On Spring, Pink and Changes

Hey Ragers and Ragettes!!!  I am sorry for not posting recently.  Work and life has been manic!  I am in a superbly fab mood!  I think that spring has sprung here in St Helens.  The sun is shining, there is a soft breeze filtering through and the lads at work are all wearing shorts, which is good in some ways and bad in others!

So today I am wearing a my turquoise off the shoulder batwing top, skinny jeans, turquoise accessories and my vintage turquoise peep toe sling backs stilettos.  It’s a good outfit today.  I am pleased with it! 

A quick shout out to Suzanne.  She is not feeling very well and has a chest infection.  Please get better, Suzanne!!!!!

I love spring.  It is my favourite season of all time.   The sun comes out, winter jumpers go back and sandals come out.  And I always mark spring with getting a pedicure.  (my feet are in a right state now!!!!!  Thank God my toes have some paint on the nails.  I need to book in!)  Plus the introduction of my favourite types of clothing...maxi skirts and the most forgiving piece of clothing.....maxi dresses!!!!!!   Thank heavens!  I love maxi dresses.  No matter how much you eat or drink they still make you look like a summer goddess!!!  I also want to try and find Capri pants.  Keeping with the 1950’s vintage vibe, paired with a simple vest or a cute blouse, it’s a look that I love!

I decided to try something new this spring....experiment with different colours.  As you remember, the fabulous Suzanne advised me to go for block colours.  I have embraced this.  I have started wearing more....pink!!!  Yes, you read that right....I Betty Rage, the lover of red has started to embrace pink. 

I am rocking a neon pink, glittery shellac manicure (my nails are now strong, a nice length so the acrylics have come off...it’s easier for me to type.  I go through stages of liking acrylics and my own natural nails.  I have made a pact to start going for my nails being more natural.), I bought a fuchsia pink top and I tried my new fuchsia pink lippy (Melted Candy) from Too Faced....fabulous colour!!!  I love it!!  Embracing pink has been quite liberating.  It is more spring friendly, I think.  So this spring I will be mainly wearing more bold colours and going for bold manicure and pedicure colours.  I have to be careful though with colours like orange and yellow.  I couldn’t wear an orange or yellow dress.  But I could wear a blue dress and have yellow or orange accessories.  I am going to start playing with that sort of style. 

That’s why I like spring.  For me, it is a time to be more daring with colours.  I also think of spring as a time to be like a butterfly.  Try new things.

For example, I decided to be a bit more bold and I ended up getting a nose piercing!!!  I didn’t go for the cattle looking one, just a subtle nose stud.  Everyone says that it looks cute.  I have ordered a silver hoop to replace the stud when it heals.  The great thing about piercings is that they heal.  Yea, my nose ring will come out at some point but I am going to enjoy it now.

My pixie cut is going well too.  I love it!!  This was the best thing that I have ever done.  It takes me 2 minutes to wash, I spray on conditioner when I am done, and it 5 minutes to style my hair.  I also don’t wash my hair as often.  Like today, I sprayed some dry shampoo in my roots, rubbed it in, blasted it with the hair dryer and voila!  It’s done!  I put a turquoise flower in my hair too.   Dead easy!  So that has given me more time to do my makeup.  I have a hair appointment this Saturday and I have asked my hairdresser if he can dye my hair fuchsia....I know, that is a bit wild.  But it’s got to be tried!  After all it is spring!

I have now settled into a winning routine with my workouts. My trainer and I have been working hard.  I am in a good place with my workouts.  4 days of cardio a week, 2 weight sessions with my trainer and Saturday yoga.  (I might actually throw in an extra cardio session on the Saturday morning before yoga.  I am toying with that idea....)  My measurements are going down and I am feeling confident that I will get to my goal. 

I did have a bit of a glitch with my workouts though.   I started running 5k’s each day and I ended up having a sore knee.   So I have been rocking a knee brace at the gym, I put some gel insoles in my running shoes and my cardio sessions have been an hour on the cross trainer.  A lot of calories are being burned and that’s the main thing.

Things are ticking over nicely.  It’s scary but I am feeling more settled and starting to enjoy life instead of looking for the pointless drama in other people’s lives.   That’s why I have limited my communication with Rita.  I am sick of being drawn into drama and bad choices when I am on the up. 

It’s about self preservation.   It’s hard when you are on board someone’s sinking ship of negativity.  One of my favourite authors said, do you really want to be a link in someone’s chain of pain? 

Since I have limited my communication with Rita I feel a lot better and a lot happier.  I just feel like I have been there too much.  I would normally do anything for my friends.  But I am tired of analyzing every text and Snapchat.  I am tired of being treated like that fat friend.  It just came to a head that I needed to take care of my needs.

Remember Ragers and Ragettes, when you say yes to someone you are sometimes saying no to yourself.  My time is precious as I pretty much work 7 days a week.  I want my “spare” time to be filled with things that make my life better.  Like going to the gym, getting my nails done or shoe shopping (I need new sandals!).  I don’t want to be someone’s sounding board and when I dispense advice the amount of times I have, if you don’t take it, you’re stupid.  Simple.  I like to call people like that askholes.  (People that ask for advice without the intention of taking it)

So, Ragers and Ragettes, I am looking forward to enjoying spring.  I am looking forward to weekends in the beer garden (sparkling water for me, I’m off the booze) wearing my sundresses, drives in my convertible feeling the wind in my hair, going out on day trips, shopping and getting that first pedicure of the season!!

Until next time, Ragers and Ragettes, keep your head and standards high and your heels even higher!

Lots of Love

The Fabulous Betty Rage xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx