#73 lady

Look what arrived at my door step today.



I decided to make the jump
from my half-hearted, wear it only on tuesdays, .27 ounce, roll-on perfume to the we-should-probably-exchange-vows, 4 ounce, spray version after

(a.) eric told me it made me smell "powerful."
yes, i got power-hungry.
he also said it made me smell "yummy" but that didn't inspire me as much. I'd rather smell like a president than an oreo.


(b.) a woman came into my shop with a good-smelling perfume and, no lie, turned my day around. I even told her so. she smelled like sunshine and daffodils. it was a beautiful moment. smelling good is a kind, thoughtful thing to do, i found out.


(c.) my stunningly kind-hearted boss, Jill, gifted me a surprise "thank you" gift card. yes, out of the blue. for a girl who relies heavily on encouragement, that was like a blood transfusion to a wounded and dying solider. Or like a big cup of orange juice right after you wake up. or the sunshine finally breaking out from behind that impossibly-massive and cursed-slow-moving cloud.



(d.) i read the short paragraph on the packaging [see below]. I want to be graceful! and evidently,lucky for me, refining your character is only half the battle. you also need to smell like you mean it! right? yes! It's not perfume. It's an attitude.

such a pretty little duo.

yes.


amazing grace
philosophy: how you climb up the mountain is just as important as how you get down the mountain. and so it is with life, which for many of us becomes one big gigantic test followed by one big gigantic lesson. in the end, it all comes down to one word. grace. it's how you accept winning with losing, good luck and bad luck, the darkness and the light.

-via the box for AG.