Stripy Dots

Today is a blustery day. It snowed (again!) overnight and the wind is whipping it everywhere. I nearly got pushed over!

Due to roadtrip shenanigans we missed trivia last week and our team sadly sunk into second place. So tonight we've got to live up to our motto of Being Awesomely Consistant (and consistantly awesome).

cardigan: Ricki's ages ago

dress/tunic thing: Uttam London from a shop called the Crooked House

black skirt: Ricki's 

leggings: Joe Fresh

OTK boots: Steve Madden

Today's picture is taken by the Gentleman Caller, thus there is only one since the others were of my being a tiger and a lemur.

Today I am thankful for scarves, hats, and gloves but most importantly for quick reflexes to grab my hat as it tries to fly away!


And now for my second trick: FBFF

1. Since you started blogging has your image of yourself changed?

I think that I'm more objective about what I actully look like. I think

before I'd have a look in the mirror and only see parts of myself. I think

that I would segment myself... In a "face is ok but sugar belly has got to

go" kinda way. I feel that now I'm able to take a step back and see my body

and my self for what I look like as a whole. And really? It's not as bad as

I would have thought long ago...

2. Are you self-conscious about any aspect of yourself? If so, do you

go out of your way to avoid it or do you post it/talk about it anyway?

I'm of the opinion that real is better even when real is not that great. So

I'm not too self-conscious, I don't think, but I think I'd be more likely to

talk about it because it is just the way it is and it's better to acknowledge

something than it pretend it doesn't exist.

3. Based on how you are feeling now, what do you think the future

holds in the evolution of your body image?

I think (I hope) that I will feel more and more comfortable in my own skin

everyday. I hope that this attitude is something I can pass to family and

friends as well. There are always struggles and good days and bad days but I

hope that the good with outweigh the bad.

4. Do you photograph yourself for your blog? If so, how do you feel

about the experience when you're having your picture taken? If you

choose not to post pictures of yourself, what prompted that decision?

I do photograph myself nearly everyday (usually I don't do weekends unless

I'm actually doing something or going somewhere). I always pick the best

pictures or the ones that show my personality the best. I don't post the

pictures where I have a quadruple chin or if the angle is really

unflattering. But I have posted outfits that I didn't feel the greatest in

and didn't look the best it because real is better. And in the end, when I

get old I'd ike to have this diary to look back on. So it would be nice if

it was an honest representation of a small slice of my life.

5. What would you want every person who struggles with body image to

take to heart?

Oh gosh. I think this is so hard for so many people. We live in a world

that tries to tell us that we must always be striving for something better.

But I would like everyone to know that they are enough. The very fact that

they are alive makes them beautiful. And everything you do is enough. And

that beauty is made of many many many factors and a good heart is the

biggest one.

Fashion Beauty Friend Friday group is organized by Katy at ModlyChic and is a way for fashion bloggers to share more about themselves and learn about each other. Nice, right?

PS Did you know that governments across some provinces in Canada realized that it was too long to go from Jan - whenever without a holiday to break up the monotony of nearly freezing to death. So they created a day off called Family Day! Which is awesome and means that it's a 3 days weekend!