OK, I told you last week or maybe the week before, it was going to be a short post. Well, this one really is going to be a short post. It’s all about the outfit! I wore this to the museum a few weeks ago and did a quick photo shoot before I left. I bought this Gudrun Sjödén dress on a whim and almost sent it back. But, I really liked the strange hemline. I don’t have a lot of grey dresses so I decided to keep it. But, it really needed some zhuzh, right?
Just a little…
So, WordPress is constantly changing things. I can’t get into my actual dashboard without a little finagling. I’m not sure whose fault that is, probably mine. My son taught me the finagling way. For some reason, I also saved that page on my desktop so I can get to it there, too. But, I figure one of these days that’s going to quit working. Recently, they’ve decided to jump on the ol’ AI bandwagon. So, when I upload a photo, it gives me a little AI interpretation of it. So, here’s what it says about the above photo:
Older woman with gray hair and glasses standing on a porch, wearing a gray polka-dot coat, red scarf, red skirt, and black boots by a front door with a Welcome sign nearby.
Harrumph!!! Older woman? Gray polka-dot coat? Black boots? Well, they got the red scarf and skirt right as well as the front door and Welcome sign. I guess that just goes to show you AI is not foolproof!
Today…
I cleaned house today. I was just so tired of the house looking like we had just moved in with furniture pushed here and there. Nigel needs those clear spaces to get around in the wheelchair. The boys…OK, they’re men in their 40s, but they’re still my boys…had moved a sofa table and a small bookcase into Jack’s room so that the front hall was completely clear. That was way back in March when Nigel first came home. The room looked like a disaster area with stuff piled willy nilly. I haven’t been able to use the sofa table behind the sofa because we didn’t put an electrical outlet in the floor where it would go. Well, I solved that problem. I put it behind the sofa, but it fits between the sofa and the wall. You can’t see the table, but you can see the doodads on top. I also put the bookcase back in the hall. It’s right behind the front door (well, when it’s open) and will be easily moved to Jack’s room when we need to get Nigel out.
Fresh candles…
After I had cleaned most of the house, I put out spring candles. Would you believe I still had the Christmas flavored ones out? I haven’t burned near as many candles in this house as our last one. I’m not exactly sure why. But, I have three or four burning at one time. I didn’t have time to do the other two bedrooms because Nigel needed a shower. His O/T was coming later today. I don’t give him a shower, but I do “spot” him and help him in and out of the shower. That takes some time, and I still needed to shower. The dust will wait until tomorrow.
A facial…
Yesterday, I had a facial for the first time since February. My aesthetician is amazing, but she runs the oils through my hair, too. I am not an evening shower person. I will take one if I’m all sweaty from working outside, but, for the most part, I take my shower in the morning. Anyway, it was midafternoon before I took my shower. My facial, though, was so good. She is so good at massage. I really wish they did full body massages there. I would be the first one in line!
The outfit…
Bet you thought I was never going to get to that, right? As I said, I’m wearing this grey with either black or darker grey polka dots dress from Gudrun Sjödén. It is rather boring except for that hemline, right? So, to spice things up, I added a red scarf with some blue stripes and a red (I don’t know the color Gudrun Sjödén uses for this one) slip. Every time I look at my slip collection, I swear I’m not buying another. Then, they come out with a set of completely new colors!
The Lewk!
As much as I love my sandals, I kinda hate to say goodbye to my boots. These are my Calla Cap Toe boots from Miz Mooz. I love the burnished grey color and the comfort. This is another pair of Assuta earrings from Sylca Designs. It’s hard to wear a necklace as well as a scarf when I’m wearing my docent badge.
Wrap it up, Marsha!
I told you it was going to be a short one. I needed to say a little something to get the photos in, though! So, can we talk? Are you a fan of grey? What did you think of the AI description of my first photo? How do you feel about AI? Please leave me a comment or two, and we can talk. I promise to respond as quickly as I can.
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Changing things around can be so pleasing and the facial sounds lovely.
Hello Marsha, must say I’m not a fan of AI but know it’s here to stay and can have its benefits.
I must say grey isn’t one of my favourite colours, I think it’s reminds me of my school uniform – grey and more grey.
I’m sure when we lined up in the playground the teachers must have been looking at a sea of grey.
A good facial is a real treat Marsha. 😊
Don’t get me started on my opinion about AI. If they stuck to the really useful things, fine, and it definitely has its uses – for example I read they plan to use AI to make sure that vaccines for Tasmanian Devils they put out in the wild only go to devils thanks to a recognition software – but AI being a part of every little thing in daily life now drives me nuts. I don’t want AI images and AI written posts and I don’t want every web page to push their chatbot on me. I better stop now 😉
I like the dress and grey/red is a great combo. You already know how much I like your slips!