Clothes Diet: Jewelry

I am currently in the the third month of my 2013 clothes buying diet and I'm in the process of documenting the items of clothing and jewelry that are getting me through this year. I will be writing a small ebook about my year of not buying clothes, but throughout the year I will be writing a few posts on the actual process. A couple Saturdays ago, I decided to go through my jewelry box and document what I actually have. I don't have a lot of jewelry and most of it has been given to me or I've purchased items from places I've visited around the world, but it's a good, small place to start.

 

I purchased this necklace at Target for a holiday party. It's cool, but I don't know if I will keep it.

 

This is one of my favorite necklaces. It's a beautiful amber teardrop from Copenhagen.

 

I made this necklace from some turquoise and jasper beads.

 

My earrings and rings sit in a small pottery bowl from the Oregon Coast.

 

My typical, every day earrings.

 

More "business-y" earrings.

 

Some more amber from Denmark.

 

An asymmetrical ring from Denmark.

 

The left ring was made in Thailand and I got the wood ring on Easter Island.

 

My watches: a waterproof New Balance watch for traveling and a Skagen watch.

 

The necklace is a rain tree seed that I picked up in Fiji and the wood bracelet is from a local vintage shop.

 

Another vintage shop necklace.

 

A necklace from Denmark with a Viking ship and a fish on an old coin.

 

A few bracelets given to me by friends.

 

My name in Viking runes and a few shells I've picked up from various tropical islands.

 

A shell necklace I picked up on Easter Island.

 

The top earrings were a gift from my mother and the bottom earrings I purchased from New Tribe Textiles on Etsy.

 

A set of  three beaded necklaces I received as a gift at Burning Man 2012.

A Minimalist Haircut

I refuse to spend more than 5 minutes on my hair in the morning. A quick wash and condition, towel dry and comb and maybe some styling cream and that's all I want to commit to. However, what I want now is to really minimize my hair routine by cutting it all off.

Currently I have the kind of hair that many of my friends say they would kill for. It's naturally blonde and naturally curly and pretty fine. It air dries quickly with just some scrunching and my friend Nancy calls it the "best beach hair." I just wish I was always on the beach. But with curly hair comes frizziness and with blonde hair comes brassiness. Every strand goes flying or gets tangled in the slightest breeze and I usually end up putting it up in a bun or a ponytail just to get it out of my face.

About 12-13 years ago I got so tired of it that I cut it all off and ended up looking a lot like Mia Farrow with her signature pixie cut. I loved the feel of it and after most people got over the shock of seeing my long curls gone, I think they liked it too. However, with such short hair, I had to get it cut every month and that cost added up.

I am in the mood again to hack it off and have a really minimal cut ala Charlize Theron or Emma Watson. I would be curious to hear from you about how you feel about your own hair and how you minimize your hair frustrations.