Monday, July 7, 2008

Dignity? Check!

I celebrated the glorious weather this past weekend at my parent's house on the lake where I went swimming for the first time this summer.

And before I did, I performed the annual check that has become my own time-honored summertime ritual, as much a part of the season as grilled steaks and black fly bites.

I performed the bikini check.

Check out the rest of my Shooting For Hip column over at Better Than A PlayDate. I even posted a picture - honest to blog!
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23 comments:

  1. Backpacking DadJuly 7, 2008 at 12:34 AM

    I wish I had a mouse-button so that you could hear how hard I clicked it to get over to the link.

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  2. BrittanyJuly 7, 2008 at 1:14 AM

    I think I missed the FLAWS!! lol you are gorgeous. Keep wearing that bikini!

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  3. Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious?July 7, 2008 at 8:51 AM

    You look great!

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  4. MarmarbugJuly 7, 2008 at 9:25 AM

    I hate having to do the bikini check. I swear I am SO paranoid about it!!!

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  5. oda41143 MissyJuly 7, 2008 at 11:48 AM

    You stink, you look awesome!!!

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  6. MandyJuly 7, 2008 at 12:05 PM

    now i'm intrigued... gotta head over.

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  7. A Crafty MomJuly 7, 2008 at 12:15 PM

    Nice job - you look fab in your bikini mama!!!

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  8. ~*Jobthingy*~July 7, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    you look fabulous hun

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  9. caramamaJuly 7, 2008 at 1:15 PM

    You look fantastic! And way to go, wearing that bikini and feeling confident about it. Maybe I had get my big ole butt back into one. It's not really that big, and I could pull it off. You might have inspired me.

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  10. caramamaJuly 7, 2008 at 1:15 PM

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  11. kayJuly 7, 2008 at 1:42 PM

    i think you look beautiful!! you should be proud to be in a bikini!

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  12. JainaJuly 7, 2008 at 5:00 PM

    You look great! There's no reason you shouldn't wear one, good for you!

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  13. KristiJuly 7, 2008 at 5:33 PM

    You are a rockstar for embracing the body you have inside of obsessing over its flaws (and I certainly can't see any!!). Keep wearing that bikini and embracing your awesome body image. More women (including myself) could learn from you.

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  14. KristiJuly 7, 2008 at 5:34 PM

    Ugh.. I can't type today. "Inside" should be "instead." Sorry!

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  15. Helen WrightJuly 7, 2008 at 6:19 PM

    WOOHOO!!!! Good job!!!! Keep on 'stuffing'!!! ...as if?!?! ;)

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  16. StephanieJuly 7, 2008 at 8:15 PM

    After I had my daughter I had no idea what a bikini even was...sad huh?

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  17. KGJuly 8, 2008 at 8:56 AM

    I salute your bravery! I, too, wear a bikini - though with some more arse coverage than I had at 18!

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  18. Anti-SupermomJuly 8, 2008 at 10:07 PM

    I just posted about bikini wearing too. I feel like my body looks better in a bikini too, if only the stretch marks weren't there :)

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  19. LaskiJuly 9, 2008 at 1:59 AM

    Thanks for this reminder. I mean, when I'm 60 I'm gonna look back at this 30-something body and think it was so awesome.

    I need to appreciate it a bit more . . . and not with chocolate chip mint ice cream, either.

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  20. Queen of My DomainJuly 9, 2008 at 8:44 AM

    I just had to buy a new swimsuit this week. It's a humbling experience no matter what size you where.

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  21. OHmommyJuly 9, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    I stick to my beloved one piece! ;)

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  22. ALFJuly 9, 2008 at 11:52 AM

    Honest to blog is an excellent phrase. I must incorporate it into my everyday vocabulary.

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  23. AnonymousJuly 11, 2008 at 10:31 AM

    YOU LOOK GREAT..

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