It's Not Fair

The phrase 'It's Not Fair' was something I used to say an awful lot when I was little - especially if I wasn't going to get whatever it was I really wanted.  It was always 'it's not fair - so and so has got one / can do that / is allowed to ....'  You get the picture I'm sure.  But it's been many years since I've felt the need to utter that phrase, this Easter weekend was an exception.  The whole of the west of the UK (especially my family in Bristol) seemed to be having wonderful sunny days and high temperatures and could sit out in the garden enjoying it all.  A lot of the blogs I've read have mentioned how wonderful the car boot sales had been because the weather was so good.  Not here in Essex!!  Good Friday was beautiful weather but from there on in it was just GREY, GREY, GREY, with a fair bit of cold drizzly rain thrown in for good measure.  Car boot sales were a right off and I couldn't even get much of the washing dry!!!  I suppose I could have sat out in the garden but only if I'd wanted to wear my winter coat and gloves.  It really wasn't fair.

Anyway, having got that off my chest, it was a rather nice relaxing weekend with far too much TV watching for my own good as anything outdoors or gardening related just had to wait.  Today is a bit brighter but I still had to wear my fleece when I went out this morning.  The grass could seriously do with a good cut again but it's far too wet underfoot to do it properly.  

At least the bad weather gave me a good opportunity to go through my spring / summer wardrobe and decide what I'm likely to wear this year and what I might as well try and sell on ebay.  I've done reasonably well selling some of the clothes I'll no longer wear on ebay lately (there are some advantages to being a plus size as bigger clothes seem to sell for much better money than smaller-size items.)  I've found quite a pile of things that I no longer like or which even though I've tried them on with various other items I'm not sure are quite 'me', so I'm going to start listing them bit by bit.  Having a good root around in the wardrobe means I've also found a few other items which I've decided I really do like and which in some cases I'd even forgotten I had!!  I've obviously got far too many clothes if I can forget about some things.  My trouble is I get into a rut with what I wear and the same few items come out time and time again.  A change of season is always a good opportunity to have a fairly ruthless review of what I still do and don't like clothes-wise.

I do hope wherever you were you had a sunny and / or relaxing Easter weekend.

Comments

[Anita]

The reply I always got from my dad was "well, life isn't fair". It was grey all weekend here in London too but I did get to go to a car boot sale - twice! Sounds perfectly fair to me....

[Shoestring]

I love it when I find things in my wardrone that I had forgotten about! I've just rediscovered a glut of pretty scarves. Sorry the weather wasn't up to much for you :(

[sharie]

I've started putting away my seasonal stuff to make mor room in the wardrobe. I've only just got out my summer t shirts and shorts and enjoyed going through them. Mind you I won't put away the woolies just yet ;-)

[Wendy]

I'm so sorry to hear about your awful weather. Must have been so frustrating not being able to get out in the garden with so much needing doing. We were able to get loads of stuff done outside as we decided not to brave the hordes out in the Easter queues. Worst thing for you was the measly car boots - there's always the secret worry that you might have come home with wonderful bargains!
Agree with you about your
clothes. I tend to get in a rut too with stuff I feel comfortable in and looks nice. Good luck with your selling.

[Wendy from Scotland]

Hooray, it spread further than the west of Scotland!! One sunny day is all we've had this entire holiday, one.... I spent all of it in the garden cos you never know when it'll happen again!!