Hopelessly Heather

During the past couple of years, I’ve found it increasingly difficult for me to summon up the energy to wear and show off new fashion and jewelry pieces–though, it’s not because of a lack of desire. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have been under lockdowns, mask mandates, remote work mandates, social distancing, and a whole host of other things that eviscerated my very full pre-COVID “fashionista” existence. I now rarely leave my house and, when I do, I’m required to wear a mask for the majority, if not the entire, time I’m around other people, while also maintaining social distancing. The shift to remote work where video meetings are the norm has caused me to focus more on makeup looks, rather than adornments, which can be distracting when people only see you in a tiny box from the shoulders up, and (in person) are annoying to untangle from mask loops. Similarly, I’ve found myself gravitating towards simple and comfortable fashion pieces, most of which I have owned for some time. As such, since my jewelry and fashion collection has grown at the same rate this past year as in previous years, I’ve been terrible about cracking open the packaging and modeling the pieces. By the time I finally do muster up the energy to wear new things, it’s not unusual to learn that they have already come and gone in the brochure. Regardless, I am not going to let that stop me from posting photos and reviews of whatever new pieces I do find the inspiration to don. This intro is an explanation as to why you will see many items with “no longer available” after them, rather than linked to my eStore, but also to explain why my selfies have been “missing in action” a lot more the past couple of years. Here’s to hoping that 2022 will bring about some improvements!

Another link in the chain…in Avon’s Elegant Enamel Link Necklace and Sterling Silver Marcasite & Onyx Drop Earrings (no longer available).

There are a couple of things I found irritating about this necklace: (1) the links kept flipping every which way, and (2) the decorative links only made up less than half of the entire chain length. I don’t know if it’s just a me thing, but I always think that it makes a chain look unfinished and/or cheap when the decorative links of a medium-long necklace only take up a small portion of my chest. I’m sure it’s because I don’t wear many collared button-downs, which these would probably look a lot better with. Whatever it is, they just don’t end up being my favorite look. 

On the other side of the coin, these delicate drop earrings are exactly up my alley. They are simple, classic, and beautiful with a hint of sparkle, but aren’t distracting on camera or a pain in the butt to manage with mask. Bonus: They are feather light and because they are sterling silver, my ears don’t get angry at me!

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