The Look

I am not required to wear ties to work.  This normally makes me happy.

However, a couple weeks ago, during a brief warm spell, I was wearing a shirt, stepped into the men's room, caught myself in the mirror, and all I could think was, "This shirt looks so much better with a tie."

(Despite my grammar skills, I still succumb to the occasional run-on sentence.)

So, today I was wearing a new shirt I bought for Easter.  And, I chose to wear a coordinating tie (an awesome tie, I might add).

I spent part of my day assuring people that I did NOT have a job interview somewhere.  I also spent most of the day fielding compliments.  It felt good.

I've decided to conduct an experiment, and see how wearing a tie affects me, especially when it's not required of me.  I know I felt better about my looks today, even before the compliments started.  My handwriting looked better too.  So, we'll see if this lasts the week, or if it was just a one-time thing.

But I'll take the compliments.  Anytime I get a compliment, I'll take it.

In other news:

Mia Maestro will be joining the cast of Alias.  I don't know a thing about her, and it took me forever to find a picture.  She's from Argentina, and she played Salma Hayek's sister in Frida.  We'll see if she passes muster as Spy-Sis.