Easy does it

It was the first day back at school today after over a month off, though that time couldn't be called a holiday considering the rigours of the period. It was actually rather a relief to get back into a routine and receive the next round of assignments.

As of today, I'm in my final semester of a Graduate Diploma of Media Studies, though I believe I take mostly Journalism units. The course is only a year long and I felt it a fitting conclusion to my undergrad work (a BA in English and History), as it has enabled me to hone certain skills I had already developed; such as writing non-fiction with some semblance of style and panache. This semester's assessments will consist of some rudimentary coding (CSS and HTML), blogging and reviews and a couple of essays, so I am quite looking forward to working. I'm hoping this portion of the year won't be plagued with the same stress and issues I had to contend with earlier, if only so that I can get my grade average back up!

Inspired by the weather; teetering on the cusp of Winter and Spring as it is, I decided to transseason-ify a Summer favourite and regretted it later when I found myself sitting on cold metal with no insulating layers!


(I felt a little like foliage!)

I wore:
Dress: recued from Savers
Skivvy: Katies
Boots: Novo
Purple Socks: Equip

because: The dress was for convenience, the skivvy for warmth and the boots for walking (to and from school; so that I can make sure I get time to exercise even when I'm too busy for my usual hour on the exercise bike).

While I have always felt perfectly comfortable in this dress, I have found myself increasingly moving away from loud prints on synthetics (my signature) over the past 7 months and contemplating getting rid of all my old clothes. I think I hold on because of the patterns, though, and uncertainty over how to dress comfortably and stylishly while not looking about 72! That's clearly a question for another blog post, though.