SHAMEFUL I know - nearly as much so when your darling husband dotingly stroking your shin one evening - (whilst sat on the sofa watching Autumn watch I might add) realises that they were actually not football socks I had been wearing for the past month but my legs Au-natural. Now Girls I know you've been there - Summer was officially over (than goodness for that, no more obligation to wear summery attire with absolutely no shape or structure - hoorah the quicker I can get into a pair of 40 deniers the better!)
Quite honestly the look of sheer horror on his face when I realised he realised I realised I'd been rumbled - oh how we laughed - nervously - and how trashy did I feel....
I must just point out that unlike my last blog post of Aug 28th it was a considerably shorter period of non-plucking but still I will not admit to the actually date - indeed I can't remember!
So crunch time came - hot bath - Oh My God - never have I experienced such pain - will certainly teach me never to leave it quite so long again.
Guys - obviously this is completely lost on you - but I bet you sympathise with poor Pete and his hair-raising encounter!
Well a long winded but hopefully amusing way of illustrating how difficult it is to pick up and continue after such a long time - hence the guilt ridden 4month gap in my sporadic blogging.
Anyhoo - this has brought me onto thinking about style and keeping up appearances.
What is style - can it be defined or is it as individual as the person......do styles change....do people change or is it just what we'd like to think?
Do people have one style or a myriad - do they remain constant or alter with mood, season, weight, health, frame of mind...
Yes to all of the above I guess is the answer but I think what really perplexes me is the quest for a formula.
Some try hard - too hard = obvious.
Some don't try at all - or at least appear not to.
Some like to give the illusion of not trying - but try very hard - this sometimes but rarely works - more often than not backfires = tried so hard to look effortless that the effort put into this is mis-spent as who actually appreciates it?!?
Who actually cares? Well I for one DO. Style is paramount to identity.
My resolve - to continue "trying" styles and never, ever dress down.
Unless of course am sat on sofa (watching Autumn Watch) in my PJ's with Hubby stroking my silky smooth shins - then and only then - I think the style laws can be relaxed - but not the law of fortnightly epilating - that would be too shameful to live through again.
The blogging - well - don't get me wrong - I am totally aware it is only me who is entertained by my ramblings but I enjoy the effort it takes; an egotistic pleasure - and besides tonight not being able to sleep it has served as a little sleep therapy.......zzzzzzzzzz
That was tiring to read Polly.
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Make sure you keep your legs shaved a little more regular in future ! LOL
Ha - glad you could keep up!!!
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