Adopt a signature color... My signature color is orange. It makes me happy, and I wear a lot of it. I've even had friends tell me, "I'm wearing orange in your honor today!"
Step2
Cultivate your sense of humor and fun!! Life is way too short to not have fun. Leave work at work and do things that excite you. It's perfectly acceptable for adults to play. Go roller skating or ice skating... finger paint... Watch nothing but comedy shows... Do whatever pleases you!
Step3
Once in a while, speak with an accent. My favorites are a Southern accent (best when quoting dialogue from Steel Magnolias) and a British accent (but I only sound authentic if I say "a lil spot of tea") or...skip down the street and sing loudly.
Step4
Develop you interests--READ!!! We all have interests that we put on the back burner and forget about. As adults it's so easy to think that life is all about work and duty. Chores will wait... Sit down with a margarita and read about Italian opera or Dutch painters... Take an acting class... Enroll in piano lessons.
Step5
Meet new and exciting people... It's okay to talk to strangers (sorry Mom) if they seem safe. Of course, you should be smart and trust your instincts...but we don't live in a vacuum. We all need connections with people who share our passions and interests. Find your new best friend at the age of 40-- Go on...It's okay!
Step6
Learn to have good conversation... Take a literature class or writing class or join Toastmaster' s General. Learn to talk about your interests in a way that interests others. While you're at it, try to develop your vocabulary.
Step7
Let life excite you! If you're always bored, I'm sorry, but you must be a boring person. Who can be bored when this world has so much to offer. We have information and ideas at our fingertips...literally. Get out of your chair and take a walk. Go into a store you've never shopped in before... Listen to new music... Discover new things!
Step8
Look in the mirror every morning and greet your Absolutely Fabulous Self!!!
Tips & Warnings
Create your own destiny
Try to say Yes and NO when you want to say Yes and No--don't let guilt or expectation make you do things you don't want to do!
At least once a day, do something just for you!
Absolutely Fabulous people attract other Absolutely Fabulous people--you might OD on Fabulousness... I doubt it!!!
Divas of the Dam--Queen's Day, 2007 Amsterdam
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Comments
grouch said
on 12/20/2007 If you find that you just can't cut loose spend the day with someone under the age of 5. You may just see life from a different angle.