From drab, to umph!

For ever, as long as I can remember the personal shield that I've been able to hide behind has been elimiated. The brown strands of fine hair I could call my own have moved on to a better life. I finally decided after much convincing that it was a much needed task that I must take on will full force. My hair, which was and always has been long was finally chopped to a length that sits just above my shoulders with many layers through out. I was nervous, happy and flabbergasted at the same time. Its amazing how a simple hair cut and visit with the hairstylist can change your overall appearance. I couldnt believe it! I am SO happy. I suggest that anyone who hasn't had their hair cut in a long time, do the same. Get a girlfriend to go with you for moral support, make it a surprise for your significant other and do something completely different than what you have. You can't just go in, have a trim done and feel brand new. You have to go in, chop a lot off and either have some colour added or some layers. Its amazing how new you feel. Your self asteem skyrockets and its fun to have something different to touch! (Not only that, but your boy will drop to his knees for you!) C'mon ladies! Who wouldn't want that?
Sometimes all you need is a simple hair cut to feel refreshed. Yes a trip to the spa or a vacation will do it too, but then you still come back and a week later feel as though you have a void. You miss the waves, the sand, the sun. But when you get your hair cut... what is there to miss? The long ponytail you danced around in all day, the 15 plus minutes under the dryer. Not me!
The middle of winter is the best time to get a new doo; it eliminates the mid-winter drabs! Uh, I hate that feeling.
So muster up some guts, don't think twice. Walk into your hair salon, tell them to just 'do it' and you'll be surprised at how good you feel!! I promise!

The Shopping Spree

Time and time again, the useless items I find in stores seem to catch my eye. I have started to realize that I don't NEED everything that I see, but I still WANT it! I find little treats or little gimmicks that amuse me while I look at them and move on to the next store.
I have become extremely interested in fashion and the "appearance" world. I don't understand why people find it so hard to keep their clothes up to date. I don't see how you can possibly wake up in the morning, grab an outfit that has been in your closet since the day the first discount retail store opened and put it and say 'Wow, I look good'. Why do people still find velvet
shirts, or sweater vests still fashionable? That big gaudy fashion jewelry that women buy in extreme colours is somewhat disturbing. Sometimes when I'm out at the nearest mall or at a restaurant trying to enjoy a meal, I see a women, who seems to think she is trying to be upbeat and have her fashion sense in tact, walks past me and all I can think of is - OH MY GOD... Sometimes I see women wearing really nice clothes with good combinations and not enough accessories. I think to myself she needs that necklace I saw or I wish I could take her
home, show her what to wear, and send her on her way. I know that I have some
clothes that people would say the same thing to me, but for sake of woman's kind
and everyone else that has to look at me, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing it
in public. There are so many stores and so many places that you can shop at that
are reasonably priced, and VERY cute articles. Ok, for example. I shop at
Dynamite; high fashion on a medium budget. Yes they have some things that will
cost around 50-60 dollars just for a 'look good appearance' that are not special
names like Guess or Buffalo. But if you keep an eye out and venture towards the back of the
store, you WILL find things on sale! Cute shirts, pants, skirts and even
sweaters that the store is trying to clear out, or things that they have limited
quantities of.

Now again, I will get you to think.... Do I have anything in
my closet that I HAVE to keep that I don't wear? Do I have anything in my closet
that I would ask my friends to wear?

Please ladies, get the girls together, put on some good tunes, and gather in the bedroom with a few garbage bags and clean those closets. Its doesn't have to be an emotional time. Make it
fun, and you'll feel better. Yes some of the clothes may have cost a lot of
money, but really... let it go! for the sake of us fellow women!!