I’ve been inspired recently by musical memories and Grand Funk is a very underappreciated band. This is a terrific song and sort of summarized the beginning of my 2026, Some Kind of Wonderful. Mental peace, albeit working like a dog. The continued evolution of my presentation. I recently wrote about a shopping outing on January 2. Well, January 3, 2026, I did it again.
I hadn’t planned on going out, but my wife decided to do some shopping herself, and I knew she would be gone for hours based on where she went. Now understand, I did not sneak out, I finished my makeup while she was still home. There are no secrets here about Kandi.
All I really wanted to do was hit a different mall, go to my favorite stores and continue shopping big after Christmas sales. This day was no different, scoring two dresses, a charm necklace (a current favorite look of mine) and a great low-cut top. I drove longer than I was out but enjoyed the time.
January 9, 2026, my second IDGAF Friday! Now that I am working a five-day workweek, I set aside one Kandi day. Before you get out the violin on the five-day workweek, many days I start the day at maybe 2:00AM, sometimes sooner or a little later. Other days are “regular” days, starting at 6:00AM. The new job added as many as 30 hours to what was my workweek for most of the existence of Kandi’s Land. And as an aged human being, there is considerable physical activity involved. I am delighted about the opportunities as work always trumped play for me. I paint the picture here in the event you are wondering where your hostess has gone of late.
I had a wonderful day! I hit two fabulous antique malls. Even though I didn’t buy anything, just looking at everything was great fun. I have to say, it blows my mind that in many of these places (and I have been to quite a few) two things creep me out. The blackface statuettes and/or lawn jockeys are beyond uncomfortable. And then I see (not often, but it’s been more than once) Nazi things. If you handed me anything Nazi and it was worth a lot, I would still burn it. Wow… I understand it is history, but it is still very unsettling.
At one mall, I picked up a great pair of boots. Wait until you see them, not me at all.
After all of this, I did the weekly grocery shopping and a stop at a drug store. Nothing more to report than the absolute kindness of people to me. I interacted with quite a few folks at the grocery store, every single time, I was treated as the woman I am and with great kindness.
Here is your girl putting on her final touches. The process, which had been a necessary step to getting out the door, nothing more, has now become a delightful experience for me. I am beyond proud of my makeup with product and procedural changes I made in 2025. My face is much lighter, more feminine, even though I am not delusional enough to think I am fooling anyone. But by presenting myself this way, I am silently commanding respect, and I do get it. Her and she are my pronouns without my demanding them. I earn them! I deserve them and I cherish them.
This is how we walked out the door and looked in public.
On IDGAF Fridays, I don’t love tearing it all down. The pink top was a recent PINK acquisition. I crushed the post-Christmas sales as stated above, by picking up four of these tops (various colors, from numerous stores). The charm necklace mentioned above was worn this day. These tops are flattering on me, and they highlight the girls. The girls are a key to being treated like a queen in public. Human beings, whatever their gender, love well staged breasts. It is a fact.
In the spirit of stretching the day, I came home and tried my look with a recently acquired little, short, very short, skirt. I know exactly how I will use this skirt and where. Details on that very soon.
News Flash: Since I am rapidly aging as mentioned above, I figure 2026 is the year to do things that simply will not be possible soon. We talked about my plans to qualify for Boston in 2027. In that vein, I have decided to forgo Keystone this year (it will always be there for me in the future) and spend the time and resources reaching back into my modeling past. In May, I will be participating in this show, which is with a group of people I know well and have worked with a few times in the past (one such trip we will revisit here soon). I am very excited about seeing some old friends and making new ones!
Tennessee, here I come!!
