Lighten Up!

Things gave been pretty serious around her lately. For those of you don't know me personally, I am actually a pretty funny person, and I tend to find the comical side of things. I am quick to make light of mistakes, particularly my own, and I don't mind being the fodder for other people's jokes. Bring it, I say.
So when I got to the ranch yesterday, I could only laugh.

i have them in red, black, and olive. Love my Chuck's!

I tend to wear lots of heels and dresses to work. Yesterday was one of those days where nothing in my closet looked right, so I threw on my black Esprit Equestrian breeches, shrugged on a red technical shirt, and paired the ensemble with red Chuck Taylor's. Cute, while not looking homeless. Plus, I wouldn't have to change when I got to the ranch.

When I climbed into the back of the truck yesterday afternoon to switch out my Chuck's, smart watch, and jewelry for a Timex and muck boots, I did one of those, "maybe my boots climbed into the glove box?" searches. No boots. No Timex watch. BUT, I had remembered socks which are regularly forgotten. Thankfully it wasn't a heels sort of day. I very carefully picked my way to the tackroom where I swapped out my Chuck's for riding boots. Joke was on me. I tried to make life easier by wearing riding clothes to work, but then I forgot the appropriate footwear. You can't win them all.

I have a very firm policy: no real life shoes allowed at the barn. I have ruined many a pair of real life shoes by doing just one little thing at the barn. I wasn't willing to sacrifice a pair of Chuck's because I didn't have my muck boots. Instead, I did all of my barn chores, including dumping and cleaning Speedy's water trough, in my tall boots. Which, by the way are the same pair I wrote about in January that were getting too tight to zip up so I had a new pair waiting. The new pair are still waiting!

Excuse me while I go throw my barn bag - filled with breeches, shirt, sports bra, socks, Timex, and barn boots, into my truck.