Hey you… Yeah you — sipping on your coffee/eating a muffin/scratching your head/twiddling your thumbs… Come here… A little closer… A little closer… I have a secret. You’re not going to tell anyone are you? Thank you. I really need to get this off my chest and I need to be able to trust you with my secret.
I love glitter.
I love glitter.
Love. Her.
I even wrote a Haiku about her:
Shiny. Sparkly. Joy.
Reflecting bright rays of light.
Celebrate Glitter.
I was at one of those “craft stores” yesterday. I cringe thinking about it. I truly feel out of my element near any craft-type stuffs anymore. Don’t get me wrong — I CAN craft… I HAVE crafted, but all the “gear” upsets my psyche and makes me want to pull my hair out. More “stuff” is the opposite of what I need in my life.
Unless the “stuff” is glitter… Oooh, shiny…
I happened upon a scrapbooking paper pack at that store yesterday. But not just ANY paper pack - a GLITTER paper pack. I gasped - out loud. Be still my not-gonna-get-crafty-anytime-soon-heart. Oh the colors of glitter I saw! Oh the charming designs only made charming-er by…. GLITTER! Kudos to me though, I didn’t buy it. I am a picture of control.
Aaaanywhoooo… The best part of my relationship with glitter is the part where I wear it. I have no idea how many cans of glitter spray I own. It’s almost as if a layer of glitter helps me hide… a “security blanket” of sorts, if you will. It is as if when the glitter is on… So. Am. I. The sparkly tiny squares of reflectivity help deflect the insecurities of a gal who… probably loves glitter so much because… it is a really good choice of accessory for… a gal with adult-onset ADHD. So many points of light!
My Public is starting to recognize this about me. The glitter, not the ADHD… Not too long ago, when I was at a local street dance with my family — an acquaintance/friend inquired, “What? No glitter?!”
Truthfully, I think it’s a confidence issue — and what do all confidence issues require??? PROPS! It seems glitter has become my “general use” confidence prop.
May I give you a challenge? An assignment? Next time you meet someone wearing glitter - observe how your interaction with them goes. Better yet, glitter spray is CHEAP people! Give your hair and arms a spritz or 2 or 3 and test Your Public… I think the presence of glitter breaks down walls and brings people together. There is a certain level of fascination about what kind of person would do such a thing. True, it may frighten some (probably mostly Vampires because of their “issues” with light), but I believe most come around … because secretly…
Everyone loves glitter.
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I love me some glitter too. Not as much as you, but the love IS there.
As I was reading this, I thought: “ooo, confidence prop!” And dang if that’s not what you wrote a paragraph later. :D
I have a confession and I hope you still love me. I am glitter deprived. I do not, nor have I ever, owned or worn glitter.
Too sad.
I must run out tomorrow and purchase some. Can you offer this neophyte some guidance? Are there better brands, colors or types of applicators?
Clearly I need help.
I thought you just naturally sparkled like that…I’m distraught. Your confession of being a glitter spray junkie has wounded me. I don’t know if I can look at you the same way again.
;)
Psssst…can a glitter skeptic even comment here without getting sprayed by some “James Bondish” set up to glitter attack me out of my computer screen?—-
Never mind, I am brave, so here goes….are there any health risks to this enticing spray of joy that props you? What if there are unbeknownst trans fats that seep into your skin or or or or?
Can you tell I was raised in the era that discoverd aerosol hair sprays are evil?
If what you whisper here is true, then I have given my girls yet another reason to, in the future, go on the Oprah show promoing their most recent book titled “Things My Mother Did NOT Do Right”….I never ever ever ever bought them spray glitter. I really need coffee now!