I think I can expect the post to bring me nice things nearly every day for this week and early next week. Today, I didn't get any hair goodies, but new plugs from Glasswearstudios. Just plain (but beautiful!) Colorfronts, a pair in blue and another in red. At the moment, I wear plugs in both ears most of the time. Just like I wore studs when I had regular holes, except that plugs are a hundred times more comfortable and so pretty. My ears have healed up well, and are now stretchy enough so I can wear Carnelian plugs. The day when I can do double flares is still ahead though.

Hair: Today's style is a knot bun with Amish pins. Nothing fancy, but now that my buns have some substance, I like the way they look "au natural". And it will only get better in future!

Life: Paperwork.  Perhaps some gardening.  And Stargates for the evening, served with antipasto and homemade fresh-from-the-oven olive bread.

Simple dress experiment: I'm typing this in a brand new navy blue dress.  It took just four hours to complete (cutting excluded)- compare that to an average day of shopping new clothes! The sewing process has become quite smooth (even the zipper), so my day has also been much less stressful than an average shopping round.
I have more dresses and aprons cut, plus some cutting to be done. Once I'm finished, my wardrobe will be like new. I even got a little adventurous (well, bearing mind it's still me!): this navy dress has long sleeves, and my yellow dress will have elbow length sleeves. On top of everything, I  discovered my favorite yarn on sale, and bought enough to knit myself a cardigan.
     It's a lot of work, and I will be making everything in plain style. I know that my simple dress experiment evaluation will come in just a couple of months. But, at the moment it seems that this experiment is going to become another permanent lifestyle change, so I'm just going to enjoy my projects. After all, the only downside with my new style are the occassional stares I get, and the benefits outweigh that easily.

Hair: Washed yesterday, exceptionally unruly today. You should have seen me in the morning- my hair pointed to every direction possible. It's quite a feat with a hair this long. So, I shoved everything into a bun (not that neat), and pinned a cap firmly in place. I hope that tomorrow morning my hair has learned its lesson and will behave better. We are going to have lunch at T's mother, so it better!
     Didn't get any hairtoys on Friday. I still have two more coming, so maybe Monday will be a nice day again.

Shampoo bars arrived. Hairtoys arrived. And I have pictures!



But first, a picture of a gorgeous pair of MT hairsticks that arrived a little while ago. I have a super slippery hair day, so the only hairstyle I was able to make even relatively secure was a knot bun.



Here's my new honey marble Ficcare beak (size Large) that arrived today. Works as wonder and the color is really gorgeous- I can't imagine why it didn't make it to Primavera collection on the catalogue.



And here's the Lalo Orna hairstick. It's fun, gorgeous and good quality. More Lalo Ornas are on my shopping list.



Bonus pic: me starting to cook on my wood cookstove. As you may noticed, T took these pictures in the kitchen when I was busy with lunch preparations, so he took this pic that also shows my environment.

ditto!

Thanks for you nice words, Juri!

Trisha: My everyday shoes are ordinary suede walking shoes, simple and comfortable. As long as shoes are simple and not too massive, they generally go well with dresses.
     I also have a "fancier" pair with little heels- I wear them when I want to sacrifice some comfort for elegance. In winter, I wear boots (without heel), and if need be, I don't hesitate to combine rubber boots with a dress for dirty garden work.
     That's about it. I still have many more pairs of shoes left from my "ordinary" days, but I am planning to get rid of them along with my ordinary clothes.

Hair: Today I'm going to visit a friend -it's a party/meeting thing (what can I say...philosophers often mix work and fun just like that...) and I'm SO going to take the opportunity to wear a pretty pair of Longlocks sticks.  Until then, I am trying to tame my first day very clean hair by wearing it in a bun anchored with lots of Amish pins.
   
Sewing: Finished my light yellow(!) dress today. Light yellow is somewhat a hit color here in my family. I think the love affair started from an innocent pair of LL hairsticks (Citrus Shine, unless I'm mistaken). Then DH found an yellow blanket. Then some carpets for the kitchen. Then I found this shopper... and, now there's the dress.
       I have come to the conclusion that in general, darker colors -jewel tones- suit me much better than lighter shades. But once again, light yellow seems to be an exception to this rule. My fading tan looks much fresher and in general, the color seems to bring light and sunshine to my appearance. T thinks it suits me too (but I'm not sure if it counts since he's a fellow light yellow lover).
    Of course, there is still the fact that no one outside the borders of our property shares our enthusiasm with the color, so I am going to think hard and many times before I wear my dress in public. But, I'm glad I made it. 
         After I'm done with the current pile of dresses, I think it's high time for me to pick up some new patterns and to learn to make some new items. I'm still pondering, whether I'd be confident enough to undertake a winter coat. Hmm.

Ears: I've got beautiful double flare stone plugs in light yellow, but my ears are not yet stretchy enough to accomodate them. I'll have to be content with 10g honey plugs.

Yesterday's heroism feels in every muscle from my neck to bottom today. Ouch. Big ouch. And I feel so tired even though I slept ok. After seeing how painful it was just to get up and dressed, I decided to keep today as a rest day I couldn't have on weekend.
   So far I've done some laundry, baked bread, taken a walk in the garden (for once, without ending up doing garden work except a little raking), shopped groceries, napped and worked a little on my creative writing project. That's all. My plans for the rest of the day include sewing and perhaps sauna, in hopes that its warmth would alleviate my aches.

Hair: Clean and bunned under a blue cap because a)my activities in the kitchen and garden and more importantly b) because today is one of the days I couldn't care about hair less. I hope I'll have a more glorious hair day tomorrow.