today I am wearing...

While on the subject of cheap wearable clothing, I found this dress in Target marked down to $12! Too good a bargain to resist.  It's light and comfortable and has the prerequisite (tie) belt. Maybe it's a tad frumpy, but I figure it's fine for an everyday work/about the house dress, and I like the monochrome print.

Target dress and Diana Ferarri Signature heels

today I am wearing...

All the fun of Melbourne Cup is over.  No wins for me.  I never win because I don't gamble enough. I just can't abide losing money that I could have spend on shoes or dresses!

So back to work. It feels like a Thursday but it's only Wednesday...

today I am wearing (and weekend review)...

This weekend was a strange one to be honest.  It had ups and downs. I was (and still am) overjoyed with my new shoes (see post below), but had the strange experience of rushing my mother to hospital with a suspected heart attack. 

Spending several hours in the emergency room, in the early hours of the morning, after drinking half a bottle of delicious red wine, on top of a yummy Chinese meal, after the elation of my shoe purchase, was a tad surreal. 

One minute I was sitting relaxed and happy with my sister and mum, thinking about heading off to bed after a very satisfying day. The next minute I found myself sitting looking at my mum, all pale and weak and frightened in her white hospital gown attached to tubes and monitors, looking very small and flat in a metal framed bed, feeling very emotionally detached... I blame the bright white fluro lights and vast windowless room... I sat there thinking, 'How am I supposed to feel?' and then, 'This is the woman who gave birth to me, who has loved me and given me a wonderful childhood and shown me how to love and be a good mother'. Then, 'I hope it's nothing, so I can go to bed because I'm actually quite tired'.  Thankfully after an overnight stay and lots of tests, mum is fine. And I can get back to deciding what to wear for Melbourne Cup tomorrow!

Oh, yes, I am wearing my coral/orange Portmans dress with a sunny yellow belt and nude heels. I felt like I needed some colour today!

Portmans press, Jay Jays belt, Diana Ferarri Signature nude heels

today I am wearing...

I’ve been trapped in some weird time warp today which has made me late, late, late for everything!  I’ve been going along at normal speed, doing my normal morning things (feeding the cats, juicing fruit, eating breakfast, making sandwishes, drying my hair, deciding what shoes to wear, taking the kids to school), but time has just gone too fast! I just don't understand? Maybe it's the gale force winds that we're having at the moment, blowing time along in gusts, resulting in a strange push and pull... a windy whirlwind! I can feel the pressure in the air too, building...

I chucked on this old Wayne Cooper dress today, that I bought ages ago and haven't worn for a while. My pearls and faithful black patent Diana Ferarri Signature stilettos complete my outfit.

Wayne Cooper silk cotton ruffle dress, Diana Ferarri Signature heels