Put A Tiara On...

I have been having a lot of good days lately. Here and there I have some small challenges, but it is a wonderful feeling to have happy moods and calm in my life. Those days where I feel like it may be a struggle to get through or even days I feel well, I realized putting on something that makes me feel pretty and look nice is a great way to cheer myself up. Yes, meditation, medicines, vitamin D, endorphins all help too, but let me be a little materialistic here.
A few years ago I rediscovered my love of dresses. I loved them when I worked. When I stopped working I adapted to one of the "Mom Outfits" - the sweatpants/t-shirt/sneakers one.  I wore this almost all of the time and forgot that other comfortable clothes existed too.  After I lost a bit of weight and had to buy new clothes, I discovered dresses and cute shoes again.  I looked around and saw other mom-types wearing these clothes and realized I can too!
The next thing I discovered was how I felt when I put these dresses, skirts and other new clothing choices on -- I felt good, sometimes even great.  Soon, I started wearing a little lip gloss and started paying attention when I dried my hair.  YES - I got it. When you look good, you feel good and vice versa.  I set up a few experiments.  If I felt down and dressed myself up, it lifted my mood.  When I felt good I put on a nice skirt and then smiled a bit more that day.
I found a little tiara one day while shopping.  I remembered I heard someone somewhere say every woman should have a tiara to wear because every woman is a princess, or something like that.  Well, I will take it a step further.  I bought the tiara because I am not a princess, I am a QUEEN.  When I forget this I look at that little tiara and think " I am a Queen!"  no matter what I am wearing that day.  It lifts my spirits when I put that little sparkly thing on.  
So friends, next time you are having some bad days, throw on a cute outfit and put some lip gloss and mascara on.  If you need a bit more to lift yourself up,  then put on that tiara!