I'm not typically a "bling" kind of girl. I drive a five-year-old Honda Civic. I don't get manicures or pedicures. I've never been to a spa, tanning bed, or visited a professional masseuse. I don't wear a lot of makeup (much less worry about the difference between a "day" and a "night" look). I wear my hair long, so I only go to a salon about four times a year for upkeep. I don't remember the last time I bought an item of clothing for myself that cost over $30 (I've been downsizing and getting rid of things, not adding to what I already have). And I go through spurts with wearing jewelry. Sometimes I'll wear it regularly, and then I'll go weeks without wearing anything other than an occasional necklace to work.

I've said on multiple occasions that my two sisters are much more glamorous than I. Just recently I told my older sister that I almost always wear pants to work, so I wear the same pair of black shoes pretty much every day. (It's easy; I keep them under my desk and then I wear my sneakers whenever I leave the office.) I believe she was genuinely appalled.