A Sexy Memorial Day Challenge
posted on May. 28, 2010
I don’t know about you, but I am super psyched for this long-awaited three day weekend we’ve got going on! Not only could I use an extra day of R&R (meaning an extra day of having an additional set of hands to help keep up with the incessant demands and requests for various kinds of service from my four year old), but the weather is supposed to be gorgeous this weekend, so we can spend our time outside in the sunshine! I even think that the lake near our house will finally be open…so we may even partake in a little beach time.
Wait a minute…cue the sound of a record scratching…
I have my days where I’m not always the sharpest tool in the shed, but there is one thing that I’m most definitely sure of. If it’s time to hit the beach, then it’s time to bust out the bathing suits.
And if the rest of my female readers are anything like me, then they are sitting here cringing at the term “bathing suit” just as much as I am.
Because slipping into a minuscule piece of clothing that rides up your ass and bunches in all the wrong places and literally “puts it all out there” can be a real self-esteem zapper. And don’t even get me started on putting one on for the first time of the season when your skin has barely touched sunlight in six months. We all know that a tan totally helps in the dimple arena…but it takes several times of actually WEARING the bathing suit to get the full effect of the cottage cheese concealer. And then by the time the end of summer rolls around and you’ve got the whole sun-kissed thing going on, it’s time to put the bathing suits away and bring out the fall sweaters.
Let’s face it girls…the whole swim suit industry seems to be a complete and total conspiracy against Mom Sexy ladies everywhere. They’re after us. They’re trying to break our confidence. They’re trying to KILL OUR SEXY.
And I, for one, am protesting this takeover.
Because I am one sexy mama. And being sexy is not about looking perfect in a bathing suit. Being sexy is about SELF-ACCEPTANCE.
In honor of Memorial Day weekend, I am taking a pledge to refrain from making one negative comment about the way I look in a bathing suit, shorts, or any other piece of clothing for that matter. And I would like to challenge all of you to do the same, starting today.
For this entire long weekend, every single time that you feel a negative thought popping up about the way you look, I want you to replace it with the following statement:
“I am Mom Sexy, and I’m PROUD!”
Every single time you feel yourself starting to worry about how your legs look in the pair of shorts you haven’t worn in a year, or how your arms look in that sleeveless top, or how your whole body looks in a bathing suit, remember your WORTH as a mother, and remember that you deserve to feel good about yourself. And then say it out loud, or even just in your head:
“I am Mom Sexy, and I’m PROUD!”
And then hold your head high and go grab yourself a burger and a beer and get the party started. I know that’s what I’m planning on doing!
Who’s with me?
I’ll see you all again on Tuesday. Make sure to stop by and find out who my Mom Sexy Blogger of the Month for June is!
