Brands and Labels!

Brands and Labels are just fine when you are shopping for clothes, shoes, and handbags, but I find that we brand and label each other everyday. I get so tried of some of the looks I get when people see me for the first time. You can see it in their eyes "why are you in the dance department?" I say this because of an incident that happened yesterday here at work.

So this guy came down to ask a question about a dance term. He had gone to facilities to ask if anyone could help him(apparently he is researching in our fine arts library and could not find a term.) Facilities told him to come see me because I did dance for 25 years I do know something. So he walks in looks at me(side note I looked super cute yesterday) and said "am I in the right department, I am looking for the dance department." I say yes you have found it how can I help you? He than says (and I love this) "well do you know anything about dance because I need help with a term is there someone I can speak with?" I tell him of my experience and that I think I can help him. He then says "Oh I did not know you don't look like a dancer." WTF ok to be fair I understand that the size I am might make someone ask that question in their head but out loud. Well guess what I was able to help him in more ways than one. I gave him the info that he wanted and even maybe gave him a lesson of don't judge a book by its cover. When he even left he said what a help I had been and that he was glad he came down to ask.

We all do it, I do it, I judge people all the time and it sucks when you are on the receiving end. I get tired of the label that because I am overweight that I don't care what I look like, I am lazy, and that clearly don't take pride in myself. Well I can say that I do give a damn what I look like I am one of the most high maintenance people I know which includes where I get my hair done, where I shop, and even where I get my nails done. As to being lazy, I not only keep my department going by going above and beyond expectation, but I also am the president of my HOA and sometimes to volunteer work so who is lazy now? The pride issue is a little different I have struggled with being proud of myself because of my weight, but right now I could not be more proud of myself I just put on a pair of capri's that I bought two years ago and could not get into. So take that!

If you could see me typing right know it's funny because these keys are being hit pretty hard right now. But next time when you see someone take a minute before you put a brand or label on them you don't know what is inside!

On a side note I am having sinus surgery in the morning(I have to be there by 6 am yuck) but this is good because I will be able to breathe and won't get as sick as I have in the past so yeah! The reason though that I am telling you this is I will be off the blog tomorrow maybe Friday but I will be back by Saturday. So wish me well but this is why I can't workout for a couple of weeks so I will heal and be back better than I am now!

So till Friday or Saturday!
H