HAPPY OCTOBER

It's finally fall in Texas and enjoying the cooler temperatures has really encouraged me to let my hair down.  And by down, I mean off.  The true essence of freedom is walking into the salon of someone you trust and having them grab their scissors to relieve you of your nine inch ponytail.  This is pretty much the way it went down last week when I walked into Mirror Mirror and the capable hands of Martha Lynn Kale, salon owner and longtime friend.  It felt freaking amazing.  For your viewing pleasure, I decided to take a snap shot of the leftovers:

The joy in this experience was the rare freedom that comes in knowing exactly what you want, and the luck of having good friends and allies to help facilitate that decision, evolution, or change.   As the world's worst salon client (since my last hair cut, Martha Lynn created, gestated, and birthed a baby and is already back at work), I know I'm lucky to have someone like her in town. She is excellent at what she does, but definitely gets that beauty is more than skin deep.  What a great reminder that taking care of yourself, even when all of your resources feel taxed, is still an efficient use of time:  The energy and pleasure I've gotten from those two hours has been endless.

What is inspiring you this month?  Here's the short list from my end:

These shoes. Joanna Goddard swears they can make anyone look French.

This movie.  The tagline: Get Pitch Slapped.  Does it get any better?

These clothes.  A girl can dream

And this book .  Maybe a bit too woo woo for some, but hey, it's where I'm at right now.

Hope you have a wonderful and inspired October.  Minus yesterday, it's shaping up to be most excellent on my end.  Ever the optimist, instead of being 1 for 2, I'm counting that as one-half of a great month so far.