Gerber DaisiesWhile searching for perfume we walk the entire Mall and check out a few of our favorite stores. I haven't been to a mall in over a year and I am in shock that most sizes in clothing stores now start at "0". Since when is ZERO a size? A woman who wears a zero would have to be thin as a stick. I also checked out some costume jewelry, bath and body stuff and remembered what fun it is to just go shopping - even window shopping! I hadn't walked that far in some time due to my Flare that lasted from mid 2008 - early-mid 2009. During this wonderful shopping experience I realized a few things...I really need to loose my Flare Weight (weight I gained during the 9 months I could do little but sit on my butt) and enjoy the fun of shopping to find cute outfits and look good again. It sounds crazy, but this shopping trip lifted my spirits. I didn't get anything, but, just looking around, socializing and looking at all the pretty new stuff was much fun.
It makes me reflect and think of personal goals I have for myself. Little things, like being able to fit into a normal size (not plus), getting my nails done, buying perfume to make myself smell attractive, purchasing some new music, getting my colored contacts again, a blossoming career and being the old me. Yup, this flare threw me for such a loop that I lost me. I'm finding her again, the old me is coming back. It's amazing how great life is once you live it fully. This was a nice reminder of the beautiful color that is life.
5 comments:
The pretty fall template is back-- YAY! Nice talking again last night and your positivity ALWAYS brightens my mood and radiates to everyone else as well. Great quality, Lanette!
Enjoy your weekend :)
Good for you. Life is grand! Malls...not so much. LOL Sorry I forgot u last night. Have a colorful weekend!
WOW! Even perfume companies are cutting back!
Love your blog, glad I found it! =)
Great you are finding YOU again. It's so easy to let it slip away isn't it? I love walking through malls, even if I don't buy anything. But I hardly ever do it.
It's funny how just getting out (even if it's at the mall-not my favorite place)...can do so much to help those of us who have been home bound for long stretches of time feel "normal".
I had to giggle when you made the comment about size 0 people...my one daughter is a 00 (she's only 13 and severely underweight because of crohn's) and the other one (16) is a 0. I'm between a 3 and a 5 at the moment (every time I have an exacerbation I loose weight)...so yes I suppose we look like walking sticks to most people...trust me, trying to find those small sizes is no easy task either! Much easier to find bigger sizes...shopping with my girls can really be nightmarish (on top of being skinny, they want to look cool-and have totally their own artsy sense of style-go figure, teenagers!)
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