take pride in my appearance

My mother sent me a bunch of new things and some things I already had. As I checked to see if they fit it made me wonder why I didn’t like wearing some of the things I had because I actually liked how I looked in them. It also got me to wondering what else I could wear with the new things. It looks like a step in the right direction.

Got a little bored today so I clipped, filed and painted my toenails. Then I clipped and filed my fingernails. I deal better with polish on my toenails rather than my fingernails, I tend to pick at the polish after about a day.

I was bought up a tomboy. Lots of sport, lived in jeans, got stuck in and did stuff. This has served me well and made me very capable at many different things. My sister on the other hand is very girly. She always looks polished and pretty. I’m slowly getting there…and enjoying the journey but I also like it that I feel totally at home getting muddy and dirty and not having to have perfect hair=)

for the past couple weeks I have been putting an unbelievable amount of effort into how I look. I was straigtening my hair everyday(soo tiring), planning out all of my outfits the days before, and constantly grooming myself so I look perfect every day. And I have come to a decision about it. It’s just not worth it. I still want to keep up my appearance-shave my legs, keep my hair nice, wear cute outfits, paint my nails, etc., but I don’t want it to be the biggest priority like it was for a while. When i first started doing it, I got so much feedback from guys and it felt really good. Compliments about my hotness make me feel more desirable and confident, but after a while I guess they got used to the change. So i kinda want to keep going all out as a once in a while thing. In the meantime, I just want to spend enough time on my appearance to feel confident and sexy-little touches such as sheer makeup, wearing lingerie for no special occasion, and keeping my skin tanned and smooth.
So that’s my experience and lesson learned with this goal!

I’ve noticed that when I spend more time on my appearance and walk out the door with confidence I have like 100 times more fun and don’t get depressed. I can’t believe it makes that much of a difference. Life is a lot more exciting when you’re confident that other people are attracted to you.

Here’s the deal. I don’t know if it’s a laziness thing or a lack of self-worth, but there are way more days that I throw wet hair into a ponytail and pull on a t-shirt to go to work when I could put even ten more minutes into how I look in the morning and look cute. It’s not even a matter of “cuteness” it’s just that I feel like I have the potential to look beautiful, but most of the time I walk out the door unkempt and I feel sub-par.

Yesterday I clipped and painted my toe nails….it’s a start.

Well I am starting to wear a tie to work everyday, and at least looking the part. Acting the part we are getting there

When I was in my early 20’s I used to make an effort to dress well,
these days its almost because I have got married and had a child that these things are no longer important. I want to get back into the habit of looking cleancut and presentable.