Was that your sister?

A few weeks ago I went to visit my daughter at her farmer’s market booth and was chatting her up not noticing anyone around me. My husband and I left to go get lunch across the street and I received this text from her:

Tent Neighbor: was that your sister?!

Daughter: that was my mom!

Tent Neighbor: she looks great!

Needless to say, I was feeling myself after reading this.

I have said in the past I do not want to look my age but in recent years I have reframed that to I do not want to feel my age. I figure as long as I live a healthy lifestyle with the right food, movement, sleep, and hydration, I will neither look not feel the almost 63 years I am.

I remember looks meant a great deal to me in my 20’s yet I did not want to stand out too much (an introvert thing). As I have gotten older I am at the age and stage of my life where I could care less about what other’s thought about me and am content to just live my life.

What matters to me have drastically changed. Now don’t get me wrong, I still want to look cute in that dress but it is all for me….just me. Some days I want to rock yoga pants and an oversized t-shirt and that is just fine too. I care less about the scale and much more of how I feel in the clothes I wear.

I recently started seeing ads for Tabitha Brown’s clothing collection at Target. Tabitha Brown started out as an influencer and has become so much more but recently introduced a very colorful clothing line at target for ALL shapes and sizes. Her positive nature embraces the “feel good in your skin”thought process. I love seeing the models for her ads because not only do they look like me, they could be your mother, your aunt, your teacher. Clothing for everyone. Embracing to normal I like to say.

I coach women, that is what I do and a common thread is wight loss. I ask questions around this goal and the need to lose sometimes gets muddied with their need to look like they use to look in their 20’s and 30’s. I help them discover the them they are now and how embracing this stage helps them move forward.

Being mistaken for my mini me’s sister was definitely a boost and I have to admit I smiled about that one for a long while but I am embracing my age and stage of life and loving the body I am in.