yesterday and i played hooky. from 4:00 to 7:00, i threw caution to the wind and ignored all responsible voices in my head, not that there are that many, and only obeyed the fun voices, of which there are VERY many. i spent money, buying frivolous luxuries like eye shadow and yet another cardigan (except cardigans are never frivolous. they are my secret source of power), ate delicious and fattening food, and drank a martini at 4pm, before a rehearsal no less!

it was wonderful.

i have to say that every dime was well spent. every calorie enjoyed immensely. naturally, these 3 hours should have been spent working out, starting laundry, making my usual rabbit food at home, saving money and, of course, practicing. but i loathe and despise the word SHOULD. if i should have done those things, i would have done those things. in all honesty, i should have treated myself, because that's what i did. don't we really know ourselves by now, after all those oprah episodes and self-help books? didn't i know that those 3 hours were going to be so good for me? i must have known, because i'm sitting here in my adorable cardigan and my lavender and gold eyelids, writing about the joy of that choice. so it must have been the right thing.

my advice for the day: stop shoulda coulda woulda-ing and just make the right decisions for yourself. define what right is for you and only you. it may not be what suzie ormand recommends, but she doesn't know you.