blue artichoke

The apartment is coming together. I have more kitchen accessories than comfortably fit in the kitchen/dining room, but I have parted with everything I deem non-essential, so now I have the challenge of creative organizing. I have gotten back into the kitchen recently, making Gentleman Caller's birthday chess pie, his granny's cucumber spread (which is really summer on a cracker) and some blueberry bread. I've got another cooking project underway, a continuation of the chocolate chip cookie snackdown.

I'm continuing to practice acting like a lady. It was fun at first, but now it is getting kind of tedious, remembering to stand up straight, walk one-foot-in-front-of-the-other and wear a friendly face. I do think the effort is worth it, though. I'm reading I Don't Have a Thing to Wear: The Psychology of Your Closet, to learn how to dress properly for my body type. It seems that I've been doing pretty well for myself thus far, but I'll be a smarter shopper on my next outing. I have been inspired by the book to unearth my jewelery collection. I have some interesting jewelry, picked up on vacation, handed down from my grandmothers or otherwise acquired. I tend to wear the same things daily (like the small silver hoop earrings I've worn for almost ten years, except for special occasions), but I'm now trying to display my jewels daily. The main gist of the book is to wear clothes that make you feel good about yourself and give you confidence. This, I don't do so much. I go for comfort, but I'm realizing that confidence and comfort aren't mutually exclusive.

I just wish I didn't hate shopping so much.

Getting to Know All About You: How's your summer?