Rainy Day Stuff

Okay, it's been pouring out all day and I have to confess I haven't yet left the apartment. I've been catching up on the news, blogging, and doing silly girl stuff like picking out outfits for the week and playing with my hair. This is one of those days when I'm especially glad I don't have kids, because at the moment I'm free to waste time on whatever the hell I want.

On a totally random note, I'd like to briefly mention that for the second time in recent days, I woke up to the sound of a bird playing around in my kitchen. My kitchen windows are the old-fashioned glass kind that open outward like French doors, and there are no screens (no bugs either, that I've seen). When it's warm enough, I leave them splayed open, and there's a little bird who likes to hang out in my sink on rainy days. There's usually a dish or two soaking in there from last night's dinner, and I'll hear him splashing and giving himself a bath. This makes me nervous, because birds sometimes panic and start flying around the house and forget how they got in, but this little guy is pretty clever. I get out of bed and sneak out to check on him, and as soon as he sees me, he flies away. I think this is pretty damn charming (even though having a bird bathing in my dishes is a little unsanitary—I wash them in really hot water to keep from getting grossed out). Just keeping my fingers crossed that he doesn't poop on anything or fly into a closed window and kill himself one day.

But now what I really want to know is... what do you think of my hair? I've been seeing this braided-front hairstyle on girls all over Stockholm, and while I hate the idea of following a trend, I love how it looks... at least on other people. My bangs are very short, but I used to get paid to braid show horse manes, so I figured I'd be able to pull it off. I managed to execute the braid (the key is to plait the sections under each other instead of over, like a draft horse mane, if anyone knows what I'm talking about—see photo), but I wonder if I'm too old for this style? I'm going to the gym now, and it's certainly fine for that, but with makeup and a chic outfit, could I wear it to work? I think I'm going to try it. Thoughts?