Preen

It's interesting to note how much effort, time and money us girls are willing to sacrifice for a special occasion.

This upcoming occasion is special only in the sense that it gives me the first opportunity since Friday-night Priviledge to wear a dress.

Nevertheless, I ordered a $159 Witchery dress, bought a $99 vintage glomesh clutch to match, plan to have my hair done because my ghd iron is too narrow for the wavy kind of thing I want, and am currently shopping for jewellery.

And this is for a night I'll be spending in the company of several hundred people I neither know nor care about. Although given the opportunity there's nothing holding me back from pressing a well-placed stiletto heel into someone's foot. I'm kidding. Because we're not allowed stilettos.

My crazy actions have been driven by a little egotistical person in my head that wants to let the world know that Jez has a pretty girlfriend. It told me to splurge on a $1,000 Swarovski necklace and I tried to listen but my bank account balance didn't agree.