Weekend Question: What Wouldn’t You Change?
We are certifiably obsessed with astrology, and this week something very important happened in the land of planets: Venus went direct.
Not surprisingly, Venus is the planet that rules aesthetics. When it’s in retrograde, as it has been so stubbornly for the last while, astrologers caution not to do cosmetic procedures or spend big money on anything related to your appearance.
The other thing Venus retrograde can do? Just generally make you feel crappy about the way you look. We were both totally feeling this. Were you?
But now that Venus is in forward swing, we can all rejoice. To celebrate this shift we’re asking you this:
What do you like about yourself physically? So often women are asked what they would change—we’d like to know what you’d keep.
Have a great weekend and yes, go get that pair of jeans.
I’m going to get the ball rolling and say… My eyes, and my freckles in the summer. On a good day I just appreciate that it’s all a package deal—without my weird McNally nose (maternal grandma side, holler), I wouldn’t be me, and so the nose gets love, too. I also wouldn’t change my hands. They remind me of my mom’s.
I love my hands too! (I secretly am an aspiring hand model…lol) let’s see I also like my athletic shape. I used to hate it when I was younger but I definitely appreciate it now. I like my lips and butt too..lol.
Atta girl! I kind of like my butt too hahaha.
My perfectly proportionate nose,
My straight, slightly offwhite teeth with a little gap in the front.
My very full, can-hardly-be-tamed eyebrows
I would not change my crazy, curly (sometimes unruly) hair. My green eyes. My legs. My waistline (or lack thereof) is another story!
I wouldn’t ever want to change my body shape. I get my short muscular legs from my Dad and Grandfather. These legs have gotten me through marathons, triathlons, speed skating competitions and countless roller derby games. I also love my naturally blond hair and brown eyes. It’s a strange combo and I love it :)
Definitely my blue to green eyes. I am loving my athletic body thanks to yoga. Great idea for a post. Good time to be thankful.
I wouldn’t change my curly curly hair, my muscular arms and shoulders, my cute nose, my full lips, or my feet – simply because everyone tells me I have such nice feet. I don’t really notice them myself, but apparently they’re great. *shrug* I also like my full eyebrows – yay for those!
As long as I’m still drawing a breath, I love everything about the body that houses my soul. Its curves, lumps, freckles, and bumps give me spark and personality.
My Legs, Feet and my hands
To be honest, I wouldn’t change a thing. I may not be thrilled with my post partum body, but really, it’s all good!
the gap in my teeth
I love my face, my boobs, my bottom (even if it’s a bit saggy), my legs, my fingers, my tootsies.
I would keep my legs, the great ass that is attached to them. I wold keep my green eyes and the mile long eyelashes that go with them, and the pout of my bottom lip. That being said I just gave up on a project where I tried to grow my body hair out. The body hair can go.
I love my naturally curly hair, my lips and my eyes!
I wouldn’t change a thing about myself- took me a long time to accept myself the way I am and now that I have, I appreciate my body and lack of height (five feet) every single day.
my cheeks! they’re round, freckle-y and blush very very easily. I like them :-)
also my legs and my neck.
I love my big brown eyes (even though some people say I always look like a deer in headlights), my lips with their perfect cupid’s bow, the slight bit of olive complexion I got from my dad, and my curly hair. This is probably weird, but I like my nose more since I broke it a few years ago, it has more character now!
I love my hair, it needs so little to feel so good. I really like my green eyes too. Also, and this has taken me a very long time to accept: I love my pale pale skin!
That’s funny about Venus in retrograde: I just got my long, curly hair chopped off yesterday (to a cute, sassy cut) but I’ve been really struggling with it! I’ve been very doubtful, even though I’ve had my hair short before and think it’s flattering. Now I can just blame Venus and move on. :) Although I wish I had known this earlier…Where do you find your astrology info?
I wouldn’t change my hands and feet, my soft skin, my butt (I like how so many women like their butt!), my hazel eyes, my lips.
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I wouldn’t change my lips, cheeks and freckles, or my shoulders and long legs. My curly hair that after my teenage years I learned to love and set free, my green/hazel eyes. I wouldn’t change the belief that I’m just the way I’m meant to be!
my pale, china-doll skin: dotted with an array of freckles; my blue-green eyes with the honey ring that makes them turn more and more green every day; my muscular arms (disc golf!); and my favorite, favorite? My breasts! Love them!
:)
I have to admit, I really love my boobs. They are the perfect size (for me), no sag even without a bra but still big enough to get noticed, and really a lovely shape. I also love my hands.
Glad so many of you are loving your beautiful selves!!
This may sound weird, but I would keep my four big scars. Each are about seven inches long, and come from my harrowing surgeries, but I think of each as the stars on my lapel. I triumphed over situations the doctors told me I would never make it through. Those scars are the real me, and I earned them all. So it’s OK, with me that I have them. It was supposed to be. They make me different.
Thank you No More Dirty Looks! Venus is moving ahead now, no more retrograde! You can buy pretty makeup and perfume!
Susan Miller
Amazing, Susan—what a great thing to share! (We heart you.)
ditto to siobhan’s comment re: susan miller. :)
as for myself, it’s my smile. even when i’m feeling totally shitty about myself, all i have to do is smile (and maybe wink) in the mirror, and it puts everything into perspective.
I love the way I look! I’m a bona fide babe, although it’s taken me the better part of 29 years to accept that! My eyes, lips, skin and smile are phenomenal and unique.
I’d love to lose the 10-20 pounds that I gained over the last year (lost jobs and boyfriends and moving 1000 miles will pack on the pounds), but it’s in all the right places! I guess that’s the difference that gaining weight on healthy and unprocessed food makes, none of it went to my middle! I’m trying to embrace my Joan Halloway curves. I also tame my naturally curly hair with a blowdryer because it makes me feel sexier, not for anyone else.
I’m with Andrea… although I have gained some weight over the last year that I’m working on losing through healthful eating habits and regular exercise, I’m *very* happy with the all-over package. Have been since I was in my late teens (just turned 30!). But my personal favorites are my eyes, smile/lips, hair, boobs, hips and nose (because it’s very unusual looking but totally fits my face… without it I just wouldn’t be me!). :)
I applaud all you ladies that are loving yourselves, too! And to all the ladies reading this that aren’t… you should be! Trust me, I know from extensive experience that attitude really is everything. (Even super models have to have the right attitude that is reflected in their bodies and facial expressions and eyes.) Remember: loving yourself starts with a bad-ass attitude! If you think you’re the sh*t then you are! <3
I’m with Susan on the scars. I have two major ones: one from a childhood bike accident, which is above my lip. It prevents the line of my smile from making it all the way up to my nose on the right side. I’ve been told it is sexy. I don’t argue with anything that gets that response.
The other is on my belly, and is a good six inches long. It’s from a surgery that saved my life. It changed the shape of my belly, but it’s hard to be bitter about it. My life is worth more than smooth belly skin.