Naughty Girls On Notice

[ 22 January 2010 ]

Photo by Ellen Von Unwerth; Bettie Page by Irving Klaw.

Even now & again I get a comment from someone who wishes iCiNG was different — or they wish I was different. They miss the good old days (when I lived in Melbourne). They miss my old style (when I couldn’t afford a new pair of shoes). They want me to be who I used to be — or someone I never was.

Things have changed, & I say, hallelujah! Hooray! How awful it would be to stay the same forever!

People, style, taste & art changes with time. Change is good! Change should be welcomed & encouraged. Change brings new ideas & opportunities, fresh ways of thinking & wonderfully different approaches.

I have been doing this for over three years. Three years! I’ve written more than 1,000 articles for iCiNG & in that time, I have covered all kinds of things, from relationships to self-improvement, personal style to interior design, & the truth is that what appears here is always dependent on me & my interests at any particular time. I don’t want to re-write my old articles, wear my old outfits or re-live my old life over & over again. That is not fun for me — & that’s why I have an archive!

This blog is a piece of me, & everything I choose to discuss is something I truly care about or feel inspired by. I love your contributions & I adore getting article ideas or suggestions from you, but I will not do something just because someone thinks I should. I would never tell someone how to live their life or what kind of art they should produce! I expect the same courtesy from you.

What is iCiNG? It is a collection of things to make you think; to inspire & uplift you. iCiNG encourages you to be your best self — whatever that may be. It is about exploring who you are & want you want. It is about being accepted & loved, & getting excited about who we are & who we are becoming. All of those things can be facilitated in a variety of ways — & I love to switch it up!

If you have a genuine concern about me or the direction of my blog, you are most welcome to email me. You are ALWAYS welcome to email me! I love to hear from you & I try to reply to everyone. My email address is easy to find. But scrapping it out in the comments is just plain bad manners. It’s very hungry tiger (the first definition, not the second!). It degrades everyone’s experience & it will not be tolerated.

Constructive criticism is always welcome but nasty comments are not, & will be deleted! No one should be subjected to someone else’s bad mood — not me, & not the 30,000 other people who drop by every day! It’s not that difficult to be charming!

I don’t like writing this stuff because 99.9% of you are WONDERFUL! But you naughty girls know who you are! So pull your socks up!

Photo by Ellen Von Unwerth.

Alright, now that some of you have been disciplined (insert whip-cracking noises here), know that I love you very much! Have an incredible weekend — do something frivolous & be sure to wear lots of lip gloss while you do it!

P.S. Comments are turned off on this post — ‘cause this is just how it is! xo

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