Mirror NSV - might be a weird one.

I have been eyeing a standing full length mirror that doubles as a jewelry armoire for about a year now.  I just couldn't bring myself to order it. 

I finally did a couple weeks ago and it got here a couple of days ago.  My husband put it together for me.  After he put it together, I busied myself putting my jewelry inside.  I didn't really use the full length mirror part.  

Here's why I waited so long to even buy it and why I didn't want to use the mirror part before.  I didn't fit.  Height-wise was of course not the problem.  Width always was.  At less than five feet tall, I was often teased that I was as tall as I was wide.  And when I tried to look in full length mirror, it was a sad truth that unless I stood far back from the mirror (a lonnnnng ways) I couldn't see my full self in it.  And as my head still hasn't caught up with my clothing size, I just couldn't bring myself to look.  I still hold up my pants and think - no way in hell is that going to fit.  Not gonna happen.  Same thing with this mirror.  I was getting ready the other night and my husband saw me looking at myself in the bathroom mirror - standing on my toes and trying to see how I looked.  He walked over, grabbed my waist, pulled me the 2 feet from our bathroom to the mirror and stood me in front of it.  He kissed me and left.  I think that he knew what my head was saying to me and why I was avoiding the mirror.  (Have I said how much I absolutely love and cherish this man???  I could go on and on about how amazing he is, but that would require a book really.)

I use my mirror every day this week while getting ready for class.  It is helping me see the smaller me.  I FIT IN THE MIRROR.  No more backing 12 feet away just to see myself.  I can stand in front of that mirror and see all of me.  That's a pretty powerful help to fixing my head image issues.  

 

Very cool NSV!
It's more than just fitting in the mirror. It's being able to face that teasing and prove to yourself that you are no longer little miss 5X5!!!!!! Yay you!!!!

Thanks Kairk!  (I got lil miss 4x4 and 5x5 before lol).  I am slowly starting to see me.  The real me.

Thank you *hug*

how great is that?

That is AWESOME. Sounds like you have a great husband. See you guys this weekend.

He is wonderful, and I absolutely couldn't have done this without him. 

Yay you, how great! And what a dear husband to gently lead you to your new truth!

Christina