Feeling 24
Yesterday I turned 24 – which I had been dreading for
months, wondering where time had gone, worrying myself silly that I hadn’t achieved
what I had wanted to by this age. And
then yesterday it finally hit me – I’ve achieved far more than I ever could
have imagined and this alone is more important and invaluable than anything else.
I’ve always been shy, reserved, and lacked incredible
confidence in myself – and I knew deep down this had always been linked to my
appearance and weight. I have never felt
attractive, worthy or even worth looking at before. I’ve always seen myself as fat and ugly.
In January of this year enough was enough – 23 years of
hiding behind a shadow of insecurity. I knew something had to change. I never believed what people said about weight
loss, that it’s hard to see a slimmer version of yourself in the mirror and
for months now I’ve been staring back at the same reflection – still lacking
confidence, still hiding in baggy clothes and not being able to see a change and
up until yesterday I still couldn’t see it. I couldn’t even dare to believe it.
When I put on this dress yesterday evening I finally saw the
reflection staring back at me – and something was different. The girl staring back was no longer a
scared little girl anymore – she was a brave, young, and attractive woman.
I held my head high yesterday evening, and even dared to
smile. Because I was happy. And if it’s taken me all this time to realise
that the key to happiness is confidence, then I’m going to cherish every single
moment from now on.
♥
Happy Birthday, Alice! You've achieved something in your 24 years that many women never do, self acceptance. xxx
ReplyDeleteAlice, you absolute babe! You're looking gorgeous and that dress on you is perfect! I hope you had the most wonderful birthday with that fabulous husband-to-be of yours!
ReplyDeleteLots of love,
K ox
Oh Happy belated Birthday Alice! I hope you had a wonderful evening out. I'm so happy that you've found your confidence - you're right, you really have achieved a lot! You're only 24 which is still so young when you think about it, I know a lot of people tend to freak out about turning 24/25/26 but it's crazy! I hope the rest of the year brings only positive things to you :) xxx
ReplyDeleteoh alice. you look so so amazin'. i'm so happy that you are finally getting the confidence you deserve, you babe. xxxx
ReplyDeleteYou look stunning xxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! You look amazing, I wish I had legs like yours!
ReplyDeleteLiz xx
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Happy Birthday! You look fantastic!! xx
ReplyDeleteThis post really made me smile. Self acceptance is a really important thing and honestly, you look stunning in that dress. You have every reason to be confident :) xx (Oh, Happy Birthday!)
ReplyDeleteAlice, you look stunning my dear! Happy birthday :) x
ReplyDeleteYou're looking fabulous and well done to you too on your weight loss, its such a good feeling when you look in the mirror and see what everyone else is seeing!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday.
Victoria x
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Oh I feel terrible for not knowing it was your birthday, but you look amazing in this photo, Alice! x x
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Alice! I picked you up something little on my trips but haven't been home to post it so expect a little belated birthday card :)
ReplyDeleteYou really do look wonderful here xxx
Congrats to you!!! You look amazing! xx
ReplyDeleteYou are so pretty, Alice. You are rocking that dress! Glad you had a great day!
ReplyDeleteJem xXx
Wow lady, you look absolutely amazing! I hope your birthday was a wonderful one. xo
ReplyDeleteAlice you look fab! Hope your birthday was as amazing as you look!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous gorgeous dress :) x
ReplyDeleteOh wow Alice you look amazing. Hope you had a great birthday. xxx
ReplyDeleteYou look absolutely lovely, such a beautiful dress, too. Hope you had a fabulous 24th birthday! x
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday, you look AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteMaria xxx