Be absurdly classy.

I love to eat and talk at the same time! When my mouth is full, I usually have chipmunk cheeks. My family laugh at me, but I know it’s really rude.

And I spill all kinds of stuff, all the time. I have been jokingly called “Grace”, because I am NOT graceful at all.

I do dress up more than I used to, so that’s a plus. I also don’t curse—at least not in public where people can hear! lol

Another plus is that I always try to say “please” and “thank you” and also try not to take other people for granted.

Does anyone have any ideas for how to be “absurdly classy”?

I did not have a good start to this goal.
Only today, I loudly complained that I didn’t get to present a presentation that I had worked hard for in the last few days.
And then I rudely asked to borrow someone’s laptop to go on the Internet without even greeting them.

How classy is this?
But for every problem, the first step is to be aware that there is a problem. At least I have done that step. So I must act on it. From now on:
1. Do not complain. Instead, try to make the best of the situation.
2. Greet people and be friendly even if you want something from them immediately. People are not tools on a toolshelf. They are social beings.

I think being classy sums up a lot of my goals:
-entertaining
-graceful
-acts of kindness (generosity)
and of course the whole hygiene thing I want to work on that.

First things to work on:
-get rid of some wardrobe stuff that’s embarrassing to have (good thing to as I’m moving soon). only buy things that look nice AND are comfortable.
-stop swearing and uh-ing and like-ing
-wear more skirts!

Any other suggestions, please put in the comments!

the other day i caught myself before i swore! strange. i hardly think about it, usually, but i was able to refrain this time.

it made me smile to think that i might be able to conquer this habit.

In one of the books I read this year, there was an actress who, upon turning 50, decided that the only alcohol she would consume would be champagne. I think THAT’S classy. I bought rose champagne for tonight’s toast, and depending on how I like it, I’ll decide whether to forego any other alcohol myself. Besides, one glass has only 80 calories. I can be classy while slimming down! LOL

I got the idea to add this to my list of goals from a fellow 43Things user. I am grateful to them.

I believe that class has to do with the way that you hold yourself in any given life situation. I love watching people who absolutely refuse to wither when the going gets tough. They are elegant in this almost indescribable way; they are beautiful and they radiate goodness and a natural confidence.

I believe that absurdly classy people treat everyone with the same respect; they look down on no one.

*I want to be more radiantly confident and good. Oh, and a classy wardrobe doesn’t hurt. When you look good, you feel good, and radiating goodness comes simpler. I’m ridding my closet of unwanted items this week.

i know it’s cliche, but i’d love to be the proverbial “lady in the streets/devil between the sheets.” how to attempt this… i guess my first step would be to clean up my language in public. i don’t mean cursing; i mean extraneous verbal crutches such as “like,” “you know,” and “um.”

like, um, good luck to me.

I should probably curse much, much less.

...why does it have to be so fun??

Especially with a newborn and two year old. At least, externally. I refuse to wear anything that needs to be drycleaned as I’m almost always smeared with peanut butter, spit up or worse.

Not to mention the lack of time/motivation I have to do my hair and makeup. I confess that for the most part, the general impression I must give people is “pathetically harried”, not “absurdly classy”.

I’ll just have to concentrate on cultivating class inwardly.

I know, I know…wardrobe is not the core of class. A good wardrobe doesn’t hurt, though. I’ve been taking an honest look at my closet and weeding out any unflattering or cheaply made clothing. I’ve also been shedding any items that don’t promote feelings of class or maturity (not dowdy, just…adult). So far, I’ve managed to lose quite a bit of clothing I was clinging to for years, and have purchased three nice shirts and two nice dresses (one of which I need to have tailored). I even plan to start dry cleaning items that need to be cleaned in that way (I used to completely ignore that direction and handwash or febreeze any dryclean items). I need to finish letting go of shoes I no longer wear and purchase some high-quality footwear, but I’m working my way up to that (I’m already missing a pair that I hardly wore, but really liked).