March already

 Well there was me just getting used to the few 'extra pounds' that I'd put on at Christmas (hehehe.. yeah, sure.. more like half a stone or more!).. and it got me thinking about food.. its now March and I hadn't stuck to my healthy eating plan once.. So I began March with a 'listen to your body' program.. Not formulated by any Diet Guru, nor following any fad plan, but just listening to my body.. trying to limit things like chocolate and booze and generally, just eat more fruit and veggies and the like.
The crunch came when I struggled to fit into my Collectif Delores dresses... then I knew I had an issue.. so began week one of 'eat more fruit and veg'.. and lo.. it was easier than I thought. Choosing fruit over other snacks was simple, filling and I felt great, loads of energy from the extra nutrition garnered from adding in fresh salad and more broccoli... literally to the point where I'm making sure half my plate is full of veggies... I don't think I've lost any weight.. and I'm not going to weigh myself.. just see how it goes.

In other news, I decided on an outfit for a night out.. I termed it my 1940's Parisian Prostitute look..

The whole ensemble is black satin (apart from the shoes and fishnets).. The blouse, skirt and shoes have been gathered over time, from various charity shops.. the corset a bargain from Ebay for £10.. it being a proper waist training one with spring boning.. very comfortable to wear.

I decided to try and put my hair up into a kind of 'Victory Roll'.. however my hair is still a bit short, so have had to 'make do'.. a touch of back-combing and a lot of hairspray, et voila!

Make up was my usual base and powder, but using a cream eyeshadow and a dark grey in the crease, with my usual slick of black eyeliner and smear of No7 red lipstick.

Overall, I was quite impressed with how it all turned out, sharing the pics on FB as is per the 'done thing', these days. However, it occurred to me  that sharing pics like this could be constituting personal vanity, so I decided to write a bit about that too.  Being someone who is naturally quite shy, it has taken many years for me to be accepting of myself, due to being bullied severely while I was growing up. I now really rather like myself.. Not in a self absorbed kind of way, but in a 'I like myself, so you can too' kind of way.  I just want other people to see that if I can like myself then they can also like themselves too. 

So that's my thing really.. I'm sharing because I like the way I look. I've taken time and pride in my appearance, spent time on making myself feel good on the inside and showing it on the outside. OK, I'm not a supermodel (nor would I want to be), but I am 'me'.. and I really rather like who I am.