I often go to the supermarket looking like I’ve been sleeping under a railway bridge for a week: hair scraped up, no make-up, tracksuit bottoms, scruffy trainers, pyjama top (I kid you not) and shapeless cardigan (buttoned up to hide the pyjama top!)
Why do I do that?
Because I can’t be bothered to get glammed up to go to the supermarket. Life’s too short and it takes too long.
Plus nobody knows me in the supermarket…
However, I always go out for lunch with friends looking like I’ve just stepped out of a salon: hair washed and styled, make-up on, skinny jeans (I kid you not), long silky top, gorgeous jewellery and killer heels (my stiletto boots are the stuff of dreams).
Why do I do that?
Because I can be bothered to get glammed up to go out for lunch. Life’s not too short and the time it takes is worth it.
Plus my friends definitely know me lol!! 🙂
Where do you stand on glam V grungy?
Midlife Dramas in Pyjamas 
I don’t go out much these days. I’m one of those older mums! So a trip to the supermarket is now my chance to glam up!
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Haha! I too am an older mum – 50 last year – and I pick and choose what I can be bothered to get glammed up for. I definitely like looking glam but my heart is often more willing than my body – which frequently can’t be arsed lol! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Oh God, on my frequent trip to supermarkets looking like death warmed up I’m absolutely guaranteed to see someone I know. Doesn’t matter if it’s Sainsbury’s, Asda, Lidl, Aldi or the Tesco NOWHERE near my house where I shopped late last week and saw a very old friend from school. Believe me I was kicking myself that I wasn’t looking fab then. You’d think I’d learn.
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I find a periscope comes in handy for such an occasion. You can scoot along to the next aisle and skulk by the Tena Lady until the threat has passed lol! 🙂
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I think I fall in the middle for most occasions – glungy maybe? Or glamgy? 😏
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Gramgy? I’m liking these made up words…I think they sum us up perfectly! 🙂 x
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You know me. Grungy all the way, despite best friend just looking at me and saying “Mmmm”!
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Your best friend clearly has excellent taste and should be listened to at all times lol! 😉 xx
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LOL Love it! I have this “thing” about leaving the house without makeup. I guess it’s an insecurity thing. Even if I’m dressing down in sweats or what not, still gotta put that face on. However, sweatpants and my fuzzy crocks are definite winners! 😉
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Ooo yes! I LOVE my crocks! The kids die with embarrassment when I go out in them…which just adds to their appeal! Lol!
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Haha love it!
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Unfortunately, EVERYONE at the grocery store knows me, because my grocery store is Target, and I live there. It’s also the place I am most likely to run into friends. How sad is my life?
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Not sad at all…you write a great blog! 🙂
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Aw… thanks!
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I am the same, I have to look glam every time I leave the house although I have been known to drop the kids at school braless and still in my pj’s. Really fugly.
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What a great word – ‘fugly’. I shall now be adding it to my daily vocabulary lol! If I went bra-less I’d look like a bloke…I need a bra to hold my chicken fillets in place!! 🙂
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I used to have boy boobs but with peri meno they have grown at a rapid rate. Just call me Dolly.
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Yes…I was reading about your boobs over on Bren’s blog lol! Me jealous? Much??!! 🙂
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I’m with you. Who can be bothered for the shops. I don’t get glammed up for lunch but I scrub up a bit. I’m at the age where it’s very difficult to look nice at all.
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I just find it takes a LOT longer! The wrinkles in my face take an age to cover, the straw on my head takes an eternity to coerce into some sort of style and my stomach takes forever to be cajoled into my big pants lol!
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I think I’m middle of the road. I work at home and greet parents every day so wear a little bit of makeup because I just look unwell if I don’t. Always in jeans or tailored shorts and a tshirt. Teamed with uggies in winter but NEVER when I’m out. On weekends when I’m at home I’m makeup free and trackies/sloppy shorts all the way. But I love to dress up for lunch with friends and nights out. Sometime will make an effort if I’m out and about on the weekend and likely to see people. Does make me feel good and means I can leave the periscope at home 😂
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Yes, it’s knowing when you can be bothered. I’ve just been for a walk around the village, still in my pyjama top (under my coat!) and not a scrap of make-up on. However, I’ve come home, showered and got ‘done up’ to go to work. I definitely feel better but sometimes I absolutely can not be arsed 🙂
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I’m convinced that if I went out looking grungy, that’s the day I’ll run into some old boyfriend who dumped me. I don’t want him to take a look at me and realize that dumping me was a good choice!
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Oh God no! That’d be awful! Always carry oversized sunglasses with you… 🙂
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