I should CoCo

I am certainly a work in progress. I have been trying to work on the way I internalize things. Historically, when I didn't agree with something there were three possible reactions:

Wanda Sykes- I would talk crap

Sam the Eagle- I would look grumpy and disapprove with flags unfurling behind me

Drac- out- That's where I take cover and don't really talk

(I couldn't find a picture of a vampire covering his face with a cape, but this dog is hilarious)

I am trying out the new reaction. This is still in development, so there is no guarantee it will work long-term. I am basically at the stage where Willy Wonka's gum turned Violet violet. But the test-kitchen is a good place to be, as progress can be made.

My new reaction is called CoCo Chanel. Here are some quotes so you can get my vibe:

• A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.
• In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.
• Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
• Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them.
• Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.
• Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
• The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
• There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time!

I am going to not waiver from who I am. However, I am going to do so in a "classy and fabulous" way. There are ways to stand firm in what I believe in without hurting other people's feelings. Don't get me wrong, Wanda is who she is and she's going to be in my head. But CoCo will be the speaker of the house.