Ever think to yourself ‘Ugh, I might be a little too much for this crowd?’ Happens to me E.V.E.R.Y.D.A.Y!
People, I love refinishing furniture and painting flowers pots. I dig the sh*t out of planting a garden and canning a harvest. Few things make me happier than DIYing my home improvement projects (especially the ones I start while my husband it out of town and unaware….), but you know what I love the most? The thing that rocks my boat like tidal wave of joy? Being myself.
It sounds all clichéy and I get that but, holy hell, when you are as unrefined as I can be, sometimes being yourself is just not a freaking option. It’s not like I’m hanging out at church with a cigarette dangling from my lips (but I do miss smoking BAD). I'm not a serial killer (yet). All that being considered, I can be a touch rougher than what most people find socially acceptable. Honestly, I’m okay with that. My husband rolls his eyes regularly and I try to behave for the most part, but what really lights my fire is when I can just relax and let me be me. When I come across that special group of kindred heathens that welcomes my let-it-all-hang-out-self shine, I know I'm among true friends.
As a business owner, I try to keep my inner voice oh so quiet, but she has a way of creeping up occasionally. Business coaches will tell you that you should just be yourself (#authentic). Do they really know what they’re saying to me? Maybe we all have this inner voice that commentates our daily travels and spouts a dialog that my good ole granny would not approve of. Maybe I’m just one of a million. Possibly there is hope for my snarky humor, a proverbial light at the end of the tunnel of good behavior.
Ah, maybe I’ll let her out a little more from time to time. She’s kinda funny, in a sassy, b*itchy way. Or, maybe I’m a little too much for this crowd…I guess we’ll find out.