01/02/2025
Okay, let’s talk this out. I went to the most beautiful wedding last night for our friend’s daughter and got to catch up with so many friends I hadn’t seen in quite a while. Normally, I’d dress super safe in pants and a jacket because that’s what I feel good in. AKA, I feel thinnest in. I haven’t worn a dress in twenty plus years, except when my children were married. In my previous post/reel, I talked about going out of my comfort zone and finding a dress, but I second guessed myself and putting it back. Then I walked around and could found nothing else. I still wanted the dress. But it was tight- of all things, a sweater dress! It showed my curves. It was long. It might look out of place. I looked fat. WTH. Shush brain. I found two sales women and asked for help. What’s your opinion of this dress? They both looked at it like they thought it was a terrible choice, but they said try it on and let us see and so I did - they were surprised, they loved it and that was that. I told them I needed shoes, but heels are hard- I normally need arch support and most heels hurt the balls of my feet. 🤦♀️ They sent me down to see Linda in shoes. She was 80+ and so fabulous. She found me satin shoes with a solid heel and a bit of a platform in the front and this was the first wedding in years, I could walk, dance and enjoy without pain. Full disclosure, I actually didn’t dance because I was too busy talking, but I could have. It was hard to look at the photo, more less post it, because I really do desire a healthy body at a healthy weight, but as I take the steps to get there, I love this body. I tell it everyday. I love the protective shield it put around me in hard times, but now I am releasing it. I love the way it heals itself, even when I am not kind to it. I love that I am feeling better everyday as I age. I don’t feel worse as I age, I feel better. So much better. I’m showing the photo because I love the version of me today who can be vulnerable, is willing to grow and is taking her life and health into her own hands. Ladies, we are just getting started in this second half of life. Whatever season you are in, offer yourself love and let’s see your shine. XO