I was emailing with a new contact that I met out in California two weeks ago and I told her about the blog. I'm usually a bit hesitant to mix my work world with my blog world, but the two seem to be melding in a very organic way lately. She wrote back, "You know what’s funny, I didn’t even notice you had braces when I met you, seriously. And I consider myself a pretty observant person. Thanks for sharing your blog, it’s great."
This is coupled with another compliment I received while having a conversation with a friend of my sister in law's in Florida. He said to me, apropos of some cultural reference, "You might be too young to remember that--are you even 30 years old yet?" On the heels of my last birthday, I threw back my head in laughter and raised up my arms in victory! Woo hoo!
Both of these sentiments have only served to strengthen the feeling I've had very recently that I need to believe that the braces are no big deal. Shoot, if no one is noticing them, then why am I paying so much mind to them? I'm done with all this. I'm tired of keeping myself on the sidelines. I want in the game and I want to be in it now.
The braces get tightened on Friday. Let's hope that this gladiator-like resolve sticks with me through that. The true test is to be found then.
It seems only fair that I should give a shout out to my California friend's blog, especially her latest entry. It's fantastic, especially for all you book lovers out there!
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Thanks for the shout out Kim! Loving your blog and so glad we met!
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