April 12, 2012
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RWOTD {Anorak}
I know that I have written some more serious blog posts in the last while.
And I do have a lot of serious thoughts and what some might even consider “deep” thoughts…although that is a very subjective term, in my opinion.
I love to write about that sort of thing and about what God is doing in my heart and about what is going on in my mind.
But when too many people mention how they really appreciate what I write or they comment on the way I inspired them, etc., I feel something within me start to worry that I cannot live up to their high expectations.
I so appreciate that feedback and input and those encouraging comments. Don’t get me wrong.
I just don’t want to feel boxed in as a writer or a blogger. Yes, I can be serious. But then I get tired of being all serious and sometimes I just want to write about something shallow.
I can only be deep and kind of heavy for so long and then I need to break out of that. I think I fear being labeled or that if I write too many “inspiring” type of posts, then people will be disappointed at my shallowness later on, which is inevitably coming, sooner or later. I’m no Ann Voskamp. Let me tell you.
I don’t know if this makes sense to anybody else, but this is me, writing about something shallow. Lowering your expectations so that you are pleasantly surprised when something inspiring does happen to come from me.
Ok?
So…the first word of the day that randomly appeared on “random word generator” was “instrumental.”
But honestly, that sounded too serious to me. I could write about people who were instrumental in my life, I could write about defining moments or how God uses certain circumstances in an instrumental way, but I was SO not in that mode. I was looking for shallow.
And then “anorak” came along next and rescued me.
Thank you…Anorak. (Gentle applause, please!)
Seriously, I am surprised this word is not a boys’ name. It totally sounds like something a celebrity would name their kid.
Now that I think about it, I feel like it could be for either a boy or a girl. So, you brave souls, go for it!
I will admit, I had to google “meaning of anorak” because I am not certain I had ever heard of the word before.
It means a “light jacket or windbreaker.” Or, as they say in England (cue the British accent)…a “wind cheater.” I find that to be very funny, for some reason.
Cheating the wind. I kind of doubt it. Deflecting it, maybe. Cheating it? Um…no matter if you are wearing your “wind cheater” or not, I am pretty certain the wind is going to keep on blowing and is not going to feel the least bit cheated. But maybe that’s just me.
I thought I would show you the jacket that I am wearing today. Because I kind of love it. Even though it is bright pink. Or, for me, maybe BECAUSE it is bright pink. I am not sure that it actually fits the technical definition of the true anorak, but I think it is close enough. If it was made out that vinyl, slippery sort of material, I would feel like it totally fit the bill. Instead, it is a sort of denim kind of material.
This is what I am wearing to work today. Along with white pants, which hopefully will stay white for the entire day, and these shoes…
Yes, they are bright pink high heels. And when I bought them at my friend Morgan’s store the only comment she made as I was checking out was that they “looked like me.” Which is code for: Goodness, I would never wear those.
But I’m Ok with that. Because they are “me” and I am very much cheered up today by my bright pink high heels.
And for all of you OCD people out there, my shoes and my (so called) anorak are NOT a shade off, as they appear in these pictures.
In fact, I feel like they are perfectly coordinating. But unless you stop it to see me at the pellet mill, I guess you’ll never know!
So…Cheers!
Happy (shallow) Thursday to you!
Benediction: “May your day be full of bright colors and may you keep your face towards the sun and may you cheat the wind.” (Yeah, let me know how THAT works out for you!)
Comments (15)
man Audrey … you are so shallow! And I think those heals make you seem just a bit more shallow!
I don’t know why but this whole post made laugh. I do like those heals though…and of course you!
love it all!!! the shoes are so darling and totally you!!!
For a moment there I thought you were reading my mind! Sounds like a post I might write. I do mostly serious/spiritual blogs and just the past week “broke out” and just wrote about “stuff”…….I just like to write and was in the mood and didn’t have anything too spiritual or serious……I don’t want to feel boxed in either….so right on sister! Here’s to just being us!Loved this!
Christy
i am glad you clarified the anorak and shoes are not a shade off. because i was mildly alarmed about your combination until you said that.
and i just laughed at you lowering the bar for our expectations. we all know there is all kinds of amazing packed into that brain of yours. as shallow as hot pink heels and as deep as knowing true love and living that out!
You brave soul…going shallow! Actually, I’m kidding. I do shallow well. Sometimes I don’t write at all because I don’t want people to hate me. And THAT is SO shallow. As for anorak…I dare you to find a real one and model that for us, WITH the pink heels on! I’m sure you’d lool adorably silly. And shallow. Maybe even inspiring, because really, you never know who your words are going to touch in what way, right? ( 8
I also need to see a picture of you in your outfit! Take an instagram shot in the bathroom mirror at your work place. Please! Loved this post.
I Love those shoes! Thanks for being shallow and showing us your outfit. =)
Happy Friday to you. (I didn’t write shallow since you wrote shallow Thursday, didn’t want to be off in my comment. =)
I think you should just get one of those men at the mill to take a picture to share with us, I am sure they would feel comfortable with that.
The pink is such a day brightener, and I too thought your jacket was red, and the shoes pink, and I was like ok, if it’s the right shade pink and red are classy, then you confirmed all that and I smiled, because it’s so you to calm all those funny thoughts, like you are reading our minds. 
The whole shallow thing, that is so me too. Deep and shallow, they have to go hand in hand or we’d dry up. We have to keep it real and I had someone (ahem if you read this friend) say they were surprised that I laughed and told dirty jokes at FFE, I am thinking maybe I need more of shallow-ness expressed on my blog to expose the “real” me. haha
I totally get you with the worrying about the high expectations.
i want a pair of colored high heels too – and i like your pink ones!
i totally figured your jacket was pink like the shoes, even before you told us.
i am in love with that jacket and shoes.
i enjoy your deep thinking about serious subjects…and this deeply important made my day post about one of my fav things—fashion. love it.
i know what you mean about being ‘boxed in’ to a certain way of blogging/being/inspiring.
i’ll come here and read what you write no matter what it is because i like the person behind whatever it is.
very much!
i was a little concerned about the color combo of anorak
and shoes…but glad that you made the comment. it was funny (as some said already) because we seemed to think that at the exact moment that you were writing the answer to the unspoken question.
i had a general sense of what anorak meant but i’m glad that you looked it up. i think it could also be called a ‘wind breaker’ i’ve heard that term before…its supposed to keep the wind from getting through the fabric i think, but its not a very thick material so i’m going to ponder on that again. i like the idea of a ‘wind cheater’ though!
oh and good job with the heels, i LOVE heals but can’t wear them…mostly cause i haven’t a speck of balance in them. i put them on and stand teetering in them in the store, and then promptly lose my balance…and since i’m mostly leg, its a long way to the floor. so i just admire them, take pictures of them, see them on others and know that that won’t be mine to be part of, at least for this time being.
I love your lighthearted posts Audrey because your sense of humor kills me! I have never, ever heard of an anorak. It is a seriously cool sounding name except… I can just picture people asking the about the meaning of the name and you’d have to say, “It means a light jacket; like a windbreaker. Yeah, his name means windbreaker.”
Okay, now for the shoes… wow, WOw, WOWWW. Those are awesome! The next time you in the mood for another “fluff post” you really need to give us a tour of your shoe collection. I want to see that; for reals!