I was browsing CNN.com, as I do about thirty times a day, when I came across this article about Michelle Obama’s arms. I have to admit, I have definitely pondered her arms. They’re toned but still feminine (in that “I can still kick your ass” kind of way).
I have often found myself checking out my arms in the mirror when I wear sleeveless shirts and I get to thinking that I’m getting “wings”. You know… the kind of arms you remember your older middle school teacher having… the ones that jiggled when she feverishly pointed at the board trying to get you to understand something. As a young teacher, I would like to avoid the “wings” and so I picked up my weights today after I got home from a jaunt on the elliptical at the Y.
P.S. I realize this blog makes me seem very self-conscious, maybe overly concerned with my looks, possibly shallow or conceited. I’m here to tell you I’m just voicing what almost EVERY young woman my age has going on in her head almost daily no matter how much she denies it.
