pack-rat but not hoarder). I guess because that would require me to go thru the stuff that is actually in the bag and deal with it. Better left untouched for now.
Get into office building ~ bottom of hair is wet. Hmm. Do you think anyone saw me walking into the building with my bad outfit, pink ruffle umbrella and torn shopping bag? I see my options as this: a.) get my fashion act together and spend some time planning outfits b.) hope a bag full of hand me downs ends up on my doorstep that include labels like Tory Burch, Banana Republic, J. Crew, BCBG, Tory Burch, J. Crew (wink, wink sister).
P.S. I want everything on your Wrap It Up list. Especially the preppy handbook (new and old). How did I possibly get rid of mine from the 7th/8th grade ~ that was only about 28 years ago. T must have thrown it out! Darn her.
Yours Truly,
a soggy, unstyled for the day T
did I mention the boots? just kidding, maybe?
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