Thank goodness!
There is no better place to be than at home with my family. They are my favorite people in the world, always.
It's always the best when I'm reunited with my favorite tiny babe <3
The only downside, and there is only one, is having to leave my sweet Andrew. Five weeks is nothing compared to the time we have spent apart before, so it's not a thang to us.
The worst part about traveling, is airports. Goodness. This time, the weirdest thing happened to me.
Seriously. Weird.
I was boarding my first of two planes and I put my backpack underneath my seat along with another carryon bag filled with my books. So I pulled out the novel I'm currently working on and started reading.
So while I'm reading, the guy in front of me pulls my backpack out from underneath his seat and hands it to the flight attendant, neither of them asking if it's mine, and they give my bag to the pilot, who throws it off the plan to a man below to leave at the airport, and then proceeds to fly off.
OH MY GOODNESS.
This is funny, because how did this all happen without me noticing?
But there's no point in getting my undies in a twist, so I just speak to the staff and they arrange to have my bag sent to me.
But no one has any idea where It is :(
BOOOO.
Oh well, I'm still optimistic.
My family had a big barbeque this past Sunday and they invited all of our family friends, including my little Logan, the boy I spent last summer nanny-ing.
I can't wait to continue working with him this summer. He is my favorite kid, who is about to be a big brother! I'm fangirling over this new baby. 20 days left until we all meet little AJ!
Enough about me, I want to talk about something I just found about an hour ago, and it is so so so cool.
It's a project.
From what I have seen, this project focuses on capturing the beauty of the female body after having children. These raw images are in black and white, and have been left unedited.
These brave women take the courageous leap to show their bodies to the world and claim their beauty.
This is one of the most moving projects I have ever seen.
Every single one of us is plagued with the unrealistic expectations society has given us about our bodies.
How can we love ourselves when we are constantly being marketed a new weight loss fad, a more concealing makeup line, "healthy" foods, or magazines that feel the need to perfect a celebrity, while letting us believe that they are naturally so flawless? This is a society that breads self-hate, body dismorphia, and food issues.
Sometimes I sit back and I envision the life I want. For the past two years, I have fought myself into believing that if I was just a certain size, my life would magically become what I wanted it to be.
If I were a certain size, I would deserve happiness, laughter, friends, love.
I have convinced myself that I do not deserve those basic things. But, I could, if I could fit "x" sized pants, or if I could wear a belly shirt, and not jiggle.
That is an absolute tragedy. And as much as I wish I could tell you all that I have changed, and that I have switched that part of my brain off, I refuse to lie to you.
But that doesn't mean I am not trying everyday. If I trained myself to think one way, I can train myself to see the flaws in my mentality, and I am working on that every day.
If you like the idea, I absolutely recommend you watch the video. It's such a beautiful, moving project.
Can you imagine a world where we all love our bodies?
I can't imagine what it would be like to love my body unconditionally, but I bet it's the best feeling in the world.
Stretch marks, imperfections, dimples, they all become irrelevant.
That would be the best thing.
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