gotta get up, gotta get out we got work to do, work to do 🍂🧛🏽👹

Today is officially the first day of Autumn. It's also Hobbit Day and my step dad's birthday. He is hipity-hyped about having a birthday shared with the Hobbits (lol).

It's been a while since I did a full coord breakdown!

Monster Squad Tee: Fright Rags
Skirt, safety shorts, corduroy jacket, boots: Amazon
Tights: Les Belles (hate them, do not recommend) 

I decided for the first official day of Autumn (which had the indecency to fall on a Tuesday this year-- Tuesday, of course, being the absolute worst day of the week) to wear a special coord. I had been wanting to experiment and try something new. I keep seeing other people I admire on Instagram combine the red/ black/ leopard print and I wanted to give it a try. One of the things I really enjoy about having transitioned away from a pigeon-holed "Goth" "identity" towards a broader "alt" is being able to wear whatever I want and not feel restricted.

 

IDK if this is a weird thing to say, but I am feeling strangely, uncharacteristically optimistic about Autumn this year. I just woke up this morning feeling really good about it. IDK if it was the overwhelming success of this outfit, it just feels as though brighter days are ahead (even though they're technically going to be getting darker, lol).

I don't even know why I am being so optimistic,when we are supposed to be preparing for a 2026 El Niño unlike any other, with Biblical levels of rain. I don't know why I just disassociate at news like this. As if it's apocryphal, silly,  and Chicken Little-ing and not... you know... been demonstrated the last several years. Well, here is hoping it's not as bad as they say, or at the very least, you know, prepared for. Thank goodness I bought these stomping boots, I guess!