Saving the best for the last

There are people in this world who save good things for the last. Now as far as meals are concerned, this practice is usually a great idea. But when it comes to clothes, you never know. Growing up, I used to save my best going out top for an occasion that never actually happened. No event was big enough for the top to be taken out. It was always the second favorite top that got the most attention somehow. You know what the downside of this habit was? Eventually I grew out of that top and gave it away. Sounds like a first world problem? Except that it wasn't. When you own less than a dozen clothes, you tend to be protective about your favorite clothes. You don't want a single thread out of place. And so you plan to wear it less. A bit too less. 

These pictures in a white, borrowed dress fall in the same, best going out top. It has been two years and I have been waiting for some good day to post them. No idea what the characteristics of the good day was supposed to be though. Then the pandemic happened and the frequency of my posts decreased because we all had more important things to do. In the meantime, I was exhausting all my blog pictures because none of us were really going out in the streets, getting pictured. But I was saving this one. Because I loved the pictures. The result? Not much except the anxiety that I will never have better pictures in this life. Yeah, I know, this time, it is almost a first world problem.

Hope you wear your most favorite piece more often than you do.

By the way, it's not the last blogpost here, it's just that I will need post-pandemic images now!

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A Girl With No Prospects

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I read an interesting article recently titled - I have fun with my girlfriend but she has no prospects. So a reader has a girlfriend who still lives with her parents, has a part-time job, and yet doesn't contribute to the household bills, and has no aspirations whatsoever for the future in terms of her career. The reader asks the agony aunt if he should stay with her or listen to her friends who tell him that she is a waster. The agony aunt replies that a person is not their job and that it is the society that has burdened us with a list of milestones to achieve by a certain age.

This got me thinking. I understand that a person is not their job. And just because a person has a high-salaried job, they are not going to make good husbands or wives. And society indeed has pressured us into thinking that we gotta own a house by a certain age, get married at another and so on and so forth. No one really asks at what age we ought to be happy.

However, there seems to be one red flag here. His girlfriend doesn't help her parents in any way. Isn't that a sign that she is cool about people paying for her and is not an adult yet? What would happen when they ask her to move out one day?

I don't know if it's a millennial vs Gen Z thing, but since when is enjoying life without paying your bills acceptable? Since when is mooching off people acceptable?

In my experience, people with no responsibilities are a lot of work. And it is not just about money. She can be a housewife and never pursue a career and that will be her choice. But doesn't the I-don't-care-who-is-paying-my-bills attitude permeate into I-don't-think-I-can-take-any-other-responsibility reality? Don't these people sit back and relax while those around them make all the plans, pay all the bills and insurance premiums, and make sure everything in the house is in working condition? 

Just wondering.

 

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They are just clothes

The way one is clothed says a lot about them. I wonder how people who are styled by stylists ever get to see their true selves. If they end up liking those ruffles or that shade of cream brings out the colour of their eyes. And then there are those who have colours hidden inside layers. And those who aspire to wear something but so far, haven't gotten their hands on it. Do they ever get to be themselves? 

I know, I know. It is just clothes. But even then. Don't clothes do something to people, adding and subtracting to their personalities?

Have you ever worn something you absolutely hated? Do you remember the feeling? Now contrast it with the feeling you had when you wore something that made you feel like yourself. There. That is what I am talking about. Though I am struggling to write today, but I am hoping you understand. And I am hoping you are having a good dress day yourself. 

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Never Not Wearing White

The thing with random posts is that they increase your chances of rambling. This week I had decided to stay focussed, not digress, and write something I could be proud of. Something that would look good on the blog and also help me go freestyle every once in a while.

Didn't happen.

But you see, I have a topic- why do some people, including me, constantly wear white? And I have some pictures to go with the topic. Stuck at step three, and probably the most important one, I am almost going to stop after writing just two lame paragraphs.

To be continued in the next attempt.....

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Things You May Need On a Beach

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When I went to a beach for the first time, I didn't know what all I needed. I squinted throughout the week, stayed a few meters away from the water, and came back looking like a grey mess. So, a few years later, I decided to upload a list of things one has to carry.  
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Sunglasses

Pretty sure you don't want to strain your eyes looking at the sun. I would suggest a classic pair that you don't need to change everyday.

Sunscreen

This one is a no-brainer! Sun can be harsh in tropical areas.

A book

If you haven't read a book (or several) on a beach, you haven't lived. There, I said it.

A bikini

Duh!

A cover up

Coz you want to move between a restaurant and a beach. And repeat.

A Dystopian World

Two years back, for getting pictures clicked for my blog, I used to create my own dystopian backgrounds. Not a single soul to be seen. I don't know how I managed that. Something to do with deserted spots, mornings, and of course the good, old crop tool I guess.

Two months back, I had to step out to get some medical supplies urgently. The streets had never looked so dystopian. I am hoping they never will. Even the leaves were still. No dust anywhere. As if no one had walked the road since morning. I didn't need to turn my camera in a specific direction to capture the emptiness of the streets. 

What a difference two years make.  

Sharing whatever is left of my pre-pandemic pictures. Thank you for visiting the blog. For reading things that don't even make sense to me if I read them a few months later. 

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Avocado Toasts and Other Things

Two years ago, an Australian billionaire named Tim Gruner had an interesting advice for millennials who wanted to buy a house but could not. "Stop buying avocado toasts," he said. 

Well, we all know the price point at which restaurants usually sell avocado toasts; as if that smear of green softness came straight out of some exotic land, half-accessible from humanity. According to Gurner, people who own homes have worked very, very hard, and saved every dollar they could. This is especially true for the baby boomers from the middle class with very moderate incomes, who managed to buy their houses mostly in their 40s, or even 50s. Gurner goes ahead and adds lattes to the list of indulgences young people should ideally forgo. Now the internet is divided on this one. According to me, the guy makes sense. In a way, he is not pointing fingers at just the toast and the coffee, but every single indulgence that doesn't make economical sense for the younger generation. T

Let's talk about the indulgences of our generation. It doesn't stop at avocado toasts and Iced Coffee. The list includes breakfasts of all kinds, weekends bar bills, Uber Sedans (UberGo doesn't cut it for most people), weekend gateways, online shopping, products for nine-step skincare regimes, frequently changing mobile phones (an iPhone at that!), and the endless number of shoes.  

Now let's see if we can live without any of these. Surprise, surprise, we can. The pandemic has reinforced the fact that we can live without anything that is a non-essential. But can we? And if we can, for how long can we stretch the minimalistic lifestyle? I tried asking a few of these questions to people of my generation.

"I won't move to an android, that's for sure."

"No, no, no...I can't cook, I won't cook. Can I cook? Let me think."

The lockdown just got lifted and you are asking me if my two-year quarantined ass wants to go to a pub this weekend? Oh, that was a question. Okay.

The resistance was unanimous, even when most agreed that savings are important. I, for one, understand that not buying avocado toast alone won't allow me to buy a house. But I have another theory. If you start saving, wherever possible, without looking like a maniac, your brain will constantly tell you you are saving for a house. In a way, you will be preparing for the day you buy one. You will start to hold on buying things that make perfect sense at your current place, but have no place in your dream home. With time, without you even realising, you would have ended up working towards your goal, simply because it has been on your mind. Every saving you decided in the name of something bigger, would have triggered the same thought, and hence action.

I hope I am making sense. Thanks for reading a non-fashion blog post. I will go, have my coffee now :)

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