I have never been thin. The scale always tipped more than desired when I was younger. Growing up in a beach community, I was always self-conscious in a bathing suit and was rarely bikini-clad. There was the usual conformity in school, but I made a lot of my own clothes, for lack of means to buy the latest fashions. In college it didn’t get better with my beer-drinking sorority adventures, but I stayed active physically and have always loved sports. I am considered stocky, but fit.
I have never liked being in the spotlight or bringing unnecessary attention to myself, so I have been a conservative dresser. I choose comfort over fashion trends. There was a certain level of casual dressiness at my workplace that suited me perfectly.
Now that I am older, still not thin but an “acceptable” size, I tend to dress a bit flashier, a tad more fun. The best part of getting older is not giving a hoot about what other people think! I am feeling more daring when it comes to my attire. I am putting myself out there in a bathing suit and am enjoying the sea as much as anyone else. I am not afraid to try new things in fear of being judged by others. I am alive. Aging, it turns out, does have its advantages!
— MCW
I have never liked being in the spotlight or bringing unnecessary attention to myself, so I have been a conservative dresser. I choose comfort over fashion trends. There was a certain level of casual dressiness at my workplace that suited me perfectly.
Now that I am older, still not thin but an “acceptable” size, I tend to dress a bit flashier, a tad more fun. The best part of getting older is not giving a hoot about what other people think! I am feeling more daring when it comes to my attire. I am putting myself out there in a bathing suit and am enjoying the sea as much as anyone else. I am not afraid to try new things in fear of being judged by others. I am alive. Aging, it turns out, does have its advantages!
— MCW
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