It’s funny how some things that you were told as a kid stays
with you for life. Then you spend your adult life trying to unlearn those
things. I grew up with the idea that nice things should be saved for a special
occasion. Those pretty, new, shiny
shoes shouldn’t be worn until it was a special occasion and even then, don’t
get them dirty or god forbid a scratch on them. Yesterday when I woke up, I
looked at my closet and thought, well I’m not doing anything but working from
home and then meeting a friend at Starbucks before I go for my run, so I
shouldn’t wear my nice jeans. I should put on my old jeans, that don’t fit
well, are a little stiff, and make me feel a little fat. WHAT WAS I THINKING?
This goes against everything I believe in, but it’s been so ingrained in me to
save things. This stops now!
This isn’t living and it definitely isn’t fun. So what if I
don’t have anything special going on for the day? I should still dress my best
and I should definitely dress to make myself feel great. Why did I knowingly
put on jeans that I don’t feel great in when I have 5 pairs that do? Because
God forbid the ones I like fade or get dirty. I take really good care of my things, but this is a little
extreme. The jeans will most likely go out of style by the time they fade or
get holes in them. Also if they do fade, it’s not the end of the world, I can
drive my butt down to the mall and get another pair. Somehow this thing that my
parents kept telling me or expected of me when I was growing up, has stuck and
it keeps creeping back into my life.
If I look back, it goes all the way back to my grandmother
and probably her mother. My grandmother would save cookies and candy for
special occasions, but usually by the time she brought them out to enjoy, they
had gone stale or expired completely. This is where I get my phobia of mold and
food gone bad, I have no problem tossing food that is slightly old. I can’t
stand mold and I will freak out if the sell
by date has passed and the food is still in my fridge.
Life is too short. These clothes, shoes, and accessories are
just material objects, if you can’t enjoy them, then what’s the point? Clothes
should be worn and enjoyed. They should make you feel great when you put them
on. What is a special occasion
anyways? My last special occasion that really mattered was when I was proposed
to wearing sweats, no make up, and messy hair. The moments that are important
to us aren’t defined by what we wear and it wasn’t like I told my fiancé to
hold on while I go put on my cute sweats, but I can’t help imagining the
situation where I allowed myself to wear my nice sweats that morning. This is a
perfect example of why you should always dress your best and for yourself, you never
know what’s going to happen. You don’t want all the important moments in life
to happen while your wearing jeans that make you look fat or sweats full of holes
and coffee stains, do you?
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