Painted Ladies

OK, so we're practically naked in this one, but it's not indecent. This is the first shot we've gotten back from the photo shoot. The rest are in the mail on disc headed to Kristie's house at the moment. I'm looking forward to getting more so you can really see the paint. It was fantastic. Went from our fingertips to our toes. Very cool. I'll probably post a few more when we get 'em. They'll be "clean", don't worry. ;)

You know what the best part was? Feeling comfortable in my own skin. Comfortable enough to strip down to my knickers, have a practical stranger paint my body and then pose for photos. Crazy. And so much fun. We had a blast. Talk about your liberating experiences. I spent much of my life being very self conscious and it felt amazing to embrace the beauty in my body.

Women everywhere - there is beauty in you. Even the parts that jiggle, the parts you despise, the parts you try your best every day to cover up. The "if only" parts. You know the ones. The ones that make you say, "I'd go to the beach this year if only I didn't feel so ugly in my bathing suit." Trust me, even those parts hold some magic. There was 50 lbs more of me a few years back. I've got the stretch marks to prove it. And you know what? They photographed just fine. Magic. It's there.