Give Yourself a Confidence Boost
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. – E.E. Cummings
One of the things that made me smile today was the confidence a friend of mine showed while flaunting her bikini body on FaceBook. In more ways than one, she may very well be my twin not only because we are both plussies (plus sized ladies) but we share a lot of things in common as well. The only difference, perhaps, between the two of us is her apparent confidence that I have yet to develop quite fully.
For most people, I actually come across as a bit gutsy and a bit of a go-getter. But that confidence more or less manifests itself during times when things need to be done, or when nobody else wants to do it. In short, I get to be the spongey type of person who cleans up messes and deals with undesirables. For those things, sure, you can say I have a bit of confidence to do those things. On the otherhand, when it comes to representing myself for myself? Hah! That would just be the biggest challenge of all.
I know Ehn would bash my head if she read this… (IF she read this because she is actually very busy these days) but sometimes I still slip into a habit of thinking “…am I not pretty enough? Attractive enough? Sexy enough?” Sure, people have said it to my face countless of times, and in most instances, I crumble like a nicely baked choco crinkle. At least, these days, I think I may be making a bit of a progress.
Reinventing myself for 2009
I just read a couple of things from my inbox today, and one of these was the weekly question Teacher Julie shares with us. Last time it was about what we look forward this year, and now her question is: “If you were to “reinvent yourself” what would you do?”
My answer:
I have been thinking about a lot of things since the year started. There are so many things that I want to accomplish, and so many things that I want to do. Ironically, over the past few months, I have come to realize how I need to change certain things about myself as well. What better to “reinvent” myself if not through a brand new year?
Some things are still shaky, but I would like to do a couple of things before the end of this year. Ehn and I have been talking, and we realized that this year marks our 25th year in the world. Well, I certainly will not be turning 25 until July, still, you get the picture.
Image was googled.
What I would really like to do is: (more…)
Do you see me?
It is 7:00 a.m. and I have a blasted headache and toothache. What could be a more wonderful way to start the day huh?
Just out of boredom, and out of trying to make my mind forget the pain it is having, here is what I did:
The cartoon was made at Face Your Manga, and the DigiScraps stuff…uhmmm.. I really forgot. Sorry.
Well? What do you think? Do you think I captured myself accurately? IMHO, I think I did a pretty good job… I would have thrown in a picture of myself so you have something to compare it with. But I rarely have good pictures, so I refuse to show any. LOL. I do think the eyebrows need a little uhmmmm change..? But I could not find the right scowl for me. 
It was the only thick one I could find that did not look much like a man.
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