Sail on silver girl. . . . . . .

Good Monday morning.

With hot weather returning soon, I worked on my wardrobe this

 past weekend - time consuming and often frustrating.

We all have too much clothing, don't we?

I plan to do a post soon on things I'm learning about the way we are

 overwhelmed by our clothes. At this time of huge lifestyle changes

 we are becoming more aware of what we buy - and of what we bought 

in the past - which may be cluttering up not only our closets but our

 entire lives. It's usually so much more than what we need - plus how

 we dispose of our clothing is a whole other story. The cold hard facts 

are quite disturbing and have definitely made me realize I need to

 address this issue, and the best time is now with no travel/packing

 to go any time soon!

Travel memories!

No this is not me of course!  But I love this young woman's

 expression. . . . and her hair. It's probably blonde but I see

 it as silver grey!

I want to grow in my grey, yes I really do. But what a long process

it will be. Now would be the time to give up on color, I already have

 about an inch of grey as salon visits are now a thing of the past.

I've stopped blow drying, straightening - instead allow my hair just

to dry naturally and find I now have 'beachy waves' when helped

with a little scrunching whilst damp. My bangs have grown out a

lot and can be swept to the side. I know it's easy right now as I 

don't go far from the house, and with no travel there's no need to

 look polished and perfect!

 Will I continue to reach for the silver when life returns to normal?

Time will tell. Patience is not my strong point at times!

Anyone else giving up on hair color with plans to go natural?

I need support, and any tips are welcomed, thanks. 

“Sail on, silver girl. Sail on by…...

Your time has come to shine; 

all your dreams are on their way.”

 – Simon and Garfunkel

It's in the bag. . . . . . . . . .

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 Meanwhile . . . . it will soon be time to start packing again!

For many of us bags are our life lines. Travel bags, not including monster suitcases 

and duffel bags, have to be useful with enough space for the necessities of the occasion.

They need to be compact, comfortable, lightweight to pack into a suitcase and to carry, and 

I'm happy 'across body bags' are back - which really just means they have a longer 

adjustable strap. 

Nothing is more uncomfortable than hauling a heavy bag on one's shoulder, or in 

the hand, when trying to take photos of everything - which we do if we're 

bloggers, don't we?

For travel I like Baggallini brand. They have amazing bags, mostly in interesting,

hard wearing, attractive fabrics, and are therefore lighter than leather. 

My first was a wonderful gift from blog friend Sarah in Texas at Hyacinths 

For The Soul. It's the green/black print above and was for my first 

safari to Africa in 2010. Sarah's gift returned to Africa on my second safari and has 

been on several other trips around the world! It's my most traveled bag for sure.

The grey Baggallini I found quite unexpectedly at a huge discount at the 

AAA (auto/travel shop) when stopping by to pick up maps last year. I really love

this one too with it's many zippered pockets, comfy adjustable strap, and plenty

of room for more bulky items such as a small hairbrush, plus a compact camera!

My gift Baggallini from Sarah ~ Duma Tau Safari Camp

Botswana, May 2010

What's with that leather pouch! It's the same one in the two photos, with different 

colors on each side. Found at Madewell at the mall, on sale, and will use it as a 

casual evening bag when I just require my reading glasses, lipstick and cabin key!

I'm adding some deep ink blue clothes for this trip - the blue with red zippers will add 

a little pizazz!

The Eileen Fisher crinkled khaki raincoat/anorak has really been a good addition 

to my travel wardrobe. . . . .and I found it on sale!  

If you've checked Ms. Fisher's clothing line, as lovely as it is, prices are high and
I only buy from the sale rack!

It has a button-on hood, falls to the knee, with a drawstring at the waist and

a sturdy zipper and snaps - very well constructed. 

I've just washed it for the first time and it came out fine. The fabric has a very 

fine, invisible metallic thread in it which I'm guessing keep the crinkles in.

Don't laugh. 

If you know me, you know I always do this when preparing to travel - drag 

out the collapsible Container Store rack and start picking out my clothes and 

accessories several weeks ahead. I find this is the only way I can do it - view 

everything in a bright open room rather than bunched up in the closet among 

things I will not be packing. Here's the first dry run, and no, I will not be able to get 
all those clothes into my one permitted (by the husband) medium sized suitcase.  

I do a lot of mix and match with light layers which can then be adjusted 
according to the weather.
Colors are grey, black, aubergine and ink blue - all my jewelry will be silver.

The items on the pink hangers are already 'iffy' and will probably be left at home.

Out of view beneath the clothes are more scarves - never can have too many, two 
hats and a basket with at least fifty thousand toiletries/cosmetics to sort through. 
I won't bore you with that work in progress.

Footwear? That's whole different ball game and I've yet to tackle it for this trip.
There will be a lot of walking, and thankfully no high heels required for evening -  
back/hip/leg are all so grateful! Just know, the husband has already told me I 
cannot possibly take six pairs, and he will not make room for them in 
his suitcase, enough said.

Travel is not easy.

Viewing the world is fabulous.