31 Days of Love Day 8: Choices

When it comes to marriage I've always told people that love is not just a feeling but it's a choice. When you're married you may have disagreements and go through rough patches but you wake up everyday and choose to be happy and to love your spouse.

So having said that I'm not sure why it is so difficult for me to choose to love myself. Tonight I was out on date night with my husband. It took me an hour to decide on something to wear and in the end I still felt unattractive due to my weight. I weigh less than I did before having my kids yet I look bigger. My kids are worth giving up my body for and I know I need to appreciate the fact that I've had two beautiful children in just 3 years. I know I need to love my body. My body created the most perfect children and I need to love it for that.

It is just so hard to see other woman especially mom's who are so skinny and beautiful. Now, I realize I'm not that heavy weighing in at 154 and too small for my size 10 jeans but this is not how I want to look. I am unwilling to except that I can't reach my goals but I know regardless my body will never be the same as it was before.

So in order to learn to love myself and to choose to love myself I want to talk about things I love about myself. So here it is...5 things I love about myself...

1. I'm a good mom. My kids are #1 always. They're health and safety always takes priority.
2. I have made it almost 5 months exclusively breastfeeding my little man. It hasn't always been easy but I pushed through the pain and am glad I did. I am proud of myself and plan to continue until he's a year.
3. I am an extremely empathetic person.
4. I am good at makeup, hair, and anything fashion related.
5. I am a deep person who loves everything and everyone until they give me a reason not to.

Well that was tough...here's to thinking of more things and to choose to love myself!

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$55 Giveaway!!

So I know a few weeks ago I mentioned a website called EdenFantasys. I placed an order and received it in a matter of a few days and was more than pleased with the quick shipments as well as the products that arrived. One of the things I loved was a game for couples called Cosmo's truth or dare. Hubby and I turned on some good music, had a glass of wine, and dove right in to this game. Even though we've been married for almost 3 years we still found things we didn't know about each other through the truth part of the game and the dare part...well that was just plain fun! I highly recommend this game to new couples or for those just trying to reconnect. We loved the game!

One of my favorite things we got was Doc Johnson's Motion Lotion in Passion Fruit. Used as massage oil it is so great. My husband gave me a very sweet back massage using this stuff and as you rub it in it heats up. Then after you rub it in you can blow on it and it will heat up again which makes for a pretty great sensation during a massage. I have an awful back so I'm so glad I found some massage oil that I love!

I am a chap stick snob so I was thrilled when I discovered this Kissing Balm in Honey Orange. Not only does it smell deliciously good but it makes my lips unbelievably smooth. I use this stuff almost every day and have fallen in love with it.

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Here are the rules:

You MUST be a follower.

You MUST 'like' He Wears Combat Boots on Facebook.

You get one entry for those things^ Just leave a comment saying you are a follower and that you 'like' my FB page.

Extra entries(1 entry each):

-Tweet me saying you follow me on twitter @Lenapenaa

-Write a blog post about this contest linking back to this post(Please post a comment with your post's link)

-Leave a comment with a topic you would like me to talk about on my blog

So now that you know the rules let's get this party started!

CONTEST TIMEEE!!!!!

Alright, in honor of having 25 followers I want to hold my first contest. In thinking of how to do this I decided I want to get to know all of my precious followers better so here are the rules. If you win, you will win a $5 Amazon gift card!!! I personally LOVE amazon. I order so much off of there because they always have the best prices.

*Post a blog post and in this post include:
-a link to this post and the name of my blog
-They say a picture is worth a thousand words soo post a picture defines who you are! It can be ANYTHING! Be creative and have fun : ) I want to get to know YOU better!
-With the picture post a paragraph about the picture and why it defines you.
-Include three random, fun facts about yourself!
-leave a comment on this post with a link to your Contest Entry
-MUST BE A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG TO WIN(ALSO you get bonus points if you follow me on Facebook hehe)

Have fun!!! I look forward to reading your posts and learning more about all of you lovelies out there!! Contest ends Monday August 30 at 12am eastern time. The post with the most creativity and thought put into it wins. If I get enough response or simply cannot choose I will post my favorites and let you all vote!