I have been home with laryngitis this week :( It sucks and I am writing this from my parents house as I hide away and let the hubby take care of the bath time craziness at home.
Today I listened to Colby Caillat's song "TRY" I love this song and the video too. It just represents to me being your self and I love the lyric "When you're all alone, by yourself
Do you like you? Do you like you?" It just rings true to me. a decade ago i would have answered no but now I say yep I sure do!
I remember being a teenager and doing things that I thought would make people like me better (nothing seedy) because I thought that was what you did. I stressed about how I looked and spent too much time doing my hair or would pack all the makeup and extra clothes I could so I could rush off and change if what I had on wasn't the same as what everyone else had on.
I have the fascination with what makes people the way they are but when I was younger I was fascinated for the wrong reasons. Reasons like if I find out how she does this or that I'll be liked better.
Now, I am just curious for curiosities sake or practicality like my weird fascination with domestic routines please refer to my What was I thinking house hold systems post. I don't take these things so seriously anymore or at least I haven't for quite some time and I hope that's the end of it. I am not envious of the Mum with the thermomix, the girl with the washboard stomach, the woman who overcame her teenage acne ( I am nearly 30! enough with the pimples already!)
I enjoy getting out and exercising it makes ME feel good. I feel good when I spend extra time in the bathroom giving my hair some extra attention just for ME. I don't have a full length mirror in my room mainly due to laziness but I only really check it if I am headed out somewhere fancy to make sure my undies aren't peeking out or something. It's good so long as I am clean and don't smell I am happy.
By all means taking pride in my appearance is something my Mum has instilled in me but I see that as being neat and clean ( although I am a daily wearer of a messy bun so, so easy). I want to bring my children up to be true to themselves and not let what's on the surface be what makes them. Foundations are what build strength and character.
What do you listen to that brings out feelings of empowerment? Share with me I want to make a playlist, one for when you go on a long walk/run and just get lost in the lyrics and your own thoughts. Maybe for getting you going when you are in two minds about getting the housework done.
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