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I'm wearing my perfume....   

Posted by triskele - Dec 21, 2014 - 9:23am
I'm wearing my perfume.

For some reason, things like perfume have always been things that I have "saved" to use once in a while, or on special occasions.

A silent tape in my head says that luxuries are not to be wasted or trifled away. 

I think I learned that from my parents, who were formed by the depression.  They lived through a time of overwhelming national lack and loss, and it became part of them.

I am sure that they imparted some of that type of sensibility into their children.

But you know what? 

Perfume goes bad. 

It does!  If it sits for years, the scent changes, it goes stale. 

It becomes something you throw away.

And what's the point of having something nice if I never use it? 

What's the point of not living my life fully every day, no matter what?

I have already learned a big lesson in this dance with cancer. 

I'm wearing my perfume.  On Saturdays.  When I am dressed in my sweats.

Because I love it, and it makes me feel good.

I'm using my expensive moisturizer. 

I'm sleeping as much as I can (sometimes with the help of prescribed medication..and I am giving myself permission to say THAT'S OKAY).

I'm stretching, and exercising, and eating well, and drinking lots of water, and breathing, and crying if I need to.

I need to nurture myself, nourish myself, and cherish myself. 

Not just now, AND NOT just because there's something unwelcome TEMPORARILY growing in my body... but always.

Because life is supposed to be lived.  Celebrated.  Enjoyed. Luxuriated - in.

It's a gift to use up before it goes stale....to experience, and wear with our sweats on Saturdays.

Happy Solstice...happy new chapter to all of my loved ones, blood and chosen.  May we all learn big lessons that improve our lives in the new year.
17 comments on this journal entry.
BlueBird2014

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Location: United States
Posted: Mar 5, 2015 - 6:02pm
{#Group-hug}
LennytheB
Patriot Guard Rider
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Location: beyond the 7th sun
Posted: Jan 23, 2015 - 9:22pm
You made me smile. That is something I do not take lightly.
edieraye

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Posted: Jan 10, 2015 - 7:15pm
{#Yes}
triskele

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Location: The Dragons' Roost
Posted: Dec 24, 2014 - 10:33am
 thank you, everyone....reveling in it...all of it......  (AND I just bought myself a new bottle of a new favorite, because my free sample was all used up!  Estee Lauder's Pleasures....love it!)
kurtster

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Location: drifting
Posted: Dec 23, 2014 - 10:16am
{#Clap}  {#Cheers}
ScottN
We're all riders on this train
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Location: Half inch above the K/T boundary
Posted: Dec 23, 2014 - 8:38am
{#Good-vibes}  {#Wave}
swell_sailor
Eternal
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Location: The Gorge
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 - 8:48pm

mmmmmmmmm
oldviolin
ab origine
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Location: esse quam videri
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 - 5:16pm
{#Good-vibes}
Steely_D
Angular banjoes sound good to me.
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Location: Biscayne Bay
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:37pm
Our version of this: let's use the good china! Why is it in the cabinet?
Coaxial
Shine On.
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Location: 543 miles west of Paradis,1491 miles east of Paradise
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 - 11:20am
{#Clap}Excellent. So many of us have put things off for far too long...If you can, do...That's my new motto. Sending positive vibes your way.
miamizsun

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Location: (3261.3 Miles SE of RP)
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 - 9:55am
go for it

use it up before it gets old

{#Cheers}

when my dad passed we went through some of his stuff and found "unopened and unused" nice cologne, boxer shorts, monogrammed socks and hankies, etc.

daddy-o what were you saving this for?
meower

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Location: i believe, i believe, it's silly, but I believe
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 - 4:38am
kick it sister!
BlueHeronDruid

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Location: planting flowers
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 - 1:31am
Hell YEAH you are!
AliGator
Je m'en branle
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Posted: Dec 21, 2014 - 10:59pm
Thanks for the reminder, Paula.  

I think I'll wear a pair of my "dressy" earrings tomorrow. And use my "fancy" French body oil. 

(PS: You're gonna kick cancer's ass.) 
helenofjoy
What Day Is This?
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Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Posted: Dec 21, 2014 - 5:48pm
Yes!  And some perfumes actually stay really really nice for many many years!  Some of the oldest were made with better ingredients than they use now - finer oils, and they last and last.  So you can still wear it long into your 80's!  And I expect you will!  {#Good-vibes}
Alexandra
Living with passion
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Location: PNW
Posted: Dec 21, 2014 - 10:01am
Hear, hear, sistah. Words of wisdom to live by.
Steely_D
Angular banjoes sound good to me.
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Location: Biscayne Bay
Posted: Dec 21, 2014 - 9:59am
ABSOLUTELY