Why I shared a picture of myself in a swimsuit on the internet:  I talk to a lot of women.  They tell me how much they are unhappy with how they look.  This week I spoke with a blogging friend of mine Nancy Johnson Horn, she told me how much she loves this blog and looks to it for inspiration on what to wear.   Nancy told me she might not always be happy about her size but she decided to embrace it. Yay!!  Nancy really inspired me to keep writing. That even if this blog is only an inspiration for a few it is an inspiration. There are days we all don’t feel like getting up and dressed we might as be as stylish as we can.

Being a Plus size women is hard,   you want to look good,  but the options are not always there.  You look in your closet and see a size that you never thought you would wear, and the sizes you use to wear, it can be one of the most depressing spaces in your home.   Your closet might not be the fun zone it once was, it can be again.  My hope for you is that you love yourself no mater that size you are.

But I regress..

Prior to taking this picture I saw a fellow big girl wearing a bikini at the pool.  I was truly impressed she was about a size 26 and in her twenties. I thought what a gift someone has given her to teach her strength and self confidence.  She was no shrinking violet,  the suit it was a purple and pink polka dot bikini.   Bravo.. My only regret is that I did tell her how fabulous she looked. When I got up to look for her she was gone.. like a bikini clad ghost.

I thought she was inspiring, before we left the pool, I took these photos.

Why did I share a Picture of myself in a swimsuit on the internet:

1. For Me to say I love myself and my curves
2. I wanted to show off my body:  all 245 5’9 because I think I am beautiful- no matter what the scale says
3. I did it because I am over 40 and really don’t care what people think
4. I did it for my daughter because I wanted to let her know to love yourself
5. I did it for my son so he knows what really women look like and it is Awesome to love one (by the way my son is my Photographer in all my photos including these)
6. I did it for my mother  who was concerned about her own bathing suit the entire day, but did not hesitate to enjoy the day in the pool with the kids
7. I did it for the teenage girls on our local swimteam that did not want their pictures taken because they don’t “look good”.  (Really they look like healthy 14 year old)
8. I did it for all the on looker when I took the picture who wondered why a grown women was taking a picture of herself w/o her kids,  I am a women and a mother.
9. I did it for every women who tells me they don’t want a picture of themselves.. these women are never photographed in their own families lives because they are concerned they don’t look good.
10. I did it for you

Dont Hide yourself,  be present in your own life.  Put on that suit and play with your family be that girl in a Polk Dot bikini.

The suit is from  Plus Size Swimear

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