What’s in a color?

Orange - you either love it, or hate it!

I recently bought a king size duvet and large shams (I’m wrapped in one!). It wasn’t an ‘impulse’ buy since I’ve been keeping my eye out for a long while. But, it was an ‘up-lifter’ purchase: large lime green stylized poppies, teal green what?… maybe peonies, and best of all, Home Depot orange roses. I immediately thought, “Wow! Such fun!” I saw, I liked, I bought.

That would have been the end of the story if my husband didn’t return home from a business trip and say, “Little loud, huh? Reminds me of those drapes you made the first year we were married.” Then, we both burst out laughing!

My God – he was right! Double-digit yards of orange flowers made into long flowing drapes. Another: I saw, I liked, I made. They were truly ugly and after forty years, we still get a laugh out of them!

But, this got me thinking, what is it with the color orange? My very first clothing purchase was an orange plaid kilt, not a small print – it had huge squares! My mother, “Ummm, that’s nice…”

I think back, I have had so many orange purchases. Just two years ago, while doing a Da Vinci Caper’s trip in Vernazza (Cinque Terre), I saw a small version of my first purchase – literally! A tiny orange kilt that you wore over jeans. Since I wasn’t in a ’0′ any longer, my nerve waned and it ended up in the ‘give a-ways.’

I thought that I either have really bad taste or this new awareness could unlock a personality trait and could explain my eclectic behavior. So, I did a search:

Orange – It stimulates enthusiasm and creativity. Orange means vitality with endurance. Orange is the color of joy and creativity and promotes a general sense of wellness. It provides emotional energy that you can give to others, including compassion, passion and genuine warmth.

The nice thing about this kind of research, you can skip over more negative comments, like, being flamboyant, fickle, and orange is representative of “gluttony.”

I decided that next to red and berry, I love orange. In fact, I’m now dreaming of my next car – a tangerine mini-cooper, with a black convertible top. Let’s see, what does mean: “The message you send by driving an Orange vehicle: Fun-loving, talkative, fickle, and trendy.” I guess that’s me!

Does your color match your personality?

P.S. Anyone interested in a great orange carrot soup recipe?! Just let me know – it’s the best!

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