About a hundred years ago (February 2020), I suggested we think about setting up a giving programme. What with the Covid-19 pandemic, a great deal has changed since then, and I have been astounded by how much ordinary people are contributing to the greater good. Some of the giving I’ve seen reported includes: It’s been […]
Wealthy is as Wealthy Does
There’s a proverb of sorts, Beauty is as Beauty does And according to Walt Disney (video has sound) at any rate, it means being kind and doing something nice for someone who feels down. Every single day. Because beauty is about what’s on your inside, not the outside. And you can Google to your heart’s […]
The What, Why, and How of Pleasure
When times get tough, one of the first expenses cut is pleasure. In the face of all other considerations, it becomes frivolous and wasteful. And yet, without pleasure, life can look and feel very grim. The other day I was watching one of a series of news reports by Geoff Thompson on Australia’s housing affordability […]
The Joyful Memories from Gifts of Love
I took advantage of the recent gloriously summery weather to catch up on some washing, starting with the towels because they take the longest to dry. As I hung them on the line, carefully stretching and straightening them out so they dry square (and are easier to fold neatly), I realised I hadn’t bought any […]
How to Win in the Sales Season
It’s sales season again – that time of year when it seems everyone is trying to get their hands in your wallet. Preferably to empty it, leaving you (and their competitors) with nothing. But you can win the sales season, “all” it takes is a bit of research and planning. Know what you want, and […]
How Wardrobe Reviews Make You Happy and Boost Personal Power
I recently watched a video where some women talked about the life-changing nature of KonMari-ing their closets. How their wardrobe reviews boost personal power, and made them happy. I haven’t read the book, but I get the impression that it is a method of systematically removing extraneous matter from your home by keeping only those things that make […]
A Critique of Glamour’s “24 Fashion Essentials You’ll Need in 2015”
Stradbroke Day 1935 at Ascot (Brisbane, Australia) race day fashion essentials. By Contributor(s): The Queenslander (6 June 1935) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons In a large nutshell, this is my problem with “fashion essentials”. An essential is something that you just can’t do without; the air that you breathe for example. Fashion is a customary or conventional way […]
The Three Kinds of Capsule Wardrobe
I’ve already mentioned that I have a cold, and am flat-out (like a lizard drinking) trying to get my book Build Your Signature Wardrobe finished so just a very quick post today to share what I have learned about the three kinds of capsule wardrobe. That is, that there is more than one kind of capsule wardrobe, […]
The Importance of Appropriateness in Clothing
Brighton Beach 1967, H. Dacre Stubbs via State Library of Victoria Just a quick post today. I am starting to get a tiny bit stressed about getting my book Build Your Signature Wardrobe finished and published by the end of this month, and it seems like there is too much still to do. Anyway, I thought I […]
Wardrobe Planning 1935 style
Today’s advice about wardrobe planning 1935 style comes from a college textbook I discovered during my book research [1]. It offers advice on designing and fitting clothing, gaining the most satisfaction from your clothes and handily, a four step wardrobe plan. 1. Understand What Makes a Good Outfit Your outfit (or as they say, costume) starts with your […]
Your Responsibilities as a Clothing Shopper
It’s time to touch base with you again on wardrobe planning, in the main because my book researches led me to the most adorable book which I had no choice but to buy [1]. It’s a high school home economics textbook, which as the title suggests is about making, remaking and buying clothes but also includes […]
Wibbly Wobbly Family Timey Wimey
We just got home from a mad dash back to the town we grew up in (as opposed to our hometown, where we live now). The principle purpose of our trip was, of course, to visit our respective aging parents who have assorted medical problems, and are approaching the time when we don’t know when/if will be the last time we see […]