Cleaned Up

It was time.

I decided the other day that I needed to shave, and so the goatee came off. It's been close to two years since I've seen my face, and so this was a change for me.

My wife asked me if I was mad at her.

My son didn't like it and said I needed to grow it back.

My daughter said I looked like Uncle Jim. And that she was confused.

I'm not sure my oldest son noticed, though I doubt he cares. He's ravamped his "look" quite often and on a regular basis.

It was pretty much a consensus from most people that I should grow the goatee back. And that includes me, so I'll be avoiding shaving my chin and upper lip from now on. It hurt a little to shave it, and that reminded me of why I started growing it in the first place.

I'm not sure why I shaved. I used to shave it off every spring, growing it back in the fall. However the last 2 years or so I haven't done that, sticking with on look.

It just felt like the thing to do that day.

Reinventing yourself, or at least making some changes, is healthy. We often are pushed to make changes in our lives by external forces, and that's not always something we can control in the short term. It's definitely a good skill to be able to adapt and cope to change. Especially in the corporate world.

But we shouldn't forget that we control most of our lives, and we can make changes if we want to. We can pick up a new hobby, get in shape, spend more time with those we love, or start a new career.

Change can be good; remember that.