Breaking Five School Rules

Waistcoat - thrifted; scarf - from my mum; shirt and trousers - Next
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Today I had half of my music coursework deleted, lost my keys and got cut from a play. But at least I liked my outfit! I don't mean this in a shallow way, but I find that making an effort to get dressed up nicely even when I don't feel like it actually makes me feel a lot more confident. And yes, I will be wearing this waistcoat with everything from now on. 

I pride myself on my ability to stay calm under pressure... But life has been one big stress-ball recently. I guess one thing that keeps me from giving in to all my anger and fear is seeing my dad suffer from awful paranoia, which I know I'm prone to as well. I really hate to see him worrying about things that simply don't need to be worried about, like floods in our bathroom bringing our whole house down... And I do sometimes wonder how different his life could be if he could tackle these issues. But I know that may not be possible. Anyway! My point, through all of this, is that it's a reminder to me that worrying isn't going to help anyone, especially not myself.