“Beauty isn’t judged by the size of your jeans"

From Jack Barakat of All Time Low (a band that if you have not checked out, you really should)

I guess this is really wildly appropriate for me to post on New Year's Day as the concept of this quote is always in the back of my mind. I want to be that perfect girl...not the chunky, sometimes awkward and quirky one that I am. No lies, I was talking to a friend of mine the other night and called myself a beached whale lying on my bed...what a gross thing to say about anyone, and how can I even say that I respect myself if can say that about myself and then laugh? I always say that I know that there is more to me than my weight (and being real, I am not super fat, but I'm not thin...I'm slightly overweight, but I'm active and I'm TRYING...which is more than a lot of people, thinner than myself even, can say)

Instead, I am going to really focus...for real this time, on myself...on keeping myself happy and doing things that make me happy. Being happy will make me even more beautiful than I already am; hopefully self satisfaction and pride will help that shine through to others. I don't need to be crazy with diets and trying to be perfect because when it all falls apart, maybe I put on some weight, or I don't have time to put on my makeup or dress well...I want to make sure that my friends or the guy who I'm dating see and appreciate the beauty within.

There's more to all of us than "the size of our jeans"...and just as "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" says..."Girls grow cold as men grow old and we all lose our charm in the end" beauty and looks aren't forever, but substance and happiness do last and having or not having those can make or break even the most superficially beautiful person.