My 2011…

Resolution

Realization:

I don’t want to change my body!

With all the new year’s ads telling me I need 6-pack abs, and sculpted thighs and biceps, and big boobs… okay, got those…

I LIKE MY BODY!

Really! I realized that today. I like my body.

I mean, yes, there are things I would like to change, but for the most part, I really like me.

Here are the few things I would change:

• My arms. I would like to get them more toned. I am very strong, but I struggle with the typical woman-wings. When I looked at my friend’s wedding pictures from this summer, there were only two things that made me cringe. #1 No one told me how see-thru-ish my dress was. (Thanks, Hubby!) #2 My arms looked HUGE!
• The first thing I notice if I am swollen is my double chin. I’m about ready  to get one of those as-seen-on-TV neck exerciser thingers.

THAT’S IT!

And now the things I love about my body:

1. My butt! I love my butt! I have an ars and am grateful for it. Hubby loves it, Juji loves to perch on it, and I can sit on hard benches much longer than my boney-butted counterparts. The only disadvantage to having a butt has to do with the next thing I love about my body.
2. My small waist! I am a true hourglass figure. I love how curvy I am. The disadvantage to this is that when combined with feature #1, it makes it nearly impossible to find pants that fit properly. SOME women’s clothing companies are finally getting wise and making pants for different body types, but they are EXPENSIVE! So, I wear skirts and dresses A. LOT.
3. My hair. I have very thick, healthy hair. Although it occasionally frizzes, because of its natural waviness, it behaves itself most of the time. It grows like CRAZY, so I get to try different things with the cut often. I have no idea what to do with it most of the time, so it usually ends up in a pony tail when it is long, or a headband when it is short. I love it when my little sister, Amelia, is around, because she braids it for me. I can’t braid my hair myself.
4. My eyelashes. I’ve got lots of ‘em.
5. My smile. I’ve got good teeth, my nose dimples, and it makes other people smile.
6. My height. I am 6’1″ barefoot, and I can reach stuff!

There’s actually more, but those are the most significant. So although it would be nice to be able to find clothes more easily, and I wouldn’t mind if my tummy were a little flatter, or my legs a little thinner, I really like the sexy woman I’ve become. I really have no interest in becoming my anorexic teenage self again. I feel like a real woman, and I like it that way. SO THERE!

(And I will read this post to myself often.)

I hope you can find YOUR beauty today, and throughout the year.

Blessings!

Hannah

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