getting older
We Are Not Knives: On Dullness and Aging
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve talked about getting older. Almost weekly, I notice little things that define my age: my skin is slightly less luminescent, my hands are dry, and that area just above my elbows is doing this weird drooping thing that my mom’s elbows do. Even with all of my excitement [...]
Careless: Prepared
I’m so used to playing up my hourglass figure that when I don’t intentionally do the opposite – when I just wear clothes without planning for a shape – I don’t know what to expect of my own body. .. .. I adore everything about this outfit: the tights I just got on Ebay; the [...]
Out of the Nest: Miss Malaprop is Never Blue About Grey
Recently (meaning the last 15+ years…) we’ve seen countless advertisements inciting us to “cover our grey!”, signifying to anyone who might not be “in of the know” that grey hair = bad. Inevitably, The Demoiselles asked “Why?“ For the answer, we asked the magnificently silver-haired Miss Malaprop – master of indie and eco-everything – to [...]
Fat or Thin…You’re Still Getting Old
How do you feel about getting old? I asked this question on Twitter and was surprised at the variety of responses I received. Some ignore the prospect, others got nervous at 20, and a few choose to embrace it: For me, getting older has been fraught with peril…but not the kind you might imagine. Instead of fighting my [...]
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