SMURFS ARE LITTLE BLUE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MAGIC MUSHROOMS...THINK ABOUT IT.

As you know, I don't have daughters.  I have nobody that will let me impulsively shop.  I have no pink in my house.  And I have no mini-me to take to the local nail salon for some good quality girly time.   At least, that is what I thought.  I recently discovered that I could take my sons to the pedicure place...but it came with one condition.  They insisted on choosing the color that I would have applied to my digits.  Since they are boys, they gravitated towards green, purple, silver and blue.  I always comply with their request because they are, after all, allowing me to be indulgent and give me 45 minutes where I can do something girly for myself.  Besides, I have come to like the colors and by now, I'm a loyal wearer of blue or purple only.

Today, I'm blue.  You may ask, ahhhh poor little Mamagirl, what's wrong?  Feeling stressed?  Feeling sad?  Feeling pulled in every direction and just not able to cope?  If you think this, it's probably because you are associating the color blue with a state of depression.  And that's perfectly understandable because there are, after all, an abundance of euphamisms that would make you think so - "the baby blues" or "feeling blue" or "it's a blue Monday" or "something hit me out of the blue" or "I've got the blue devils" or "I'm singing the blues". 

But just as there are negative associations with this glorious, favorite color of mine, so too are there positive symbolisms and affiliations.  I entered Wembley into the local dog show for a kissing contest...we only got 3rd place, but I was hoping for a blue ribbon - the top prize.  Nonetheless, I consider her to be my true blue dog, filled with loyalty and ever faithful.  She is, after all, of blueblood - she was sired by the famous Horsefeathers champion, prize winning English Bulldog.  In 18th century England, a group of independently minded, educated women broke away from the acceptable card playing, embroidery stitching and idle chit-chattering pastimes of their class and formed literary, intellectual groups where they discussed art, architecture, politics and literature.  They were called the BlueStockings and were a pioneeer group of clever mamagirls - I love that!  

Blue is symbolic of peace, unity, stability, intelligence, spirituality, mysticism, confidence and love.  These are qualities I think every strong, intelligent mamagirl should embody and is probably why I am so drawn to this color.  It is also the color of boys, and as you know, I have a bunch of those.  So when I say I'm feeling blue, it means that I have a very positive and freshing tranquility in my soul. 

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