Let me lay this out – I distrust surprises. I don’t appreciate having to scramble for appropriate reactions in the moment (which is why I fully embrace text messaging and email as opposed to real-time calls). I also feel that I don’t deserve awesome friends expending all these time and effort in my life because I’m a lazy bum and I can’t think of any time I’ve ever reciprocated? So it was a surprise to even myself that I planned a surprise staycation for Ottie’s upcoming birthday over this weekend. I say “planned”, but in fact I only placed a booking just a day prior on a Friday. I also say “for Ottie”, but really I just…
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Quirky Date Sunday
It’s been a while since I wore something that I felt was challenging. It’s fun to tickle this side of me now that I’m officially an old person and expected to do more adulting befitting my age. The perfect opportunity came in the form of this cute little dress with a plunging neckline I chose on a whim. It actually looks better without a bra, but I’m saving that for when I find the right event (and some fashion tape). Meanwhile, I broke out my frilly mermaid bikini top for some cover-up (couldn’t resist it while haunting my favourite store in LA so long ago). Ottie even helped me to…
