The truth of the matter is this ....I have a Boo-tay. Like many women out there my body is what I get most self conscious about. I consider myself to be a pretty confident person, that loves to state exactly what I feel, not afraid to go after what I want...but still has to remind everyone when they tell me I look great, that "I need to lose 10lbs". Well I have decided to make a new goal and commitment to myself this holiday season and hopefully forever. I am going to start accepting myself for who I am. For some weird reason skinny jeans have done this for me, or maybe it is just my husband. I have wanted skinny jeans for the past year, most of my friends are the size of my left pinky and wear them religiously but I had yet to until a month ago even try on a pair of skinny jeans because of my "big thighs and bum".
Then one day I went to Ann Taylor, asked the very stylish man in the dressing room to get me a pair of black work pants to try on (think boot cut, professional) somehow he mistook what I said and brought back a pair of curvy Ann Taylor skinny jeans. For the lady with the boo-tay (he wasn't saying that, I am just referring to the top line). I immediatly said "I am sorry sir I asked for a pair of black work pants" his response was "Girl I grabbed a pair I thought would look good." So me and my working girl thighs and bum decided to wiggle into those babies and just give them a try. I walked out of the dressing room and my cute little man said "You need to buy those." After beating myself up for twenty minutes, I threw up my arms and decided to listen to the guy and bought the jeans. Highly recommended, stretchy, soft, and are just totally awesome....go buy them now!
Then they sat in my closet from September 25 to October 31st when I finally got the courage to give them a whirl with a cute little top and see what people might have to say about it (more or less what John had to say). That is when I walked out of our bedroom on Halloween Eve to my handsome husband sitting on the couch, watching football, drinking a beer, non-chalantly walked by him and he said the words that rang through my ears, made my face light up in a huge smile, and inspired this post " My wife looks hot, why don't you wear jeans like that more often"....oh yes they are my new favorite pants.
The point is this, I am learning that there comes a point in life where you need to stop being so hard on yourself. I realize that I put so much stress and pressure on myself everyday from how I look, to how I do business, to how I cook, and do everything else that I need to stop. This society truly does put so much pressure on woman to look a certain way, and to do this and that, and pretty much everything. I work out everyday, I take care of myself, I try to be the best person I can be inside, I have a man that for some crazy reason is head over heels in love with me, I may drink my share of wine... but at the end of the day when I take the pressures of myself and look at the big picture I am truly happy and blessed for my life. Yes, could I lose 10lbs, do I still want to lost 10lbs (despite this post) absolutely, but because of my commitment I am making to myself right now I am going to take the pressure off and you should as well! Now mind you I am not encouraging woman out there to just let themselves go and gain 100 lbs. I am still going to work out hard everyday, watch what I eat, etc ....but I am going to accept that I am not, and never will be a size 2. I am going to embrace the boo-tay, and just be Nicole. I know there are many woman out there that feel the exact same way (you know who you are). But I am saying this give yourself the best gift ever this Holiday season, Happiness and acceptance with how you look and who you are (and go get some skinny jeans of course even if you have some thighs) Because as John would say "You are a hot wife"...or mother, or grandmother, or just a hot lady in general. Dangerous curves, and confidence ladies. You are all beautiful.
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