Spring into a New Step
It’s officially Spring, and I must say, FINALLY! In literary terms, Spring usually signifies the birth of a new person (metaphorically of course) or a chance to start fresh. This is not only because the flowers are beginning to bloom and the dead ground is coming back to life, but because of the numerous cleansing spring showers. In the spirit of Spring, I decided I wanted to start fresh. Create a new Chelsea for Spring.
I pretty much take the opportunity to change a bit at every turning point holiday/event (New Years, Spring, My Birthday, etc.), but I’m not sure I ever change much. Sure I’ve developed pricey green tea habit since the on set of 2008, and last Spring I bought a plethora of leggings (Trend follower? Me? Never…) We always have a grand idea of the person we want to be, and how we want to appear to ourselves and others, but when we look in the mirror have we actually changed? It’s so hard to tell.
I know what you’ll all say, “just be happy with yourself,” good advice, sure enough, but I bore easily and creating different characters to play if only for a moment using fashion, beauty, art, writing, music, or whatever medium you’d like is just so much fun.
So, for Spring I’d like to: find the perfect brown platform sandal (lofty right), start listening to more new bands (any suggestions?), not give into the colored wayfarer trend, cut back on the number of fashion magazines I buy (probably not going to happen, but the habit is getting expensive), and dress more like a flapper/hippie/harem girl/grandpa. So there you have it, my random Spring goals which may or may not transform me into a person slightly different than I am now.
What are you going to do for Spring?
Photo Credit: Italian Marie Claire -October 2002 (Model: Liberty Ross)
