In the past few months I have:
- got my first grown-up job in the "real-world".
- packed up and left my beloved uni town and house.
- moved back to my Mum's.
- been to Hungary
- been offered and accepted a continuation job from the first real world job.
- packed up and left my Mum's house.
- moved to a city a million times bigger than any of the three seaside towns I've ever lived in.
It's very strange up a moving to a city where I barely know anyone (save the eternally busy "wife". I think saw more of her when we lived 2.5 hours apart!) to be thrown head first in to new environments, new noise, new people. I quite like it...with the exception of the constant traffic noise and bad drivers.
Unfortunately, giving up my beloved student lifestyle of books, coffee shops and walks for my office, laboratory and clothes that must be ironed has made some serious dents in two things: my finances (relocating is expensive!) and my wardrobe. About 85% of my belongings, and therefore 70% of my clothes are still in storage at my Mum's, still in the boxes and suitcases they left my uni house in. I'd never, ever owned proper "work wear" so have had to buy it all both quickly and cheaply, which makes me feel like a clone of every other person who has had to do the same thing. My work clothes all come from Asda and Primark's workwear sections and, while there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, they're just not me clothes. I've not felt like me since I left my uni town and I miss it. So, to get the feeling of me back, I've been on the hunt for what Mr DBB calls "ugly but very you dresses" and we have a winner :) This DPs beauty is exactly the me dress I've been hankering after. Mr DBB said he knew which one I was dragging him across the shop to see before I'd even told him what colour it was. My very fashionable ex-housemate who sometimes despairs at me for my choice of ugly clothes will indeed despair at me for this one. But I lovelovelove it. As soon as I can afford it, it will be mine and I will return to being the mooching, tea-drinking seaside country bumpkin in the ugly-but-brilliant dress, only from now on I'll be doing it as a grown-up city girl :)
I've also been totally attracted to this dress! hope you can get hold of it x
ReplyDeleteAh sorry, I've only just seen your post. I haven't got the dress. I'm actually pretty gutted about it too! It's sold out absolutely everywhere and when I tried to order online they canceled it saying they were out of stock, even when I sized up. So I am mourning the loss of my perfect winter dress. :( Did you manage to get hold of it? x
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