Fashion Maven
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009When my first book was published and book tours loomed, I decided to update my wardrobe. Somewhere in that time of purchasing non-Walmart clothes, I bought a silk scarf. It is a beautiful scarf, full of orange poppies and elegantly signed by Anne Klein.
Thus Sue Harrison entered a brave new phase in her professional life: fashion maven, trend-setter, owner of semi-expensive clothes.
The first time I wore my scarf was at a library-sponsored meet-the-author presentation. After my speech, as I greeted audience members, every one of them were fascinated by my Anne Klein scarf. In fact, they couldn’t take their eyes off it.
When the evening was over and I returned to my hotel room, I allowed myself one more look in the mirror at my fashionable ensemble. Which is when I noticed the two safety pins dangling from one corner of my silk scarf. And thus do dreams of grandeur die.
And laughter bubbles up and doubles you over as God reminds you who you are and assures you that He loves you anyway.
You are reading my new Blog. (Yeah, I know you know, but I need a segue here.) It was set up for me by a friend and by my husband and by my daughter, all techies, to whom I am very grateful. They have allowed me to enter another brave new phase in my professional life: Internet presence, life commentator, purveyor of wisdom… Ummm, right.
However, I’ve discovered that once you have a Blog, you don’t just sail in and type away. You need to learn a few things — actually more than a few — about technical stuff. Otherwise you mess up your widgets. And then you have to admit to your techie husband what you did.
Bummer.
Okay, well, I’m studying and I’m listening to tutorials and I’m really, really working at not messing up my widgets again, but I want to warn all of you that once in a while, on this very Blog, you might see a few safety pins dangling. So if and when you do, just smile and know how grateful I am to you for putting up with my ineptitudes, and also know that I will not be insulted if you join me in a bit of laughter, from the heart, from God, as are all good gifts.
Blessings, Sue