So, here's the story from A – Z
The concept of Girl Power didn't quite resonate with me in the the way that it does now, at the age of seven as far as I was concerned Girl Power was all friendship and peace signs. I now know better. I learned many lessons from Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh and Sporty during my formative years – some of them I grasped at the time, others came as light bulb moments much later in life.
Embrace Your Style
Admittedly, my wardrobe choices probably haven't progressed much beyond my mid 90s Spice inspired choices of big shoes and bold print or colours but I spent a lot of my teenage years censoring myself in case I was in a class with an idiot that day who would make fun of me. There were occasions where I will allow that my choices were questionable, playboy socks, and my bright orange padded anorak wasn't my most elegant. Now I'm older, I pick what makes me feel good that day, as long as it's appropriate for the environment I'm in, I give very few fluffy ducks.
Spice Up Your Life
It's okay to do a Geri.
Geri didn't just break my heart in 1998 when she left the band. She shook my world. I was a relatively carefree nine-year-old, had never really experienced or been aware of much in the way of change or loss that impacted me directly. It was my first experience of something out with my control rocking my understanding and failing to compute. What did anything mean anymore?
My nine-year-old identity crisis aside, Geri removed herself from a situation for reasons that resonated with her at that time. My 31-year-old self looks back at that now with admiration. There are occasions where I have stayed in jobs or conversations or friendships where my mind and body have been begging me to say 'Bye, Felicia'.
Who do you think you are?
Those are just my musings on this lukewarm Thursday. I started writing this post a while ago and revisited it today.