Most of the time these days I dress more for comfort than anything else. I’m not going anywhere or seeing anyone, so there’s not much point. I make sure to change out of my pyjamas, because then I can convince myself I’m going to be productive, but jeans and t-shirts are generally the norm. But then there are days where I feel like dressing up a little, even if I’m not going anywhere. Wednesday was one of those days.
One day I’ll work out how to not be really awkward when trying to take photos of myself, but I guess today isn’t that day. I bought this dress from a shop in Newtown that I didn’t go into very often because it intimidated me for some reason, Elvis 4 Cleo. Ben and I were nearby for lunch and saw they were having a Closing Down Sale (it’s going to be just online now), so Ben decided we should have a look. I left with two dresses that day after Ben insisted I try some on. He’s a good boy; he knows I’m still a bit weird when it comes to clothes shopping, especially dresses.
The dress has a really nice pattern in that it it’s complicated but not overwhelmingly busy, especially from a bit of a distance; It’s too light for this weather, but I guess that’s what layering’s for. The black knitted top came in handy when I worked in a freezing office but I haven’t been wearing it much since I left that job. I had been looking for something similar for ages and finally found it at Dotti on sale and it’s been great. There’s probably a billion of them around now but at the time it was a wonderful discovery. It was probably too cold for just that, to be honest, but I knew I was going to spend most of the day in the house next to a heater, so it was perfect for that. Next time I’ll wear a long sleeve top under the dress, and that coupled with the knitted top and some tights (I’m wearing some grey ones that you can almost see in the photos) and it would be pretty perfect for this kind of weather.
Scout decided to come and keep me company in the front yard and look at me funny while I kept walking back and forth to the camera. Because of the weather lately the cats have been kept inside and both of them have been going a bit stir crazy, so I think Scout was happy to be outside even though all the cars driving past kept scaring her. I’m a bit glad that she seems so scared of traffic, because then she’s not that likely to go running out onto the road, but I also feel a bit bad that she’s so jumpy. I wonder if she’d do well as just an inside cat now that she’s had a fair amount of time outside. Knowing her she’d probably whinge at us even more than she already does.