Nikki A.
01-21-2013, 06:17 PM
I haven't had much of a chance to go out as Nikki recently, but this weekend was an opportunity so I took it.
I decided to go to church and proceeded to get ready. Well, after doing my make up I almost decided to say the heck with it, I thought it looked horrible. Too pale, too washed out. Added a little bronzer, a little blush, my wig and lipsick and said best I can do and headed out.
At church before the service started one of the women behind me tapped me on the shoulder and complemented my outfit and my overall look including my makeup. Boy did that make my day. After church, I felt confident enough to head to the mall to take care of a phone problem. Did the people who helped me know, yea but at that point I didn't care. I had to walk through the whole mall, both levels before I found the Verizon store and didn't hear one snicker, everyone was more concerned with their own errands to even bother looking or say anything.
After that I went to my friendly clothing store. I usually help her on my days off, pricing clothes, moving stuff. I asked her who she wanted to help Nikki or drab me. She said whoever you want, so I stayed as Nikki. She is honest with me, so I asked her also about what she thought of the outfit and the make up. She was ok with the outfit, but jealous of the makeup, natural looking and quite good on the eyes, not overdone and subtle in color. It wa sa pretty slow afternoon only one customer showed up after me. She's a regular who knows the drab me and also does a little business through the store as an outlet.
Before she closed the store I needed to change back into drab and it was such a disappointing empty feeling. I really didn't want to change back.
Essence of this story, sometimes we are our own worst critics. But a right compliment can turn your day around and make you feel invinsible.
I decided to go to church and proceeded to get ready. Well, after doing my make up I almost decided to say the heck with it, I thought it looked horrible. Too pale, too washed out. Added a little bronzer, a little blush, my wig and lipsick and said best I can do and headed out.
At church before the service started one of the women behind me tapped me on the shoulder and complemented my outfit and my overall look including my makeup. Boy did that make my day. After church, I felt confident enough to head to the mall to take care of a phone problem. Did the people who helped me know, yea but at that point I didn't care. I had to walk through the whole mall, both levels before I found the Verizon store and didn't hear one snicker, everyone was more concerned with their own errands to even bother looking or say anything.
After that I went to my friendly clothing store. I usually help her on my days off, pricing clothes, moving stuff. I asked her who she wanted to help Nikki or drab me. She said whoever you want, so I stayed as Nikki. She is honest with me, so I asked her also about what she thought of the outfit and the make up. She was ok with the outfit, but jealous of the makeup, natural looking and quite good on the eyes, not overdone and subtle in color. It wa sa pretty slow afternoon only one customer showed up after me. She's a regular who knows the drab me and also does a little business through the store as an outlet.
Before she closed the store I needed to change back into drab and it was such a disappointing empty feeling. I really didn't want to change back.
Essence of this story, sometimes we are our own worst critics. But a right compliment can turn your day around and make you feel invinsible.