THIS may not happen every day!
Alright, I’m very, very excited. Have you ever written something–a blog post, a comment, an email, a letter–and thought, this is what I really think and I don’t care if it get’s me rejected or flamed or ridiculed? Well, for me, one of those moments was when I wrote the post, Save Money, Change Your Definition of Attractive.
When I posted that topic, I thought people would quite possibly mock me, disagree, but that I still wanted to put it out in the wold. People seemed to take it quite well–at least the people who read this blog . . . a certain segment of the population that I find likely to want to question life around them. So I was safe in my own little blog bubble.
And then, I got this crazy idea: to submit it to a blog carnival. Not a not to an extreme frugal blog carnival, not to a non-conformist, fringe-type carnival. . .
to the Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival.
And it got in.
I’m happy to see my own quirky little post out there in a larger world. I’m’ not saying that my ideas need to be accepted into the mainstream to count–but I just love the idea of a new understanding of what is beautiful making some headway in our society–one that doesn’t include losing 30 pounds in 30 days or laser hair removal. But hey, I hail from Southern California–so maybe I see the world differently.
I was also pleased to find that some of the other articles in the carnival were not exactly what I expected. . .(although some were–hey, we can’t all agree!)
Jersey Mom–Thanks! since it’s one of my all time favorites, I’m quite pleased! And I also love the fact that you seem to be awake some of the same hours I am! The time change between the US and France often means most comments come in the next day–for me anyhow!
And I agree, since beauty is subjective, why not just feel beautiful, declare victory and move on–without the cost of gym memberships, cosmetics or cosmetic surgery!
Congratulations! It’s a great feeling to see your writing well-received.
By the way, scientifically, my kids are the cutest.;)
Aggie–thanks. And I’m glad that you’ve been able to scientifically determine the cuteness of your children. My MIL was complaining that one of her friends always says her grand children are geniuses . . . I told MIL that her grandchildren would be geniuses too.
I felt much more positive about that post until I walked the streets of Austin during SXSW. There were wayyyyy too many people that looked to be carrying lice or fleas or some ungodly disease from a third world country. Where’s the firehose when you need it?
Hickchick–hah! I’ve never been to SXSW (or to Austin) but I assume it’s something like Seattle’s Bumbershoot music festival (yay!). And I have to agree with you–not that SXSW attendees are dirty, but that bathing and cleanliness is uber-important. There is such a thing as going too far–at least for me. In fact, I had myself a little bit of a rant on that topic a while back after I read about a British journalist deciding not to bathe for 6 weeks (not even with water!!!!). It was an experiment to see if she could live without spending 2000 pounds a year on beauty products. That annoyed me because it’s kind of like saying we have to choose between spending on a bunch of silly and expensive creams, makeups etc and being dirty. What’s wrong with a little soap, I ask? But instead of ranting again, here’s the link:
http://www.simplelifeinfrance.com/2010/02/false-choices-in-frugality-lotions-and-potions-versus-filth-and-rejection/
I’m happy for you and like that post as well!
Beauty really is a subjective thing. For example, I think I look fine w/o makeup and the newest fashion. Someone else may look at me and think I look homely… I think my kids are the cutest in the world; other moms think their kids are the cutest. =)