i meant to post this yesterday..but unfortunatlely while one is at work, sometimes one must, well, work. it's too bad, really.
and now for my favorite topic: Looking Good
i think we are all aware of the location of my blog..and ILOOKGOOD.blogspot.com
what we may not all be aware of is that it comes from a mantra that my friend Jill and I developed after watching a certain Southpark episode one night, many years ago.
the mantra? I Look Good. I Do What I Want.
the tenets of this mantra are easy to decipher..if you feel like you look good, you do whatever you want. it's not an ode to superficiality..it's about self confidence, baby. anything you do can be justified by this mantra. did you just enjoy a 60 minute work out? you look good! you do what you want! feel like eating a gallon of Ben & Jerry's Phish Food? you look good! you do what you want!
basically, whatever you do, you're lookin' good.
which brings me to my point. for me, looking good is really about literally looking good. when i put alot of thought into what i am wearing (which is easy NOT to do since i now wake up at 6AM every day) then i feel good all day long. even while i am sending 1000 faxes. even when i am in the most boring meeting ever. i may seem like i am pissed about having to type the same proposal twice because i forgot to save it, but really i am excited about wearing my new black suit jacket with the silver flower pin that matches my silver shoes.
i'm dead serious. this is really how i think.
so today, as we have established multiple times, i am hungover. but i am wearing my fabulous skinny jeans, my flattering aqua v-neck top, my perfectly fitted black cotton suit jacket, and my glittering silver flats that cause everyone in my office to call me "Cinderella". and i have a ton of work on my desk that Needs To Be Done Today...but i am having a good hair day. and i just spilled Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper all over my desk...but my nails look great.
so you see, I Look Good. I Do What I Want.
but Looking Good by my definition doesn't have to be about matching accessories and shoes. it's just about feeling good about yourself. so if you're having a bad day, things aren't going well, you just say to yourself "I Look Good! I Do What I Want!".
it works, trust me.
Friday, February 18, 2005
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you're so right about this, and i need to try it more often. i think i've just gotten lazy in my old age, and it takes so much less effort for me to look like crap than it does for me to look good :P
i'll try to make a better effort in the future...
i think i too will adopt your mantra. i look good and from now on, i'm so doing whatever i want. though i pretty much did that anywyas, now i just have a mantra to go with the attitude :)
First off, that South Park episode is my all-time FAVORITE. My best friend and I use the a similar mantra...but it's more along the lines of "Whateva! I do what I want." Maybe us New England girls (I'm from Maine, living in FL) think alike. And amen to looking good.
but what if there is nobody around to see you looking good? Right now I am breaking out and wearing a sweater that hasnt been washed in I DONT KNOW HOW LONG, but also i haven't seen anyone since like 10AM!! What is the point?
but, you've got a point. I do kind of feel like shit.
kristen, you are so cute
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