Funk Be Gone

posted 22nd October 2009    Written by: Marisa    CATEGORY: All Posts, Marisa, Quarterlife Crisis, Season 1, What I've Learned

Marisa's Supercute DressThey had dresses on sale. I was a goner, plain and simple.

Anthropolgie has always been a weakness of mine. I never really buy anything there because of my budget-food, bills and rent before anything else-but still, I visit whenever I go to Powell’s so I can daydream and possible get inspired for new, inexpensive sewing projects.

Yesterday was needed. I’ve been in a funk lately, the kind where I haven’t heard anything from any job that I’ve applied to in the last month, a funk with being anti-social with the world and a funk where I feel unattractive, gross and sad.

This is when I know Powell’s is needed; it’s my cure of sorts. But after getting off that Streetcar and seeing the store Anthropologie with it’s beautiful display windows and gorgeous clothing taunting me, I had to go in and take a quick peek.

Like I said, they had dresses on sale. I was a goner.

And even though I was in my usual sweatshirt, jeans and flats funk outfit, I forced myself to try on those dresses. Sometimes you just need to force yourself out of that lame comfort zone. I picked four to try on: black, floral, blue and plaid. It’s also fun to know that you can count on the sales staff there to compliment-whether or not it’s sincere and true, who knows, but it works and I definitely needed to hear it. I picked the latter, a black, gray and white plaid dress that had retro Mad Men theme shirt-dress.

It made me feel like a million dollars. It fit in every right spot, tucked things away, and made me feel amazing. You can’t beat that. Even the sales girls wanted me to wear it out of the store.

So I did. And I’ve never gotten so many compliments from random strangers. Talk about a confidence boost. But sometimes we need that.

We need that injection of confidence in one area of life because it spreads to other things in life and even to other people.

I’m definitely excited and happy I bought that dress. My bank account is pleased as well.

And I know just where to wear it! There’s a Portland independent fashion designer showcase at the Ace Hotel Sunday evening and I’m going. Music, fashion and food-yes! Russian Red is tagging along too.

Funk be gone.

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