Right after I had kids, “bikini season” became synonymous with Doomsday.
Dread. Fear. Disgust. Loathing. And that was just trying on swimsuits in the dressing room.
It’s crazy how a small amount of fabric can cause such a ruckus.
The ruckus starts with some crazy diet or detox, followed by a butt-kickin’ workout regime, then slowly winds down with a good self-tanner (everyone knows tan fat looks way better than pale fat) and finally acceptance in the form of a cover-up.
I experienced my final bikini season ruckus 6 years ago. After my soul-crushing bikini season experience in a post-baby body, I actually have nothing to say to my bikini now except “THANK YOU”.
That single experience put me on the path to help all moms love their bodies again.
We deserve to look and feel great. We grew another human being inside of us for crying out loud! If we can do that, we can do anything.
My name is Susie Shina. I want to help you and your bikini make nice.
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Hahaha you are adorable. And funny. And perfect! Yeah for getting into a bikini! (I'm dancing in one here…http://idanceiwrite.com/keigwin-company-me.html) But what I love most of all is how you owned your own gift- that you said to yourself that you could HELP OTHERS. I'd like to do that more. Thanks for the wonderful post!
Thanks Megan!! I think the most important gift we can give to one another is support – it's tough for so many moms to get what they need when we've got celebrity trainers out there saying that they choose not to have children because it 'ruins a woman's body' … I prefer to think of it as 'challenges a woman's body' and for me, getting bigger made more room for my spirit to expand – yay!!
Mama S, you’re so stink’ cute.
Love it. Love ya’ll 😉 and your cute accent.
Great mom story. Great mom video. Great mom presentation.
Loved.
In response to your post:
Unlike the issue of “the fat”, I don’t wear bikinis because…
of the SKIN! Self tanner doesn’t cut it.
Do it anyway, but it’s really more about softening the Irish glow
(if you will 😉
Mama S, you're so stink' cute.
Love it. Love ya'll 😉 and your cute accent.
Great mom story. Great mom video. Great mom presentation.
Loved.
In response to your post:
Unlike the issue of “the fat”, I don't wear bikinis because…
of the SKIN! Self tanner doesn't cut it.
Do it anyway, but it's really more about softening the Irish glow
(if you will 😉