Dressing up

I don't often do a 'what I wore' post. Mostly because it's just never been my thing. However, I've been MIA for a week or two so why not start back with one?

A's work has a ball each September and as we haven't been for the last couple of years, this year we decided to go. 

So I splurged on a new pair of heels and an Alannah Hill bolero. The dress was from Christopher Chronis in Melbourne. A got his wedding suits there, saw the dress and insisted I try it on. And then insisted he buy it. Despite my "I'll never wear it" protests, I do really like it. I even stopped working on the landscaping long enough to play with the Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail polish strips. I'm a fan! I'm no good at waiting for nail polish to dry and usually end up ruining it before I manage to leave the house so these went on well, a little fiddly to start with but no waiting! Will definitely be looking for an excuse to get some more!

Please excuse the messy spare room in the photo. We've been working so hard on getting the outside of the house looking good, some of the inside has suffered! The shelf in there has since been replaced with a new bookshelf and is looking MUCH more respectable! 

The Ball turned out to be really good fun. The band was excellent and A's workmates were lovely. I felt so old the next day though. I didn't drink but I was absolutely exhausted all day - must have been all the dancing!

Hope your week is going well!