Summer Attire

Well, another beautiful day in London - shame it was Monday and back to work... if only 3 day weekends existed, oh wait, we have another Bank Holiday weekend next weekend, yay!

As I was walking to work today, I was struck by how many people were inappropriately dressed for what was one of the hottest days of the year so far. I'm quite lucky because where I work there is no dress code and I don't have to dress formally at all. I have the luxury of being able to get dressed up if I want, or go in casual outfits, even jeans and trainers if I fancy it. Today I wore a simple vest top and a floral skirt with flip flops. Very summery and cool, yet not too revealing either.

Okay, I realise that hot sunny weather over here is rare, but come on people, we've had 2 days of this already - it's not like we didn't have any prior warning! I saw women wearing pretty dresses teamed with thick black opaque tights and some of them even wore boots. Maybe they don't feel the heat?! There was one lady who had a lovely simple shift dress on, with some hideous turquoise t-shirt underneath, so you could see the sleeves and part of the neckline under the dress. It looked terrible. She would've looked great just wearing the dress on its own.

Perhaps after a long cold winter people weren't ready to reveal their pasty white legs and crusty feet? Who knows? All I could think was that these poor souls must have been sweltering in the heat.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have fabulous legs either, but there comes a point when you have to ditch the hosiery and bare your pins - and once you've been out and about you'll wonder what took you so long. You start to get a little tan, which makes you feel good, the sunlight on your skin boosts vitamin D production, which makes you feel great. Everybody's mood just seems to improve with a little sunshine.

Over the last couple of days I've been exfoliating my legs and scrubbing my feet with a pumice stone so they look vaguely presentable in sandals and flip flops. It doesn't take long and they are now almost looking quite nice!! A big dollop of moisturiser goes a long way too, your skin will thank you for it. Finally, a splash of colour on your toe nails draws the eye away from any feet imperfections. I've got some neutral pale pink glittery nail varnish on so it shimmers in the sunlight, very pretty!

So there you go, not quite perfect legs or feet, but not ashamed to have them on show. Over the years of bad shoe abuse my feet bear many scars and bumps. But they're part of me, they tell the tale of where I've walked and will continue to carry me on my path through life. A little love and attention and they'll look and feel great too - failing that, go and have a pedicure done by the professionals!