Steps on accepting your body image and starting to live your best life now

Welcome!My name is Sandra.I am a writer,blogger,and married mother of a grown daughter.I inherited a family members recipe box,and you'll find this is where my collection of recipes start.

To me,it was a gem,with its glimpses into past dishes.I confess,I've never tasted "Tomato Soup Cake",just the sound of it kinda turns me off.Keep watching as I make this recipe.We'll see how it looks,and tastes!
When I was a young teenager,and then young woman,I can remember pouring over fashion magazines.Images showed slim,young women proudly showing off their physiques.The message back then was a clear one:

Be slim,and beautiful!For a very long time,this subtle,yet powerful perception as to how women should look prevailed.

Actually,I was slim until I quit smoking,and then had a baby in my late thirties.Suddenly,(well,maybe into my third trimester,I weighed in at 180 pounds!).Now,I don't know about you,but I'm not quite 5"3.Can I really still blame my struggle with weight on still keeping my baby fat,though?

Scroll down to where we are in 2024,and luckily for me(and maybe you?);body image has come a very long way.Commercials happily show voluminous women happily embracing their curves(some of which are indeed pleasingly plump...lets face it!)

I have begun(just started),to play up other features of my appearance,other than my 1X size.I have been told I have a nice wave to my (still,though I'm past mid-life),thick hair.I blow dry my hair(until I get bored of it,which happens while my coif is still damp).

Ok.Maybe after all these years I don't want to fool for too long in front of my small bathroom mirror.Pssst...I can't go into the room with my real mirror.I will disturb my daughter's cockatiel.Honey will hiss at me that its too early to be disturbed.As it is usually an ungodly early hour when I rise(should have been a farmer),I shamefacedly retreat.With apologies.

I then tell myself since I don't really have a full length mirror,there are many aspects of the morning primping ritual I can skip.

I hope that my blog ultimately helps you to feel good where you are in life at this very moment.We all have something about ourselves we need to work on.Whether it is losing weight,managing anxiety,or depression.However,hopefully sharing little ways to brighten our day inspires you!Lets not forget cooking,especially as the months grow colder.