Have you ever looked in a mirror while trying on clothes and thought to yourself “I wonder if this is a fat mirror or if it is actually a true reflection”? Sometimes mirrors don’t always tell a consistent story if you know what I mean. Even at my gym along the huge wall of mirrors there is a little portion of about 3 feet in the far left hand corner that bows in slightly creating a more slender version of my reflection and the farther right you go the larger you get.
At my dentist there is just such a mirror. Not
a mirror that makes you wonder if it is true but a mirror that is very
definitely what is known as “a skinny mirror”. Every time I visit this bathroom
at this dentist I remember this mirror and take a nice long look in it as if I
was trying to imprint on my imagination this version of my self.
Three kids later,
I have what I refer to as the mom body. No matter what I do, my body is just
plain different since having those little bundles of joy and work. So yes I
linger in front of a skinny mirror whenever I have the good fortune too come in
contact with one and I am not ashamed to say I even turn around to admire my
backside in that gloriously slimmer perspective. Yes I am one of the masses of
woman who have to fight to get back in those favorite jeans, sometimes having
to give up chocolate and even…..I hate to say it, cheese, in order to do so. The
gym, the trail, squats, juicing and the like, are all part of the journey back
or rather the journey to what I am, a super mom. So I loiter a bit in front of
an image of myself not entirely realistic, but I am grateful for the real
imperfect thing because if I didn’t have the scars I wouldn’t have these:
In order to link
up with Jolly Little Life as she continues encouraging us all to set goals in
2014 I will remark on three things I am
going to do every day this week.
1.
Be grateful. A
grateful person is a happy person.
2.
Pick an outfit
everyday that I feel good in (and this doesn’t include yoga pants).
3.
Keep the kitchen
table clear. This seems to be a hot spot for collecting piles of all sorts of
stuff throughout the day, then before a meal it is always in need of a clean.
Here’s to a better
version of myself every day
God bless Skinny Mirrors. Those Children Are Just So Precious :)
ReplyDeleteI am super emotional or something.... this made me cry. I love those kids. I think I will take your three goals as my own this week.
ReplyDeleteThose are great goals. Only I can't relate with the outfit one...haha only my yoga pants seem to be comfortable these days. Such fun little faces. I love those skinny mirrors!!
ReplyDeleteLove those beautiful little children!! and I also love it when I come across those skinny mirrors!
ReplyDeleteI always work out on the left side of the gym. It makes me happy, as I tell myself, that is a true image Michele. The other mirrors are all fat mirrors. Love those grand-babies of mine. Precious little faces, and they are sooo worth every challenge they add to our lives. Great post.
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