Good morning,

June was a month of two halves! The first half was spent in isolation both with covid and isolating. Luckily I had a mild dose. The second half has involved a reunion weekend for my high school, my son attending two balls and all the leadup to this, and a few teenage dramas.

I ended up wearing the black sheath to the reunion along with a borrowed black tuxedo jacket (the one my son is wearing). I felt good on the night so that's the main thing. Sadly no photos except with all my friends....

New in my wardrobe
I was not planning to buy anything in June, but I did end up with two additions. I was looking for a slip at a local boutique and ended up with a HEWI - a cream belt with gold hardware. I was delighted. And when at the "curated" thrift shop next door looking for teaspoons I found a long black coatigan, that I love. Super useful and really high quality. This thrift store has staff who are good at upselling and the coatigan would only work on a tall person as it's almost to my ankles.

Lessons from tracking
I wore 72 pieces in June, of which 26 were gear or sportswear, 10 were accessories. I didn't track jewelry or bags. My running shoes and brown chunky boots were the most well worn with 12 and 11 wears each. Keeping in mind I was sick for a week and not doing much proper exercise (just walks in the park in whatever shoes I was wearing) I should not begrudge the cost when the sports shoes need replacing - and potentially having two pairs could even be a good idea? Outer wear got a lot of wear - not surprising in mid winter.

WIW
A few photos are attached - of mixed quality. I share a work office with three males in their 20s and keeping it tidy is a challenge.....

1. red leather jacket and denim off to work networking session. I was on the dressy side....
2. black sweater dress worn to work
3. cords and jacket and new belt worn to work
4. another work look featuring my colleague's track bike
5. a very cold morning - off to work
6. off to set up for the pre ball party
7. what I wore to the pre ball party
8. off to drinks at our school reunion (please excuse the mess)
9. morning brunch with my friends for the school reunion
10. new black coatigan at work (messy office)
11. my son off to first ball
12. a really awful photo of me at the second ball with my son - he looked most handsome!!

Moving into July
We are off to Melbourne for a few days in the middle of the month - and so I do hope to do some shopping there. My main goal is a new tote bag - aside from that I don't have anything fixed in mind. So I won't be shopping before then.

That's all for now, July is typically the worst month here - both wet and cold and foggy - but this year I have two 50ths and a trip to Melbourne to look forward to.

Thanks for reading...