Yes, it's me again I am in a posting mood!!! As I mentioned on my previous posts, I started my teacher training day yesterday and as always when you start a new job/course etc you always have that 'what shall I wear'? dilemma. I am usually pretty good at that sort of thing, or so I thought until I started my course yesterday. I was required to go along to the college and meet and greet all the new students and participate in a few ice-breakers that sort of thing.

I had spent quite a bit of time deciding what to wear and after spending a lot of time going thru my wardrobe (I have spent a fair bit on clothes lately mainly for my teaching days as I want to look the part!!) and doing a bit of a parade for OH to get his opinion I finally settled on a top and trousers that were both new and dressed them up with new accessories and shoes etc. I spent ages doing my make up (I suffer from blushing so if I wear foundation I feel a bit more confident as it is like putting on a mask for me) and thought I looked smart but casual.

WRONG!!! Every female I came across at the college looked really really smart, not just smart but very well groomed. They all had perfect make up, lovely hair,nails, jewellery etc and looked as if they had been made up by the great Gok himself! I have never felt so scruffy and out of place in my life.

I don't have to go back for a few days so I rushed into town this morning desperately purchasing shoes, make up etc, booked a hair appt. you name it. It was a horrible feeling, like I had made a huge faux pas. Besides the other embarassing things that happened it was just a bit of a shock. I had no idea people dressed that smartly for work.

So, have any of you ladies encountered anything like this? If so, did you smarten up? Do you all 'get' what is apt for work? Are you up to date with fashion and how to wear the right things for work?

I would be really interested in what you have to say as I think it is obviously just me, being out of the loop etc.

cheers

dgt3