Ode to Black

I love color. I've always loved color. I like my colors bright with the exception of pink. I like my pinks soft and feminine. I've never been someone to wear head to toe black on a daily basis. I love to throw in some color, which is one of the things to love about black. Here are a few more reasons to love black:

• It goes with everything and works for everyone
• It's slimming
• It's timeless and never goes out of style
• It's the epitome of chic

Soon ready to wear fashion week around the world will be happening. The shows will bring out the lovers of fashion, those who buy, those who wear and those who work in the industry, many of whom will be decked in head to toe black.

So until they come up with a color darker then black, black it is. 

Don't grow old gracefully, grow old smartly

One of my biggest desires for changing the way I eat and living a healthier lifestyle was the realization that I am getting older and if I don't take care of myself now, I'll regret it later. My grandmother was a really smart woman. If I was smart enough to take her advice when I was young, richer woman then I am today. I'm no where close to rich by the way.
Unfortunately one of my strongest memories of her is her telling me not to grow old. I also have a vivid memory of her taking pills, or filling her TWO pillboxes of medications.  Taking medications to deal with one condition but reaction to the medication means you need to go on another medication and so on. To me, that is just not a way to live. I've never enjoyed swallowing pills. I also have this personal theory that putting chemicals in your body, slowing over time weakens your ability to exist without the chemicals in medications.
I'm making changes now so I don't have to be a multiple pill taker later. I guess time will tell if this worked. If I do become a multiple pill taker, at least I'll know I did everything I could to not become that way and hopefully, I'll only need one pill box.
Another reason I'm taking care of myself now is I want to live a long, vital life. People are living longer and I think I could very well live into my 90s with plenty of life and vitality. Here is some proof. This is an interview Jane Fonda did with a local morning news show, Good Day LA. It's a completely rediculous morning show. It's very LA mostly because of Jullian. Dorothy is equally annoying and tolerable. Steve and the field reports give it the balance and news. Back to Jane. She looks great and she is in her 70s. She admits to having some work done and she looks great. One thing years of living in this city shows you is plastic surgery has come a long way. People have learned it is best to do a little at a time. Madonna is a good example of this. She's verging on doing to much but so far, she's been smart about it. I like. I have friends who think she's still great and others who think she has lost it and needs to go away. Yes, these are mostly gay boys. The gay population are like Democrats and Republicans when is comes to Madonna. They either love her or hate her and they are completely divided on this issue.
Ok, now back to Jane. Jane at this point, might be best know for her fitness videos in the 80s, when she was in her 50s. Proof you can start improving your health at any age and it does pay off. This is a short interview and she has some really insightful things to say.
Her hair, makeup, and clothing are all age appropriate. The clothing color specifically. Yes she has a lot of money to spend on her appearance but she is a good example of things anyone can do to improve their appearance. Things Jane did well we could learn from:
1. Hair. She might be blessed with a great head of hair. I also wouldn't be surprised if this is a wig. Nothing wrong with it. What she did we can all learn from. Color combination. As you get older you don't want your hair to dark or to light. A nice combination like this is always good and a smart move as you get older.
2. Makeup and clothing color - She's a spring and she knows it. That seasonal thing is true. Take a look at the best answer given (the first answer) to this question to determine your season. These particular colors were probably chosen because they photograph well and look good on camera. These shades are also not to dark and not to light. Her eye make up is the only slip up I can see. A big trend right now is to take a really light shadow color, even a white and you add it to the inside of your eyes going out. Literally the same motion but the opposite side of the eye and the contour color. For Jane, it's to much, literally. It should have been a little subtle. I think her makeup artist got a little heavy handed.
3. Her attitude. She has a great attitude about life and growing older. I think she has some really good things to say.