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This is day six of a series I’m doing that features a month of outfits. Read my intro here, find out about the Challenge here, and Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5.
Hello From Melbourne (that’s FL, not AU just in case you wondered, Internet)!
I am here for the day to try to help keep my my Mom sane while she tries to help keep her Dad sane, and I brought Andrew and Calliope to help keep me sane, and well..the circle of (in)sanity continues. These are interesting times! I have noticed that there have been a lot of sensitive feelings around, me included, which has led to some tense moments where normally nothing would be going on. I guess everything is still raw. But, I do think we are all well on our way to our happy place in a world without Gramgree. I am thankful to have such a tight knit family, and even in these sad circumstances it is wonderful to spend time with them. Nuff said.
So doing this challenge ‘on the road’ was both easy and a P.I.T.A.
Packing= easy. Instead of packing too much or not knowing what to bring for our overnight trip, it took me all of five minutes. I Love that! It was quite freeing b/c I’m a chronic over-packer.
Taking pictures however, without my normal place and ‘system’ (basically self timer and a stool on top of my cafe table that serves as a tripod. SO professional, I know!) was a bit of a pain. Seriously, you should see the outakes! My cute rambunctious niece who loves to get her photo taken also didn’t help me much, hehe. But we made do, and so without further a-do, the OOTD:
The Deets: Love Bird Top and necklace:-XXI, Madras Skirt- URBN, Espadrilles-Target. Photos courtesy of Frankie, Thx sis!
On Opie: Top- Baby Gap, Diaper- Bumgenius, Necklace- TweetBaby Designs.
On Zoey: Dress- Calypso for Target, Shoes- also Target. Note: This photo was taken by me and my Canon which is why the composition is sucky
Today I was true to Lucky’s Day 6 ‘vision’ and made no mods, except that it was too hot for me to wear the cardigan, tied like a country club member or not. Sorry Lucky! Also, I forgot to take a bag photo. Rest assured, I had about 3 with me at most times.
This outfit was cute. I can’t say it was exactly a revelation or anything, but it got the job done. I do love this madras skirt, as did my sister…So much so that she lamented multiple times of not owning one like it, which I guess that is the best that a skirt can hope for in the way of compliments!
I think my favorite component of this outfit is the necklace. I love the chanel-esque bang it offers for not-as-much buck. And paired with the madras it feels very classy. A broad like me likes that!
Day 6 on a scale of 1-10. Ease of Wear: 8. Personal Excitement Factor: 6. Madras and Necklace: 9. Photo hassle: 10.
So what is the consensus: Do you consider madras and pearls a classic do, or a classic dud? And how about the locale change: was it refreshing, or do you miss my deck?
See you all later!
