Monday, July 28, 2014

A New Me: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself

Bonjour Beauties!
Everyone experiences hardships in their lives. It's simply a part of being a human being. We all have experienced a lost friend, a death of someone you're close to, an illness, a big fight, or a breakup. These things are hard, but the most wonderful part is when they end. When you see the little light at the end of the tunnel or you finally feel like you can breath again. Most of us, at the end of a hard time, want to change. Ourselves, our outlook, our relationships. We want a fresh start.
I tend to do this a lot. Start over. Not because I'm over dramatic about bad things that happening to me and not because I have so much bad that I need to change all the time, its because its my way of letting go. That being said, I'm kind of a pro at the 'reinvention of me' thing. So I came up with a list of tips and tricks to starting over and reinventing yourself, hopefully they help you out!

1. Redecorate- Changing the environment you live in is so important. You don't need to tear apart your room and paint and all of those things, just move some furniture around, add some new wall art, buy a new little pillow for your bed, find some DIY's online and change up your bedroom with cute crafts! If you can't change your room at all maybe opt for just a deep cleaning, dust, vacuum,clear out trash, just so you feel better in the space you are in. I do this by creating collages of things from magazines and hanging up pictures and letters and small things that make me happy.

2. Find a new hobby- For me it was this blog, but it can be ANYTHING. Sewing, drawing, singing, playing an instrument, a new sport, collecting things, the world is your oyster and you can do anything. If you think you aren't very good at something just remember that you get better with practice. Do you think Michael Jordan was shooting three pointers the first time he picked up a basketball? Was Einstein a math genius when he first started his times tables? Were the Beatles amazing musicians the first time they played together? No. Being good takes work, so don't refrain from doing something just because you are scared you won't be good at it. 

3.  Change your wardrobe- Donate your old clothes and buy new ones. They don't have to be expensive and you don't need to buy a new closet in a day, just slowly rebuild your wardrobe by buying a piece here and there, getting hand-me-downs from friends, and if you are a super crafty person you can even make your own.

4. Change your hair- Dye it, cut it, shave it, dreadlock it, get a perm, whatever you want. As small as it may seem changing your hair can give you a new outlook and can make you feel ten times better. Just remember, hair grows back so whatever you do isn't permanent! 

5. Get rid of reminders- If it is a breakup you are recovering from (breakup is not specific to a significant other, it could be a friendship, or even a family member you need to cut off from) then this means throwing away letters, notes, gifts, deleting pictures, texts and phone numbers, so you can feel free and not have anything you might come across and have sudden feelings of sadness and regret.

Good luck on the road to change!

Bisous,
Emily and Liana (Limly)

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