A few people ask why I do the whole lipstick, mascara, and beauty routine every day. Or carefully select an outfit for no occasion? Well, I reply, when should I wear makeup or fix my hair? Special occasions only? This is silly to me. What you want to become, you practice. I’ve been playing with beauty since I was a young girl.

I adore dressing up. But it’s not food and dance or even the late hours until midnight drinking wine that calls to me like a witch to her broom. No, I am enchanted by preparing. Stockings, perfumes, shoes, and gorgeous fabric slipped onto my body. Beauty casts her spell. I’m an addict.

The world is big and I have dreams. I want a lot out of everyday life and I am prepared to put a lot into it.