Hopelessly Heather

The ramblings and obsessions of a longtime Avon lady

Those who know me know I have a serious necklace habit with a tremendous lack of impulse control when it comes to chokers. There is rarely a choker I’ve met that I didn’t then covet or own. My love of chokers began when I was a preteen. I was drawn to the Victorian era ladies who wore chokers and I thought they were beautiful and elegant. I figured I could achieve a bit of their elegance by crafting my own choker with ribbon. Thus, my love affair with chokers was born.

In mid-1996 I started my journey as an Avon lady.  I joined because I’d moved from California to Oregon and I was faced with the decision of finding a new (unknown to me) Avon lady or becoming one myself to get the discount on my own purchases.  If you know me, you know I’m all about deals, so I opted to become what we in the biz call a “personal shopper”, e.g., someone who becomes a rep to utilize the discount for their own purchases.