My tiny rebellions

I’ve always been a rule follower. Some may have called me a goody two shoes growing up. I never want someone to have a bad opinion of me. Which is honestly an exhausting way to live. I care way too much about what other people think.

But I’ve recently started caring a little less about what people think about me, at least in certain contexts.

I’ve started doing small things that make me happy, even if it may not be seen as the most professional thing to do. I just want to have fun while pushing against what people think should be considered “professional”.

I’ve been big on wearing silly/festive socks for awhile. I have socks for pretty much every holiday! And then quite a few just “fun” socks. I used to only wear them mostly hidden from view (in boots, or with long enough pants to reach the top of my shoe), so that it was kind of “my secret”. But at some point recently, I started wearing them with flats, so you could see a lot more of the socks. And it felt even more fun to have the socks visible.

My husband even signed me up for the Awesome Socks Club for Christmas, so I now get a new pair of, well, awesome socks every month! And the company sounds pretty great. The socks are designed by individual artists, and 100% of their profits go to charity!

My other, more obvious little rebellion, was coloring my hair blue. I’d heard about oVertone from Stephonee from Poorer Than You (here’s a tweet thread she shared about doing the whole process).

I’ve been using the Blue for Brown Hair on and off since November 2020, and every time I re-apply it, I love it even more!

This isn’t a sponsored post, but if you want to try out some fun colors for yourself, I do have a referral link.

I do want to say something about these “acts of rebellion”. I acknowledge the privilege I have in being able to do this. I’m a white, cis, hetero woman in a steady career. For many people, just living their lives may feel like an act of rebellion against the crueler parts of society. And my heart hurts thinking about people who are not allowed to be themselves at work, because employers or customers can’t handle that not everyone conforms to their narrow ideas of what a person should behave or look like.

So, hopefully my little acts of rebellion, in addition to making everything more fun, will also remind others that it’s okay to be themselves!