Sparkly Delights

Feeling 33

A dear friend and mentor of mine, Ramona Zabriskie, put into print a concept that most of us know, subconsciously - women need pampering (or "delighting" as she calls it). It's important that we find ways to boost our spirits in small ways each day. In her book, "Wife For Life: The Power to Succeed in Marriage" (one of my favorite reads of this year and of all time), she writes, "Delighting your own heart relieves everyone in the family [and I would add, everyone in your life - coworkers, friends, etc.] from the impossible responsibility of making or keeping you happy from day to day. It frees your heart to spend less energy on stress and self-pity, and far more energy on those you love."

Basically, you can't rely on anyone else to make you happy. And anyone who knows me knows that what I LOVE more than soda, "Psych" and food, are sparkles.

One of the ways that I've taken to "delighting" my heart is with my wide array of (mostly) sparkly make-up. I think I may have a make-up collecting addiction....

I may not have anywhere "special" to go, but using and mixing different colors and shades brings out the artist in me - it's like a mini art project every day and allows me to be creative.

It's just another way to bring more sparkle into my life. And you can never have too much sparkle.

Glitter makes everything more fun

I think I have ADD, because sometimes I feel like I can't just sit and watch TV - I have to be doing something else.  (Actually I think a more appropriate term for what I have is ADOS - see below.)

When I was younger, I used to color, make jewelry, sculpt or draw while watching my favorite movies and shows, but I guess I've gotten pretty lazy and boring because now all I do is eat Capt'n Crunch.....
Luckily for my waistline, I was in charge of getting the decorations for the latest YSA dance, and because I had a pretty difficult time finding stuff for the "Awesome 80's" theme (unless I wanted to shell out a ton of money on ebay), my sister suggested I make some of the wall hangings for the dance. 

And, because I'm me, I made them sparkly. :)

If only I'd had more time, I would've made a giant Rubix Cube.  Oh, well - maybe next year!