Confidence / School Gate...

 

I hit 40. I made promises to myself - rather like along the lines of New Years resolutions - you know - I will do more (some) exercise, I'll gain some confidence (joke), I'll stop wearing track suit bottoms - especially for the school run...

 

Which made me think - I have hundreds of clothes so why do I wear the 'comfort stuff' as I call it...

 

And these were my thoughts -

1. Sometimes I wear the track suit to hide, to go unnoticed.

2. I 'dress up' to make myself feel confident (I need to do this more).

3. I 'dress up' because I do feel confident (this is what I want to do).

I make no bones about it, I am terrified of the 'school run', aspects of it fill me with dread but in a bid to be stronger I have a new leather skirt winging its way over to me - and to compensate for such a 'grown up' item of clothing, I thought is mix it with a sweatshirt - hell! I'm not going to win the war in confidence in one swoop - but I can do baby steps!

 

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Leather, Studs, Mickey & Editing...

Plotting, planning and thinking (and yep I think a lot and enjoy thinking - as a stay at home mum, thinking exercises a part of my brain - and every and any part needs as much help as I can give it!), anyway back on the right train of thought... 

The journey to my new wardrobe entitles the word 'editing' - if it doesn't fit / look right / work practically / or just be fabulous - its OUT. 

I have a bag which things that don't work go straight into and the trick is 'they have to stay in that bag'. And thats the trick - no going back into that bag, no second chances - risky, I might have an over-sight but then really, do I need it all... Its not often that we 'need' an item of clothing...

Mickey Mouse Tee - Mind Charity Shop, Leather Skirt - Miss Selfridge (now in the sale...), 

Boots - Mind Charity Shop