Being a woman, sometimes I find it really hard to have a healthy, balanced view of myself. I know it's really important, especially since I have two little boys whose view of women will be shaped almost entirely by how I act.
So I try not to talk about losing weight in front of any kids. I'm working on learning to admire my body and to take the best care of it, instead of stressing about imperfections. After all, what message are we sending when we insist that Mom just isn't pretty enough, or thin enough? Is there really such a thing as "pretty enough"? I thought all God's creations were beautiful and marvelous in their own way. That includes the human body and all its imperfections.
I'm growing to like the hair color. It's not very evenly distributed, so the top is very red and the ends are still quite dark. But I could see myself dying my hair and enjoying it if I had the money to pay a professional.
The other thing I've discovered lately is a solution for my mild acne! My problem hasn't ever been too bad, but clear skin is great. Salicylic acid wash, benzoyl peroxide (applied fairly liberally to problem spots) and a mild moisturizer. I've been doing this for a week and I have not had a single pimple since I started. One started to threaten to come up through the skin, but it turned tail and ran away. Pretty awesome, huh?
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