That was the 60s in the N.East @B3 honestly you had to have been there it was classic C. Street. I expect you had a much happier adolescence in the south, not sheltered just liberated
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
My mum didn't go back to work to get her mind opened until it was too late to benefit me😒 people now say how open minded she is for a woman of 90. I reckon it's all those ' reality' programmes she watches in the middle of the night. 😊
I'm assuming you're female @herbaceous. I don't know why I thought you were a bloke. I often get the gender wrong on this site. It all adds to the mystery.
I find this too.You get an image of someone in your mind from their username or whatever and it seems to stick! Then they say something and you have to think again. For some reason I thought Fire was a chap and then she said 'I never wore a bra much at home.' and the image had to change!!!
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
I haven't been to a hairdresser for almost 10 years. My husband cuts my hair and I cut his. I don't miss any beauty service in the lockdown, I've never used them. They just feel like throwing money away.
I had my teenage phase of thinking that women who care about looks and fashion are shallow. I was the geeky girl, above it. In my early twenties, I was exactly the opposite way, knowing how to look good for the 1st time and enjoying fashion while living in a big city, socializing, going to parties etc. Now I am (in my early thirties) confident where I am, being mostly outdoorsy and natural and living rurally.
But I do dye my hair. I have dark brown hair naturally and grey hairs are very visible. I hate how I can't go lighter without using harsh chemicals and how all semi-permanent dyes make hair darker. I still look OK with my hair colour but can't tolerate it darker, almost black. The times of wearing all black clothes, dark make-up and having black hair are over for me.
When I used to dye my hair to hide the sprinkle of grey , the hairdresser reminded me that it's the grey hairs you want to dye so choose a lighter colour to do them and your natural coloured hair won't go darker but remain pretty much your own colour. Even though my natural colour was brown, I used a dark blonde semi permanent. @edhelka
Each their own, but I love grey hair. I mostly wear one set of clothes in the garden. Certainly can't be bothered to wash the outer layers much. Muddy soils fall off in time. Showers wake me. I think personal grooming is a kind of meditation, and may be a much needed distraction at the moment. My hands from the extra washing have taken a beating. For the first time in my life I'm using hand creams and getting some sense of touch back into my fingers!
I realised my wardrobe is pretty light the other day. Can't fit in old trousers and shirts etc. Still buy small hoping one day I'll be back to a trim version of me. But rarely where anything but the garden clothes. And I wear them out to the shops, etc. I'm covered in mud alot.
I also don't bother wearing glasses in the garden, and I'm quite blind without them. So wouldn't have a clue what people are wearing anyway. Focus shifts in that situation, like when you are talking around a campfire. On the flip side, wearing glasses can be a distraction! Suddenly all is revealed, and that can be a horror. Life is better in soft focus. But for nature!
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Then they say something and you have to think again.
For some reason I thought Fire was a chap and then she said 'I never wore a bra much at home.' and the image had to change!!!
Even though my natural colour was brown, I used a dark blonde semi permanent. @edhelka
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'