I have been thinking about it a lot

A string of random thinking

Nov 12, 2023

Let’s start by saying that …

One war is one too many, two is brutal.

I had to step away from Instagram and use that scrolling time for the only human thing I felt inclined to perform: show up and stand by those friends who are affected and suffer much more than I do.

Meanwhile, November has arrived even down here in hell-adjacent Miami, so stone crabs, pumpkins, cinnamon, and stuffing here we come.

Resolution n.1

Don’t iron.

And it’s a thing, aim for the crispness of the fold: Miuccia docet. Period.

What I love

White shoes, cozy season, burnt brown and navy, dark chocolate brown flats with a white lacey dress.

Follow LDS advice: “Reply to an invite [or email] right away. Busy, productive people respond quickly. Lazy, chaotic people reply late. It’s a fact.”

A perpetual pet peeve of mine: the difference between “dressing” (a daily practice) and “dressing up” (for a special occasion). So if I wear an Oscar de la Renta full skirt to work, I am just “dressed” in my world. Same if I wear leggings or sweatpants, I walk the dog, or fly a transatlantic flight, same as when I wear gardening gloves for potting plants. See the difference? Both are a question of style.

Time for the Hallmark Channel.

What I hate

Halloween, Pharrel’s inappropriate, offensive, nouveau riche, insensitive $1 mill bag, Timothée still hanging out with kylie, the nipple bra, spiral-bound notebooks.

The expression “Dress up” is a perpetual pet peeve of mine: the difference between “dressing” (a daily practice) and “dressing up” (for a special occasion). So if I wear an Oscar de la Renta full skirt to work, I am just “dressed” in my world. Same if I am on leggings or sweatpants, I am either walking the dog or flying a transatlantic flight.

The word “fashionista” especially if you work, teach, or gravitate around the industry you should be smart enough to have read the room and know that it’s a no-no.

Don’t talk down to me. Don’t be fake nice: it’s ok not to like me, not to understand my sarcasm, I am not for everybody and too old to try to be. There’s only one Lily.