When did things start to shift?
Was it when I left my corporate job?
Turned 50? 59?
Lost my parents?
Watched my daughter move to another state?
Or maybe it was deciding to take a big, scary leap and open a boutique, a coffee + wine bar—a dream that felt wildly personal and wildly risky.
Life keeps handing us moments that make us pause.
Sometimes it may look like grief.
Sometimes transition.
Sometimes joy and fear combined together.
And in the middle of it all, we don’t always notice the quiet ways we stop showing up for ourselves.
For me, it started with throwing on a T-shirt and shorts every day—just getting by.
Function over feeling.
Comfort over care.
It wasn’t wrong… but it wasn’t me.
Then one day, I slipped on a summer dress.
Added earrings.
Did my hair.
Not for an event. Not for anyone else. Just to see what would happen.
And it worked.
It sounds small. Maybe even silly.
But that little moment—it shifted something.
I remembered what it felt like to see myself again.
So this is your nudge:
Pick one day.
Put on the outfit you’ve been saving.
Add a piece of jewelry.
Wear it at home if you want to.
Not because you have somewhere to be—but because you’re worth showing up for.
Even on the quiet days.
Especially on the quiet days.
You’re still in there.
We “cYou.” 💕
