Wherever you go, there you are. I learned that one from
A Very Brady Movie,
and I guess it's stayed with me. So here I am, in Endwell (or is it
Endicott?), New York. The snow has fallen from the branches of the many
trees that surround the amazing midcentury home I'm so lucky to be
occupying, so there's more of a winter drab feel outside, less of the
wonderland panorama I'd been admiring a couple days ago. I watched some
of
White Christmas last night, and was inspired to do a little
online research on legendary costume designer Edith Head. Apparently she
had graced the public with some fashion advice in book form years ago,
which I couldn't resist reading a few tips from in an outdated post on
some magazine's website.
She advised to dress for the
life you have, not the life you want. Now, this is the opposite of the
advice you get about dressing at work (for the job you want, not the one
you have). Like, don't buy a million sundresses when you actually work
in a school (I'm looking at you...me). She warned against creating a
formless wardrobe, and said to resist the urge to buy the things you
crave, and rather to spend your money on pieces that actually suit your
life. Good advice.
Which led me to think about my life.
Not only did I begin to step into the bottomless pit of WHAT AM I DOING
WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY DRESSES AM I A WRITER OR A TEACHER OR SOME OTHER
UNTAPPED PERFORMANCE GENIUS?!?!?!; I also began to reflect on how much
more motivated I was to push aside my creative inclinations when I was
supporting myself in a foreign country. It's much easier to hear the
muse calling when you're in a beautiful house where you don't need to
pay rent.
So I guess that's some food for thought. Now, for the eye candy:
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| Can you find the box of Walker's shortbreads? |
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| Find the squirrel!! (Kidding...?) |
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| Just more snowy beauty. Good to be back up north. |
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| Summer flashback! Can you find me in this still from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? |
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