Slumming it!

As I was going to be spending the day alone and wasn't expecting any visitors, I decided to leave the alarm and get up when I woke up instead of being ruled by the clock. So last night I stayed up until 11pm and managed to keep my eyes open too because I was watching CSI on television.
After another restless night, I woke about 7:45am and took my time having a shower and getting up and didn't bother to put much make-up on, then I spent the morning pottering in the kitchen and made some bread.
After lunch I thought I would take the opportunity to get out into the garden and do some weeding and pruning back. It's amazing how much everything has grown in the last week because of all the rain we've had and some things had been damaged by the wind too.
So I got to work and as it was very humid the work soon made my hair wet and stick to my neck. When I had filled the first bag with rubbish, I took it out the front to the dustbin and one of my neighbours came around the corner. Taking one look at me, she asked if I was alright because she said my face looked quite different. I told her I was OK and had to explain that I hadn't bothered to put on much make-up today and that the work in the garden was making me sweat!
She went on her way and I got back to the task in hand and when I had filled the second bag I went out the front again to put it in the dustbin. This time I frightened another neighbour who looked quite alarmed and asked if I was OK. Again I had to explain to him that I was fine and that I didn't expect to be seeing anyone so had not bothered to with make-up.
Next time I decide to slum it, I will put on all my make-up, use tongs on my hair, wear my best clothes and some high heeled shoes. I'll also put on my jewellery, then, if I do happen to see someone I'm not expecting to see, I won't frighten them!