New Experience #21: Wear a Skirt to Work…

Since I backpedalled on the planned fireworks-watching event, I put my thinking cap on to come up with a replacement New Experience asap.

I fully acknowledge that this New Experience is fluffy. And that’s OK. It’s July and we’re takin’ ‘er ez this month.

R E L A X

I also concede that the title of today’s blog post is a little misleading – it should say “Wear a Skirt to Work at the Store.” That just seemed rather tedious in terms of title rhythm and musicality (yes, I consider these things). Because, bien sûr, I’ve worn skirts at my previous occupations!

If there’s any time of year to wear a skirt to the store, it’s summer. I would feel silly with bare legs and a mini in the dead of winter. Summer, though? Yea, it works. And yesterday was the perfect day to dress as cooly as possible: we enjoyed a gorgeous day of total sunshine and heat:

that sky may not be "aruba blue," but it sure was delightful!

I knew exactly which skirt I wanted to wear yesterday for my skirt experiment:

comfy, colourful, and cool - perfect!

I bought this one in Florida last year, at heaven on earth Target.

I adore that casual dress is the standard practice, every day, at the store. I wear running tights or jeans in the winter, and shorts or capris in summer. And we’re supplied with staff shirts for the upper story, so there’s my work wardrobe in a nutshell. Needless to say, I wear running shoes, too!

Yesterday’s shift was an aberration in that I worked 8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. [Normally on Sundays, I am done at 2 p.m.]. I filled in the extra hours for a fellow associate who’s away for a couple of weeks. So the skirt got plenty of hours for its trial *run*!

shirt + skirt clash a little, but could be worse!

whee!

I loved how the skirt made me feel Betsey Johnson-ish (I admire her style big-time) – but I refrained from turning cartwheels down our centre aisle)!

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Thanks to the flouncy feel of the skirt, I just felt happy all day in my new outfit!

chose my purple nike frees to be as stylish as possible!

A purple pair of Chucks would have been even more Betsey-worthy!

Anyway. Things were…a tad on the quiet side once again in Uptown Waterloo yesterday. We did have a nice sized turnout for our 8:30 a.m. Run Club, though. The most oft-heard compliment I received from the regulars was, “Don’t you look cute!” [I’ll take that, thank you!]. And the big pockets in the skirt drew positive comments.

Wearing a skirt was super-comfortable. Honestly, I very rarely wear skirts. This one is definitely the most comfortable one in my closet. This experiment was such a success, that 1) I will choose to wear a skirt out-and-about more often this summer 2) this won’t be the one and only time I wear a skirt to the store this summer! I even mopped the floor, successfully! My biggest worry all day was that I’d exit the washroom with the skirt caught up in the top of my undies. I obsessively quickly did a double-check in the mirror before re-entering the store area after each break!

I love when ideas turn out even better than anticipated. Bright sunshine + fun outfit + satisfying work day = a successful New Experience!

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WOO HOO!!!

(**WARNING! I’m going to talk about the final three candidates for the Top Chef Canada episode tonight! Do not read if you aren’t up-to-date!**)

The Top Chef Canada finale is tonight! Waaaayyyy back in WEEK #1 when SIXTEEN CONTESTANTS were introduced, I chose ROB and DALE as my two picks in our friendly family competition.

There are three challengers left.

Connie…

…and ROB AND DALE!!!

I always say I have the skill of reading people, so I am huffing and puffing with pride that my guys are in the hunt for the top spot. My money’s on Rob to bring home the bacon.

Happy 4th today, American friends!

What’s your preferred, go-to clothing style? I am most comfortable in casual wear. To me, running/fitness clothing, Lululemon – > they’re “lifestyle wear,” not just workout wear!