this weekend i chopped off 10 inches of hair for locks of love. this is the second time i'll have donated to this charity, which creates hairpieces for children suffering "long-term medical hair loss." and for someone like me, who willingly submits to only the most minimal of trims about once a year, it makes it a lot easier to make a big change. nothing like picturing these smiling faces to put one's vanity in perspective.
as it happens, today is my birthday, so this haircut is also a great way to start a new year!
post haircut, my cousin and her beau took me out for an early birthday dinner. pomegranate martinis are my new fave!
i have always loved baklava. this one was garnished with pistachios.
we also ordered a melt-in-your-mouth tiramisu.
our sugar binge was preceded by a proper (and delicious) meal -- lebanese cuisine -- but it seems i was too busy eating and socializing to take any pictures. priorities in order, thank you very much.
i'm in the midst of a big spring cleaning campaign right now. i make it a habit to keep a bag by the front door as a reminder to donate any housewares or clothing i'm no longer using or loving. this system works for me because, though i can be quite sentimental, i find it much easier to part with things when i believe they are going to be used and enjoyed by someone else. among other things, i recently decided i need to do something about my excess of books, too. and oh, is this one is tough for me. happily, i discovered this charity, which has really motivated me to let go.
at the rate i'm going, i expect that the uncluttered space i envision can be achieved by, oh, the year 2014. meanwhile, i am going to toss or donate one old item for every new item i bring home. it is not lost on me that one way to accelerate my mission is to limit the influx of stuff into my life. translation: shop less. so it is with some restraint and only a tinge of regret that i will not be buying any of these safari-themed goodies from anthropologie.
(let's face it, i don't need a cheetah hand puppet.) they are too sweet not to share, though. after all, tidiness needn't be torture.
