Giving credit where it's due

On the show Nip/Tuck, when Dr.'s McNamara and Troy are giving a consultation, their first question is: "Tell me what you don't like about yourself."

How sad. Dear readers, that is no way to start a conversation, unless you're in therapy! Indeed, it is healthy and fabulous to toot your own proverbial horn every once in a while. The brilliant Zuzu at Feministe pays homage to this idea with her post "Wonderful, Glorious Me." As she says:

We’re conditioned, particularly as women, to be self-deprecating, to not take up space, to not revel in our bodies and ourselves. We can get 150 comments in a thread about when we realized that we were aware our bodies weren’t up to snuff; let’s see how many we can generate praising ourselves.

I love it! Starting the new year with a "go, me!" moment will set us all off on the right path! Lord knows, we are all our own worst critics, and Yours Truly is no exception. I'm going to take up Zuzu's challenge of listing 5 things that I love about myself. Without further ado:


1. I love my unique "cat eyes" (that would be them, above). Like many women, I often have trouble graciously accepting compliments, but not when they're directed at my peepers. When I was in college, one of the guys on my floor wrote a sonnet to them. Ah, cute boys and bad poetry - an oddly endearing combination!

2. I'm a voracious reader. One of my dreams is to have a personal library constructed in my home.

3. I have a smile that knocks people out. True story - a guy once walked into a wall after I smiled at him.

4. My strong legs got me to the top of Mount Monadnock in 2 1/2 hours (that's a 3200 foot uphill hike, y'all!)

5. Two words: awesome rack.

Okay, readers - your turn! Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to list 5 things that you LIKE about your body and yourself. Yes, that includes my bepenised readers! I know that you all have plenty of traits worth crowing about, so - crow!