Friday, October 29, 2004

All About Me

All About Me

I'm wearing my yellow sweater.
This yellow sweater would be one that I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO HAVE. Mom and I were shopping one afternoon, probably 3 or 4 years ago when I was "thin." I wanted a sweater. Not just any sweater but THE PERFECT YELLOW SWEATER. I don't usually wear yellow. The wrong shade of yellow will make me look sick. The right shade of yellow is hard to find. Regardless, we were out shopping. It soon turned into a quest for THE PERFECT SWEATER and I must have tried on dozens. As in any quest it had to be PERFECT, JUST RIGHT and MAKE ME LOOK WONDERFUL. Mom pulled a yellow sweater off the racks. I looked at it and thought, well maybe. I tried it on and thought, oh yeah. This is the one. Mom's only question, "Will you wear it?" Of course! I replied. And what else would I have said when facing myself into he mirror in THE PERFECT YELLOW SWEATER?

Right, so, a year later and a bit heavier I didn't feel so perfect in the yellow sweater. It showed things that I didn't want it to show. It didn't fit just right. It was no longer the perfect yellow sweater. It went on a shelf, it got packed away, it stayed on the shelf, it stayed packed away. I tried it on every now and then to see if I had changed enough to wear it. I hadn't.

Today, I am VERY happy to say, I am wearing the PERFECT YELLOW SWEATER with pride and an absolute joy of having gotten myself back into good enough shape to feel great in my yellow sweater. Happy Friday!


Posted by Autumn Goddess on 10/29 at 06:20 AM
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