.375 day 350

(i had to search to find some "before" photos)

i followed the natural, irregular pattern of the original design

 but i'm thinking of lengthening the right stitch for symmetry. 

(though, i kinda like the artsy, hand-sewn, non-symmetry of it all)

i've used nail polished before to paint on sunglasses. 

works even better on fabric and doesn't wash out.

.277 day 250

waiting for my french fries, filling in spaces of nothingness, with random...somethingness.

.141 day 124

i fell asleep in the clothes i had set to paint the town the color of me in, the night before. but plans fell through.

this was the first time i've donned heels in over two years (i was four months pregnant)...but plans. fell. through.

ho hum.

.087 day 72

renata cut my hair today. and now i'm bringing sexy back. 

check her out: www.rebornknots.com

editor's note: this is the hairstyle. taken on my cell phone.

.07 pumped

i need to get back into all my shoes and clothes, like, pronto. i can't take it anymore. while i believe you are beautiful at whatever weight you are, i believe even more that you're at your most beautiful when you are comfortable in your skin...and my skin is used to being at least 50 pounds lighter. i wish to say goodbye to my newly found "womanly" curves and hello to the slender me i used to be just a year ago. taylor is nearing 10 months and due to withdrawal (weed, cigarettes, wine, etc.) recovery (brain surgery), family emergencies (financial crisis) and basic stress, my diet detour has gone on long enough. i long for the sexy feeling i used to get being naked. i was 4 months pregnant when i took this photo and it was the last time that i have worn heels, the last time i lay on my back, toes in the air, completely naked and felt completely delicious in my own skin.

this winter, i am bringing sexy all the way back.