Tea at Trianon: How to Make Working From Home More Glamorous

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Sunday, June 7, 2020

How to Make Working From Home More Glamorous

From the Bésame Cosmetics blog:

After your shower, there’s no need to rush to your desk. Take a few extra minutes to help transition from “waking up brain” to “working brain” with a cup of tea or coffee. Brew the coffee or heat up the kettle and give yourself these moments to think about your day ahead. Once the drink is ready — you’re ready to get to your desk and get started.

To make it a little more glamorous, get adventurous. Try a new tea you’ve always wanted to taste. Add cinnamon to your coffee. Use the fancy glassware you usually only take out for holidays. Make your morning drink a glamorous occasion and you’ll feel extra glam every time you take a sip.

Even having just two steps of a morning routine (shower, then coffee), gives your day a sense of order. Already you aren’t answering emails in bed and forgetting to brush your teeth. You have a simple, unhurried schedule that helps calm anxiety and keep you as productive as you need to be. (Read more.)

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