No longer bother with make up or how I dress!

Getting rather chilly here in the NW MerylStreep! A heavy dew on the lawns in the morning and a distinct smell of autumn in the air.

Yes, I was just thinking that today as I dressed for a lovely lunch. Ages since I had smartened up. I do the basic daily shower but then just go into clean but scruff gear as I'm in and out of the garden and indulging in a bit of home improvement. None of this would be happening if my social life was 'normal'. I recognise my relaxed attitude but it doesn't bother me a bit. Makes sense actually.

MerylStreep

Where do some of you live hoodies, gilet Although it's dark we still have the garden doors open ?

I have been quite hot today!
We did shut the doors at about 9pm. (midges)

I swing between chilling out and dressing up. I gave a lovely friend who always looks fab- she will remind me to make the effort by saying” standards darling standards!” ?

I have loved wearing comfy clothes to work from home. I definitely don’t see the point of wearing makeup just to be in the house. What’s the point?

Not so much let myself go as let myself be myself? I am retired anyway so weather dependant clothing jeans and boots in winter, shorts and sandals in summer. Obviously dress up if going to anything special ( pre covid !! ). The one thing I am doing is not colouring my hair, its had no dye since 13th March, silvers are coming through- about 4 inches of growth now. Its growing soft and healthy, just seeing were this goes, if I dont like it then back to the dye.

Sandrahill

I swing between chilling out and dressing up. I gave a lovely friend who always looks fab- she will remind me to make the effort by saying” standards darling standards!” ?

Your friend isn't my wife perchance? Her stock answer when asked why she's always so well turned out is: "One has standards darling."

I think slobbing around in nightwear and tracky bottoms is the slippery slope!

I barely wear much make in normal times and recently have hardly put on lipstick as it comes off on the mask, been using clear lip salve instead.

Sandrahill
That's me!! standards darling, standards ?

Sandra she will remind me to make the effort by saying” standards darling standards!”
That reminds me of the mother of an Australian friend who would look stern & say ‘There's no reason ever to lower your standards!’ ?

Riverwalk At the bottom of the slippery slope is where the fun’s to be had.There’s a little group of us Slack Alices having a ball. No ?allowed.

Slack Alice, wasn't that a fictional friend of Larry Grayson?