Ah, sweet summertime. It's everything I've been waiting for since Mother Nature first teased me with a balmy 60-degree day of sunshine back in March. Right when I thought it was safe to pull out the sundresses and sandals (a.k.a. my "warm weather uniform"), chilly Northern winds said otherwise, forcing me to remain trapped beneath layers of maraschino wool and quilted down feathers. And I wondered why I was severely deficient in Vitamin D?
A lot's changed since those climatically-volatile days back in March. I packed up camp and headed out of my Midwestern college town (barely deserving of the title "college town", I might add) after a notoriously draining round of final exams in May. But on my drive home, I had a startling thought. You're starting your internship next week, Katherine. With female co-workers (which obviously increases the pressure to dress the part). AND...you don't have an updated professional wardrobe. Gasp. Well, I mean, not really. I'm never one to turn down an opportunity to shop (like mother, like daughter...thanks, Mom.), so I actually welcome an excuse to venture into the retail tundra. While I try to buy classic pieces that don't go out of style from one season to the next, let's face it--there's something about walking in on your first day wearing a new power suit or killer LBD that just screams "Watch out world, there's a new girl on the block."
In the several hours I had to mull over the season's must-haves in my mind, I realized that this summer wardrobe would be different than in years past. I would be moving into that awkward life stage that's not quite independent adulthood, but certainly not carefree youth, either (channeling some Britney Spears here). It would be a new kind of season. Ah, of course. Why didn't I think of it before.
Internship season:
in-tern-ship sea-son, n.
an appetizer of sorts before Millennials everywhere sink their teeth into the "real" working world
Sharpen your pencil skirts and grab hold of some coffee and cigarette pants. It's time to get down to business.
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