Bones!!

Ok, so this is probably going to seem weird to some but I'm sure there are others out there that will completely understand my excitement. I. Have. Bones. Now, I can just see some of your faces and I have a feeling it goes like this: o_O. You're probably saying to yourself "Well, duh. Of course you have bones, we all have them, blah blah blah". No need for a biology lesson, I took it all through high school ;) You're also probably wondering why it's something to be excited about. For anyone that has struggled with their weight, it is a big deal. I think some of it might have to do with society's ideals of the perfect body. I mean, we're told that we have to be a certain size, no one mentions bones but we see them; wrist bones, collarbones.

I've always been a sucker for collarbones. I think that's because I don't have them. Well, I do but they're not exactly visible. I remember when I was a teenager, I was obsessed with trying to get my bones to stick out. I did lose weight at one point, but of course my silly teenager mentality and distorted body view prevented me from truly seeing it. Looking back on those pictures now, I was small. I had bones. Oh if only I could go back and shake my 17 year old self and tell her that she ok and that she was beautiful! I actually remember looking at those pictures and saying "Holy crap, I did have a collarbone!"

So, while it might be a bit of a strange thing to a lot of people, it's actually exciting to me. I have wrist bones and I can see them. I have a collarbone and I can feel it. I also have hip bones which really stick out when I lie down (not so much when I'm standing but that's ok). I also have a bony bum. This is the one that surprises me the most. It was the oddest sensation when I first noticed it. I even laughed a little. I have since discovered though, that it's not quite as funny when you fall on your arse on the ice. There's not as much padding back there anymore boys and girls :P