This is what I've been doing, too! Winter is always great for me because I can throw on a hat -- but then I have to remember not to take it off when I walk into the store

I just wish that it were more of a choice for me, that I was *choosing* not to bother with this stuff, rather than not 'seeing' it. I'm in my 30s now and have always been like this - even as a kid I would get teased for wearing the wrong sorts of clothes and not matching. I am strongly drawn to certain things visually, but not in any way that's cohesive.

I have made some small improvements this week. The flowers were the biggest bang for the buck. They really brighten up the room and motivated me to pick up the area around them.

Perna, the food analogy is really interesting to me. Food is something I 'get' (although I am not in the more expensive = better camp - simple, rustic food is often the best, bread baked on a stone hearth, mushrooms foraged on a hike). People do cultivate a taste for food, so perhaps there is hope that I can cultivate more of an appreciation of the visual...