A day of two outfits, a too sweet autumn coffee and a Sézane jumper from the charity shop, my medical appointments sorted and the thesis nearly finished.
Wendy Allen
@wendycaitlin.bsky.social
Poet. Portrait in Mustard - Seren Books. PhD candidate: Barbara Hepworth, Creative Writing & Art History - MMU. Agent: Laetitia Rutherford at WatsonLittle.
Bought this bolero after I got my MA. I definitely do not wear it enough so going to start wearing it for everyday.
Eating in circles and sauerkraut with almost everything 🩷
When I have too much to do I either head to the charity shop, run (I can’t now 😭) or cook. My productivity in the kitchen is representative of how I’m feeling.
In the last 3 months I have had treatment for a slipped disc I had had for a year and not known about and now I have a full rupture of my plantar fascia and then on the way back from hospital I see one magpie and I say, yes I know!!! Please leave me alone.
Laid out outfit which Erin took a shine to. Charlotte WAS NOT BOTHERED. Anyway, here’s a perfect September outfit for a job I don’t have, including Versace bag and Manolo Blahnik kitten heels, from charity shop.
My bob has been chopped and it is finally cool enough for my cardi/jacket from The Kooples via the charity shop. Of. Course.
Made lentil bolognaise for tea because it is cold and wet.
Writing a poem based on the Cambridge OCR A Level further maths formulae booklet whilst watching a reel on eye max make-up is not doing the thing I should be doing but it is the thing I need to be doing.
If in doubt, get massive hoop earrings to get self back on track.
Walked around thinking my skirt was so heavy but realised I had large twig (a log?) attached to skirt, then got stuck in brambles so perhaps not the best charity shop outfit for a walk?
A slow walk and a lot of twigs and leaves collected at bottom of my charity shop skirt.
I did need the red charity shop coat, but I did not need this strange sort of dress. Of course I did not.
Second week of no parkrun 💔 but a charity shop attempt at dressing for the weather. In my charity shop Ralph Lauren shirt and the third wear this week for the high waisted long skirt. Fingers crossed for my return to parkrun. I miss the excitement of waking up on a Saturday.
Dreamt about a beautiful blouse I had, and in my dream-wake state decided I would wear it today, only to realise the blouse exists only in my dream and I am starting the day feeling disappointed about a blouse I never had.
A week of charity shop colour and a bold lip. My bob needs bobbing and time is ticking.
Eat crisps, weep, repeat. PhDing and wearing a charity shop tank top which is a nod to autumn but also cool enough for this too hot perimenopausal.
Probably my favourite charity shop outfit so far. The skirt is like the highest waisted thing ever. Like armature.
Wendy Allen@wendycaitlin.bsky.social · last wk.It is 1976 in my wardrobe today, in charity shop blouse and high waisted skirt.
Varying shades of lipstick, varying shades of panicking.
A charity shop blouse which is very 70s. It has cute little bow sleeves which are v annoying as they dangle in multiple cups of tea. But dangle in a cute way.
It is 1976 in my wardrobe today, in charity shop blouse and high waisted skirt.
When feeling teary and emotional, go to the book you get the most comfort from.
Obsessed with PhDing to A Brand New Day from The Wiz.
Back into colour. Wearing a high waisted floor length charity shop skirt and my brightest red lipstick.
The brightest lipstick for the narkiest person in the world. Narky with self for being so narky.