In a little less than an hour, anywhere between 10 and 25 people are coming over to my house to hang out by the pool. Earlier this morning I was sewing the top to my bikini because the stitching on one of the straps came loose. Number 5 saw me and said, “I don’t think […]
self confidence
Head of the Class
Last week I wrote a post about how, after being inspired by my yoga teacher, I was going to stop hiding in the back of the studio and move myself up to the front of the room. I was going to stop worrying about how I looked or the fact that I still am relatively […]
Because I love me!
Up until about five years ago, I had some pretty serious issues with self confidence. The night before my first day of kindergarten, I had a meltdown because I didn’t think I was smart enough to start school. I spent all of middle school thinking I was overweight. Like really overweight. (That’s me in 7th […]
It’s Number 4 Friday. AWESOOOOME!!!!
Yesterday’s post was really emotional for me. It stirred up a lot of old stuff. I spent the day randomly bursting into tears. And then, Number 4 saved the day. If you follow the facebook page, you probably already saw this post from last night. If not, here it is: I coach swim practice from 4:30 […]
I feel pretty, oh so pretty.
Since I’ve lost all this weight, I haven’t gone shopping for new clothes. First of all, I can’t afford it. And secondly, I still have about 10 pounds to go, so I’m trying to hold out. But we got invited to a party last night. A grown up party. And I didn’t want to wear […]
Say cheese.
When I was a kid, we had this dresser in the hallway at the top of the stairs. The top drawer was full of pictures. Just loose snapshots. Every once in a while, I would pull out the drawer, sit on the floor, and look at them. I loved looking at those pictures, especially the […]