Today is Love Your Body Day. And no, that doesn't include a discount to THAT online retailer.

Today is Love Your Body Day and as tempted as I am to celebrate that by calling up all the 20something men I know (oh wait, I no longer know any 20something men...DAMMIT) and asking them how they are going to love my body today, I guess I will just do the right feminist thing and (sigh) be good to my own bod.

I do have a list of blah-blah-badge of honor ways I will be boosting my body esteem today. But here are four fun ones I will share with you, grrrlfriend to grrrlfriend:

• I am dangerously close to swathing my body in this. I'm not quite ready for the season of wool layers, but damn!, it's so Mary Tyler Delicious. Loving my body means keeping it warm and buttoned up in a coat that fits my curves, my style and the weather. (My body, however, does not give a fuck about my budget.)

• I am finally booking a facial here with a gift certificate I got back in the 1970s. Loving my body means being OK with taking off my make-up and letting professionals work their magic on my nakey face. It also means accepting the kindness other women have offered me, whether that comes in a moisturizer or a gift card.

• I am choosing to crawl in bed early tonight, even though the boy will be with his dad and The Hills is waiting for me On Demand and there a thousand organizational projects calling to me under piles of clutter. Loving my body means resting it for more than five hours at a time.

• I am going to ask my boy to tell me what he loves about his body. And I know, I know, I know what he will certainly say. But I want to foster that gratitude in him too. Even if it means one more car ride conversation about AMAZING boy bits (sigh).

I adored Viva La Feminista's list of body-empowered ways of being today.

Now it's your turn to ignite the inspiration! What will you do to love yourself up?

Comments

[Teal Marie Chimblo]

YAY for our beautiful bodies. You've inspired me to book that massage I've been meaning to book all week!

[Heather]

I made it to the gym tonight. I rarely make the actual classes and have been working out on my own a lot. The downside of that, is there is no benchmark when you are on your own. I was totally stoked when I kept up with the instructor and discovered I'd made huge gains as far as ab& core strength. :) Going to the gym is my big I Love Me So I Can Stand the Rest of You outlet.