Goal 2: I will be kinder to my body.
Shortly after Brian and I walked down the aisle, a coworker of mine decided that at my work wedding celebration he needed to pass on words of wisdom. As a thirty year old man, his words of wisdom were “now that you’re married, don’t let yourself go”. At the time, I was mildly offended but now I realize he was right.
It is so easy to let yourself go.
Before I got married, shaving my legs every other day was a priority. No one likes a hairy woman. These days, shaving my legs just takes too much time. There is laundry to be done, dinner to be cooked and a job to survive. Shaving my legs can wait till tomorrow. Then, two weeks later, I realize that I’m starting to resemble my husband, at least from the knees down.
I am starting to let myself go.
Being kinder to my body has nothing to do with my physical health but it has everything to do with my mental health. Nothing helps a woman feel better that nail polish that isn’t chipped, eyebrows that are freshly waxed (lip too, if necessary) and legs that are so smooth you can’t wait for bikini season. Call it vanity if you want but I think of it as the Virtue of Selfishness.
And I think my husband likes it too.
At the end of the day, being kinder to my body is being kinder to me. It means taking time to treat myself with love and respect. It means recharging. It means looking like a woman. And it is surprisingly easy to be mean to myself and not even realize it. In the beginning, neglecting myself is about putting my husband first but by the end, it becomes neglecting both of us.
Coming up next: Goal 3: I will read.
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