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WRITTEN BY A CALIFORNIA NATIVE IN SCOTLAND.

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CAFFEINE, SUNSHINE

& UPCYCLED

FLORAL FUN

Enjoying a tiny, caffeinated cuppa in front of our former shop . That repurposed chest of drawers / planter I’m sat next to was the best ‘Pinspiration.’

The key to keeping it around for more than a year of bipolar Scottish weather was yacht varnish. Yearly coats of that sticky - tedious to work with but necessary - stuff was necessary.

WELLNESS, HEALTH, AGING, AGING GRACEFULLY TARA LECK WELLNESS, HEALTH, AGING, AGING GRACEFULLY TARA LECK

AGING GRACEFULLY & BEAUTIFULLY & STYLISHLY. AND BEING MORE THAN OKAY WITH IT.

So onto the topic of aging. This subject is near and dear to me, only partially because it comes up in daily conversation with other women (and men) of all ages. Really, every single day. When you’re going though your own day, just see how often aging comes up. Wait till you pay attention to the frequency, it’s kind of shocking.

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BEAUTY, HAIR TARA LECK BEAUTY, HAIR TARA LECK

STRONGER, THICKER, LONGER & FASTER GROWING HAIR.

It's the bleach, I’m telling you. It fries the f*@k out of your hair and im convinced people like Gwen Stefani have ultra super powers or a supreme amount of hair extensions because she's been bleaching for decades and she still has these lustrous long tresses. Amazing. And also NOT realistic for us mere mortals walking around.

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INSPIRING PEEPS TARA LECK INSPIRING PEEPS TARA LECK

BETTINA. MY INSPIRATIONAL NANA.

She was born before her time, doing things like legally changing her first name back in the 1950’s, just because she wanted to. She got up at 6am every single morning to meditate, which I thought was so odd back as a kid in the eighties. She was a prolific painter, a nature enthusiast, a woman who loved to watch episodes of Golden Girls while doing craft projects with her grandkids, and she was a woman who was such a wonderful and unforgettable inspiration to me.

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