Outfit #87 - Melbourne Cup and Minute Taking

Outfit details:
Dress: Jeanswest (op shop).  Top: Suite Boutique.  Ribbon: from a skirt.  Shoes: Show Story (op shop).  Earrings: Mombasa.

Today was Melbourne Cup day.  You have to wear fabulous shoes for Melbourne Cup...I think it's the law...  So I adhere to this even though I have worked through every Melbourne Cup race in my memory.  These are pretty fabulous shoes.

I received so many shoe compliments, right from the word go.  The best, though, was when I picked up a grade 4 girl from music.  Her music teacher said "Love the shoes!" and a circle of 20 or so 9-yr-old girls whipped their heads around and craned their necks to see my shoes and go (in unison) 'ooohhhhhh....'.  Worth it.

The other part of today was a big change for me.  Cathedral council meeting tonight, and after being on it for 2 years, this was my first minute-taking experience.  Ever.  And just to make my poor brain have even more of a fit, the meeting was conducted out of order.  I haven't typed them up yet so I don't know how much of an effect this will actually have on my minute-taking skills.  It was out of order for a really good reason - there is a proposed monstrosity for a site adjacent to the cathedral and we are now in the process of objecting to it.

Today's photo:

These green leaves  brighten my day whenever I see them.  Curiously, I don't seem to notice them so much during the middle of the day, but the light hits them differently at the ends of the day.

Outfit #59 - Finally

Outfit details:

Skirt: Sunny Girl (op shop).  Top: Ambra.  Stockings: Target.  Shoes: Sandler (from Jeannie).  Earrings: Mombasa.

Finally, I own a pair of purple shoes.  This had been eluding me forever, really, and I had started to notice the absence earlier this year.  Thank you Jeannie!  The first student I could teach today, all set up and ready to start playing, turned her head to say, "I like your shoes - and so would my sister!" (we've already established her sister has a thing for shoes).  One of the girls in my ensemble after school, though, asked me why my shoes and stockings didn't match.  "Do they need to match?" I asked her.  Apparently yes, and apparently this combination doesn't.  Personally I disagree but a) it's only for a day and b) I'm not going to take too much advice from 9-yr-olds.  Besides, with their suede sort of finish they're more suited to winter, which has all but disappeared. 

Finally, I'm feeling more like a real person again.  Killer workout this morning (I looked, and felt, 'completely devo' at the end - if I'd been asked to do anything more than collapse there would have been problems) was a great start to the day.  I still can't sing fantastically well higher than a G (the one above middle C) but there is promise.  This didn't mean that I could take a not-scary photo of the earrings while they were on though.  

Finally, spring is here.  Ok, this isn't really a 'finally' moment as I live in Brisbane, and the last time I could wear jeans and t-shirt when it was dark was maybe 4 months ago.  But I do enjoy seeing the green buds emerging on the deciduous trees.

I'm sure that these green bits were not yet present on Tuesday, so this gets to be today's photo.

Outfit #49 - Hello Term 3

Outfit details:

Pants: Hot Options.  Top: Tokito.  Shoes: Pulp.  Earrings: Oxfam.  Jacket: Sportsgirl (from Jeannie).

Despite a fairly quiet holiday, I turned out to be quite refreshed and ready to go back to school.  Yippee!  Not so ready to start doing much with my hair, though...maybe tomorrow.

I know I've worn this jacket several times, but I don't think the buttons have ever had a photo.  I think it's time.

Boring shoes.  I predict they won't be around next year (they're wearing out).  Yes, I have psychic skills.

Today's photo:

The walk from the station to school is a wonderful view of the seasons (not readily available in this sub-tropical climate).  This large tree gives me a welcome dose of deciduous-ness.