tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post6681840601704452164..comments2024-03-28T03:13:28.585-04:00Comments on Beauty, and What It Means: Checks/BalancesAutumn Whitefield-Madranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-2814021919507552052015-07-09T19:02:51.321-04:002015-07-09T19:02:51.321-04:00Really good story but with lack of action in my op...Really good story but with lack of action in my opinion.<br />----------<br /><a href="http://clashclansonline.com" rel="nofollow">Clash of Clan hack</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-3894204205051339862012-06-24T09:50:11.489-04:002012-06-24T09:50:11.489-04:00Monique, I'm guessing you've heard of this...Monique, I'm guessing you've heard of this book but in case you haven't: The Paradox of Choice looks at exactly this question. I've only read parts of it but found it illuminating--if nothing else, it was a relief to know that the overwhelm I feel on a regular basis (that I didn't feel 15 years ago) isn't necessarily just me. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/The-Paradox-Choice-More-Less/dp/0060005688Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-81519850927582971532012-06-19T19:45:56.510-04:002012-06-19T19:45:56.510-04:00Oh, I like the idea of having a formula. I'm g...Oh, I like the idea of having a formula. I'm going to work on developing one, otherwise I'm pretty sure I'll vacillate between both extremes indefinitely.<br /><br />"If a thought falls in the forest and nobody Tweets it, does it make a sound?"<br /><br />Ha ha! Now that's worth quoting! I'm grateful to [whatever] that Twitter has no appeal for me. Got to curate the thoughts, curate the time, curate the distractions, curate the food temptations, curate just about everything these days. I (we?) have too many choices. :)Moniquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-64313787082381040292012-06-15T18:46:42.196-04:002012-06-15T18:46:42.196-04:00Pleasure to "meet" you, Monique! And oh ...Pleasure to "meet" you, Monique! And oh man, it can be hard to hit that sweet spot between obsession and laxity, in finances and other things as well. I find having a formula of sorts helps--pay bills on X date, etc.--but still! And thought curation is definitely one of the symptoms of living in the age of social media. If a thought falls in the forest and nobody Tweets it, does it make a sound?Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-9292714365111166482012-06-15T18:42:56.997-04:002012-06-15T18:42:56.997-04:00Heh, much like I did with the hordes of beauty pro...Heh, much like I did with the hordes of beauty products given away at ladymags--grabbed everything for my first couple of years, and now you'd have a hard time getting me to get anything except mascara from a beauty sale. Bored and confident is something to shoot for, in personal finances at least...Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-43472984499504635512012-06-15T18:41:32.354-04:002012-06-15T18:41:32.354-04:00Hi Lindsey--pleasure to "meet" you! I en...Hi Lindsey--pleasure to "meet" you! I encourage everyone who is interested in the mirrorless experiment to try it, even if just for a few days. It was a fascinating experience, and in fact I'm repeating it--not really writing about it, just doing it for myself, because I experienced such a feeling of serenity.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-81205332478191180902012-06-15T18:36:03.366-04:002012-06-15T18:36:03.366-04:00Thanks! I wonder if it's just a matter of mode...Thanks! I wonder if it's just a matter of moderating both our intake and our perspective--I don't want to quit either entirely, but is it possible to moderate these things?Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-88947776244188320172012-06-15T18:35:10.509-04:002012-06-15T18:35:10.509-04:00Terri, after I posted this I got to wondering what...Terri, after I posted this I got to wondering what effect blogging about this stuff has had on me. I'm not about to quit blogging but I need to recognize that I might not be helping my cause, you know?Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-24047250043329148312012-06-15T18:33:20.946-04:002012-06-15T18:33:20.946-04:00*mwah*!*mwah*!Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-12620399717664868992012-06-15T18:33:09.260-04:002012-06-15T18:33:09.260-04:00Your comment here has me thinking--I'm wonderi...Your comment here has me thinking--I'm wondering how women's magazines have changed as far as quality content (features, essays) pre- and post-internet. Because there's no shortage of excellent female-directed essays out there online, I wonder if/how that's affected the print magazines? I should spend an afternoon browsing 1993 Glamours to see. In any case, love how our experiences intersect!Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-82721850939105874112012-06-15T17:17:19.039-04:002012-06-15T17:17:19.039-04:00Hello! New(ish) reader here; I love your thoughtfu...Hello! New(ish) reader here; I love your thoughtful writing.<br /><br />"Maybe what you’ve spent the past 13 years reading has done something to you too."<br /><br />This! Oh yes. Recently, the concept of "curating my thoughts" came into my consciousness. It has definitely changed my overall online reading habits. Musical listening habits. And subsequently, thinking habits. <br /><br />I went through a phase similar to yours late last year. I was reading a lot of personal finance blogs. I finally started a budget, and somewhat kept to the budget. I also found myself logging into Google docs umpteen times a day to fiddle with the budget, then into my bank account to look at my spending habits, then back to the budget. It became cyclic and time consuming. And annoying. Of course, once I stopped obsessing, I fell off the budget. A... bit. Climbing back on board after this next credit card bill is paid off. ;)Moniquehttp://luxvivens.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-80486569993254488942012-06-15T01:15:01.399-04:002012-06-15T01:15:01.399-04:00I think you're underestimating the importance ...I think you're underestimating the importance of novelty in triggering your obsession and the effects of habituation if you'd kept up the personal-finance editing. Eventually you'd know the formulas; become bored, confident, or both; and go back to occasional checkbook balancing, plus perhaps once-a-year portfolio rebalancing.Virginia Postrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579721824966669024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-12470568191396902322012-06-06T22:25:35.712-04:002012-06-06T22:25:35.712-04:00I found you through your inspiring essay in this m...I found you through your inspiring essay in this month's Whole Living. I'm now thinking of trying the mirrorless thing myself! And I can totally relate to this post. I also write/edit for women's magazines and recently took a finance editing job that's totally out of my wheelhouse. But like you, learning a lot. Funny how work life seeps into your "real" life:) So glad I found your blog!Lindseyhttp://lindseyliving.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-34016531489789016152012-06-06T20:59:36.446-04:002012-06-06T20:59:36.446-04:00Nice. This is a great article.
I read a lot of...Nice. This is a great article. <br /><br />I read a lot of both fashion and personal finance publications and wholeheartedly agree that this is an immediate impact -- and that there are both concrete positives and negatives to the impact they have on one's outlook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-58706247022289258172012-06-06T20:13:55.435-04:002012-06-06T20:13:55.435-04:00I was never a very regular reader of women's m...I was never a very regular reader of women's magazines, but I've found that blogging has had this effect on me! And, yet, it is also a great counterpoint to reading important liteRAture all the time too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-79979053383205847332012-06-06T09:36:51.598-04:002012-06-06T09:36:51.598-04:00You are brilliant. That is all.You are brilliant. That is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-531434468453274012012-06-06T08:04:09.641-04:002012-06-06T08:04:09.641-04:00Okay, this post is serendipitous because I am goin...Okay, this post is serendipitous because I am going to put up a post today about how I haven't bought a women's magazine in over a year, and the effects I've noticed in the way I think about myself and the world as a result. (I actually cite some things you've said about the positives of women's magazines, so as to not be all "BASH THE LADYMAGS!") It really has been astonishing to see just how deeply I was affected by the images in the magazines, and how freeing it has been for me to walk away from them. Of course, in the process I ended up giving up good stuff - like quality features and personal essays - but overall it has been worth it. It's complicated, is what I'm saying.Caitlinhttp://fitandfeminist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com