Arrange your appearance

Today, and March 10th annually is Grooming Day 身だしなみを整える日 (midashinami wo totonoeru no hi).  Grooming, as in taking care of your appearance, or as a literal translation of the Japanese "arrange / tidy up (totonoeru) your appearance (midashinami)".  The date was chosen as wordplay on 3/10: mi (3) + totonoeru (10). It also aligns with graduation season, a time when people naturally become more conscious of grooming and personal presentation.

The anniversary was created by a beauty salon company. No surprise there really, because the more people are aware of a day for grooming, the more likely they are to book themselves into a beauty salon! But the company, called Beads, claim to have established the day because they believe that grooming is not only for oneself, but a form of consideration and trust toward others. This is quite a Japanese way of thinking though - making it about harmonious society rather individual needs.

Regardless, there is no harm in having a day that promotes self-care and any sort of salon treatment, be it a hair cut or manicured nails, can be very therapeutic for some. Have you arranged your appearance lately!?