Day 24

So hey. I've got A LOT of clothing apparently. I honestly didn't realize I had this many clothes. Now that I'm putting together outfits, I realize I haven't repeated myself yet (leggings aside). Which is kind of odd. I guess I have more than I thought I did! I DO think I'm hitting the home stretch of summer clothing though, so we'll probably start repeating here shortly. (I know I've only got 3 dresses left that I haven't worn in the summer clothes, but I DO have plenty of shirts left. So we'll see!) 

It reminds me how fortunate I am to have what I have. I look back at the times I struggled and knew what it was like to sew up the holes in my clothing in the least noticeable way, or patch jeans and darn socks (a lost art!). I'm so lucky to be where I am today. And it's honestly sheer, dumb luck. 

I hope that it helps anyone who is down on their luck, who is in a difficult position, who might be living in that dark shadowy place; to know that your luck can change at the snap of a finger. All it takes is ONE thing. One tiny change can be the precursor to the biggest, most massive change in your entire life. You never know who you might meet, what you might say, or how you view something that changes your entire life, *snap* just like that. 

I think for me, it started out with positivity. I used to be really negative. No! I DID! I called it realism, but it wasn't. I was negative. I trash talked happy people, people who dressed how they wanted to, people who had confidence to get out there and do their thing. I was a mean girl. 

It's hard to believe now, but I WAS! I started to slowly change that mentality one day. I was unhappy and I realized that my inner self was in turmoil. I wasn't at peace. So I said, well, what can I change to be more peaceful? Well, I could be kind. Maybe I can try to do one nice thing a day. I'll compliment one person a day...and it ended up starting out online. 

I went online and I found something pretty someone made and I told them how I thought it was beautiful. It felt good. It made me want to do it again. I didn't, but it made me WANT to. So the next day, I did one kind thing again. I complimented a lady at Wal-Mart on her shirt, sticking to my "baby steps". At some point, I ended up telling people online, in stores, at a doctor's office something nice. It was a genuine compliment - always - no point in doing it if it's fake, and it got to a point where I'd pick a person in every single place I went and complimented them. Now I just do it automatically. I look at every person I see and find one thing I like. And there's something in EVERYONE. I can look at a  bunch of people, adults, kids, men, women, etc, and I look at them and I think, "I love his hair!, and her purse! and gosh, her shoes are adorable! He smells good. I wonder what cologne that is? He picked it well for his body chemistry." *Weird, but true* lol. People look at me weird, sometimes, but I'll do it in groups of people. It's interesting how they ALL smile. Maybe puzzled, but there's always a smile. And then they get to talking, about each other. And finding compliments for everyone that's there. Suddenly everyone is chatting it up like we're all BFF's. 

I think being positive changes who we are more than we realize. As soon as you start doing positive actions, you change the way you look at the world. You change the way you behave. It makes you a better person, makes you more understanding, and makes not just YOU better, it makes THEM better. They're happier INSTANTLY. And maybe they spread that happy to someone else! 

So today's outfit is inspired by doing those things. Be positive, spread happy. Do good things! 

Ahh, good things. :) Wal-Mart flower earrings that were part of the necklace set and my wedding bands are my only jewelry today, and even the earrings I took out early on, as I think my ears need a rest day, which is sad, cuz they give the look completeness. Oh well. 

These are them. :) 

Shirt is Torrid, leggings are so old the label is worn off, but I think they're also Torrid (lace bottoms still with no holes, so WOOT for that). Ballet Pink Tieks to finish the look. :)

And....oh oh! Look at my first Cricut project!! ^_^

I LOVE IT! <3  It's gonna be a laptop decal for my computer. :D It took me forever to figure out how to use this thing, but it's mostly cuz I'm a derp. I was at it for TWO BLOODY HOURS last night. Ugh. lol. 

Bonus pic: 

Me, not quite ready for my camera's countdown. Darn it. lol.