Those Legs Look Like Tree Trunks

First, I opened my mail today and what did I get?  My Great Giveaway Win from Rose at Eat Drink and Be Meiri.  If you haven't checked her blog out yet - do - she just ran an Ultra Marathon and she is awesome!!


My box of great stuff!

I won lots of really cool stuff from Rose - 5 really fun pairs of knee high running socks, some more running socks, a cool water bottle, some great workout bands and a Chi Running Book. AWESOME!!



Hello Kitty Socks


Rose sent me a handwritten note that said she couldn't wait to see me in the socks.  Does this count?  You are supposed to wear them on your arms right?

WARNING:  This is about to become a body image post!

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When I was in 7th Grade, I lived in Edgewater, FL - just a few short minutes from the beach.  All the kids at school were surfers or wanna be surfers.  I was a wanna be.  Anyway - "jams" were really, really popular.  Jams were just long shorts.  To be super cool you wore your jams with high top converse tennis shoes.  


Me, looking super cool in 7th grade

 
My Grandmother Myrtle - who really was an awesome, amazing woman, but who also said anything that came to mind said to me one day when I was getting ready for school in my super trendy outfit "Oh my honey, with those long shorts and high top shoes your legs just look like two big tree trunks."  I was devastated.  This was the first time in my life I realized I had big legs.  And I really do.  In 7th grade I was probably a size 4 or 6 in women's and about 110 pounds.  I was relatively small all over, but my legs were big.  As I got older, my legs were always the biggest part of my body.  I felt disproportionate no matter how thin I was.  I still have an issue with the size of my legs, but it's not all in my head - they are big.  I've learned to accept it, but still don't like it.  To put this in perspective, most people my size can wear tall boots.  I can't, unless I buy plus size boots - seriously I'm not lying.  Don't believe me - if you are a female measure your calf - it's probably between 12-14 inches, my in 16.5!

Anyway, I hate to have pictures of my legs taken.  I tried.  I tried to take some pics in the socks, but I'm just going to have to work up to it.  So I provided a sneak peak......maybe one day I'll be brave enough!

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So enough of that.  Let's talk more about GREAT Giveaways.  Are you following my husband Jim's blog  - 50 After 40?  He has designed a great sticker that he's giving away.  Check it out.  It's really AWESOME!!