About a month ago, I experienced the stye from actual hell. --- It overtook my entire left eyelid and I was living that ogre life for almost two full weeks. I couldn't wear contacts, my eyelid hurt every time I blinked. The pits. --- On one of the Friday nights where this particular stye was in full force, my roommate invited me to go out and grab a drink up the street from our house. At first I said no because I didn't want anyone to see me with my creepy eyelid. --- But then something deep inside me said "HANNAH. NO. THIS IS NOT AUTHENTIC TO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO TEACH. GET OUT THERE WITH THAT OGRE EYEBALL AND LIVE YO LIFE". --- And so I did. We went and got drinks and ended up having one of the most unexpectedly fun nights out. Someone asked 👏🏼for 👏🏼my 👏🏼number. My ogre eye was gross, but my attitude was ready to have a fun Friday night, no matter what I looked like. And my roommate dgaf. And the dude who asked for my number dgaf. And it made me think back to how many times I chosen to not go out or do something because I was concerned about how I looked. --- Can you imagine how much more life we could live if we just let that shit go? If we just showed up, as we were, and enjoyed whatever moments and experiences life had to offer us? If we could laugh about our stye eyes and enjoy a nice cold beer(ssssss) with our friends? It's so much more fun! And I think we should try it. --- My challenge to you: the next time you catch yourself hesitating about accepting plans because you feel uncomfortable about your body, I want you to stop, ask yourself: Am I still me? Do I still have the same stories? Jokes? Personality? Even with that big zit, the bloated tummy, the nasty stye eye. If you are still the same *you*, I hope you choose to go and do whatever it is you want to do. Embrace funk your body has taken on, laugh it off, and live yo life. And when you do, tell me about it 😘 --- #styefordays #ogrelife #but #idgaf #lifeaf #lifehacks #lifetips #liveyolife #embracethefunk #letitgo #selflove #bodylove #lifestyleblog #lifestyleblogger #lifetips (at Boston, Massachusetts)
