Seven Day Fashion Challenge: Day 1
Spiffy Up and Show Up…An Experiment in Mental Health Improvement.
Am sitting here job hunting in my grandmother’s beaded and sequined ivory top. I have loved this piece since I was a child. When my mother first gave it to me it didn’t fit…but it’s years later now and it finally fits like a dream.
Family things are important to me. I have vintage costume jewelry that belonged to mom as well as my grandmother’s. I also have pinking shears, a thimble, a few spools of thread, photo frames from fifty year old wedding day pics, even a Corelle flowered plate that I took from my mama’s kitchen cabinet when I moved into my first apartment.
That’s why I chose this top for my Day 1.
I needed its gravitas.
It’s five o’clock and it’s been a long day. The vestibular issues are bearable, that is: crummy but manageable. But I have spent five hours doing that soul sucking thing known as job hunting, applying for a host of positions for which I am either tremendously over-qualified or have no experience whatsoever in, for positions that will pay 60% less than my previous salary that I would feel grateful to get at this point, for which I won’t even be considered. You know, the stuff that keeps me up at night.
And yet, my spirits are surprisingly….slightly….well, upbeat.
From my recent studies I understand what is happening here. I decided to greet my day in the best way that I could and that included wearing something with meaning to it. And that has power inherent in it. Researchers know that this makes a difference.
I am still taken aback by this power, though: the cosmic strength of saying I will create the world around me that I wish to live in- and that includes everything from how I interact with others and treat them to how I conduct my own life, face my own day, when things are so uncertain.
I’m wondering how many of you are doing this today, based on how many people read yesterday’s article, found here. Will you share your feelings…allow yourself to be vulnerable with me too?
I look forward to hearing from you, seeing how you are getting on. More scientific//academic discussions about this issue of fashion, dressing for your life, your spirit, soon.
For now, see you later~
Yours truly,
Vivie Valentina M.
