Sparkle

I had someone tell me yesterday that it looks to them like I'm losing my sparkle.  Their statement didn't necessarily surprise me (I've been putting in a LOT of hours at work) but who it came from did -- it came from the person who was cutting my hair.  Now the thing you should know about me is I don't go to a fancy salon, I go to a salon chain to have my hair cut.  I have short hair so I go about once a month but I don't always have the same person cut my hair.  I don't remember if she cut my hair the last time I went or the time before but the fact that she remembered me (and it's a busy salon) and to say that in her opinion some of my sparkle is gone did concern me a little.  Maybe part of what concerns me about it is that the people I see on a regular basis haven't said anything about it and she did.

Even though I've been working so many extra hours at work, on Friday, I started to add a new workout routine into my already crazy/busy routine.  I've decided to do this because I haven't been happy with how my clothes have been fitting and I've been less happy than usual with the reflection I see in the mirror.  Those of you who have been following me for awhile know that I don't have the best track record when it comes to having a positive self body image but I want to see about changing that some.  Maybe by working on the outward appearance I will find some of my sparkle again.  I know it's there somewhere...

I think one of the other things that will help me find that sparkle again is to find opportunities (or take opportunities) to let my freak flag fly.  There have been instances where I could have let my freak flag fly but for one reason or another I stopped myself.  For a period of time, I was seizing every opportunity to let it fly with both hands but for some reason I have found myself shying away from allowing myself to really be me.  Yes, there are times where I question who I really am but I'm working on that.  I do know that if I don't let my freak flag fly though I'll never be able to truly find that "me".

After getting my hair cut yesterday I decided to take myself to the movies.  I haven't done it in awhile so I decided it was time.  It was definitely fun to go and sit in the theatre, do some people watching beforehand and then sit back to enjoy the movie.  It had been a busy day -- I got up early to work out, went and taught my belly dance class, got a haircut, went to the movies and then came home and took a nap.  I felt like I had more than deserved that little nap after all the hours of work and I think I might have to make it a point to have one every weekend.  =)

This coming week at work I will be attending an 8-hr a day training every day.  It's going to be an interesting week.  After the training, I will be heading back to work to close down the building and then to do all of the "extra curricular" activities that I have.  I also will need to fit the new workout videos into my routine.  I think that will be an adventure in and of itself but we'll see...

Well my dear readers, I think I'm going to sign off for tonight.  I'm going to get things ready for the busy week ahead and to maybe get some lunch items together so it's one less thing to do each morning. I hope we all have opportunities to let our freak flags fly this week!  I know I'm going to make it a priority for myself!