My words stem from personal experience. This post is short (edit: OK, it wanted to be short…), but I want to underscore a few things:

You are worthy. It’s not a conditional thing, something you lose. You’re worthy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

You’re worthy even if he leaves.
You’re worthy even if you gain a pound.
You’re worthy even if you can’t seem to remember the milk.
You’re worthy even if the kids have an off day.
You’re worthy even if you and your mother-in-law never see eye to eye.

You’re worthy even if you forget to send a Valentine’s Day card.
You’re worthy even if the alarm clock fails to launch.
You’re worthy even if the neighbors outdo you.
You’re worthy even if you burn water.
You’re worthy even if the house is a mess.

You’re worthy even if that lone white sock will never find its partner.
You’re worthy even if no one laughs at your jokes.
You’re worthy even if the “cool kids” think you’re a dork.
You’re worthy even if those skinny jeans don’t fit anymore.

You’re worthy even if every guy in the room can’t get enough of the Dallas cheerleaders.
You’re worthy even if it rains and you just washed the car.
You’re worthy even if you’re too short to change the overhead light (even with the ladder!!)
You’re worthy even if the car won’t start because you left your cell phone charger in the cigarette power plug thingy (all of you know what I’m talking about; I’m just the first one to admit it)

You’re worthy even if your teacher can’t stand your latest essay.
You’re worthy even if you’re wearing white boots after Labor Day.
You’re worthy, worthy, worthy, because you’re here!

I don’t think we can have enough discussion of worth, and attempts to share good self-esteem is important.
Going through my recent/current breakup, I have to always remember that I’m /worthy/ regardless of my relationship status.

Why am I writing about something so personal on a plus size fashion website? Simple. For women, it’s never about one specific thing. It’s always related — we buy clothes that make us feel good, we shop to take our minds off what’s going on elsewhere.

I’ve bought pretty things, went on vacation — even went out for something to eat — and I still have to deal with being a party of one instead of pair of deuces. It’s an experience that hurts, but it’s also an amazing magnifying glass for yourself — you get to see everything you’ve been putting off, and realizing that you should never have to put off a thing.

Now I’m off to finish my articles, lest my darling editor (I LOVE Aja!) get thrown off course.

(of course, even if I don’t make it, I’m still worthy…though woefully unprofessional.) *runs*