I have been happily married for almost 28 years and like I mentioned before have 3 daughters who I've raised and put through university. My youngest, Nina will be graduating from UBC Vancouver May 2014 and my twins Emily & Sarah graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2012. Not to shabby Alma maters to have in today's world! When Nina left for school I was afforded some time without having to play mommy, a staring role I am very proud to have, but it was nice to feel like that character was going to be getting less stage time. So far that hasn't been the case and I'm having a difficult time with this new kind of mothering role. I've also neglected to mention that I'm a preschool teacher without a class. I chose to leave my teaching position to take a break and see what other things life had to offer, the same time my twins moved back home from college, BIG mistake!!! Its been 2 years since they have come home and it doesn't look like they will be trying to make it on their own anytime soon. Don't get me wrong, I love my girls and am proud of all they have accomplished but it is so very hard to find a productive rhythm. All of my usual habits have been disrupted and sometimes it makes life very very challenging!
However I found that if you have the right sunglasses it can be an instant mood lifter!
I was feeling kinda down due to some squabbling at home (que paragraph one) so I decided to channel the beautifull and stylish acting icon Greta Garbo. She plays the Russian ballerina in the academy award winning movie "Grand Hotel", where she famously says, in a fabulously tortured Russian accent, the line "I want to be alone"
I wanted to be alone too!
I threw on some grey jeans, a black T and my new black,pink&white asics, pony tailed my hair, glossed my lips with some Napoleon Perdis auto pilot lip service and covered my face with my prescription Ray Ban aviator sunglasses, and off I went! Since I wanted to be alone and was looking not very put together for my standards. I ended up at one of my favorite coffee shops off the beat and path. Thankfully it wasn't too busy when I arrived so I was able to have a booth to my self. The waitress came over immediately and greeted me with her beautiful youthful smile and took my coffee order, that's when it happened. Before she walked away this heaven sent girl says "I love your Ray Ban's, they are so chic and stylish!" It was an incredible pick me up! Of course I thanked her, as it was so unexpected considering my mood or maybe she could tell I wasn't a happy camper, either way it was perfectly timed. I think the ultimate compliment is when your told you have great style and though she was referring to my sunglasses it was perfect!
I have over the years collected several pairs of sunglasses, mostly Ray Ban's because they fit my face well and arent over priced. I've owned a couple of expensive "designer" pairs but they always made me feel like I was trying to hard to be fashionable. I've come to realise that my most fashionable/stylish moments come when I'm not trying at all. I think the trick to this is to surround your self with what looks good and makes you happy and never underestimate the power of great pair of sunglasses!
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