I am thankful for Miss Vickie, Dr. Jacobs, Renee, and Dr. Mess. All of these wonderful ladies have been my cancer care team. I'm not sure where I would be without them, but I know that I am a healthier and better person because of them.
Now on to the original sentiments of today's blog.
So for the first time in I'm not sure how long, I spent part of the day pampering myself. I honestly started to forget what it felt like to have me time and to feel pretty again. Of course the pretty started before I even went to the salon.
I actually put on one of my bras today. You know, my collection of beautiful Victoria's Secrets bras. I'm pretty sure that I'll need to go up a bit, but I'm okay with it. Honestly, looking at how it looked on me, I cried. I cried like a baby. For the first time in a long time, I cried tears of joy.
Standing there looking in the mirror at my rebuilt boobs in one of my favorite bras was priceless. There was no way to really describe all of the emotions and how I truly felt in those moments. I finally looked at myself through the tears and saw my chest like I used to see it.
While these boobs are implants, they look as much like my own, with the exception of the nipples, which I am not having reconstructed. I knew this process was going to be hard. I knew I was going to have to change. I knew that it wasn't going to be easy all of the time, but I pushed through it because I had to. What is my reward? Looking and feeling like a woman again in my own skin. That is a priceless feeling.
So, what did I do at the salon? I cut quite a bit off of my hair. While it may look the same to some, it's not, and I sure can tell the difference. I absolutely love it. I also darkened it up a lot with a deep red and added some subtle lighter red highlights. I tried to keep as much of the length as possible, but did have to part ways with some of it as it was in such bad shape. Not completely because of not taking care of it, but the anesthesia does some pretty bad things to your hair.
I used to tell my customers that when I was in the hair industry, I just never was sure why since it was just something that I had learned. Now I know first hand. As much as I wanted to have the long, long sleek hair, my body wasn't going to allow me to, and I am okay with that. At this point, anything that makes me feel better is a good thing. So, with that said, I will leave you with 2 pictures. 1 is my new look and the other is in the pics section since it is the boobs.
I wish you all a beautiful and blessed night.
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