Hey, It's Okay

 I got this idea from Glamour magazine. You can link up any day of the week. All you have to do is make a list of what you're okay about. Simple! Please do not link up a post that has nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. It's rude and I'll delete the link.

HEY, IT'S OKAY....

.....to be excited that cooler weather is FINALLY coming to Texas later this week. It's going to dip into the 50s. I can FINALLY wear my sweatshirts.

......to be watching the new Carrie series on Prime Video. It's pretty good. I read the book years ago and watched the movie with Sissy Spacek. This one is set in current times, so you have the aspect of cyber bullying as well. 

......to be glad that the majority of people seem to agree that Christopher Columbus discovered nothing. (The Vikings had always landed where he arrived 500 years prior...and hello, indigenous people had been there for centuries.)

......to be eager to read Collin Gosselin's book In The Shadow Of Eight: Surviving The Reality Of My Childhood. I watched Jon and Kate Plus 8, and it seemed obvious that Kate had some issues. In the book, Collin is raw & open about what he experienced--and how his own mother tossed him into an institution. 

.....to not care what is in Diet Coke. I drink it daily. And I wear while awesome Diet Coke socks while doing it. 

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Let's Be Creepy Ladies

 Sometimes girls might want to be a princess for Halloween.

Other times they might want to be Pennywise:

My daughter has been both. Some years she wore beautiful frilly dresses. 

And then there was this year:

She says she has the most fun being spooky. There's something powerful about making another human screech:

I've always told my daughter she can wear whatever she wants. She was always surprised when some of her friends' parents refused to let their girls be a deranged clown. I reminded her that everyone is different, but that in OUR house, she was able to be this:

Or this Obsession costume:

Now, do these costumes startle me? Uh, yes. I've never been of fan of clowns and suddenly, here was my kid chasing me in full clown gear. 

But I am so happy my daughter feels comfortable being exactly who she is. 

I wouldn't have it any other way.

(Even though I might be frightened.)

Hey, It's Okay

I got this idea from Glamour magazine. You can link up any day of the week. All you have to do is make a list of what you're okay about. Simple! Please do not link up a post that has nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. It's rude and I'll delete the link.

HEY, IT'S OKAY....

......to have put out the inside Halloween decor. I hope to bring the outside stuff out sometime this week. 

......to be seeing Natalie this weekend. We have been watching Dawson's Creek, and Pacey just kissed Joey, so Natalie needs to see what happens next. (Obviously I know. I loved the show as a teen.)

......to have finished Love You More by Emily Giffin. It's about Billie, who just engaged. Then her first love calls with devastating news and she has to return to the area where she grew up. Will old feelings stir? Or will Billie realize she's outgrown her former home? I've always liked Emily's novels and this one was a sweet & cozy read. 

......to think the world needs more kindness. October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender History Month. It's always a beautiful thing when people can be their authentic selves and live their truth. It's always heartbreaking when people do not comprehend this. 

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