Show Notes Talking points: Breaking the cycle of shopping addiction; contentment hunting; being a good steward; the Dopamine Loop; finding motivation to stop shopping. This episode part of a series about how understanding our relationship to clothes and our closet can lead to a more enjoyment and less stress. A great big thank you toContinue reading “Episode 54: Shopping Hiatus”
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Episode 53: Curbing Our Impulses
Talking Points: Can happiness be found at the bottom of a shopping bag? Avoiding impulse buys; escaping temptation; it takes a village to stop shopping. This episode part of a series about how understanding our relationship to clothes and our closet can lead to a more enjoyment and less stress. A great big thank youContinue reading “Episode 53: Curbing Our Impulses”
Episode 52: What Should I Wear?
Talking Points: The Seasonal Wardrobe changeover; methods for choosing what to wear; the benefits of falling in love with your wardrobe; a plea to stop shopping. Here is Jennifer L. Scott’s TED Talk about the Ten-Item Wardrobe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3CLRL32Mcw This episode part of a series about how understanding our relationship to clothes and our closet canContinue reading “Episode 52: What Should I Wear?”
Serve them with joy
About this time last year, I started a little project to write a blog in French. I didn’t know where that was going to lead (still don’t, to be honest!) but it did give me a few pivotal moments. The blog was a written history of how my husband and I ended up back inContinue reading “Serve them with joy”
Episode 51: Wardrobe Choices
Talking Points: Decluttering guilt; Closet swaps, donation boxes and the landfill. Plus, the first step to loving your wardrobe is not to start shopping. This episode part of a series about how understanding our relationship to clothes and our closet can lead to a more enjoyment and less stress. A great big thank you toContinue reading “Episode 51: Wardrobe Choices”
After the break…
Wow. I took a bit of a break there. Out of necessity, definitely, because there was a school vacation mixed in there. But can I tell you the real reason why I have been absent from the blog? Well, let’s hop into the way-back machine for a bit. When I started our blog in 2021,Continue reading “After the break…”
Episode 50: Decluttering Your Closet
Talking points: Decluttering-a way to grieve a life you don’t have anymore. Also…why in the world is this in my closet at all? And I love this, but…Plus a primer on refashioning. A very special Valentine’s Day thank you to Seven Productions here in Mulhouse, France, for the use of the song La Joie asContinue reading “Episode 50: Decluttering Your Closet”
Episode 49: 525,600 Somethings
Talking Points: Valentine’s Day–it’s for you; Can love be measured? Being your own special guest. The work of Steve Biddulph, author of “Raising Boys”, can be found here. A very special Valentine’s Day thank you to Seven Productions here in Mulhouse, France, for the use of the song La Joie as the intro and outtroContinue reading “Episode 49: 525,600 Somethings”
Episode 48: Closet Nitty Gritty
Talking Points: What is actually in your closet? How knowing what is in your closet can help put a brake on out-of-control spending. Here is the link to the Closet Inventory Download. This episode part of a series about how understanding our relationship to clothes and our closet can lead to a more enjoyment andContinue reading “Episode 48: Closet Nitty Gritty”
Episode 47: Dressing for Your Ideal Life
Talking Points: Heartspace and Headspace; the recursive shapes of our life; Mise en Place and decisions. When we know what we want for our life, it makes all of our decisions easier–including what we wear. This episode part of a series about how understanding our relationship to clothes and our closet can lead to aContinue reading “Episode 47: Dressing for Your Ideal Life”
Sing With Your Feet 