A makeover.

In a spur of the moment decision, I walked into a Great Clips and had my hair cut.  In fact, I had several hairs cut.  I found myself with a rare few hours to myself (thanks Angie!), and suddenly decided I needed to rid myself of unnecessary weight (wish body weight could be dropped as easily!).  I came out with a flippy little bob that will make my life easier.  I noticed immediately the effect it had on my attitude.  A 'heaviness' lifted emotionally too.  Today I had fun styling and playing.  And I didn't feel a bit guilty.

I also hit the Goodwill clothing racks instead of the home stuff....ok, well, I actually peeked at the home stuff, but decided to focus on the clothing, even though a sah-weet little antique dresser in the corner was whining at me the whole ding dang time.
Got some Ralph Lauren (in the shot above),  J.Jill, J Crew and some Talbots.
All in my Type 1 chromas!

It was a nice feeling to spend a bit of time and money on myself.  Epecially now.  I spend tons of time and money on my house, but rarely on myself since struggle with feeling overweight and ugly a lot of the time. 

Maybe some of you have noticed this blinky button over on my sidebar?  (how's that for a smooth transition?) I wrote about the Energy/Beauty Profiling  last spring in this post,
but  I want to be up front about why that link is there now.....

For those who have taken one of Carol's Profiling courses, she offers an affiliate link/button to share the program with others.  I get a bit of compensation if someone decides to purchase any of the courses.  BUT,  it's not a home business, not a multi-level marketing scheme, not anything other than a way for Carol (the creator of the system) to thank the many women who have had such positive experiences with Living and Dressing Your Truth when they share with others.  Of course spreading the word builds her business, but Carol is passionate (and has been for many years) about helping women discover who they are, and has developed what I consider amazing tools to do so.
Plus, I think every person is worth compensation for the work they do.

Since I'm really turned off by marketing schemes myself, I just wanted to explain why that button is there.  It's kinda like having blog sponsors I suppose.  Except instead of me getting money for putting the button up, I get a discount at the DYT store online if someone purchases something from the site.   I hope to see her reach as many people as she can thru these buttons in the blogsphere and forums...BUT if you're uncomfortable using an affiliate button, you can just go directly to the site here:

Living Your Truth

To see Carol talk about her program and some quick (1 minute!) makeovers, click:

DYT on TV 

It's had such a profound impact on my life (and my decorating!), and just re-reading that post I wrote last spring has reminded me again how freeing it is to really understand yourself in the scheme of creation. There's just no way I would handle what the coming year will bring regarding my mama if I didn't have these tools in my life.  I'm grateful I found them when I did. 

Anyway, I will blab a lot about it on my other blog I mentioned before.  There's lots of info and links over there.  Her system and T-Tapp (with a generous dose of Geneen Roth's work) are the 'friends' that are helping me grasp my goal of wholeness.  They will be some weighty anchors to keep me afloat
during this next wacky season of life.

One last caveat:  Carol's spirituality is what many consider 'new age'.  So is Geneen's.  I don't happen to agree with that type of theology, but I do believe the wisdom these women have is worth a look anyway.  I can only say I was blind, but now I see.  Thru Living and Dressing my truth, I have reignited my spirituality (which had been dying a slow death) and connected again with God's goodness and love.  

Ok, ok. Enough of that.  How 'bout a few random shots of my de-glitterfied mantel?
I just threw all my bottles up thar to reflect in my mirror.

In the next couple days, I hope to fiddle around with the fireplace some more, and get it comfy and cozy for the coming winter months.  I think I need some sticks.  Or some dried pods.
Or some little debbies.

Lastly, THANK YOU ALL for the many, many generous and kind words about my mom's condition.  So many have shared their stories, their heartaches, their victories!  I forwarded them on to my mama, and she was encouraged to know so many lovely women were keeping her and my dad in their thoughts and prayers.