My dressing room is having a nervous breakdown

What I pompously baptized my dressing room is a petite room converted in a semi-boudoir filled to the brim of summer clothes piled up on a small bed, boxes filled with ribbons, dozens of ties, shoes scattered here and there, my hats, pieces of fabrics, woolen socks forgotten in a bin...There is no photo here because, I feel somewhat ashamed to show you the deplorable state of it.

I was strongly determined to give it a good, efficient cleaning/organizing job this morning. Instead I went to Granada, with the intention to buy different sorts of paper to start working on the Xmas cards. The weather was surprisingly chilly. Silly me…I always think summer is never ending here in Andalucia and I’m still wearing my long hippy flimsy dresses. A quick glance at the shop windows of El Corte Inglès convinced me to push the door and in no time my heart was beating fast in front of a pair of Philippe Matignon's stay-up black lace and tulle stockings. It's in these special moments that my Virgo dual personality reveals itself. The reasonable Virgo immediately vetoes this impulsive act "don't you have similar stockings already ?", "do you really need them?", “who do you want to impress anyway?". The light-hearted Virgo faintly blushes and mumbles “they’re soooo sexy…and..Monchéri will love them too…and..it’s my birthday next Monday, after all!”. At this point, the vendedora asks if any help is needed and to the horror of the light-hearted Virgo, the small size is sold out....for the moment. So, no Philippe Matignon sexy stockings. But then, just before reaching the paper shop, I thought "eh...it's a long time, I haven't been to Blanco" - another dangerous place where a credit card can easily explode –

Mon Dieu…I saw it*, I tried it* on. I bought it*. The light-hearted Virgo told the reasonable Virgo to shut-up and give her a break.

Back home, I showed my new acquisition to Monchéri who loved it….The dressing room is still having a nervous breakdown.

Have a great week end !

I'm teasing you, I will show it* to you on monday...



This is not my dressing room. It's a very pretty room at my friend's Tim and Lynn's place.
Tim took the picture of this incredibly heavy flamenco dress.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Teasing aside, that is a wonderful picture. I will return Monday!

Have a great weekend.
Lavinia said…
Aye carumba! What a dress....where are my castanets already!?

Wonderful post and can't wait to see what you bought....
P said…
I am staying home to clean tonight because my ENTIRE APARTMENT is having a nervous breakdown.

I think I need that flamenco dress. STAT.
Tess Kincaid said…
I was about to say....that if this was indeed your dressing room, it certainly wasn't having a nervous breakdown! :)

My walk in closet it horrid. Absolutely horrid. I completely skipped the spring cleaning it usually receives. Now I'm waiting for the cool temps of fall to start.

Do we get a pic of the sexy stockings?
Yoli said…
Mi Lalita linda que tengas un feliz cumpleños! Yo adoro los Virgos, son tan bellos a dentro y afuera! Me transportastes a mi infancia en España mencionadome El Corte Inglès!

Me alegro que comprastes las medias. Esa foto en tu blog esta bella. Que tengas un bello fin de semana, y que difrustes de tu cumpleños en lo grande.
Jojo said…
A Virgo? You must be having a birthday soon. Can't wait to see ...
Unknown said…
My home is suffering from the same!!!
Shame on me!
tangobaby said…
Is that what Virgos do? I thought only Scorpios like me had that problem.

Maybe it's just a girl thing.

For a moment, I thought you had bought that Flamenco dress and I almost died from love. You should go back and get that.
onesilentwinter said…
I love that photograph!
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