Hello!
I’m Anne, a designer and "lifestyle" shop owner in Toronto. I've had several careers, all different but related...theater costume maker, stylist, fashion designer, shopkeeper. I've worked mostly for myself and also done the corporate thing. I've put in my 10,000 hours and used up a fair chunk of my 4000 weeks.
I have a good eye. I make a lot of lists. I wear a lot of black (I should change that). It disconcertingly appears that I have now fully turned into my mother...a tireless clipper and sender of edifying snippets of information. I've raised a daughter...she's currently rockin' it in LA.
Right now, I'm smack in the middle of trying to figure out what's next, and how to get there. Let's just say it's a bit of a mind-bender. But I'm always up for an exciting, life-changing transition...so there's that.
What, exactly, is this newsletter about?
Basically, this is the newsletter that I want to read. A little chit chat, some thematic thinking (with mood boards of course), some throwing around of ideas, some wool-gathering and some hunter-gathering (of interesting people, places and things...not antelopes and berries), some meandering down of rabbit holes, some meaningful distractions, some practical stuff, some conceptual stuff (see below), maybe some zeitgeist-y (real-life-appropriate) fashion stuff, a few recipes, a walking tour or two, lots of links. Nothing heavy.
Concepts I like (in alphabetical order)...
balance…the high/low, minimal/maximal, left-brain/right-brain, yin/yang of it all
cafés
meandering (and puttering)
mood boards
noetic curiosity
slow living, slow design (all the "slows")
synchronicity
the ellipsis...
How often?
This thing seems to have a "Sunday-Kind-of-Love" feel...so, for now, I will drop in every Sunday morning just in time for coffee (or tea...whichever you're serving).
How much?
Well...I've been noodling around on that for a while. For now, while I’m still getting this thing off the ground, I've settled on every regular post being free for one month, and then all that evergreen, incredibly valuable, beauty, skill, and wisdom will slip behind the paywall and you'll need to pony up a little dough ($5/month or $50/year) to get the VIP insider membership access to the entire interlinked archive.
It's support from those who can afford it that allows me to make every edition available for free to everyone. If you’re doing just fine and feeling generous, you can choose to make a one-time donation and become a Hero for $150 (or more if you want to support this work on an even deeper level). For everyone who contributes at this level I will gift an annual membership to any two people of your choosing...or you can simply choose to send an annual paid membership as a gift to a friend or two who you think will enjoy it. Your support makes all the difference...so thank you!
Onward!
And don't forget...the future belongs to the curious.
xoxo,
Anne
P.S. If you’d like to know a little more about me…
