tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post1973113629355179925..comments2024-03-19T19:33:25.643+10:00Comments on A Tray of Bliss: A Year of Authenticity......Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-59140373716523548932018-01-09T21:22:35.173+10:002018-01-09T21:22:35.173+10:00Hi Mimi
Thank you for a great post. Authenticity...Hi Mimi<br /><br />Thank you for a great post. Authenticity is something I strive for in all aspects of my life. I do not necessarily aspire to any particular look. My goal is simple and streamlined in my clothing as well as other facets of my existence. In order to achieve this I remain strong-willed and am not swayed by the latest trends and frippery. In fact, my latest Facebook profile photo embodies my 'look'. White collared shirt, pearl studs but no other jewellery and black hat on my super-short hair.<br /><br />I am a 'what you see is what you get' kind of girl.Fairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747146605520336984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-87691939884551422592018-01-08T13:04:04.998+10:002018-01-08T13:04:04.998+10:00A fascinating post Mimi and so true about losing o...A fascinating post Mimi and so true about losing ourselves in the day to day stuff of childrearing etc.. My husband is working away from home and I have had to refind the independent person I used to be. It has been fun and oh so liberating. I have mastered a few new skills along the way.I am doing a clothes fast this year and making, remodelling or making do. I still intend to look fabulous. Love the Grace kelly look and also admire Princess Mary of Denmark for her choices, Planning to visit the Edith Head exhibition soon for a dose of fabulous. BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-51311455402586513812018-01-08T11:46:27.916+10:002018-01-08T11:46:27.916+10:00Thankyou Sue. I like what you said...the world wil...Thankyou Sue. I like what you said...the world will benefit. I remember my French boyfriend saying to me when I wanted to wear a tracksuit to the local store...'It is not nice for them'. I was only 19 and didn't really understand what he meant. But then I read a book written by a lady with a French husband, who said the almost identical thing to her twenty years later, and the penny dropped. It pays to be aware that others DO look, and it's a compliment to those around you to take care with your appearance. It's a discipline too though, isn't it! Glad to find a fellow Dita admirer :) Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-25506661509016644302018-01-08T11:43:19.251+10:002018-01-08T11:43:19.251+10:00Thankyou Jean. Yes you are spot on. Once can still...Thankyou Jean. Yes you are spot on. Once can still be 'well dressed' in jeans. Don't some people have the oddest ideas...lol! Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-47497239875071498092018-01-08T11:42:39.922+10:002018-01-08T11:42:39.922+10:00Dear Jane, you are kind to refer to my efforts as ...Dear Jane, you are kind to refer to my efforts as Glamorous Granny. That is my aim :) Now I'd never heard of Babe Paley, but she was a fascinating character. I hope you won't mind if I commit a blog post to her and your desire to model yourself on her? I do see similarities in your frame and bone structure to her, and feel you have chosen well there. It's infinitely more difficult to look put together in the tropics I find. What works in a cooler climate, would be unbearable in our heat. I for one, think you're well on the way to that goal. Love, Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-86160311267334840592018-01-08T11:36:21.028+10:002018-01-08T11:36:21.028+10:00Dear Tania, you make a good point. I think we all ...Dear Tania, you make a good point. I think we all reach a stage of deciding that it's time for 'me'. You're a little younger than me, but not by much. I also believe we get closer to who we want to be, not just who we need to be as far as appearance and lifestyle goes. Hence the reason why a lot of ladies of our age, simply cut their hair super short and be done with it! Sadly that look does not flatter me, and fortunately, hair is one thing that doesn't trouble me in terms of maintenance. Inner being is important as well, you're right there. I am finding ways to generate an enduring internal peace, in order to handle whatever comes my way next. Life is never all smooth sailing and 2017 was particularly challenging for our family in so many ways, so it's always useful to maintain health, stamina, and state of mind in order to deal with surprises...both good and bad. Loving your thoughts. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-58849554750427308822018-01-06T23:30:16.126+10:002018-01-06T23:30:16.126+10:00I agree, this is a wonderful post and it's bee...I agree, this is a wonderful post and it's been a wonderful year watching you transform and starting to believe that I, too, deserve to spend a bit of time on myself. That feeling and looking good is for ME and for MY happiness--and not something I "owe" the rest of the world (although the world will certainly benefit).<br />I share your love of all things Dita--she's just an amazing woman who has made an art and a statement of enjoying her own look. I think she'd dress/groom as she does, even if she weren't famous.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806666755044240033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-19259747797741938592018-01-06T10:38:19.992+10:002018-01-06T10:38:19.992+10:00Mimi, I love this post! Very inspiring. And, yes, ...Mimi, I love this post! Very inspiring. And, yes, you can be glam one day and in jeans the next - you'll just have a more put-together jeans look than you had before.Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-54272303366102985492018-01-05T15:08:44.191+10:002018-01-05T15:08:44.191+10:00Mimi I do believe I can see you as a 'Dita'...Mimi I do believe I can see you as a 'Dita', Glamorous Granny. I on the other hand want a completely different look. Babe Paley, who was part of the NY rich and glamorous scene is more my style icon. Actually her look when she holidayed in Bemuda is the look that I want to achieve. It is a lovely relaxed, yet perfectly put together, beach look for the tropics. Babe was a stylish woman all the way through her life. She was incredibly thin and tall and always wore her hair short to shoulder length. I am tall and have short hair and this is where the physical comparison stops. I still long for, and am working towards, finding that tropical style of a well dressed and put together woman. <br />Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964345893499561504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-24618680898172070062018-01-05T14:45:07.304+10:002018-01-05T14:45:07.304+10:00Hi Mimi,
I have enjoyed watching you transform o...Hi Mimi, <br /><br />I have enjoyed watching you transform over the past year, and the change has been amazing (not that there was anything wrong with you before lol). I also like the fact that you don't mind sharing how your life is changing and that you can simply be who you are now. I love seeing all the photos of the new beautiful fashionable you.<br /><br />Now is the time for you as it is for me. I am at an age (55) where I rethink my life constantly and I have made subtle changes to how I dress and wear my hair. I am still dying my hair at the moment, but I think I am getting closer to letting the whiteness take over.<br /><br />I am just a simple country girl at heart and I am happy with dressing up occasionally when I go out. I am concentrating more on my inner being, I feel there could be some improvement there. I am also getting my fitness and healthy eating habits back so my mind functions better and improves my well being overall.<br /><br />Thank you for this great post,<br /><br />xTaniaTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.com