The Urge To Chop
The urge to chop. Do you get it sometimes? The urge to whack away at your hair? And what do you do about it? The pandemic and subsequent time at home has many of us eyeballing the shears. I’ve trimmed… Continue Reading
Author: patti
What Does It Mean To Embrace Our Age?
What does it mean to embrace our age? In some ways, it’s a silly question. Our chronological age is not negotiable. Like our gender, race, and eye color, we have no control over what age we are. But unlike the… Continue Reading
Lefties And Righties: We Can All Get Along
Lefties and righties (brains that is), we can all get along. I’m an extremely analytical person, always have been. A left-brainer, an INTJ. I love lists, numbers, spreadsheets and percentages. I choose logic over emotion for many life decisions. I… Continue Reading
The Confidence Of Age
The confidence of age. Growing older is a trade-off, as are most things in life. In youth, we have socially-defined beauty and high energy. It’s part of the evolutionary plan, and it works to help us attract mates and reproduce… Continue Reading
DIY Hair: Do You Or Don’t You?
DIY Hair: do you or don’t you? My mother and my grandmother Lucy went to the salon – the beauty parlor – every Saturday throughout the 1960’s. They had a wash and set and lots of hairspray. And gossip. Then… Continue Reading
The Beauty Of Imperfection
The beauty of imperfection. The commercial, and historical, to be fair, view of beauty revolves around perfection: symmetry, smoothness, balance and in the case of humans, youth. We’re drawn to it, it seems genetic. We swoon at the beauty… Continue Reading
Buy Less, Choose Well: More True Than Ever
Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Vivienne Westwood’s oft-repeated quote is no less true for all the repeating. And in an economic downturn when new purchases might have to wait, it’s brilliant to have well-made, reliable clothing at hand. The same… Continue Reading
Be A Minimalist Any Way You Choose
Be a minimalist any way you choose. It’s a fad, a movement, a way of living, a label we give or receive. It turns out there are many different ways to practice the same underlying philosophy of less-is-more. And if… Continue Reading