December 19th, 2007
You’re browsing racks of clothes, trying to find just the right outfit for an upcoming event. You wade through aisle after aisle, amassing a good selection to choose from. Then you haul it all into the dressing room and start trying it on for size. This one’s too big. That one is too tight up top. The other needs to come in a few inches in the waist. And with some luck you’ll eventually emerge with a piece that fits just right.
We can use that as a metaphor to better understand how I test out ideas, behaviors, and attitudes. I like to try them on, view them from different angles, and walk around in them a little (privately) before making a decision. Figuring out what works and what doesn’t, adjusting from there to find the perfect fit. Once in a while, I’ll let someone inside my dressing room to provide a second opinion. Woe be it unto them.
Often I don’t give warning. When wrestling with an issue, I’ll just throw concepts out there to seek feedback and study reactions. Those poor people closest to me have trouble at times figuring out whether I’m simply trying something on, or if I bought it. And bless them for trying. Maybe some day I’ll be able to slow the flurry of thoughts enough to first let people know when I’m headed into the dressing room.
Entry Filed under: Atomic Bombshell, Completely Girlie, The Black Hole
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Nanette | December 19th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Ha, ha! I imagine you just bursting out of the dressing room and saying to your shopping companion, “Whatdya think of this?!?!?!?”
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Hilly | December 19th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
I’m like that too. People that know me well have stopped questioning what is going on and they just go with the madness, bless ‘em.
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Kimberly | December 20th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
I only go alone. It’s hard enough to be honest with myself when I am by myself… I do not need an audience. That comes later
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Peggy | December 20th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
I wish I could practice that type of constraint. I let my immediate feelings carry me.
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Bonita in Pink | December 26th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
I do that to my hubby. I think it drives him mad. He always says “Looks good! But wear what makes YOU feel better.” Which brings me back to square one. Boo… LoL
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soapbox.SUPERSTAR | January 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 am
I wish I practiced more “trying on” also. I also wished that your feed worked in my feed reader, or that it showed that you updated in my blogroll. *sigh*
I envy how in-tune you are with yourself!
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Smizzo | January 7th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Psst. Oprah details. Por favor.
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