I have to say, I've gone years and YEARS without wearing earrings. Why you ask? Well, somewhere along the way probably about 10 years ago, I had the unfortunate experience of realizing my earlobes were asymmetrical. Yes, you read that right. One is just a bit higher than the other. Nothing huge, not a gross disfigurement, but enough that once I noticed I couldn't "un-notice" it.
So I stopped wearing earrings under the impression that it drew attention to my deformed ears. Then a few months ago I was going thru my jewelry and found these beautiful diamond studs that John had bought me pre-kids, when we spent disposable income on indulgent things for each other instead of our kids or the house. They are gorgeous and I promptly put them on and reminisced. Shortly thereafter we had dinner, and one of the kids spotted the bling and I got some rapid fire feedback that I looked GREAT in earrings and I looked SO much younger. What??? Younger??? You mean all this time I could have been looking younger but for the lack of earrings? Who knows why they said that, but now that is stuck in my head and I've decided that indeed, earrings WERE a part of my younger self (pre-ear-self-critique), and that I would go back to earring wearing post haste.
So it's perfect timing that we got in the new darling line called River Rowan with adorable, playful, hip, earrings. I definitely feel like I look younger throwing on a pair. These darlings are one of my favorite pairs, but I want them all. I love how lightweight they are, and how different they are--very fresh and fun looking!
Here's to tapping into your younger self, the one that is fun and adventuresome!
Signed, ME {lv}
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