My Beautiful Jacket From 1998 You know that moment when you pull something you’ve held onto for years out of the back of the closet and think, Oh. Loved this. This used to fit. I had one of those moments recently. A beautiful apple green leather jacket. Expensive back then for me. Soft supple leather, detailing and beautiful buttons, the kind of jacket that always felt so perfect! I put it on and… nope. Tight across the back. Loose at the waist. Just didn’t fit right? Nothing was wrong with the jacket. It was made for the woman I’m not anymore. And here’s the thing. A lot of us are…
-
-
Swipe Left. Swipe Right.
I have never actually used a dating app, but I know how they work. I’ve had friends in the online dating game.You look at a face on your screen for two seconds, and your thumb decides. Right for yes. Left for no. No overthinking or justification. Just a flick. I thought of this yesterday while standing in front of my closet, staring at a blouse I’ve had for several years and worn maybe twice. I wasn’t swiping on a person. I was swiping on a look I thought I wanted once–a look never quite felt right for me. We all have those outfits we bought and then later thought, what…
-
Friendships–A Choose Your Own Adventure
Remember those “Choose Your Own Adventure” books? The ones where you’d read several pages, then you got to decide: turn to page 42 if you open the mysterious door, or turn to page 67 if you take a sharp left and run as fast as you can. I enjoyed those books, not because of how well written they were or the exciting plot — half of them didn’t have one — but because I loved the feeling I had making my own choice. There was no single way, but many versions of an ending, and I got to choose. I think friendships should work the same way. Where we get…