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One of my most hated words is effortless. Effortless dressing, effortlessly cooking, effortlessly with a bath. Although effortlessly is a fashion word, a life full of unnecessary effort is constantly laid out for us.
The new TV series from Meghan shows such a strenuous existence that it is pretty tiring to consider.
Homemade tea bags from Himalaya-Badzout for your guests' bedside table to show that you care about how they sleep, and all that endless plating. I thought only restaurants gilded.
But in Meghanland, Platting is an essential activity.
A nice bowl with fruit salad is no longer ok, it's all about creating a color -coded rainbow dish of fruit, or sprinkling flowers on a frittata. Flowers on your eggs? If that is Platt, I am happy to pass.
However, it is unfair to blame all this strenuous existence of Meghan Sussex (as she tells us that she would rather be called).
We also have to fight with the high standards of Gen Z and Millennial Tablescaping, with an exotic representation of candles, flower arrangements and table linen every time a few friends are invited for a plate of pasta. There is hardly any room to crash there.
In the meantime are beds that used to be fine with a bedspread spread that is hurled on it, now meant to be decorated with so many layers of throws and pillows that serious excavation is needed to discover the poor old sheets and pillows.
Meghan's new TV series shows such a strenuous existence that it is pretty tiring to consider, writes Alexandra Shulman
A nice bowl with fruit salad is no longer ok, it's all about creating a color -coded rainbow dish of fruit. If that is Platt, I am happy to pass
No wonder so many people have the feeling that they are time -poor. Such a huge amount of effort is encouraged in the pursuit of ambitious life. What happened to the late, large Shirley Conran's attitude that life is too short to fill a mushroom?
At other times I might have suggested, such as grumpy old people in the past, that we need a good war to sort our priorities. But the way things go, maybe we are about to have one.
So many pills, but so little time
It is a sad but real indicator of this phase of life that my favorite accessory mannox's £ 30 cobalt blue seven -day weekly pilorator is. This of a woman who is no stranger to Louis Vuitton -hand bags and Prada shoes.
But every morning it is not my bags and shoes that delight me, but this slender aluminum container that, with its neat weekly compartments, causes joy. Or I would say if I was Lifestyle Guru Marie Kondo – or possibly Meghan Sussex.
Of course, when it was marketed on Instagram, it was not filled with recipe pills, but left the beautiful Kendall Jenner in which she explained that it was wearing her vitamins. Indeed, I would never have bought it if I had seen some faded beauty in 'comfort shoes' in her medicines.
However, the pill holder is the only nice thing about pills. They are a nightmare. Because I never had to take one, I notice that I have now prescribed a confusing medley to tackle different pieces and bits of me that do not behave the way they should.
Pills are a nightmare. I notice that I have now prescribed a confusing medley to deal with different pieces and bits of mine that do not behave the way they should (file photo)
While I fill the compartments with my weekly dosage, I wonder why I find it so hard to distinguish between them as a competent person.
So for that reason alone I can be tempted to take the one-stop Polypill that is presented for everyone older than 50.
Organizing my pills, even with the help of my desired pill box, takes about 30 minutes a week. That is 1,560 minutes a year that I would rather do much more interesting things. So if there is a solution of one pill, I am ready to register.
Heap? That is a luxury that I can afford
In recent years, the prices of Designer Mode have risen higher and higher. Now the same applies to skin care.
I recently considered an assumed 'anti-aging cream from Sisley, until I discovered the price of £ 425, while a serum of the heavily promoted Augustine Bader would make a £ 290 dent on the bank account. Chanel has made a 'night concentrate' from Madagascan vanilla extract for £ 620.
I recently considered an assumed 'anti-aging cream from Sisley, until I discovered the price of £ 425
Charles Revson came up with the expression 'Hope in a pot' to describe the relationship of women with his Revlon products, and it is true, there is no price limit on hope. What is remarkable, however, is that, in contrast to the splashing of an extravagant jacket, the result of expenses for expensive skin care is less easy to demonstrate.
Will a wonderfully smelling bit of gloop really make much more difference for darkness under the eyes than a less expensive one?
There is certainly not much evidence. But that doesn't stop them. Hope is clear, just like a designer hand bag, just more expensive than ever.
The Americans are coming … Book now!
The Americans will certainly come. London Property Finders work overtime to house the hordes that flee Trump's America. For the rest of us this means that it is even more difficult to get into something at the last minute.
Americans are huge forward planners. Theater tickets are broken up months in advance. Fashionable restaurant tables, which are already difficult to book, will be even rarer – although they like to eat early, they are out at 9 p.m. and leave room for the home team.
Country Weekend Rentals will be a premium, because no self-respecting American chooses the weekend in the city, and European holiday villas will be a block booked Eonen. Everyone, like me, the tendency to surface, will have to change their posture. A table for four in the River Cafe in June, please. We like to dine at 9.30 p.m.
Where have my mice thrown away?
Regular readers may remember that we have had a mouse problem in our house in recent months.
But now they have disappeared, and I have no idea why. Even the least rustles cannot be detected.
Could it be that mice are more intelligent than we give them credit and, after they have heard endless discussion about pests and fatal traps, did they decide that the wise approach would be low for a while?
Or is it just that, like us, they have benefited from the warmer weather and have found new accommodation in the garden?
