This is one of those “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” situations. As I was putting my outfit together the other day I zoned in on the perfect accessory in my closet. It was my hot pink Chanel belt. So, this particular belt, I had had my eye on it for a while. As luck would have it, the belt eventually went on sale for the still absolutely ridiculous price of $500. Oh, also I bought it while I was pregnant and can only now finally wear the thing. I had worn it once before this incident. So, I grab the belt off this bar thing in my closet. I hang all my belts there and sometimes I shove a few purses on the end of this bar. When I pull off the belt I notice a huge black stain on the belt, not the buckle, but on the belt itself.

My heart sank. This gorgeous thing that I spent a heafty amount of cash money for and had only worn once was ruined! I ran and got the Magic Sponge. Nothing. The leather bag that was resting on top of it had permanently damaged my most beautiful perfect hot pink belt. For a moment I was devastated. Then all of a sudden, I realized that there was nothing I could do about it and it turned into a life lesson. I looked at the belt and said to myself Oh well, it’s flawed now, well so am I. It made me think that the quest for perfection is unatainable so sometimes we need to accept, and live with, things not being perfect.

I make endless lists of things I want to do, goals I want to accomplish. Sometimes I put so much pressure on myself I don’t get anything done because it all seems so overwhelming. At that moment of accepting the imperfection in this silly accessory I accepted the imperfection in myself and I let go a little bit. And I’m telling you since that moment, nearly a week ago, I’ve gotten more done. By just doing what I can, I end up doing more. I know this sounds strange but fashion works in mysterious ways.

This butt pumpkin is pretty amazing but you know what else is amazing…being able to carve your pumpkin without getting blisters from those little tiny carving saws. I was psyched when reading through New York Magazine and they featured the Dremel Pumpkin Carving Drill. The drill is available at Williams and Sonoma for $20. Does anyone own one of these? Any good? I definatly going to go buy one this weekend. Review to come…