I’m still a newbie to the blog world and Rainy Day Diva is the definitely the little blog that could. For those of you who are just finding your way here, I welcome you. Rainy Day Diva is not your typical beauty blog. We talk makeup. fragrance, style and trends, but we also add some inspiration, motivation, and a few of my observations. I will mention celebrities on occasion, but don’t expect to get the latest on Little Growl or Young Geezer. I do not claim to be an authority on all things fabulous. I’m living and learning like everyone else. My goal is to add a little refreshment to your day and maybe even your life. Rainy Day Diva is about balance, not a quest for perfection and not becoming a “make-do” woman either. It is about setting a standard so that you don’t lose yourself in your circumstances.
Speaking of circumstances, I had to catch a flight for a business meeting last week. A 5 a.m. flight is the only one that would give me just enough time to change and chill before a noon meeting, can you believe that? Anyway, since I had to be at the airport in the wee hours of the morning I was tempted to rock some jeans and sneaks, but I remembered what an executive stated at a conference I attended a couple of years ago: When you travel for business always travel as if you could walk directly from the plane into the boardroom. So, against my natural inclinations, I dressed for work, makeup, suit and all. Guess what happened? Technical difficulties, 2 hour delay, missed my connection and arrived at the hotel at exactly 11:45-fifteen minutes before the meeting. And who did I see standing in the hotel lobby? Several execs including my VP and co-workers. Wasn’t I glad that I wasn’t toting a raggedy duffle bag, wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and some Saturday morning clean-the-house jeans? You know the ones. We are talking fashion meets office politics 101.
Later I spoke with a friend who had gone to a job interview in the a.m. only to see the person that interviewed her for the job at the gym in the p.m. She was so glad that she had invested in some cute, matching work out gear–not a holey shirt and some stretched out lycra. Can you imagine how that would have killed her interview image?
Have you ever had one of those “Whew!” moments? Or maybe it was more of an “Aw,man”?
Today’s Quote:
Prepare for rainy days, don’t create them.
-RDD