A hobby seamstress and knitter since age six as well as a seasoned collector of vintage clothing and appreciator of all, I initially wanted to blog about fashion. However, almost immediately I began railroading into walls wherever I went.
I didn’t want to be in charge of a blog that encouraged unqualified consumption bearing no limits. I didn’t think I could stomach writing about the next “it bag” knowing that the cost of purchasing it was above the poverty income level for a family of four (and also knowing that it would be supplanted in six months by a completely different “it bag” with a similarly shocking price tag). I wanted nothing to do with the machinations that encourage people to hate their bodies—and as a result, spend enormous amounts of money, time, and energy to buy objects intended to make them feel better about themselves instead of dealing with their insecurities and learning to filter out negativity. I simply could not write a blog that focused exclusively on appearance, consumption habits, and the Sisyphean pursuit of an unattainable goal.
So I stopped blogging solely about fashion. The way I see it, fashion as an end in itself is pointless and reductive. But there’s nothing wrong at all with endeavoring to look amazing while you simultaneously endeavor to do good creative work, prioritize the people and things you love, and live a healthy, happy, creative, productive life. So that’s my aim here. A daily celebration of all things related to good design, Getting Shit Done [always capitalized], and loving it all, this Web site is affirmation of everything I love—fashion, writing, making things, personal growth, urban environments, dogs, hats—and a call to action for all my readers and friends. I want to see what you’re capable of. . . while pushing myself further toward my ideal life every day.
This is AmandaLee.org. I’m glad you’re here.
