Woman in Black

For several years now, I've been trying to solve a problem.  For some reason, my church wardrobe is pretty much nothing but your basic black.  Black top, and some version of a black skirt.  Frankly, I look like I'm on my way to a funeral.  My ward members must think I'm a walking dirge.  For years now, the only skirts I've been able to find that I think look even half-way cute are black.  Not that there's a total lack of color out there in the stores, but none that seems to work for me when I try it on.

The other part of my dilemma is that I finally found a more colorful skirt a couple of years ago (ok, so it's brown, which is not much better, but at least it's a start), but then for the longest time, I didn't have any matching dress shoes.  And let's face it - no woman feels quite right unless properly accessorized and all matchy-matchy.

So - today I finally bit the bullet.  Unable to find a more colorful skirt, I finally went and bought myself a pair of brown sandals.  They're not totally dressy, but can fill in in a pinch.  So come next Sunday, I will be wearing brown to church.  I hope my ward members recognize me.  And like I said - it's a start.