We have binged in a random series of RHBH from 2016 and the amount of $ and products wasted in unnecessary glam squads was nauseating.
My mutinous self blossomed like a paperwhite in the spring.
There are two chapters in the book dedicated dive-in style to what not to do to dress/live/eat the Italian way: “Don’t take yourself too seriously” and “You don’t owe pretty to anyone”.
There isn’t a right or wrong way for being not perfect, what is perfect for you could be imperfect for me. Many things have changed in the last two years that I feel I owe you some details on how to not be perfect and happily ever after.
So to a year of:
no to flat stomach and yes to an overload of drapes;
imperfect smokey eye;
attempting at finding the perfect pose for a selfie/hating to pose and take a picture of yourself;
avoiding t-shirts loaded with feminist messages;
rewearing staples in different looks du jour, instead of repeating outfits;
deliberately not matching colors, but insisting on navy blue and black together;
maintaining the obsolete iPhone 7 alive and no Air Pods;
wearing stripes;
aiming at preserving a certain mental equilibrium and taking breaks;
NOT accepting the new state of being “pandemic fine”-noun-a state of being in which you are employed and healthy during a pandemic but also tired and depressed and feel like trash all the time;
saying NO with no regrets or FOMO;
shielding yourself from anxiety-provoking news;
abundance of sparkle and a cig here and there, absence of flip flops, flannel pajamas;
banned words: girlboss, hustle, “you can do it”;
being single and OK with it;
ignoring chromotherapy or whatever is called that thing that gives you a wheel of colors you should wear;
not buying anything new, again. Turns out in 2021 I was able to manage a full overhaul of my wardrobe after I realized my body had changed and there was no going back, but I had also committed to the no new clothes. I kept the promise with second-hand apps. my seamstress and hand-me-downs;
delete/eliminate/ignore toxic people/relationships/other people’s opinions/phone contacts;
no flip-flops allowed or furry slides.