April Fun Day – clattern pashing!

It’s 1 April – April Fun Day! I hope my previous post with me wearing neutrals made you giggle. I am resuming regular programming, with a very bold clattern pash!

I told Adam my “news” this morning and he said “I’m putting my foot down. You’re not wearing beige! You’ve got a wardrobe full of colour.”

There was some to that post, though. Those are vintage jackets that I wore to work experience at at my first office job, and I did enjoy wearing them. And I will incorporate them into my existing wardrobe, because they’re in great condition and they still fit!

I love dopamine dressing. I love this bright colours and maximalism makes me feel, and how it’s a conversation starter. I am also used to standing out because of my skin, so I don’t feel awkward pattern clashing when most people are toning it down. I still play dress ups as an adult – in sorting my wardrobe last week. I saw that my competitively loud shirt and blazer looked great together n the hanger, which I hadn’t noticed before. And I am so grateful for the compliments I get in the street and on social media.

Wear what makes you happy – be it bright colours or neutrals; or your own style that make you stand out in the crowd. You do you!

(April Fun Day is April Fool’s Day. But “fool” is an ableist slur, related to intelligence so I’ve re-named the first of April and I hope you’ll consider doing the same.)

Also, let’s throw back to 2021 April Fun Day when I changed the cover of Growing Up Disabled in Australia to cater to non disabled people who couldn’t handle the word Disabled.

Images: Carly, a woman with a red face and short dark curly hair, wearing a very bright, neon green based jacket with lots of colourful flowers on it. Underneath is a neon floral shirt. She’s smiling. On the second photo, there’s text that quotes the April Fun Day para above.

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