Happiness has no weight limit. You deserve to smile. You deserve to take up space. You deserve to wear the cute clothes—yes, even the crop tops, bikinis, and sleeveless dresses—no matter what number is inside your jeans. For me, that number is 24. Did I spend years wishing I was smaller? Absolutely. I grew up in the early 2000s, where thin wasn’t suggested, it was demanded if you wanted to be seen as valuable. And let me tell you, 2000s skinny was brutal. I couldn’t compete, so half the time I felt invisible. But did that stop me from wearing what I wanted? Nope. Somehow I built this “I don’t care” armor, even though the world around me very much did care about size. And honestly, to hell with that. I’m worth more than a number in my jeans. I’m happier when I dress for myself, not for society’s approval. I don’t need to hide in baggy clothes or shrink myself into the background. I’m not grotesque. I’m just a woman in her kitchen, feeling cute in a butter-yellow dress, asking her husband to snap a picture because this moment deserves to be remembered. And so do you. Get in the pictures. Your future self will thank you. Because when I’m old and wrinkled like a prune someday(and I fully intend on living that long), I’ll be grateful to see this version of me smiling, dressed how I want, living my life on my terms. Smiles are One Size Fits All. Pictures are for everyone. I love this dress, the sizing is generous and I am wearing a 2x! LTKSeasonal LTKStyleTip LTKFindsUnder100