What's It All About?


"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates

While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.

You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase." MLK

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Reality vs. Fantasy

Well hello no one! 

Even if no one is reading this anymore, it's here for me. 

So I did it. 

And, they're smaller than I think I wanted. I definitely don't have the breasts in my Venus poster and that's a bummer. 

And it seems crazy to complain about that. Considering I went from an L cup to now whatever size I am - the surgeon said she'd be going for a C cup but I think I am closer to a B -and really that is just a guess. Recovery continues and it will be a while before things settle down enough for me to know what new size I am. 

I think. 

I've got another follow-up with Dr. Luong in a couple of weeks. I will need to ask her what more to expect -besides my nipples starting to look normal again. 

It still doesn't feel quite real even though it's now been over a month since surgery. 

I catch my reflection and the good news is that I don't hate myself anymore. NOW I can get to neutral. 

And not having back pain because of carrying those girls anymore is wonderful! 10 lbs removed in one surgery! 

I've been so motivated to have this be just part 1 of creating a new relationship with my body before it's too late but the last couple of days I've just been...meh. 

Having reduction surgery was indeed the right thing to do for me. I'm looking forward to wearing things I couldn't wear before! 

Maybe it's OK if I take this time to continue resting before I take on anything else. 

Well, we'll just see how I feel over the next 3 weeks or so. I meet with the dietitian on April 5. 

I thought I had a lot more to say but not really so...

Au revoir 


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Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!

Things I'm grateful for everyday....

- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)

Current Favorite Quotes

“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain

(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)

7-25-07

1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.

Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)

  • 1. No one can bring your life to you
  • 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
  • 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
  • 4. Every choice means giving up something different
  • 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
  • 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
  • 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
  • 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
  • 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them