I Got Dressed and found my fun again.

I've been feeling a bit down recently, I think its just not being able to see friends and family, its getting to me. I miss affection and hugs, I miss laughing uncontrolably, I miss cocktails and eating out in nice restaurants. I miss cuddling my sister and watching movies together.

But this post isnt meant to be a downer, I did something this week that brought me some joy and I wanted to share it here for posterity.

I joined in a photo challenge on instagram, #gotdressedgang was a random fashion prompt challenge I saw on a friend's stories which was created by Pastelpunkjewellery and I decided to take part. In lockdown it is super easy to stick to your comfiest loungewear, not wear a bra, over-do it on the dry shampoo. (no judgement if this is you, this is still me 70% of the time).

This week the prompts inspired me to get dressed each morning, to try new things and take some pictures - and I have to say I absolutely loved it! The love I got on instagram boosted me, the compliments I got on work zoom calls made me smile, but most of all I felt like me again. For the first time in months I felt like me.

So here are the prompts;

1. Day one was Rainbow! I initially got dressed in some pretty plain clothes and did the school run, but when I got home I was reminded of the prompt so did a quick change. My day felt so much brighter afterwards.

1. Day two was Happy Happy! I interpreted this as things that brought me comfort and joy, so went with my Gilmore Girls tshirt from Lonerosetattoo, paired with a leopard cardigan that my best friend bought me, whenever I wear it I feel like I am getting a big warm leopard print hug from her.

1. Day three was My Colour! I was a bit stumped by this at first as I love ALL THE COLOURS but mustard is one of my OG favourites.

1. Day four was Old Favourite! I went for a classic jean short and Snag tights combo, anyone who follows me on IG will know this is an old favourite of mine. I also teamed it with my favourite tshirt from Me and You vs the world.

1. Day five was dressed up! I Decided to show off my new fancy earrings from The Pompomporium, I also went for some slightly fancier make up for the occassion.

1. Day six was No Rules! I got my tiny human in on the act today, jumping on the bed which is firmly against the rules in our house. I also threw on my new jumpsuit that I bought from an insta-friend. I do love a jumpsuit.

So there you go! My fun week of fashion and photos - I am honestly tempted to create my own little photo prompt week soon, as I loved it so much, although I am always worried they'll be a total flop (imposter syndrome alert.)

Stay Safe x