THE DO NEW CHALLENGE: THE BEAUTY ODYSSEY WITHOUT ULYSSES

Sunday, June 24, 2012

THE BEAUTY ODYSSEY WITHOUT ULYSSES

It's a girl DO NEW today. Hair. It was time to do something with my hair color. My real blonde was showing. I have been looking in the mirror then walking away with the attitude of LATER. I have no one to impress now anyway and the goats in Maine didn't care.

Several times in the last week when I wasn't paying attention out of the blue I heard a little whisper from a past roommate. "Patt don't be so lazy." SIGH. So yesterday I picked up a new product at TARGET that should wash out in 28 shampoos. This morning I tried on a new hair color. The color is not far off from the old one but I never know when I do it myself if it will turn out a bit green or a lot orange.

In Buenos Aires I have a fantastic colorist named Ulises (Spanish spelling). He helps me along my voyage of beauty. Unfortunately he is over 5,000 miles away and he doesn't work Sundays.

My life is an adventure. "Mi vida es una aventura." And just in case, yesterday I also bought a straw cowgirl hat for $10 bucks. I guess I was making sure that I had everything "covered."

Gotta go cram the NEW "DO" hair under a bicycle helmet. The day is too nice to waste indoors at a computer.

BAM - you're IT! Get to DOin' something NEW partner.

See ya on the flip manana.

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THE DO NEW CHALLENGE is pushing yourself every day to DO something that you have never done before. That's right, each day find and DO something completely NEW.

Why??????
It sparks creativity, adds spice to life, breaks up the routine and stops you postponing so many of the big and small adventures awaiting to be experienced. In brief, it pulls you out of a rut.

Well isn't that like a BUCKET LIST??????
No. Bucket lists are different. First of all they're lists. Some of us are really bad at making lists and/or we have enough TO DO lists. Also bucket lists are usually for the BIG "check off" items before you DIE.

THE DO NEW CHALLENGE is more spontaneous although some DO's can be planned. Some days the DO NEW will be small, something as simple as taste a new food or travel a new route to work. Some days the DO NEW will be medium such as taking a NEW class, trying a NEW restaurant, seeing a NEW sight in a nearby town. AND some days the DO NEW will be BUCKET LIST BIG such as climbing a volcano, swimming with the dolphins or witnessing the birth of a baby.

Well let's get real. I am too busy for that. I can't DO more!!!!!!
It is not always about doing more. Sometimes it is just about doing things differently. For instance, let's say you wake up on a normal weekday knowing it will be busy and perhaps the perception is that doing something NEW just can't fit into the schedule. Just change something small like the radio station in the car, your choice of lunch place, the part in your hair - something. DO NEW will spark your creative thinking. Once sparks ignite then more creativity flows into your life, new ideas pop up, out of the box thinking abounds, VOILAs, AH-HAs and EUREKAs dangle like ripening fruit waiting for the picking.

If you are having a bit of a challenge thinking of DO NEW ideas just relax and let them flow in. It gets easier over time and with practice. Trust me. If you have ever felt the need to break set just DO SOMETHING NEW TODAY.

Join me. Let's inspire each other. Post me a comment with your own NEW DOs.