Sarah Jane Adams on inevitable uncertainty, self-sabotage and joy

Poet May Sarton once wrote, "People who have regular jobs can have no idea of just this problem of ordering a day that has no pattern imposed on it from without."This week’s guest has never had a problem with ordering her own day, in fact, the fashion icon has long resisted the structures often imposed from without. Sarah Jane Adams is a self-made antique jewellery dealer, designer and became an international model in her sixties, responsible for the #mywrinklesaremystripes social media movement celebrating the beauty in ageing. Her new book, Life In A Box: An Unorthodox Memoir illustrates the deeply personal connection that we have with our belongings and our lives. But, as you’ll soon hear, Sarah Jane Adams lives her life very much outside the box. We talk about how her daily life resembles a sliding tile puzzle toy, how there is no such thing as certainty, being a misfit, living with openness and joy, solitude, self-sabotage and pressing the reset button.* * *Thank you for listening to Routines & Ruts, a labour of love fuelled by time and curiosity. If you'd like to support the podcast, please share with a friend, or say thanks with a coffee!To stay tuned, please subscribe or follow the podcast on your preferred listening platform and leave a review on iTunes.You can also sign up to the Extraordinary Routines newsletter, or follow along at @extraordinary_routines on Instagram.This podcast is produced, edited and mixed by Madeleine Dore using Hindenburg. Special thanks to Nelson Dore for the theme music and Ellen Porteus for the cover art.