The Rambling Llama: YOU Are Beautiful + A Giveaway!

Thursday, February 19, 2015

YOU Are Beautiful + A Giveaway!

Do y'all remember last summer when the "Don't Try So Hard" linkup was around? No? Well, I loved it. It was fun. I loved seeing so many bloggers posting pictures of themselves without makeup. They were raw, they were in their own skin. They were BEAUTIFUL.

Lauren & Emelia's You are Beautiful linkup reminds me of the "don't try so hard"

Y'all, I'm a newly stay at home mom... In case you didn't already know. The job description doesn't call for me having to dress up or impress anyone. It's really such a relief though! I can literally stay in my PJ's all day if I want to. The kids could too.
I do, however get myself and the kids dressed daily. We do go outside to play and that usually requires real clothes. Especially since it's been so cold lately.

You know what though? Not making an effort doesn't make me feel less beautiful. I don't need makeup or fancy clothes to make me feel pretty. In fact, I prefer to feel that way.
My kids are always watching me. Always. (Let's face it, y'all... I don't even pee in private). TMI? Maybe. But it's the truth.

What does that have to do with anything though? Well, I feel like carrying myself in a way that says "I feel good no matter what" is an important lesson to my kids. Eventually they'll both be in the real world. I want them to know that you don't need to look a certain way to feel beautiful. True beauty comes from the inside.

So, yes... I AM beautiful. I'm beautiful because I say so. I'm beautiful because I have two amazing kids and a supportive husband. I'm beautiful because I have the best blogging tribe, EVER. I don't need fancy makeup, clothes, or hair products. I'm good knowing that I am full of love.
It's taken me many, many years to get to that point. If you had asked me 5 years ago, I most likely wouldn't have been so confident. Sad, yes. True, absolutely. But I'm past that. I grew up.

To you reading this post, you ARE beautiful. You don't need anything to make you look beautiful. You have a beautiful soul. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.