I told you guys a month ago that lately, I have been doing more of what terrifies me. Whether that is
So, back to the original way of meeting people. Hanging out with friends (YAY!). That notion is a tad terrifying
So, this weekend, I am going to conquer my fear and social awkwardness and make strides to meet guys while my friend and I go to this wine crawl thing
So, instead, I wore what I thought other people would approve of. So, to continually free myself from the opinions of others, I looked up inspiration for my next photo shoot on Pinterest and decided to recreate this look. It was way too cold to wear the shorts portion, but I could use it as inspiration. So, I ordered this gown on Amazon, ordered this gold buckle belt, and created a tulle skirt by gathering yards of tulle and attaching it to the belt by hand.
At the photo shoot, I was extremely nervous. Not because it was freezing outside or because I wasn’t comfortable with my photographer (who is amazing), I was nervous because of what others were going to say about my “problem area”. I was even more nervous about what I was going to say about my problem area.
But I promised myself almost a year ago, that whenever I had a negative thought about myself or my body, I would replace it with a more positive and encouraging thought. That I would send out the negative thoughts and only say nice things to myself. Over the last year, that strategy has greatly changed who I am as a person, how I see myself and other people, and even how I enjoy and experience life.
So, when I took the photos, I didn’t immediately feel empowered. Instead, I felt self-conscious. But after I began to talk nice to myself, I began to see my perfectly flawed body and I was completely okay with it.
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