Soooo, I'm writing a book. I know, shocking to some of you because I am not particularly skilled at writing. But I have had an idea for a book for years and figured it will most likely take me 5 years to complete it, so I should get started. I realize it is pretty unorthodox to tell people the title and topic of your book prior to publication but i would love some feed-back on the subject matter from the smartest people I know, my friends.
it's called "Fat 'n Sassy". Some of you know that my mother is from the south and she has always used this saying but to her and her family it has an entirely different meaning than to most of us. It means "life is good" you're fat cause you're well-fed and your sassy cause you can be. My take on it is that this is how we should all view the phrase but in reality it's not common to be "fat" and "sassy" because our society teaches us that unless we are nice to look at, we shouldn't draw attention to ourselves.
I am in no way endorsing obesity or an unhealthy lifestyle- it's something I've been fighting my whole life. but my point is that you can still have a fabulous life. you do the best with what you have, try to be healthy, and never let being overweight stop you from living life to the fullest.
some topics covered are
-self-confidence
-diet pressures
-dating- the best friend syndrome with guys- this one is good. anyone who knew me in college knows that i was always in love with guys who were my best friends, who wouldn't date me because i was overweight but who in actuality, i was way too good for anyway. i will most likely be plagiarizing a quote from Rebbecca i have lived by- that "rejection is the Lord's protection" Honestly can any of you imagine me married to Stuart or Dan? oh, good times.
-I talk about bathing suits and how i never understood girls not wanting to be seen in bathing suits because they weren't a size 2. like if when you come out in your suit every one's gonna be like, "snaps, she's fat, i had no idea."
-how if you do draw attention to yourself you should be self deprecating. yeah right.
-always being the "fat-friend"
-learning to love "me"
-how I've learned that not everyone is as judgemental as i am. thankfully.
anyway- these are just some basic thoughts, i promise it will be much more detailed and Witty. what do you think though? do you think i could get away with using real names?
these are fun. i was looking for a really fat picture of myself since there are some of you who never saw me as fat as i was, and some you who probably remember me much fatter. anyway- i had a hard time finding pictures of myself that were really horrible, because why would i save those. anyway, i came across these randoms that i thought some of you would enjoy.
