Simple Abundance Exercise

[bloodsong1]

Scene: Window seat. Sarah is in blue pajamas with shopping motif pants. She's staring out at the garden. True Blue walks in, wearing a black A line skirt with a cream top and a simple gold choker.

"Grace Kelly? Really?"

What? She was the epitome of Elegant Fashionista with Verve.

"She was also a princess."

Meh. Princesses have none of the power and all of the obligations. Being a princess would suck. I already AM a Queen, in my own pocket universe at least. I'm not looking for royalty. I'm looking for elegance. I'm looking for charm. I'm looking for ways to repair my Secret Garden. You look STUNNING.

"This is pretty much what your roadmap preaches to begin with."

I know, but I wanted to find a visual, something I can reference. Since I can't find any virtual garden programs for a Mac that isn't a stupid game, I've decided to use a really old and tired out cliche and write about it.

"Rags to Riches?"

Journey of self discovery by temporarily living a Lady's life.

"How do you keep them down on the farm after they've seen Paree?"

With a strong imagination and basic common sense. The roadmap suggests checking out the roads not traveled. Might as well go all the way.

"A gardener and a social butterfly?"

A gardener, a craft person, a financially secure woman who opens her heart and her garden and her house to her friends and family. She won't give handouts, she tolerates fools and greed not at all, she respects and guards privacy, and she has that warm aura.

"Don't you already have that?"

A warm aura? I suppose. I've been told I have the "Mom smell" and I'm very trustworthy with children and I'm amazingly strong and a wonderful girlfriend. Sarah shrugs. I'm looking forward to the research. I love looking at pretty things.

"Doesn't feel like the worst kind of self indulgence?"

Wolf criticized my Highlander story because of how I wrote myself, a princess in a tower being taken care of. He wanted me to be a woman who stood on her own two feet. Well, I've done that. I'm still doing it. I've earned the right to take care of myself in a luxurious fantasy.

"You're doing that with your Sailor Moon/Inuyasha story."

Yes, but I want something more realistic. More possible. I don't want to BE Grace Kelly. I want to...expand on her style for myself. I want to dream about being wealthy and having the time to do whatever I want without worrying about money or children or boyfriends. I want to be a Witch living alone with two cats and a bunch of gardens and travel the world.

"Win the lottery?"

Sure. Win the lottery.

Comments

[chezelliott.livejournal.com]

Grace Kelly was born well-to-do, but she was not born a princess. She is a totally acceptable role model.

[bloodsong1.livejournal.com]

I know. I've been researching her since yesterday. Her family encouraged her acting, she became Princess of Monaco by marriage and she protected her children from the paparazzi fiercely. She also died from a stroke. Granted, the stroke triggered the car crash, but you can see how that would resonate with me. May I look as good at 50 as she did.