Do not underestimate the happiness boost new underwear can bring.
It’s hard to feel like you’re an amazing creature on the road to making your dreams come true if the first bit of clothing you put on each day is raggedy, ill-fitting, stretched out, ugly or otherwise unworthy of your fabulousness. It’s a fact of life: ratty old underwear sucks.
Because so many of us put our needs on the bottom of our to-do lists, it’s easy to wait to replace something as basic and unglamorous as everyday underwear until things are beyond embarrassing. But don’t wait. New underwear is relatively cheap and delivers excellent ROI.
You deserve new underwear, and so do I.
A sale at a store aimed at people half my age inspired me to splurge and I am now the proud owner of 18 new pairs of underpants. 18 pairs!! I chose briefs and thongs, lacy ones and utilitarian cotton ones, in fun colors like bright jade and baby blue.
When I got home, I went through my drawer and threw away every pair that was stretched out, stained, uncomfortable, ugly or nasty. That’s right: the old period pairs had to go. Now, everything in my underwear drawer looks like something I’d love to wear, undergarments for the fabulous me I hope to be.
In practicing self-care and self-kindness, this is an easy mega-win. Not only do I have the thrill of replacing old boring stuff with pretty new stuff, but every day when I get dressed, I can feel just a teensy bit better than I would have in my worn-out chonies. It’s a little personal boost toward my better self. Bottoms up!