Monday, August 6, 2018

Another Wedding Anniversary Milestone!

I forgot to mention that I went out with my husband for a wedding anniversary this past weekend! The actual date is in the middle of the week. We went to a slightly hip restaurant that we usually wouldn't go with the kids (e.g. no kid's menu kind of restaurant). We shared a fun appetizer, my husband had a full entree and we shared a yummy dessert. It was fun!

I tried to dress up for it. The problem is that I'm very thin right now. I have a sick person's body. I wore all my self-made stuff for this lunch date: white lace refashioned dress, men's jeans to women cropped refashioned jacket, a pair thrifted red Brazilian made knee high boots to hide my scrawny legs, and a carnelian pendant necklace.
Even the borrowed cane matched my outfit!

  • The ironic thing is that when I was healthy I was trying to have a thinner body. I wasn't obsessed with it. But when I took a shower I would look at my lumps and bumps. Now I understand that I too got deceived and overwhelmed by the daily bombardment of men/women trying to put so much emphasis on 'looking thin' than 'being healthy'. Although I made almost all my clothes (much better fitting than RTW could ever achieve), I was not immune to the overwhelming societal messages. I hope I can keep instilling in my daughter that being healthy is so much more important than looking a certain way that society said we should look like. She tends to be insecure about her looks. In the summer, it's not as much of a problem. But once school starts, I'm worried that the kids at school would make her feel insecure again.

12 comments:

  1. Best wishes on your anniversary! It's wonderful that you got out and had a nice time. I've loved that lace dress since the first time you posted it!

    The messages in society are so powerful and pervasive -- it's good to hear of a parent actively engaged in dispelling those, Nicky. My parents were a strong influence for good self-esteem for me also, and yet those messages still get to me sometimes. How much harder it must be for those whose parents buy into society's messages; they have nowhere to turn that tells them they are okay just as they are.

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    1. Thanks Jenny! It's nice to just dress up a bit and go out just with my husband without the kids! I do worry about the crazy influence social media has on young and mature people alike. Everyone seems to be chasing that 2 second 'Like' on whatever people posted. I guess I'm a dinosaur when it comes to social media stuff.....

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  2. Happy anniversary. Love that you got to wear self-sewn pieces.

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    1. Thanks Ruthie! These little milestones are very precious to me now. I'm looking forward to the next one!

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  3. Happy Anniversary! I'm happy to see that you got to go out and had a good time.

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    1. Thanks Beverly! It's great to be out and about when the weather is nice too!

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  4. Happy Anniversary! I think you styled your look perfectly. Glad you were able to have a date with the husband and went out the celebration!

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    1. Thanks Linda! It's nice to be able to do something more normal than going to the hospital!

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  5. Hello - it's lovely to see you again. I am glad you had a lovely Wedding Anniversary together. I still remember the lovely dress you made when you renewed your vows.

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    1. Thanks Sarah Liz! I love being able to wear my own self-made clothes again!

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  6. Happy anniversary! Great you were able to enjoy the best parts of the meal: appetizer and dessert. Your outfit looks great.

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    1. Thanks Eileen! I hope to be able to wear more self-made clothes in the future!

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