When I first signed up to do this challenge, I thought it was going to be super easy and have no effect on me. Honestly, I was completely wrong on both accounts. Doing this challenge changed something in me, and it was definitely not as easy as I had anticipated. When I started, I had lots of dresses so I had a lot to choose from. However, I mostly gravitated towards the ones that were longer or had sleeves. Because of course, I hate my legs and my arms. WHO DOESN'T right? Well shit, after 10 days in I knew that I would have to slowly gravitate towards my shorter dresses, some that didn't have sleeves and I often didn't have a (clean) shawl/cardigan to go with the dress. So I didn't have a choice but to wear these dresses that I had been storing in my closet for that special day, or until I found a sweater that matched perfectly to cover my arms.
But you know the craziest part of it all? Once I started wearing my short dresses, or the ones WITHOUT a cardigan. Holy scandalous... I know. No one looked at me funny or commented on my short pasty legs.... Everyone commented on how nice I looked. I couldn't believe it. I had felt self conscious for absolutely no reason, this whole time I was scared to wear bare arms, when in reality no one cared. Now that sounds silly, but everyone has their own insecurities and I had mine. But as the days went on I became more and more comfortable with myself and these dresses made me feel beautiful. I became more confident in whatever I was wearing and you could tell just by looking at me. Wearing a dress somehow forced me to dress myself up, makeup, hair, it wouldn't allow me to be lazy and this made me beautiful and love myself even more. I think doing this 30 days of dresses helped me with my confidence and I am so thankful that I could raise money and donate it to such a wonderful cause but somehow instead of helping other people, this somehow helped me with my own insecurities.
All together I raised $955 and thank you to everyone who donated! This challenge has changed me as a person and it was one of the best things I could have done for myself, and I got to help other people too.
But you know the craziest part of it all? Once I started wearing my short dresses, or the ones WITHOUT a cardigan. Holy scandalous... I know. No one looked at me funny or commented on my short pasty legs.... Everyone commented on how nice I looked. I couldn't believe it. I had felt self conscious for absolutely no reason, this whole time I was scared to wear bare arms, when in reality no one cared. Now that sounds silly, but everyone has their own insecurities and I had mine. But as the days went on I became more and more comfortable with myself and these dresses made me feel beautiful. I became more confident in whatever I was wearing and you could tell just by looking at me. Wearing a dress somehow forced me to dress myself up, makeup, hair, it wouldn't allow me to be lazy and this made me beautiful and love myself even more. I think doing this 30 days of dresses helped me with my confidence and I am so thankful that I could raise money and donate it to such a wonderful cause but somehow instead of helping other people, this somehow helped me with my own insecurities.
All together I raised $955 and thank you to everyone who donated! This challenge has changed me as a person and it was one of the best things I could have done for myself, and I got to help other people too.
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| Bare arms, pasty legs and somehow still a big smile. |
xoxo
-Shelb
P.S I CANNOT WAIT TO MOW THE LAWN IN PANTS.
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