Blissful New 12 months! | Fragrance Posse

Photograph of me at a mates b-day celebration a number of years in the past. She (within the background) dared me to put on the hibiscus.

Nicely New Years has come and gone. I didn’t make any resolutions this yr, feeling (blaming? Making excuses?) that the previous hew years have been so tumultuous that I might simply attempt to cruise on, preserving my head, and it’s to be hoped my weight and ldl cholesterol down. I qu

it ingesting years in the past smoking a long time in the past, and carousing give up me even maybe earlier than I used to be fairly accustomed to the concept of quitting it. However hey, I’m alive, I’m employed, I’m (not less than intermittently) cherished, and secure. My solely want is that for the remainder of the world.

So the Christmas appearance of excellent climate was fleeting: it could be whining within the worst doable means when different elements of the nation are chipping their means out of inches of ice or digging out their automobiles (or homes), or simply now getting energy to complain that we obtained rain, so I’m not going to. To be sincere, we do want it, badly, and the majority of that is taking place in locations the place it might probably fill reservoirs and change snowpack so coloration me thrilled. We did get an honest quantity previously few days as evidenced by the photo- often the extent of the water within the pool right here is within the backside quarter of that “3”, and no, the deck doesn’t drain into the pool- that’s simply rain.

Even getting caught in it wasn’t that dangerous. I used to be getting back from the market when it began schvitzing- no downside, not value stopping. Then truly raining. Nicely, nonetheless no downside as I used to be only a few California Rolling Stops from my constructing and I might get wetter stopping to place up the roof. Simply as I obtained to the gate, it opened up (don’t know if the video will add) so I didn’t get drenched. Bullet dodged. I’m hoping to passers-by that the sight of me zipping alongside in my automotive with the highest down learn as younger, carefree and insouciant and never “outdated fart in a crappy automotive who is simply too silly to come back in out of the rain.”

Don’t burst my bubble.

It’s been raining on and off ever since, in a means that I discover perfect- it will likely be gray throughout the day with perhaps some showers, however the true rain comes after midnight, and I really like that sound. I do look ahead to February if this retains up- we should always get emerald inexperienced hills that appear like particular results till we dry out and return to gold. For the chilly and wet climate I’ve been pulling out gleefully the heavy hitters- dousing myself on Guerlain SDV or on days the place I don’t have to enter the workplace indulging within the virtually onanistic pleasures of MKK or Ambre Sultan

So my resolutions in 2023? Spend much less. Meals costs have gotten out of hand and it’s time to rein that in a bit. No “oh nicely, I really feel like costly take-out and it’s only for immediately” as a result of it’s by no means only for immediately. No gadgets- I’ve bought a brand new MacBook, iPad and iPhone previously two years in order that’s it. I don’t care if the iPhone 15 tells me I’m fairly and has computerized Photoshop to erase 20 years off me in zoom calls, until it comes with it’s personal inventory portfolio and bakes I’ll follow my 11. No new perfumes both. There I mentioned it.

My different factor is get a haircut. I haven’t in months and my (admittedly enviable) downside is that my hair grows quick, which you’ll be able to see within the picture. So it has gone from Barbara Bain in sequence one among Area:1999, previous sequence two and is now flirting with Farrah in Charlie’s Angels. What say you guys? Chop all of it of like within the pic from a number of years in the past above? Trim it? Go away it till I can flip it and say “freeze” like Jill Munroe” The picture doesn’t present the entire magilla- it’s lengthy sufficient within the again for a French Twist, so I might be attending costume events as Melanie Daniels- I’d simply want a number of cardboard crows and a bottle inexperienced costume. I’ll take all hairdo options.

So what are your plans for the brand new years? Taking on a brand new pastime? Planning a life change? Locations to go and folks to satisfy?  Please discuss it within the comments- I reside vicariously by means of you folks, I actually do. And I hope you all have a cheerful, wholesome and fulfilling new yr!

Photographs: Mine and Pixels

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