Well, that went...well.

So here I am again, about four months later. I did such a good job updating, I know. Well, I hope that this will become a daily thing. I realize that right now, absolutely nobody is reading this, and maybe nobody ever will, but I think it will help me to write, and maybe someday, someone will read all of this and be inspired.

First things first! I'm still stuck at the same place I was in June physically. Mentally, I'm doing a lot better. Three weeks of rewiring my brain to think about me first, followed by a crazy almost relationship have convinced me that I need to live for me. I need to make me happy first. What concept right? I've started saying "no" to people, and some people really don't like that. "Oh, where is the old pushover we knew and took advantage of?!" Gone, folks. She's gone. You get to deal with me now.

I'm sick today, a cold is kicking my butt, but will that stop me? No! I decided that today would start my new workout schedule, and by golly, today will start that new workout schedule! I think it will have to be modified, but it's really important to me to be sure I am sticking to it.

Well, then, onto the second order of business: I have so many costumes to make! I'm doing costuming for a show taking place Halloween weekend, plus I need my own Halloween costume and I have a few others to make! So much fun!

Back tomorrow friends!

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Strike a Pose

Why hello all! This is the first blog here at Pinups & Pincushions. Hopefully many more will come after, but that's a bit more up to me than all of you lovely folk out there.

A few words on the title: These are a few of my favorite things. Pinups have always struck me as a beautiful art form. Pinup models are gorgeous, curvy women, and they have been around for quite some time. While supermodels these days could potentially weigh less than my friend's ten year old little sister, pinups are healthy, happy, and hot. Nowadays, if you heard a story about a girl named Marylin posing in a size 12 swimsuit, you'd think of a plus size model. In the 1950's, that size 12 Marylin was none other than the blonde bombshell Marylin Monroe! Think of what a difference it would be if women loved themselves and their curves as we were meant to.
In addition to their beauty, I have always admired the confidence of pinups. In a world where everyone is under so much pressure to be perfect, a little confidence can go a long way! There is much to be learned from pinups! Most importantly, do you see how much men love them? I mean, geez, if women got the clue and started aiming to look like pinups as opposed to starving themselves to look like supermodels, this world would have a lot less porn. Okay, maybe we won't go that far, but it's worth dreaming.

As for pincushions, this explanation is simple. I love to sew. Sewing crazy costumes and outrageous outfits, making whatever strikes my fancy. However, I always feel self conscious when it comes time to put on the clothes and costumes I've spent so much time on. I'm no model, I've never had a perfect body, so this is where the pinup and the pincushion collide. I want to become a pinup. Not the whole thing, with photo shoots and a career and all, but I would like to look like one. I've been a relatively average girl for these past 19 years, so might as well shake things up and channel my inner bombshell for year 20 and beyond! Then I can walk around wearing my fabulous fashions and feel fabulous along with them.

So, there you have it. My philosophy on my life and what I need to do to change it. This is the start, and we'll journey on from this point together, shall we?

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