This is what I'll need from you:
Dress the part
Picasso once said, 'Inspiration will find you working'. If you are invited to a theme party, high tea party, lunch out with mum, whatever the reason is for you to get out of bed, dress the part. Do your bid for the occasion, hell, make it an occasion by dress the part. Dress the part.
Once you are in your garments, fashionably in order with the event, you'd feel more like it. That's a promise. The buzz will find you, because you made an effort. Put some red lipstick and live a little.What you are wearing boosts your confidence, confidence leaves a smile, smile leaves a happy girl. It is vain but true, we women, our cloths can makes us feel better, sexier, cuter, smarter. Wherever you are going, dress the part and don't worry to overdress. You can not be over dressed or over educated, to quote the good old Oscar Wild. Stick that on the inside of the wardrobe door, underneath it, 'Dress to impress'. I did it. It inspires.
Storytelling
One of the more exciting moments is that of a new acquired experience and the human need to share it with others. We all can't wait to tell it to someone. Do it, and do it loud. Exist, interconnect, share, love, stand up something, stand up and celebrate. Let you existence and presence be know. People who are laughing and having fun don't look ridiculous, don't be afraid to look ridiculous. Embrace the fool in you and stop judging others for the way they express it. Express yours by whatever means possible, tell of your story through dancing, painting, annoying singing, writing in a secret diary, doing a big graphite, music, screaming and jumping, smiling like an idiot, whatever works for ya. Let it out there, let it float around you like a breath of freshness, people will notice. We are by nature attracted and respond to energy, make sure yours is positive and inviting. Leave a mark, be remembered by how you made people around you feel.
Friendship
We are constantly on the go, working, chasing our dreams and filling the rest of the waking hours socializing. Celebrate your friendships by taking the time needed. Make the time. You can not be that busy. One must find the time for a cup of coffee with a friend. It's important that you do. The biggest act of kindness is attention. I have learned that one of the nicest things while on a date with a friend is not to answer my phone. We've got mail box, you'll get back to whomever called you, left a message or an e-mail. Concentrate on your friend, listen, be compassionate, believe me, they'll appreciate it. And once you do it yourself, make that change, monkey see monkey do. Yes, we do socialize, but what we are all looking for is quality time. Not just with your friends, family too.
Getting a task done
Is there are a better reason to celebrate? I can't think of one. Give yourself a pat on the back, a hug, a jump, a sleep in,a well done team. Reward yourself when finalizing the smallest of tasks. Small achievements, one by one, lead to a big one. In each one of the steps to your big goal/dream, you have put effort, time and sacrifice. Celebrate it by a bubble bath and a whole bottle of wine, take yourself out for lunch and have a cocktail, one if you have to go back to work, call a friend and go out dancing, have an insane work out, whatever is the need, but mark that day in some way. Go tomorrow to work/school with flowers in your hair, or your favorite yellow dress. Who cares?! You have done the job.
If others around you have done their task, be happy and excited for them even if they think you are little wee crazy. They will feel better, instantly. Spread the joy for smallest of things, we all need that in our lives.
Not always do we get the results we were aiming for, sometimes we even fail. And that too, is perfectly OK. That is when you gather yourself, learn for the mistake and go on to do it better than if it happened right the first time. But when you fail, if you do, that is when you take that champagne bottle out of the fridge, wash and clean those strawberries and finish the bottle. Whip if you need to, bubbly stuff with make it all better and make it go away. You'd feel better, not right the next morning, but ready for a new challenge.
Friday afternoon
Even if you are not working in the industry like some of the lucky bastards to have Saturday and Sunday off, celebrate the Friday afternoon anyway. Or a Monday. Or a Tuesday evening. Choose you favorite day and go crazy!
My favorite day is Monday. It's a start of a new week, writing of weekly resolutions and staring down the organizer/ calendar. Yet, Mon- in french somehow means MINE. So MINEday, MYday. I allow myself to be as selfish as i need to be on Myday. Also, Myday is my beauty day. Loooong hot shower, shave, washing of my hair, self skull massage included, tone of body lotion. Plucking of the eyebrows, face washing gel, face mask and a glass of something delicious. Ice-coffee, cappuccino with marshmallows floating about, home-made lemonade, tomato juice, cranberry juice-specially is I'm on, intake of red liquids as much as possible, don't even know if it helps, I just decided that is does. Or if I am feeling just fine and the music is just fine and even if its 11am, I'd go for a glass of vino. So, while my face mask is on, I'd do pedicure, looking scary and singing along. Wash away the face mask, apply tonic followed by the face cream and go on to do my hands and nails. That is when the woman is at her weakest, only until the nail polish dries, and that is when always, always, something itches, get a pan next to you and scratch away. Once the nail polish is dry and feeling strong again, I'd write in my diary or Radical Self Love Bible (more on that next time), take a walk around the corridor and go on with my chores, plans and projects for the day. No body can take that away from me. I will fight it until there is something, for me, more exciting to do on Myday, those couple of hours I take to take care of me.
Use the good china
Yes, we all have that special set of plates, wine/champagne glasses, and special bowl and vase, sitting on a shelf collecting vitamins from our fallen epidermis. USE IT! It's there to be used and loved. When you are celebrating something, even on your own, use the special glass, buy flowers for that beautiful vase, and when they die off, get new ones.
Life calls for seriousness and responsibility, but isn't that even more reason to celebrate and put colour in our life? I know your china is special and you are keeping it clean in the safe place, for when the queen or pope comes, no no no. Use it, if it breaks, all of it, you have enjoyed it, your friends and family have enjoyed it too, complimented you on it, and felt even more special for you used your best china for them to scratch with silverware. You'd have pleasant memories of it, when it breaks, it fulfilled its prophecy and you are gonna buy another one, a better one. If you can't afford it, good reason to get married :P
Light up the night
Night as important and as wonderful as day. Night is for sleep and dream, for rejuvenation and the anticipation of amazing tomorrow. Night is mysterious, quite, calming and relaxing. Use your scented candles, make it romantic. Honer it. Think of what you have achieved before the Sun slipped under the horizon. No matter who you are, candle light atmosphere always triggers a memory. And remember, 3 o'clock after midnight is always too late or too early for anything. Get you sleep.
Did I miss anything? Leave a comment, tell me of your ideas.
As much the word 'routine' breaths boring it is essential that we have any. Morning routine, weekly routine. Dazes, rituals, anything we like to repeat leaving us feeling in control and organized. Our morning falling out of bad, staring out of the window for 10min just regrouping, getting the idea of date, day, season, year and what have we've got in the wardrobe for such a day. Shower, teeth brushing make up, loud music, exercise? Whatever is in needed to get us ready to go out there and take the world by the storm.
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