She tackles the day with wearing a dress on a Tuesday afternoon because all her t-shirts and jeans are dirty tousled up in the laundry hamper. A dress instantly reflects effort and ease. It’s also a great fashion trick for fooling people into thinking you aren’t a ratchet hot mess. Who cares though, really. But, others can’t be fooled.

“Look at the ratchet hot mess of a girl”, said the young woman. The young woman with Dad’s money at the palms of her hands. One more Jimmy Choo’s is all she cares to complete her collection of shoes, but still not enough satisfaction for the young woman, so she stops and stares to gossip about the girl wearing the dress on a Tuesday afternoon.

“What a shame, isn’t? For she has nothing to wear. Just look at the dress, she’s trying way too hard. She thinks she’s fooling me with that ugly dress and to not even consider a designer brand. And her shoes, don’t get me started on her shoes. But, not even a pretty laced blouse could be spared.”

In this world of materialism, luxury doesn’t matter to the girl that wears a dress on a Tuesday afternoon. She wants to make a difference in the world, that’s what matters to her. Even if it means throwing over a dress on her body that was worth $20 and some change and strapping on her $15 dollar gladiator brown flats that are tired and worn out.

She’s also tired and worn out. One day gone and 364 days left in the calendar year on her journey to making a difference in the world. A little gossip behind her back is not going to stop her from changing the world. She’s going to keep going and to never look back.

“Never give intolerance the satisfaction of a backward glance.”

— Soledad O’ Brien