What I Wear

When I was selling real estate I was a major clothes horse...I could spend a ton on all kinds of outfits and shoes.  First thing I did after closing my real estate office was to donate all of the clothes and shoes to a local program outfitting homeless women for job interviews...I was glad to get rid of the closets full of clothes and happy to help women in my community.  During my 4 year retirement my daily Spring and Summer "uniform" became a tank top with knit shorts/or denim capris.  In the Winter I wore leggings, sweatshirt type tunics and Uggs.  If I needed to muck out a chicken coop or mow a lawn I had a couple pair of Big Mac overhauls and rubber boots. I had saved back 4 "dress-up" outfits for weddings and funerals.  Now I'm back at work...but when you're the Lunch Lady you don't have to have an appropriate "Uniform".  I started out as a sub and followed my work mates' lead: worn jeans, ugly tee shirts (most with stupid logos) and sneaks...you wear an apron, so who really cares...I DID.  I always felt grubby and kinda' dumb...and I'm not dumb.  When I was made Head Cook and supervised my own kitchen and staff I dressed in nice slacks, white oxford shirt with a dark cardigan...that was too business-like and I was "out-dressing" my boss (she wears nice sports wear...tee shirts and denim capris).  I ordered 5 pair of Chef's baggy pants in different patterns (food and garden patterns) and matching solid colored knit tops.  Bingo!  The perfect outfit for the School Lunch Lady...no hair net... no yucky tee shirts, or whiskers on my chin. On their own, my staff started wearing hospital scrubs and boy do they look spiffy.  My original chef's pants are just starting to wear out, so I'm making new ones...the kids are going to love these, they're a cross between scrubs and Chef's wear!

An my Granddaughter has taken up sewing, so we now sew together...this table has four sewing machines set up on it!  She's making an apron for her mom...actually she's taking out a seam on her apron and will re-sew it...we both are sticklers for perfection!  Everything is more fun when you have a partner!