LG<\/a> to list 7 honest things you might not know about me.\u00a0 Hrmmm, I think I’ve done something like this before.\u00a0 Alright, let’s do body image! We all have our issues and concerns right?\u00a0 Here are some of mine, laying it out on the table.<\/p>\n1. I have a birthmark on my left wrist that I forget is even there till someone asks me about it.<\/p>\n
2. I’m totally self-conscious about my nose. It’s huge and I think people stare at it.<\/p>\n
3. I’m also self-conscious about the perpetual bags under my eyes. They are permanent and won’t ever go away. People will ask me if I’m tired or if I don’t feel well.\u00a0 Nice.\u00a0 It took me a very long time to be comfortable enough to go out in public without makeup. Again, in my mind people stare at them and try to pretend they don’t notice them.<\/p>\n
4. I have scar on my left pinky toe. It got slammed into a pool ladder when I was a kid.<\/p>\n
5. I scar really easily. Even just a scratch will cause scarring to me most of the time. Other than a scar on my lip, my face is scar free.\u00a0 Thank jeebus!<\/p>\n
The Positives!<\/p>\n
6. I think I have really pretty hair.\u00a0 Even though my hair is very fine and has about as much body and curve as a 13 year old boy, it is a great color.\u00a0 It also takes color really well and when I highlight it with purple\/burgundy (yup, purple) it looks even more amazing.<\/p>\n
7. I also have fantastically full plump lips that are naturally blush color.\u00a0 Adding lipstick or color just makes them stand out even more.\u00a0 My lips were one of the first things Scott said he noticed about me.<\/p>\n
What about you? Do you have some body image issues? The good and the bad, care to share?<\/p>\n
I’m off to make a super special drink for tonight and relax a bit before heading to bed.\u00a0 Till tomorrow pretties!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last night while sipping some white wine (unpictured because that was Scott’s job and he forgot) I munched on some nutroll.\u00a0 I make both individual pieces and bigger log sizes.\u00a0 They are awesome and my favorite thing about Christmas time.\u00a0 Speaking about the food portion of course.\u00a0 I fiddled with the recipe this year to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-2AG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9962"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9962\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"Nutroll\"](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/OHC-12-20-09_snack-300x225.jpg\" "\\"Nutroll\\"")
Last night while sipping some white wine (unpictured because that was Scott’s job and he forgot) I munched on some nutroll.\u00a0 I make both individual pieces and bigger log sizes.\u00a0 They are awesome and my favorite thing about Christmas time.\u00a0 Speaking about the food portion of course.\u00a0 I fiddled with the recipe this year to experiment a bit and try to make it a little more healthy.\u00a0 Original recipes tend to call for lots of butter and shortening, and that’s just in the dough!\u00a0 Plus loads upon loads of sugar.\u00a0 I changed that up and made a pretty tasty treat!<\/p>\n![\"Coffee](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/OHC-12-21-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" "\\"Coffee")
More coffee and a yogurt mess made with Stoneyfield French Vanilla.\u00a0 Then I promptly proceeded to stuff my face.\u00a0 Whoops!\u00a0 I made it up to Scott by making him his very own yogurt mess. :p<\/p>\n![\"mixing](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/OHC-12-21-09_bowl-300x225.jpg\" "\\"mixing")
I was searching around for a bigger bowl this morning and remembered some mixing bowls I have that belonged to my grandmother.\u00a0 Vintage!\u00a0 It was just big enough. :p<\/p>\n![\"Soup,](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/OHC-12-21-09_lunch-300x225.jpg\" "\\"Soup,")
There was a smoothie:<\/p>\n![\"Tea](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/OHC-12-21-09_tea-300x225.jpg\" "\\"Tea")
Mmmm!\u00a0 I forget the name but it had peppermint in it and Rooibos, and it was amazing.\u00a0 We chatted for a bit and then I headed back home.<\/p>\n![\"Salad](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/OHC-12-21-09_dinner.jpg\" "\\"Salad")
<\/a>Mixed greens<\/li>\n