Simple things

What is it about the simple things that change our whole outlook and the way we feel? It's a typical Saturday morning, and I'm off to get my haircut today. Nothing unusual, but because I was ready a little bit earlier than I needed to be, I foraged through my jewelry box and dug out my ruby rings, watch and simple bracelet. Once I slipped them on, it seemed like there was a subtle change in how I felt, and what I did. I made my bed, straightened up and made sure things were back in their proper places (well, as proper as they can be since I'm still trying to fit myself in to this new house thing!) I turn and glance back into my girly looking bedroom that's all neat and straight and wonder .... is this me?

As I drove home from my hair appointment, breeze blowing in the window and flipping the marvelous 'do Erin gave me, I got to thinking about why I was feeling different today, because I don't usually feel anywhere near "amazing" when I go to work every day. And in my job where dirty is more common than not, lately I have dressed for that. Well, when you dress for getting dirty, like working in the back yard, you don't pay attention to the other details either: jewelry, makeup and hairdo. But -- we're women! We need that, its part of who we are. Or maybe its more that's what the media has done for being a woman. We're marvelous people on the inside, but having that show on the outside is important, too.

Think about all those great clothes you probably have in your closet. Are you saving them for some "special occasion"? Like me, do you put on the oldest, the things that don't matter, because you might get them dirty? I have things in my closet I haven't worn often for just that reason. And frankly, they will more than likely be out of style the next time I have an "occasion" to wear them again. So why wait? Get them out, wear them, enjoy them! That's probably why you bought them in the first place! "...as on the stage or silver screen, sometimes becoming a star in your own life is only a matter of a costume change." (Sarah Ban Breathnach)

Simple HUGS to everyone!!

"Elegance is in the brain
just as well as in the body and in the soul."
~Gloria Guinness