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What the Heck Happened to my Social Anxiety?!
That's me, being gregarious in public This is Weird, It's Disappeared: Whatever it is, I'll take it. I woke up 3 weekends back, and my social anxiety was completely gone. I hopped from bed and decided to—against all past preferences and prior levels of discomfort—head out to our community farmer’s market, without a human buffer or anything. Springing up on a sunny Saturday morning I dressed in something cute and took off from our little house, to go out and meet the people. At the market I waved hello to folks and stopped to f…
My Super Power...
...is Layering ...Any of these heavily layered outfits will serve me well in about 40 ° F (4 ° C). Since I was a kid, my body has run extra-super warm. I'm sweaty in a full winter coat, and can endure low temps (sans wind) in most climates. As a bike-rider, I usually bring along a change of clothes to battle sweatiness... yeesh. Often, in the dead of winter, I can be seen looking inappropriately dressed. My favorite move is to buy a gorgeous wool coat and cut the sleeves off. Failing that, I layer up tees, vests, scarves, and dresses, …
Retail Therapy...
As Effective as Psychotherapy (this week) I've been feeling a bit overwrought and out of sorts this week. So I planned a girl date with a good friend. The aim was to catch up and learn all about her envy-inducing new dream job at NASA(!)...before the planned meet, I did some video editing, reading for class, stuff at the library, and made an unexpected pitstop to my favorite shop--on the way home. There, I found 6 must have dresses, each one more fetching than the other. The adrenaline and endoprphine rush that finding garments such as t…
Covid 19 and Us: Wk. 4 pt II
I was recently gifted a bright yellow and rust, bespoke clutch bag. This accessory has brought me to my senses! This was the result of a capsule wardrobe of years past. This time last year—and the year before, and the year before that—I jumped onto the spring cleaning wagon. I would scrub the nooks and crannies of our small house and then turn my attention to our shared closet. In my two-thirds of this room, I packed away sweaters and long sleeve anything, and pulled out my warm weather gear, with a view to whittling down my possessi…
Desert Island Shoes?
This spring I took a scalpel to my shoe collection and extracted several pair that I found less-than-comfortable or tattered or not fitting with my current aesthetic (if I’m honest, comfort was the main deciding factor). By the time surgery was done, the shoe section was 40% lighter. I took a victory lap and then called my older sister to boast. What she told me about her shoe-keeping practice made my jaw drop…then it made me consider who that might work for me. My sister buys five pair of shoes at the start of each year, donates them at t…
On Socials