Sure, Monday is winding down, but I've still got a little over six hours left. Frankly, I'm just tired today, but of course, there are some things occupying the grey matter.
- Injury: First and foremost, I'm hoping that the MCL sprain I sustained in my hockey game yesterday heals quickly. I've never had a knee injury before, and I don't need to start having issues now. I've been working on upping my activity, and I'm not the most patient person when it comes to injuries; however, I also know that I'll only make it worse by rushing it. Nonetheless, my physiotherapist didn't rule out me playing hockey on Sunday.
- Why people do or don't read my blog: Sure, I was going to say "Why people do or don't read blogs" to make it less personal, but who do we think I'm talking about? This came up when the ladyfriend's mother, whom she recently visited, chastised her for not following my blog. After reading a number of my posts (going all the way back to September...really?), she said, "You learn a lot more about you from your blog than you might in person" (says the woman I've been with for over 20 years). I suppose I (kind of) understand why the ladyfriend doesn't keep up with my posts, but it is interesting to ponder what makes people, and my friends, stop by and either continue to read or not, and what they might be missing by not reading (sometimes pointed remarks directed at them - hah!). I'm thinking about writing a piece called, "Why You Should Read Your Friend's Blog."
- The ongoing refinement of my wardrobe: I pulled one of my favourite books, Cheap Chic, off the shelf this weekend and fell in love with it again. I had listened to Marketplace before that and they'd had a brief interview with Sarah Lazarovic whose recent book A Bunch of Pretty Things I Didn't Buy has just come out. She was talking about what it meant to take a break from shopping even if one wasn't a classic shopaholic. There were things that rang true for me, such as trawling eBay or Shopgoodwill for funky necklaces or vintage hats or whatever (definitely something I'm guilty of - ask my parents, where all my packages go). But what I realized in both listening to her interview and reviewing Cheap Chic is that I'm not necessarily interested in whittling down my wardrobe to the bare essentials but in making the things I own work together happily and idiosyncratically. I will probably always have a lot of shoes. That's just the way it is. I like shoes. I like clothes, but what I don't like is mindless buying because it's a new season or I'm bored or I have money burning a hole in my pocket. I'm into refinement, and the refinement continues.
Dress: Alexander McQueen
