Insight from a hooker...

I've been thinking a lot lately (and not-so lately) about self esteem and body image. It's terrible how closely and how often the two are linked in our society of unrealistic role models with their perfectly air-brushed everything.

This thinking has had me thinking this morning, of a line from a movie. My mom is always teasing me because I know nearly every line of every movie I watch by heart, basically the first time I've seen it. I think, while she would use it differently, that she's secretly jealous of my freakishly, amazing memory recall.

Here's the scene, pay close attention to the last line, it's the most important:

Vivian: People put you down enough, you start to believe it.

Edward Lewis: I think you are a very bright, very special woman.

Vivian: The bad stuff is easier to believe.

-- IMDb Quotes: Pretty Woman (1990)

How true it is that we begin to believe what is said, and how sad that in my case (and I suspect a great many others' as well) I am usually the first and loudest proponent of my own "bad stuff."

Despite my husband's valiant efforts to convince my over and over of my beauty and self worth, I'm bombarded with "bad stuff" making it difficult to ignore.

Today, I'm going to make a goal to think and say more good stuff about myself.

I hope you'll do the same for yourself.



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Random Truths

1. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.


2. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.


3. There is great need for a sarcasm font.


4. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?


5. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.


6. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.


7. Bad decisions make good stories.


8. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work (and at home for me) when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.


9. "Do not machine wash" or "Do not tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever!


10. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What did you do after I didn't answer, drop the phone and run away?


11. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.


12. I keep some phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer.


13. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.


14. I would rather try to carry ten, over-loaded plastic bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring in my groceries.


15. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.


16. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.


17. how many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?


18. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front.


19. Is it just me or do high school kids get smaller and smaller each year?


20. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

Cookie Decorating 101

Between this book I just bought:

And this mind-blowingly AMAZING tip:

I'm in the mood to make cookies!!

Hair Me Out

I wish I could pull this off.