The Fashion Award

Yesterday at work, my co-worker told me, "I saw you walking into work today and I decided, you get the fashion award for today...and actually, you pretty much get it every day." Then she put a set of plastic mardi gras beads that she had on her desk over my head. That officially made my day!

Here's a picture of what I was wearing:

Shirt: gap outlet, Pants: marshalls, Shoes: Target

The shirt is sheer with a blue and black pattern, but of course you can't see that in this picture.

I take pride in trying to look nice, no matter what my size. As I've talked about before, I've pretty much always struggled with my weight. I try really hard though to put an effort into what I wear and convey the message that I am confident. Because honestly, I know that beauty comes in all sizes.

Do I sometimes often wish I were skinnier? Yes, yes I do. But do I think it's important to work with what I've got while I figure out how to make that happen? Absolutely.

I've seen what it looks like when a woman gives up on herself. I've seen the baggy clothes, the elastic waistbands, the major fashion faux-pas. And sometimes I see myself heading down that path. On days when I just feel like nothing looks right, sometimes I wish I could just wear a tent to cover it all up. But I also know that every time I wear something that I feel really good in, my attitude is different. My confidence shines through. I smile more (I know you find that hard to believe, Em).

Sometimes, it's nice to get a little reminder that people notice the effort I'm putting in to looking good. And today's fashion award did just that.