Animal

Fall/Winter Fashion:

One of the MANY prints that are hot this Fall is animal print.

This is one of those that is a bit away from my conservative comfort zone. However, I do LOVE it this Fall. 

​This Fall, animal print can be conservative, fun, wild, or even outlandish. It seems that animal print comes in every color. I never knew that there were neon leopards and purple tigers!

Mix and match this season, which is much different than seasons past. Mix animal with animal, animal with plaid, animal with stripe. Really, anything goes.

So, if you're not good at matching your outfits, there is hope for you to be the fashionista this season. Evidently, you can totally clash your colors and patterns and be completely in style.

For more on this sweater from Diamond Arrow Boutique (shown above), click on the picture.

Diet, Anti-Aging, Wellness:

What are your health habits?

Do you exercise regularly?

Do you want stronger muscles and bones? Exercise. Move your body.
Do you want to feel happier? Move your body. Movement is medicine.
Do you want to live longer? Exercise is anti-aging.

So many benefits! This is why I choose to move my body every single day. 

Do I expect to be skinny again?
I expect to love myself at every single weight because I am doing what is healthy for my body and my mind. Love yourself, no matter what weight, cellulite, rolls, flat stomach, muscles, whatever your body looks like. Self love is healthy. It makes you treat yourself with better respect and kindness. You are worth it.

Journey To Self Love:

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We kept seeing one another, going on dates, spending time at my parents' home, spending time at his mother's home.

There was constant laughter, kissing, hugging, talking, enjoying each other's company so much.

Finally (it actually happened really fast looking back), we were talking about marriage. We were hooked on each other. It was home. We were at home with each other.

The funny thing was, Steve didn't care what happened in my past. He didn't judge me for it. He knew who I was now. He loved my son. He loved me. He didn't care that I was a wild woman for a time. He didn't care that I was unfiltered. He just loved me.

This was a first for me. Not having someone trying to control me. Not having someone try to change me, hold me back. Not having someone judge me. Not having someone trying to shape me into their trophy. Someone just loving me for me. Even when I couldn't love myself for me, he loved me.

We discussed our love. Would he love me when pregnant and fat? Yes. Would I love him if something happened to him and he was crippled? Yes. Would he love me if I turned ugly? Yes. Would I love him...and it just went on and on. It was a funny conversation...well, really, multiple conversations that started to get so funny (like a lot of our conversations) where we would just laugh and laugh.

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