My avatar is doing a great job

Hello again and how are you? If you're well, then I've got to say congratulations to you! So many of my family and friends were under the weather over the festive period including yours truly, hence the reference to my avatar. To recap, I've been ill since the 6th of December with various types of virus; a chest infection and more recently strep throat and finally exhaustion resulting in my being signed off work. Alongside that my real life has been eclipsed by my avatar who has been popping up on social media showcasing all sorts of fabulous outfits over the festive period.

My avatar has stepped in at work from time to time, looking so much like me, embracing bright colours and beaming encouragingly at the clients. Fake it 'til you make it might be another way to view this alter ego. Dressing up to the nines can be such a great way of diverting attention from the self who in real life was husky voiced, prone to outbursts of riotous coughing and wearing a sheen of barely covered sweat. 

Pink chiffon and fuchsia patent leather boots worn with a black velvet bomber jacket and grey crops all work together to distract the eye from the health of the wearer on this workday. The black velvet bomber jacket was a supermarket find many moons ago - it was from F&F at Tesco's. The vintage frilled blouse is an old favourite of mine from many years ago when I found it in a vintage store in Exeter. The hot pink Catwalk boots from Deichman (on sale here at half price) were a treat to myself in December. By the time I got home I decided that I really ought to have bought the white ones too and hubby duly bought them for my Christmas - result!

The drapey high waisted trousers were a recent purchase from TK Maxx, the brand is Mango. Belt and pockets complete the essentials for comfort all wrapped up in a deep grey colour these wide fit trousers make an understatement in style acting as a counterpoint to the fun filled pinks of the rest of the outfit.

The pink and blue glasses were from ASOS many years ago. The large pink ring crops up all the time on my blog - it was a present from a friend who obviously knows me so well as I've worn it at least once a week ever since. The other ring was a charity shop find a long time ago.

My avatar photos have buoyed up the blog for the past few weeks and I view them as truly a distanced self who somehow managed to not only pull an outfit together, but enter into the realms of real life when all I wanted to do was lie in bed in a snotty, coughing heap. My self-neglect while attending to the needs of my (also poorly) loved ones resulted in the doctor declaring me unfit to work, as the second virus attacked, resulting in exhaustion. This may well read as fool's tale to some, a cautionary one to others, but whichever, I've discovered that contrary to my deluded self promotion, I'm not Wonder Woman. 

P.S. Today is the first day I've showered and dressed in five days which I think shows some progress. Writing to you is another definite sign of improvement, so please don't feel too sorry for me - I fancy I'm on the mend. I'm on day five of ten days of antibiotics so they must be working!

                                                                                           Anna x