I stop being sad and start being awesome! I have, in the past, occasionally beaten myself up over things about my personality or about my actions as a young adult. I used to compare myself to others and where they were at in life or where they were heading. Then, I participated in the interview with Makaya Heart on Eden and for the first time in my life I finally accepted that it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. This is my life, these are my decisions. I might not have everything I want, but I certainly have more than a lot of people in this world and I should be okay with that. And I am okay with that.

My favorite saying in the world is "fuck 'em if they can't take a joke". As sort of an anecdote, I'll tell you a little story. A couple of days ago, hubs and I went to Waffle House for breakfast. I had been wanting to wear my corset for a couple of days and decided I was going to rock it. I slipped into it, put on my tightest pair of jeans, didn't bother to wipe off the make-up from the night before and threw on my high-heeled ankle boots. What did he wear? A shirt with holes in it and matching khaki shorts. I'm sure everyone in there thought I was on a walk of shame and he was taking me to breakfast after a late-night tryst. They couldn't have been further from the truth and it kind of felt good to throw them for a loop. Then we went to the grocery store. It was actually a lot of fun. less

Like you and Barney Stinson, I also stop being sad and start being awesome!

It just takes me a day or two sometimes. If I'm just down I might sulk for a day or two and then get up one day and be determined to not be down anymore because there's no point in wasting my precious time being sad about things I can't really control. If I'm feeling down about how I look, I try to put on something that makes me look great. I know that I need to take charge of my body to make the changes I want to see, and I'm finally doing that. So far I'm off to a great start less