On Embracing Change

 There are lots of little tricks to help you embrace changes in your life. I’ve heard meditation really helps relive stress, and sometimes people turn unhealthy alternatives like eating, or drinking more. I have a healthy suggestion that might actually surprise you. The change could be something big, like moving to a new city, or small, like a new season. This is my little, silly trick on helping me embrace my new circumstances in life.

     Once a change occurs, I like to get rid of my old perfume and buy a new one. That may sound frivolous, but I find it can change my outlook and make me feel like a “new woman.” This also goes for men. Changing your cologne is likely going to do the same thing, but in a more manly, suave sort of way. My scent is what I smell all day, and it can create an impression with others if they happen to walk by and smell it.

     Now, before we go on, I must say that I am not someone who sprays the whole bottle on me in one go. I never spay more than two spritzes if I don’t need to. I think it’s much classier to have a scent that only you and those near you can smell. Too many times I walk on the street and can actually smell perfume or cologne from a car driving by (I kid you not). It’s as though people weren’t sure if anyone else would smell it, so they sprayed it on fifty more times for good measure.

     Back to the point; when I smell new and fresh, it can definitely alter my mood. I somehow feel like I am more prepared for what the world will throw my way, and it makes me looser, lighter, and more confident. It makes me feel like I was previously a Debbie Downer, and now, with my new perfume, I have been transformed into a Beyonce. I’m a sassy diva, and no one can stop me. That being said, all sassy divas still need coffee to fully transform into their true sassy selves. Needing coffee does not make you less of a divalicious sasseroo, I promise.

    There are some very affordable scents out there too. I’m not saying you should spend sixty bucks if you can’t. Personally, I just started wearing an Adidas fragrance which is really nice and light for spring, but also quite affordable. If you’re not too sure what to try, and want my advice, I would suggest Fruity Rhythm and Natural Vitality. Or the pink and purple ones if that’s a more helpful description.  If you’re a man looking for a new cologne that will make you smell like a beefy man cake, maybe try Adidas Ice Dive. I’ve never smelt it, but the name is freakin’ sick!

     Even if you’ve never tried this tactic before, go for it. It’s worth trying because you have nothing to lose, and you can gain a great new scent! If you have to go through change, major or small, you might as well slightly reinvent yourself in a fun, harmless way, right?