Ho Ho Hum?

(photo of Bettie Page, RIP, copyright Bunny Yaeger)

Except for Santacon - www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/12/20/fashion/20081220-street-feature/index.html
- there doesn't seem to be a whole lotta holiday cheer going on outside the blogosphere.

What happened to the parties? The dances? The eggnog?

Is it all just gloom and doom?

My friend S celebrated with lighting a pudding at her annual Solstichristmakwanzhanukkmurdhumanlighfestivuwhatever party recently, but no one wore a Santa hat or brought mistletoe. Santa didn't even come by. Is it just me or is everything a bit low key this year (emphasis on low)?

Hey, this year brought more than just shopping hiatus for me. I faced the fear of losing my job and home (ongoing fears at this point), and I felt the loss that only death brings. And yet, a sense of freedom followed the fear and a warm feeling of a love remembered followed the loss. While this blog has been about my emotional relationship to clothes shopping (and the journey that was shopping hiatus), it also predicated a lot of the emotions that are now out there in the real world, being experienced outside the blogosphere.

So since I'm still hanging out and celebrating other parts of 2008, I say put a little tongue in your cheek and stand under some mistletoe wearing only a Santa hat. (How's that for some inexpensive holiday fashion?) Some good cheer will come your way!

Happy Holidays all!