Describe myself? Lets see during the warm weather there is a tendency towards patterned Hawaiian shirts, Dock pants and garish decorated T shirts. I stand out. During the winter, it’s long-sleeved T-shirts or Henley shirts, Dock pants, and sweaters. If I am going into the shop it’s a bit absurd to dress up; so atire, or uniform of the day is comfortable and a bit grubby. If you are getting wood chips, and varnish smears on you the old clothes do well.
For the most part, the days when I wore tweeds, suits, and button-down collar shirts and ties are over. Thank God. I guess I could still assemble a full dress rig if I had to. But, frankly, I’m glad that I don’t. I was never comfortable in suits, and ties were constrictive, literally.
The dress for success routine ended for me abruptly when my government job was “reinvented” out of existence. Since then I’ve developed my own style.
In the fall and spring, I am known to haul out a tweed jacket to wear over my blue jeans and long-sleeved T-shirt—just enough style and comfort without overdressing.
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If I were to describe myself I’d do it the way others do; I have this mop of glow-in-the-dark, traffic-stopping white hair. Crazy. “I’m the little lady with a kind of limp and very white hair.”
I love that “mop of glow-in-the-dark, traffic-stopping white hair”, Now that’s unique.
Well shucks. It was a big deal in my family. I think, ultimately, only two of us got it in my generation and one in my mom’s. My grandma had it. 😀 I personally liked dying my hair magenta but there comes a time…
Sounds like perfect dress code! Comfort is always most important to me, now that I’m in my 50s. I used to worry so much about whether the attire matched the occasion. Now… nah!
It’s cool to be into “you.”
I love this, and very well-written! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
thank you!