Tuesday, March 9, 2010

"Fashion choices"

I had a frustrating dream last night.
I was going somewhere with my family (mom, dad, sister... not husband and kids).
I had to get dressed, but I couldn't find anything I liked. I had a huge closet (more like a back stage dressing room) to choose from. It was all from the early 90's; lots of baggy things, lots of skin tight things.
The most memorable pair of items I put on was an over sized gauzy white button-up shirt, over a long jean skirt that was tattered and had a slit up the back that nearly went to butt cheek level. 
My hair was even in a early 90's style.
The above outfit was too "blocky" and unflattering, so I put on a skin tight long floral skirt with gathering up the sides, ala Spanish dancer. This was probably the fifth outfit I tried, (not to mention the long racks of stuff I had just looked at).

I'm always intrigued by these type of dreams.
I have them every few months. I try on outfits and don't seem to like any of them. They are almost always from the 80's or 90's. Occasionally I'll try on all things that I do like, and occasionally they will be modern.
I always wonder, "Is it about fashion?" (since that is what I have a BA in, and what I want to be spending time on.) OR, "Is it about choices?" and that's just how God talks to me because it is a language I enjoy.
Is it about my career, or lack there of? About what I should be doing with my time? About spending time doing things that really don't fit? Why are the clothes outdated? Am I doing things that I was once called to, but now am not? Or is my fashion calling outdated? 
So many questions. I think I'll go to the dog park. :-)

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