Your Secret

by Cheng-Ling Chen — December 14, 2007

Ever just feel blah? Like the everyday routine has gotten you down? Spice things up for yourself. This weekend, set aside some time and go lingerie shopping. Whether it's a lacy little thing or a sizzling number, find something that is out of character for you. Be bold about the style and color. Maybe you live in business attire during the week. Then find something that is loud and screams the opposite of conservative. Or maybe your everyday wear is more casual. In that case, go for something that hugs your skin underneath those loose fitting outer layers.

Whatever you get, choose it solely for yourself. Don't get it with a significant other or even a potential significant other in mind. The only person you are hoping to please is you.

Come Monday when you get dressed for work, put on your new intimates under your regular clothes. As you go through your day business as usual, remember that there is something different about you today. To the world, you may appear the same, but you know better. You have a little secret, wrapped inside all those layers. Be giddy, be greedy. Spin your secret like a mystery, like something the world can almost sense but cannot quite capture. Today, you are a tease for yourself, a scent that is there but not there. Savor how beautiful you are inside and out. Does remembering to relish yourself at random moments throughout the day allow you to experience things anew?