take more care with my appearance

I feel as if I need a whole new wardrobe. No, scratch that, I DO need a whole new wardrobe. My eyes have finally been opened – or rather, they were open but I’ve finally chosen to stop believing in other people’s ability to look beyond the surface and just accept it. Now I just need to pander to them.

How many times have I heard that. Well today I got my hair cut and it’s a million times better then again thats not that hard when it had gone all straggly and dead.

Can’t wait to get my hair cut, have it planned as my end of exams treat so only 3 more weeks to go. Its got stupidly long for me and really messy so cant wait to get it cut nicely again.

Also get to go shopping when I finish exams wooo hooo. Its meant to encourage me to revise lol but I only have a very limited anount of money so we will see what I can afford.

Today I actually did stuff with my hair, and put on some makeup, and wore a matching outfit. Go me!

I put on makeup. That counts for something, right?

It comes down to laziness I suppose. I could try to put it down to other things like my disinterest in physical appearances in general or tell you that I’m just not that superficial… and I guess those things all play a part – but the truth is I’m lazy in the mornings so I don’t do much to look good for work.

I don’t do my hair, I don’t wear make-up, I don’t iron my clothes. I’m not sure that I’m in the right environment at work to begin with (but that’s a whole other issue) but I know it is probably holding me back that I don’t look more the part of a put-together sales-type.

And even out in public I’m a bit of a slob sometimes. I think I clean up well, but don’t often take the time to do it.

So, to start, I’m going to buy some nicer clothes (wrinkle-resistant), get a haircut on a more regular basis, I’ve already gotten back on a proper schedule to get my teeth cleaned regularly now that I’ve found a dentist and I’m just going to try to be more aware of the image I’m projecting. I think I’ll be able to call this complete when I feel within myself that I don’t stick out at work and that I am generally pleased with how I look every time I leave the house.