This podcast episode is a conversation with Michelle Adams. We had all kinds of internet problems while recording, which involved Michelle having to migrate through various rooms in her house in order to get a stable signal that allowed us to talk without the Zoom connection freezing, or the sound breaking up. Thankfully, Michelle has the patience of an angel, and I got to use this recording as a very useful practice in editing. I managed to edit away the worst stakkato noises of where the sound started breaking up, but the sound quality definitely leaves something to be desired here and there. Any disturbance in sound quality is entirely a result of my lacking ability as a sound engineer.

Michelle is what she calls a woman “of a certain age”. And one of the things we touch on in the chat is how old do you have to be to be “of a certain age”?

We also talk about books (of course), and also discussed parakeets, cockatiels and chickens as pets (as one does), and chatted about being introvert and how lovely it is to interact with the resident dog and other wallflowers instead of circulating in the crowd engaging in small talk.

We also talked about why I became a colour analyst, and we debated what Michelle shall bring on an Alaskan cruise. Sadly I will not fit in her suitcase.

Michelle reads a lot on Substack and here are her favourites:

Living Small - Laura Fenton

Southern Voice - Beth Yarbrough

Wildhood Wanted - Kristi Keller

Four Corners of the Southwest - Jan Spell

Nordic Simplicity (of course) - Jorunn Hernes

What Michelle is reading right now:

Inspire (NLT) Bible: The Bible for Creative Journaling from Tyndale Publishers

Books that have made a lasting impression on Michelle:

East of Eden- John Steinbeck

The Cask of Amontillado- Edgar Allan Poe

Macbeth- William Shakespeare

We talked about being introvert and here is the system she mentions:

Florence Littauer, who writes about 4 primary personality types: Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic, and Melancholy. Her book is Personality Plus.

How to connect with Michelle

Michelle has her own substack! You can find it here.

How to connect with me:

You can find more content from me and lots of stuff about simple and efficient dressing with Scandinavian simplicity here.

Would you like to be a guest on my podcast?

Write a DM to me here on Substack or click here to write me an email.

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