WHYTE NOT????

WHYTE NOT??

Ok Ladies, and men of Miami-Vice (google that Generation X-ers who have no idea who Miami Vice is)…The annual fashion faux pas question I struggle with each year at this time---do I wear white after Labor Day or not?

I have such a hard time with knowing if this is still a widely accepted fashion no-no. I grew up with my mom putting all her white clothes, shoes, purses and anything remotely looking bright, happy and summery into a bin labeled “Summer Clothes” not to be opened until AFTER Memorial Day! ! Who started this rule of thumb--was it a conspiracy by clothing designers thinking women would purchase more clothes, if they were limited on the time they were “allowed” to wear them?  Or was it one of those crazy trends a Stepford Wife created and everyone just quietly conformed?

Heaven knows, I don’t want my 15 minutes of fame to be while you're flipping through a Glamour Magazine and you see a picture with my face covered by a large black rectangle on the page of Fashion No-No's brought to you by the Fashion Police—the kind of misdemeanor no woman ever wants to be connected with. I certainly don’t want a photo of my white pants-- after Labor Day-- if this truly is a crime!

Although, a rear view photo of me would be a far worse emotional “felony”.

 So here’s the thing…I bought this really cute top right before we went back to school, and it goes best with white pants. Well technically, the pants I have are actually IVORY. I wanted to wear this top to work, but with only 10 days before Labor Day, I have run out of time. One of those precious days Hurricane Issac took (just to blow hot air on us); then 5 of those days I felt icky with a head cold, women know you don’t want to waste a perfectly good outfit on a day when you don’t feel your best--so you won’t look your best; then 3 of those days I was pretty much isolated testing--therefore, the outfit would have gone the least noticed; and the last day was a dress down day--this top is not jean-worthy yet. Which leaves me with--AFTER Labor Day to sport this new beauty?

What happened to Hallmark deciding when the days of recognition are? I don’t remember seeing one noting “Last Day to Wear White” on my calendar.  But I do know, that they have September 21 labeled as “The First day of Fall”, and so by all accounts-it’s summer until then! So I ask my fellow fashionistas—do you dare wear white after Sept. 3, 2012?

By the way, speaking of fall, is it proper to decorate for Autumn BEFORE September 21^st? Maybe this is for another Blog….

BLOG-CATION is Over!

BLOG-CATION is Over!

Have you ever had writer’s block that became a callus? I feel so bad for my students who don’t have a prompt for every writing sample they have to create, especially if they just aren’t feeling that creative energy at the moment! This has been my situation for the past 2 years…Well, I had moments of creativity, but you can’t always write in the shower, driving down the road or while you are listening to a friend pour out their life story. So I would immediately (after I got out of shower, stopped the car or left my friend), jot down the ideas I was writing mentally, and think--I’ll write about that later. Oh and I even discovered there’s an app for that too…I have pages of yellow notes on my phone, listing ideas of blogs!

However, I am by no means, “a writer”; I do enjoy it when I sit down and put the words on paper. I think I want to be a writer when I "grow up", but for now, if no one is holding me “accountable” (deadlines and paychecks) I just will write when I feel like it. Part of the reason I haven’t felt like it, was when I first started this blog, I was critiqued by some people who say I write too much for “a Blog”. I like to think of this as more of an exercise in practicing what I teach. So, warning: (sorry for analogy) when I do feel like writing, it usually is like “the runs” of my thoughts… they just keep coming. I will TRY to make my Blogs shorter and more Reader’s Digest-like, but I can’t guarantee anything.

That is why this weekend, when I had a burst of creative energy, I decided to take advantage of my ADHD brain and WRITE!! So I can say, my Blog-cation is officially over, for now…