Corona Chronicles: All dressed up and off to the shops she goes

– Opinion –

When one is cooped up at home for so long, one does get super excited about an outing – which means taking out the dustbin or going to get groceries lends itself to some serious wardrobe decision making.

My excitement was palpable two days ago when I did the food run, and for a moment, the ballgown and tiara nearly won. Fortunately I calmed the heck down but then nearly settled on the new frock and heels that I was going to be wearing to an upcoming wedding that sadly has had to be postponed. At this point I gave myself a strict talking to and finally settled on jeans and a lovely strappy off-the-shoulder top. Plus I made extra effort with my hair and make up. (My hairdresser would have been SO proud!)

What I didn’t realise at the time, is that the temperature outside was of the Arctic variety, and I had to stand outside in the self-distancing queue for 20 minutes before going into the store. Not my finest decision-making moment ever, I tell you – I had to do some star jumps in the store to try to warm myself up before I could start shopping. (At least I decided against giving myself a bikini wax before shopping, as I figured walking down the aisles and dropping my pants to show everyone my good work was not quite socially acceptable behaviour.)