Fancy
I got dressed for the bus stop this morning.
Not "dressed" like you hear about some moms doing...looking cute and stylish for no particular reason first thing in the morning. Although, I do TRY that occasionally. It never ceases to amaze me how much I can get done at home if I look cute. Weird. But usually I wait until after the bus leaves, so I can take a shower without having to locate someone's shoe or fix the toothpaste because someone squeezed it too hard.
If I'm not working, my bus stop attire is yoga pants and a fleece. These days, I've been mixing it up with a black down jacket and, sometimes, striped gloves.
This morning, however, I wanted to seize the day because there are a million things to do. So I donned some jeans, put on a turtleneck sweater, my Frye boots and some (gasp) mascara.
Which stopped Meems dead in her tracks.
"Are you going to work today?"
"No, honey, I can't wear jeans to work."
"Then why do you look so fancy?"
It has come to this. "Fancy" for me now is pants that aren't stretched out because I may or may not have also slept in them. Fancy is a ponytail that's not covered by a ball cap. Fancy is the tiniest little bit of makeup. Basically, any sort of proof that I haven't given up completely.
Heck, I even brushed my teeth!
Wonder what she'd say about that?!!
Not "dressed" like you hear about some moms doing...looking cute and stylish for no particular reason first thing in the morning. Although, I do TRY that occasionally. It never ceases to amaze me how much I can get done at home if I look cute. Weird. But usually I wait until after the bus leaves, so I can take a shower without having to locate someone's shoe or fix the toothpaste because someone squeezed it too hard.
If I'm not working, my bus stop attire is yoga pants and a fleece. These days, I've been mixing it up with a black down jacket and, sometimes, striped gloves.
This morning, however, I wanted to seize the day because there are a million things to do. So I donned some jeans, put on a turtleneck sweater, my Frye boots and some (gasp) mascara.
Which stopped Meems dead in her tracks.
"Are you going to work today?"
"No, honey, I can't wear jeans to work."
"Then why do you look so fancy?"
It has come to this. "Fancy" for me now is pants that aren't stretched out because I may or may not have also slept in them. Fancy is a ponytail that's not covered by a ball cap. Fancy is the tiniest little bit of makeup. Basically, any sort of proof that I haven't given up completely.
Heck, I even brushed my teeth!
Wonder what she'd say about that?!!
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