For Girls Only

Hello thrifty followers!

The post today is one of those subjects we all struggle with. Feeling good about ourself. While we may feel good today when we are wearing a brand new outfit how will we feel tomorrow when we have to wear something old?  Clothes are not the only thing we can do to feel good about ourself.

First of all you have to choose to love and accept yourself just like you are. If you are short and want to be tall the only thing you can do is wear high heels all the time. Oh, my hurting feet. If you are tall and wish you were short about the only thing you can do is slouch. Oh my hurting back and shoulders. Neither of these things will work in the long haul. The same principal goes for the color of your eyes, hair curly or straight and your skin, freckles or wrinkles. We can get those colored contacts, put gel on our hair and glob on lots of creams and makeup. But underneath it all we are still us. When all this is typed out it's no wonder we are tired and worn out dealing with ourself and all the other "women" things we have to do to maintain a home, job, kids, friends, a spouse and life in general. Doesn't love and acceptance look a lot easier?

If we choose to love and accept ourself as we are, then begin taking care of ourself on a daily basis pretty soon we will feel good when we look in the mirror. Here are some ideas.

How about a bubble bath at night to relax for a few minutes? What about one of those facial masks while you are pampering yourself in the tub? Now onto picking up your favorite magazine at the grocery then making a cup of tea or coffee, putting your feet up for fifteen minutes and breathing? Maybe we can't buy a whole new wardrobe but what about taking some time to go through your closet and hang things by type like they do in the store. You know shirts together, long and short sleeves. Pants and skirts on a rack by themselves, then pretend you are shopping your closet. You never know what new ideas you will get pulling things together in a different way. Take a pair of pants and walk through the shirts and lay them on the bed adding a scarf or a sweater you haven't worn in months. The whole idea is to get you out of your box and see things in a different way. Then when you have a few dollars you can buy one thing that will match up things two or three different ways. Listen: What you buy doesn't have to cost a lot. Cute is cute no matter what the cost. LOL.

Clothes are one of the ways we celebrate ourself. When we feel good with what we are wearing it changes our whole outlook. Besides that you need to tell yourself you look good. You are beautiful because guess what???? You are. There is only one you and you need to be the very best you...you can be. When your face reflects how you feel on the inside you could wear a flour sack and look good. LOL.

Maybe this weekend you could make a list of the things you would like to do for yourself and then decide to do one of them a week. If you need permission to do it. This is it. You go for it girl! It's time to celebrate you. The beautiful, wonderful, over the top you!!!

You all have a blessed week. Be thrifty and love yourself!!!