A big shout out to AMY FAKLEY from the forum!!! This past Thursday, I had chance to do something I have never done in my 30 years of dressing: a girls day out with another one of us! I met Amy on the forum about a year ago but only met her for the first time this past week. In a last minute development, we decided to take a short road trip to Cool Springs Galleria Mall in Nashville.
After a comedy of errors on Thursday morning, I finally met up with her about 30 minutes later than expected. After breaking multiple nails, getting stuck by a train, and puttering along behind a slow logging truck, we got on the road together.
We arrived about an hour later and after sweeting bullets because of the heat and the nerves, we pulled up our big girl panties and marched in with heads high and shoulders back. After hours of shopping, coffee, and multiple purchases, we settled down and I think we truly began to enjoy ourselves. By this time my Xanax was kicking in very well I got some amazing pants at Torrid, Amy bought a super-cute dress and I convinced her to get an eye makeover at the Mac Counter. She looked amazing!!! We finished off with some drinks at a pub next to the mall. We were both dragging (no pun intended) by this time, so we started back south to our jobs, boring clothes, and our wonderful families. Until next time Girlfriend!!!
The moral of the story: nobody seemed to care how we were dressed except us! The key to self-acceptance and well-being is to realize that anything is possible. You cannot imagine what you are capable of and you must know that you are not alone. It was a revelation for me to discover that another lady my age, and with similar interests lived just down the road.