Living Colorfully at Home
I believe my girlfriends are experiencing this too. Bright lipsticks, pops of bright hair color, and hair extensions all worn for their own enjoyment. Last week, for example, I wore a bright red lipstick with a tight, stretchy, light blue velvet dress. To finish off the ensemble, I wore socks and my blue animal print Dansko clogs. Take that, fashion police! I did end up wearing that dress to a friend’s outdoor birthday party later, sans socks and clogs. I guess I do have some fashion principles.
To get another perspective on what’s going on, I asked Karl for his equivalent of this self expression. I love asking Karl questions like this because he gets this look on his face like,“Oh no, what are you going to ask me?” He’s such a good sport though and always helps me out.
His answer surprised me. I didn’t expect him to say, “Yeah, I too am wearing bright colors.” But, I was hoping he would uncover some mystery about men in his answer. Instead, he said that getting stuff done on his to-do list was his self expression. He had tasks on his list that were months and even years old, and being at home had enabled him to knock down his list. Some of the tasks involved learning a new skill or gathering information before he could complete it. And some of the tasks didn’t work out like he had planned or they took much longer than expected. The glowing and colorful feelings of achievement and success were his equivalent (my interpretation of his response.)
In the end, we have something in common. Upholding unimportant and arbitrary rules or not completing a to-do list takes up mental energy. Being at home has allowed us to do things that feel good and shed the guilt. Goodbye limitations. Hello living!
To get another perspective on what’s going on, I asked Karl for his equivalent of this self expression. I love asking Karl questions like this because he gets this look on his face like,“Oh no, what are you going to ask me?” He’s such a good sport though and always helps me out.
His answer surprised me. I didn’t expect him to say, “Yeah, I too am wearing bright colors.” But, I was hoping he would uncover some mystery about men in his answer. Instead, he said that getting stuff done on his to-do list was his self expression. He had tasks on his list that were months and even years old, and being at home had enabled him to knock down his list. Some of the tasks involved learning a new skill or gathering information before he could complete it. And some of the tasks didn’t work out like he had planned or they took much longer than expected. The glowing and colorful feelings of achievement and success were his equivalent (my interpretation of his response.)
In the end, we have something in common. Upholding unimportant and arbitrary rules or not completing a to-do list takes up mental energy. Being at home has allowed us to do things that feel good and shed the guilt. Goodbye limitations. Hello living!
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