Fun things found while packing the tiny....

I spent a part of my awesome weekend at home and on yesterday I decided to pay forward an awesome box of my tiny duds and accessories and trinkets and things to share with another sista on the journey .... now that is what I call AWESOME fun because not only is paying forward rewarding BUT in the process I found AWESOME fun things shopping in my MANY closets...

I packed the cutest of tiny dresses  ... I did not even remember I had had these LOL ... all in mint condition ... most with the tags intact and still on because I never had a chance to wear them yet ... and those were the ones that I packed first... then I went to my array of gowns ... I picked the tiniest and sexy ones and decided I would be frugal and part with 2 store bought ones I love love love my gowns ... and most are made by me just for moi...

In doing that I remembered my Size 2 LAUNDRY dress that I wore out ONLY once for a Christmas Party with my DH 3 years ago... I had put it on a few months back to make sure my awesome maintenance and age body shift was still fitting in my tiny dress .... so I put in on AGAIN ... for the SAME FIT ... IN MAINTENANCE for 6 years and 4 months post RNY .... I am loving it....

SO since I can fit this same tiny dress ... 3 years ago and THIS MORNING 6 years and 4 months post op TOO before getting ready for work ... as it is dry cleaned pressed and in mint condition I TOO WILL STICK THIS ONE IN THE BOX.... FOR MY BEAUTIFUL SISTA ON THE JOURNEY .... before mailing it off... who knows it may be too big for her ... I packed all 0 -4s ... my very own size ... good excuse to get some more LOL

This was 3 years ago ... shortly after healing from my modified brachioplasty...

this was this morning .. my goodbye picture to my dress I am mailing off to a friend on the journey...

I had a FUN weekend too ... Saturday morning I hit the pool early ... then I came back home to cook and bake and offer one of our living floors for my friend to celebrate her DD's Quinceañera dinner .... my DH catered ... 

Me and my thunderthighs swam laps 90 minutes non-stop ... free stroke/back stroke and butterfly...

After cooking and baking and setting up for my friend and my DH catering and hosting I went off to a baby shower at my boss' house for her son and was picked up by my awesome friends and peers... I checked out looking like this...

Sunday I decided to relax ... chillin for most of the day after returning from the house of praise I did my DD's hair who decided to go natural and asked me to dye it 'reddish brown' for her ... and I did it totally dressed like a zebra .. shoes and all as she posted on her FB page LOL...

I mixed a quick lunch ... Chobani 0 1/2 cup with a handful of craisins and 1/4 cubed Gala Apple ... and twidled my toes... YIKES big butt and thunder thighs ... genetics at play ... they won't go away LOL....

Then I crashed Sunday evening...

and before you know it ... here I am on Monday too soon ... getting ready for work and for my awesome promo in a new department coming soon...

Having coffee with my babies.... before work...

I am totally thankful for a brand new day... living my life like its golden... with all the ups and downs and blows and challenges it is so worth living ... with health and mobility ... loving me in my smaller and healthier frame of mind and body .... I am embracing joy and making it happen to me ... one day at a time... one choice at a time....

Maintaining a total loss of 203 pounds ... 6 years and 4 months and going strong ...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MY JOURNEY post WLS ... I love love love LIFE period.... before and after ... There is joy and there is misery in equal measures in this world ... I AM EMBRACING JOY AND LETTING IT HAPPEN TO ME...of course misery is there but I am NOT letting it in... thank you my beautiful sista Mary for these empowering words.

Thank for allowing me to share ... SNIPPETS of my JOURNEY .... I track it all in my empowerment journal "A picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away"....

My before and my today...

I love your pics!!! Your so awesome!!!

Thank YOU Brenda ... trust I had tons of fun doing this .. I LOVE LOVE LOVE making room in my closets LOL ... and now I have 3 floors plus a huge basement in a HUGE old house .... there is no stopping me now ...LOL

I need to make another wish, please please please let me still be this size in 6 years from now! You are so beautiful, and give us hope and set an example that success, long term success, is possible! Beautiful inside and out!

You will be just the way you are 6- 10- 12 and even more years further out from now! Your beauty shines from within ... and your commitment to yourself and paying it forward to others .. your zest for life and your loving nature will keep you just the way you want to be .... 

You are such an inspiration, thank you so much for sharing your journey. 

Annette 

Thank you Annette.... WOW!!!! I am impressed with your ticker ... you are doing AWESOME yourself ... CONGRATS!!!!

Thank you as well, it's a long road for me but you know it's day by day and your inspiring me to be strong and positive, it's a beautiful journey and we can do it!!

Your beautiful, thank you so much

Perfect as always.  Love your clothes, they are always great just like you!

Thank you gorgeous ... not as perfect as YOU my dear LOL but certainly living and loving my lot... 

Check out my 'lil Pierre fussing with my daughter ... she is on the couch and he is trying to jump on her leg and DEMAND another treat after having 3 LOL ... I love that lil guy....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6sopFTctM