This post marks a blogging achievement unlocked: it’s the 100th post on this blog! It has been almost a year and I’ve cared enough throughout these 50 weeks to make myself write two posts per week every week. I’m still not sure how many of my friends have unfollowed me on Facebook because of the continuous sharing of new posts, but I feel very proud of myself! Exactly proud enough to keep calm and carry on.
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And… brain-food, brain-food, who asked for an extra helping of brain-food?
$20 Jeans, $800 Tees: In Fashion, Prices Are Out of Control: Well, yes, yes, they are! We live in an absurd world where the same functional item may cost 1$ and 950$… and even that high price-tag does not assure you that people who made it were paid a living wage, mind you!
Continuing with the price topic – If Your Jeans Are Cheaper Than This, You’ve Got A Problem – in a nutshell: “if you find a pair of jeans that is selling full retail price for below $100 — and especially $20, do your sisters in Bangladesh, China, and India a solid and walk away”.
Why You Should Embrace (Genuine) Materialism & Buy Less Stuff This Year: the author differentiates between consumerism and materialism, reclaiming the latter as genuinely caring for your things, their origin, etc. This is obviously bending philosophy backwards as materialism already has a meaning – “a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all things, including mental aspects and consciousness, are results of material interactions” – but this low-brow reframing for the millennials who supposedly don’t know better is cute. Would be even cuter if we’d take it seriously and stop buying the stupid shit we don’t need.
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Do you have any 2017 routines that are starting to bear fruit? Or new routines you are incorporating in your life this January?
Congrats on your 100th post! I really like your first look with the blue skirt and green/yellow (?) collar.
A routine I started from the beginning of january has been doing half an hour of yoga each morning. Such a nice start of the day 🙂
Thanks, Madame M., those are my schoolgirl vibes to start the year (and make the final decision about that mini skirt). Have fun with your yoga! I finally admitted to myself that I enjoyed classes so much more than practicing at home and went back to my yoga studio. Bliss!