Freckles and splotches and spots, oh my!
Written by OMSHt: Hopeful, Inspiring, OMSH, photos 11 Comments
So, I’m coming up on 36 here pretty soon. In the blogosphere that makes me one of the older more senior bloggers. I also am on Day 12 of coming off Effexor. From what I gather, this makes me normaler than someone…say, with an addiction to peanut M&M’s.
And now, having glanced at my chest in my newest bathing suit cover-up, “wear around the house thingy” (‘cuz the good Lord knows I won’t be walking outside with it on), I see that I’m getting age spots, or splotches, or uneven skin tone, or whatever else the media calls it in order to make us hate ourselves.
And you know what?
I don’t.
I don’t hate myself.
TAKE THAT!
My thighs jiggle, my heels crack, my biceps wave, my chin is not as taunt, my get-up-and-go is sitting still, and I’ve found a few wrinkles in areas I didn’t know wrinkled, BUT life is good.
Life.Is.Good.
The world? It bites.
My life in it? Is good.
I can still stand up and sing.
I can still shout for joy.
I can still worship and praise!
I can still make sweet, sweet love.
Spots and all.
Today is awesome.
I’d dip some in a jar for safekeeping, except tomorrow?
It might just be better.
May 21st, 2008 at 3:25 pm
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May 21st, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Beautiful, Heather. Just beautiful.
May 21st, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I love your post! I am turning 26 this year, and in so many ways the last 5 months have made me feel soo old. But I keep telling myself “you have only live a quarter of your life” it keeps it in perspective.
May 21st, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Great post. And may I say, you wear it well.
May 21st, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Fantastic!! I love to read about women accepting their bodies and living a full and fantastic life despite the fact that they aren’t size 0s with XXX-sized breasts 🙂 I am hoping to absorb it all in and someday convince myself that I am worthy of the same self-love.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Oh my. If I were speaking for my homosexual botox-addicted roommate, I would say that you need lasering.
But I am not.
I think you are gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. Spots, wrinkles, and all.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:17 pm
YOU are FABULOUS! I want to give you a giant hug. Really, I do. You totally lifted my spirits with this post.
And don’t forget, I’m older than you. I’ll be 36 in 2 weeks. So that should make you feel even better. 🙂
xo
May 21st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
That is beautiful. And–I know I am totally missing the point, but I must say you’ve depressed me too. If at 36 you are one of the “senior” bloggers, what am I at 42? Aaaahhhh!!!!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:37 am
Mom24 – I’m pleading the fifth. Heh heh … HEY! I was told that 42 is the new 24!
Thanks all!
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
If you’re a senior blogger, I don’t want to think about what that makes me!
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:38 pm
If 36 is a senior blogger what blogging term comes with 49 ?