Comfort vs. Fashion

In any capacity, which would you choose?

Because of the heat, I am deciding between:

• my pretty blue overly thick, plush sheet and comforter set
• my mismatched cheap super-thin sheets and even cheaper flattened comforter that is too small for my bed and looks like I snagged it from a homeless shelter
  

Or....

How about:

• Long sleeved gauze top over a tank-top and jeans
  
• Short-sleeved t-shirt and Capri's
  

Or....

How about:

• Cute overly-strappy sandals that make your feet sweat and leave prune marks in 14 places on each foot
  
• Flip-flops that hurt my toes
• Velcro Tivas
• Barefoot

Or, we could take this a step further. It's fashionable to have a BBQ on the 4th. So:

• Baked beans, homemade spinach and artichoke dip, homemade potato/pasta salad, fruit salad with fresh fruit, marinated and grilled chicken/beef/veggies, etc... All hand-prepped.
  
• Meat, Veggie, Cheese, Fruit party trays, can/jarred dip, store-brand chips and crackers from the grocery store
  

When it comes to get-togethers at our homes, we've all had those moments of sandals or tennis shoes, boots or flip-flops, shorts or pants, hair up or down, fancy homemade recipe or party-trays from the store, to mascara or not to mascara, cheap beer/boxed wine or microbrews, etc...

We want to look and feel our best, as well as give off the best impression, but when it's 90* + outside and the air-conditioner simply doesn't help, do we really want to go to all the effort? Get all dolled up for it to melt off, your feet to sweat, have to change because you've soaked through your clothes, spend 5 hours cooking over a searing hot stove-top and/or grill, give the dog a bath just to have them roll around in the dirt and track it through the house you spent 4 hours cleaning, change and scrub the litter box only to have the cat taint it within 45 seconds of adding the litter, etc...

I think the disappointment when it all falls apart is enough motivation for me not to care. Ratty old t-shirt, Capri's with holes for ventilation, Tiva sandals or barefoot, bring your own beer and a party tray, cuz I'm not cookin'. Not going to bother with makeup, because mascara hurts when it sweats into your eyes. Oh, and the dog smells like a wet a dog. Who cares?! It's a dog! I'll hose him down later. Does Grandma have a place to sit? Great, everyone else gets the floor.

If presented with the decision of comfort or fashion, what are your options and which would you choose?

It's not the decor that matters, it's the company. But if you sit in Grandma's chair, I will go postal. So be forewarned. ;-)

So with that, I will wish everyone a Happy 4th of July! Blow something up for me!!! =)

Love to all!
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