Today I went from proudly being overdressed in a silk singlet, high waisted skirt and red lipstick to a grotty garage sale to strutting around the house proudly in my pajamas at 2 pm. So why the change?
I like extremes. When I'm out and about I find myself wanting to look fabulous. Strangers will be seeing me for the first time, and as first impressions are paramount then I need to put my best foot forward. You never know if one of those strangers on the street is a high class fashion blogger or a model scout or some hot shot Hollywood director visiting his mother in Palmerston North or just a really hot guy. Okay all of those options are pretty unlikely, sadly even the last one. But I'm an optimist so I live by the rule that 'you never know when...'
So that's the first reason, kind of expected but to let you in on a secret the bigger reason is that I'm wonderfully selfish and I like to look fancy for myself. I don't go to cocktail parties every weekend or on dates every other night so I don't really often have a chance to doll myself as often as I'd like. I get a bit of a thrill seeing an outfit come together, right down to the lipstick colour. After I've put together this piece of art then I want to be able to show off my creation, a little bit like an artist having an exhibition but instead it's me being wonderfully over dressed to run my errands.
So the Pajamas. When I'm at home I'm not expecting anyone to have a look at my lovely outfit why not be as comfortable as possible. I remember when I was about fifteen I had a huge fight with my mother because she concluded that it was inappropriate for me to change from my school uniform into my pajamas at four pm. Back then I thought it was a wonderful time saving technique and I couldn't understand why my mother didn't do the same. Finally after my sister was subjected to many arguments over my 'inappropriate' pajama wearing between my mother and I she marched me out to buy 'casual' clothes (a concept which I dislike intensely, it seems horribly inefficient to buy clothes for use only around the house when you can wear your pajamas). But now that I no longer live with my mother I have the freedom to wear my pajamas as often as I want. They are the most comfortable pants I own, after all they were designed to give me a perfect restful sleep.
Song Obsession of the Day
Rubik's Cube - Athlete
I don't know why but somehow this song makes me almost burst into tears. It may be due to sleep deprivation or because I watched a beautiful fan video about Annie and Finnick from the Hunger Games set to it. Either way I'm currently listening to it on repeat and trying not to cry.
Oh and FYI I'm currently in love with The Hunger Games. Saw the movie, read the book in five hours and now I'm a huge Peeta Katniss shipper. Although I found that when I heard Jennifer Lawrence say 'Peeta' rather hilarious so I now often say 'Peeta and Katniss' in a whiney voice because I think it's funny. I don't think my flatmates feel the same way. I felt the need to share that. I have a tendency to over share...
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