Welcome to The Chic Assignment Check-In for March, 2022. 

 The Chic Assignment series is brought to us by The Chic Society, the private membership group on YouTube.  Joining The Chic Society gives you access to my exclusive members-only vodcast, which is published every Friday. I also do one livestream a month or do a Zoom call where we can all visit together and we now have a penpal program! Membership is only $1.99 a month (upper tiers are also available and are shown down below). 

Chic Assignment No. 1 Enjoy Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons 

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) was an Italian Baroque composer, most famous for The Four Seasons- a group of four violin concertos which give musical expression to each season of the year. This month we listened to Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons performed by The Capital String Quartet 

Isn't it wonderful to put a name to this famous song? You will know it forevermore. Today we learn some interesting facts about Vivladi that were gathered from Connolly Music. 

Chic Assignment No. 2 Explore the poetry of T.S. Eliot (1888- 1965)

T.S. Eliot was an American poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic, and editor. He is considered one of the 20th centuries major poets. 

You can read his poetry for free on Poetry Foundation and you can purchase T.S. Eliot Collected Poems

Today we read Conversation Galante and the first stanza from his most famous poem, The Waste Land...  which expresses the sentiment of despair after World War 1. 

Chic Assignment No. 3 Prepare your ten-item wardrobe for the upcoming season

 This month we explored the method for your ten-item capsule wardrobe style strategy. It is very helpful to set your style to words. Become more intentional about your wardrobe by thinking of what you would like to project as you wear it. Look up the definition of your words. When you define them, you can further embody them with your dress. 

Chic Assignment No. 4 Journal your joy. Journaling your joy increases your capacity for it. You begin to find joy in new things and joy now seeks you out. It's all about awareness. Journaling your joy is also a form of gratitude journaling. I tend to notice the smaller things in life bring me joy. I will continue to practice this along with gratitude journaling this year. I would love to know your experience with this. 

The Chic Society Upper Tier Mentions 

Adalet Bir 

Alan Watt - The 90-Day Memoir L.A. Writers' Lab

I hope you enjoyed this month's Chic Assignment. I would love to know about your experience. Leave it for us in the comments and your comment could be chosen as comment of the week on the blog. See you on Monday! Love, Jennifer 

Welcome to The Chic Assignment Check-in for February.  We are exploring the music of Valerie Coleman, learning about Van Gogh's biography, journaling our gratitude and observing the birds. What fun it has been! 

The Chic Assignment series is brought to us by The Chic Society, the private membership group on YouTube.  Joining The Chic Society gives you access to my exclusive members-only vodcast, which is published every Friday. I also do one livestream a month or do a Zoom call where we can all visit together and we now have a penpal program! Membership is only $1.99 a month (upper tiers are also available). 

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🗝 Time Stamps 0:00 The Chic Society

1:11 Valerie Coleman

3:26 Vincent van Gogh

15:15 Gratitude Journal

17:12 Observe the birds

18:40 Elegant Connoisseur mentions

Chic Assignment No. 1 This month we discovered the music of Valerie Coleman. Valerie Coleman is Performance Today's Classical Woman of the Year and one of the top 35 Women composers in classical music, according to The Washington Post. The piece we are listening to is Imani Winds performing Valerie Coleman's "Umoja."

Learn more about Valerie and visit her website.

Chic Assignment No. 2  Enjoy the art of Vincent van Gogh

In today's video we dive into the tragic biography of Vincent van Gogh. If you've never heard the story of his life, you will find his story fascinating. How did Van Gogh go from a struggling and impoverished artist who didn't think much of his work to being regarded as one of the greatest artists in human history? You can learn more about Van Gogh and see his art for free here. Buy reproductions of Van Gogh's art for your own walls here, or buy a book with his complete works here. 

Moon Phases Cloth Journal, Dusty Blush Ink Pen, robe by The Ethical Silk Co. 

Chic Assignment No. 3 We are journaling our gratitude this month. I have found that doing so increases my capacity for gratitude and alters the way I think. I am more apt to find the "good" in every situation and go out of my way each day to find more things to be grateful for. What has your experience been? 

Chic Assignment No. 4 We observed the birds this month. While staying in La Jolla, California earlier in the month, I befriended this magnificent Osprey. Observing the birds and being aware of their presence, habits, and calls bring us gloriously into the present moment. The Peterson Bird Guide for North America has always been a valuable guide for me in identifying bird species. 

I'd like to give recognition to the upper tiers in The Chic Society. Members with links are highlighted below the graphics.

The Elegant Connoisseurs

Adalet Bir 

Alan Watt - The 90-Day Memoir L.A. Writers' Lab

Aimee Floor, Azalia Spa Goods

Jenny Williams, Carrot Top Paper Shop

Allen's Scottish Shortbread

Ashley M. Buffa - Freedom Moms Smart Kid Chore System

Cindy Bulharowski 

Elaine Brisebois - Certified Nutritionist

Emily McNeil, Fine Art

Guy Blaise, author of Love Like the French

Indiana David WillowNookBox.com 

Janalyn Voigt 

Janice Leitner 

Jenny Candelaria 

Jet Rowley-Herron 

Jina Kay Henry 

Julie Kolman - My Confident Closet 

Juliet Keeler-LeBien 

Katherine Rae 

Linda Eklof 

Lindy Sellers

Living in loveliness - Carli Thom

Maria Conder

Marie Caudill 

Mrs. Shockley  A Home for Elegance

Nicole Brignolle Lovely Bits

Sarah Miller Jewelry

Sarah Morgan Wellness  

Sturm Brothers' Custom Jewelry - Mrs. TJ Sturm

Tis the Season for Poetry: Through the Year with Poems and Activities for Children and their Families by Kari Vanhoozer

The Chic Connoisseurs

I am linking the Chic Connoisseurs with websites here: A Better Life with KAT (Flylady Cleaning System), Audrey Coyne, BewitchedCrafts.com, Leslie M www.withlesliemorris.com

Luba - healthywithluba.com, Michelle the Italiagal, This and That with Denise Jordan, Tracy The Tea Lady Tracy Lopez, What’s New with Nadine

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