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Proverbs 31:22 She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

This is the verse I have been looking at recently. I have had many conversations about the issue of vanity. I have come to realize that I have a different outlook on it that many, in the sense that I feel like every morning a woman should be waking up, looking in the mirror, and feeling lucky for the rest of the world because they get to behold her beauty! Well, maybe that is an overstatement and could encroach into the pride arena but the basic premise I feel is true. You should feel good about who you are, God made you and He believes His creation is good. So should you.

With that said, I have been spending a lot of time at home lately. The design business has come to an abrupt halt and the weather has kept me from venturing too far from the hearth. As such, I have been working on organizing the house, learning all I can about blueberry farming, doing a great job of keeping up with the laundry, but not always getting out of my pajamas.

When you are at home all day comfy clothes seem like the way to go. A tshirt and sweats are warm and perfect for vacuuming, cleaning out closets, reading, and whiling away time on the Internet. What they are not is sexy! I have realized that it must be a bit of a drag for my hubs to come home every night after work to the home hobo. Now before you get all defensive and go off on my right to sweats hear me out. I want my husband to always find me attractive, and day in day out slob wife just isn't. I wouldn't find me very sexy either. Now, if you asked Jon he would probably tell me that I looked good anytime and that none of this mattered. But I think it makes a difference and so I have been attempting to be dressed and a little cuted up before he gets home at night regardless of what went on during the day. I think that the verse above shows that it isn't vain or prideful for a woman to take care of her appearance. I don't think it means you should be spending a mint on "fine linen" but that you can feel good about getting dressed up and doing your hair and makeup, just for the sake of it. So even though I might feel like just lounging all night in sweats I am making the effort to be cute for my husband.