Summer is coming, and with it the diet talk. I tend to unfollow anyone who does diet stuff on Instagram (unless we're real-life or online friends in which case I still love you but I wish you wouldn't post about diets). And I say this with love, as someone who has dieted loads of times and has a history of disordered eating and if there's anything horrible you can do to your body in the name of self-loathing, I've probably done it (long in the past now, thankfully). I GET IT, I promise I do. But I've noticed people using the words liberating or freeing to describe getting thinner. It is not freedom, to believe that you have to be smaller to feel better about yourself. It is not freedom, to feel that a smaller size in clothes is somehow an accomplishment. If you really want to be liberated from body tyranny then stop giving a fuck about it. Stop thinking thin=better. It's very very hard and you have to work at it all the time, but it's very satisfying and, yes, freeing to place your energies and priorities elsewhere. But while we're at it, let's face it - it's pretty hyperbolic to be using these words about what are essentially the sacks of meat that house our brains and spirits and voices, especially when there are so many people the world over who are actually unfree or trapped for various horrific reasons. I suppose essentially I'm just saying that your worth doesn't lie in the size of your body, and that we should try to stop worrying about that stuff. Worry about the important stuff! Hence me giving my #1 to @votecarlybailey today, and my #1 for Europe to Ciaran Cuffe for the Greens #seewhatididthere #le19 #ivoted #useyourvote
ETA SORRY forgot to mention that Kitty's shell dress was #gifted and my fucking awesome yellow sandals were bought with a brand rep discount from @rainbowkidsboutique
