tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post5196204821769700138..comments2023-09-24T08:05:21.740-07:00Comments on Shan's Swirl: who are you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-70603700877452629232011-12-05T20:00:19.514-08:002011-12-05T20:00:19.514-08:00Thanks, @GiddySap & NayLahKnee - I think there...Thanks, @GiddySap & NayLahKnee - I think there's a lesson somewhere in there about not letting someone else's chains bind us ... <br /><br />BTW, NayLah, the photographer TOTALLY worked with me to hide my trouble spots (very scarred/flabby stomach) - if it's something that inspires you, I highly recommend. :)Shannon W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637362867554690125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-46067991931172929262011-12-04T05:23:31.400-08:002011-12-04T05:23:31.400-08:00I would love to take a boudouir photo but I would ...I would love to take a boudouir photo but I would definitely have to lose some poundage and at least find a REALLY good bra - me in that pose would turn into boobTV! So glad you ignored the negative input about the shoot and went for it anyway!NayLahKneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263168852107789298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-45667100066653874942011-12-04T04:22:30.717-08:002011-12-04T04:22:30.717-08:00Awesome photo! Sexy and elegant. It is inspiration...Awesome photo! Sexy and elegant. It is inspirational that you went ahead and had the photos done despite the negative spouse. Thrilled to hear you moved on from him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-37089987713284484462011-12-01T13:07:55.974-08:002011-12-01T13:07:55.974-08:00Thanks, Beth - a scared to but doing it anyway blo...Thanks, Beth - a scared to but doing it anyway blog or post series would be great - would love to follow as you spread your wings. :)Shannon W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637362867554690125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-28066392979511536192011-11-30T21:53:13.282-08:002011-11-30T21:53:13.282-08:00So brave of you! So beautiful. And I can't bel...So brave of you! So beautiful. And I can't believe someone would say the cow remark to another human being - so wrong. And so untrue.<br /><br />I'm not sure I could do these, but I say that now. Someday? Might put it on my "stuff that scares me but I should really do" list...oh wait, I don't have one of those! That sounds like something to start doesn't it? Something to blog about maybe too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-55766278818638517982011-11-30T09:47:11.275-08:002011-11-30T09:47:11.275-08:00OH - good catch, Lime! Thanks. There's always ...OH - good catch, Lime! Thanks. There's always something that sneaks past review. <br /><br />Thank you, Cheryl - it was hugely cathartic, as you can imagine. <br /><br />IE - perhaps we just need a new word for them, although I will admit not all 200 are this ... subtle. But that's why there are at home & this one is on my blog. HA<br /><br />Aelius, I try to remember that he has his own pain, mostly that wherever he goes there he is, whereas I was able to walk away.Shannon W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637362867554690125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-64484510611779843992011-11-30T06:30:27.116-08:002011-11-30T06:30:27.116-08:00I love that this is defiant without being over the...I love that this is defiant without being over the top. It's so matter-of-fact.<br /><br />One small thing: the last sentence should lose the "they" I think. (You know, just one of those edits we never catch for ourselves).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-61357722830752501842011-11-30T04:33:13.731-08:002011-11-30T04:33:13.731-08:00Wow, look at your gorgeous self! Too bad for your...Wow, look at your gorgeous self! Too bad for your husband thirteen years ago–what a jerk. Not getting to see a pic like this would be exactly what he deserved.<br /><br />Those confident eyes, those gorgeous legs didn't come from nowhere. Learn to recognize yourself, girl!AeliusBlythehttp://www.elfinthenightwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-10753231307135121532011-11-30T04:26:34.503-08:002011-11-30T04:26:34.503-08:00'Boudoir' photo conjures up the same for m...'Boudoir' photo conjures up the same for me too I'm afraid, but this is one really nice photo, classy. Sometimes we have a to reach beyond our comfort zone to grow, expand and learn. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-21127044403664198072011-11-29T21:40:26.861-08:002011-11-29T21:40:26.861-08:00It's a beautiful picture, and I love how you s...It's a beautiful picture, and I love how you see yourself in it. I'm glad you did something just for you.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025221975648580117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-65576193192106600122011-11-29T18:56:38.623-08:002011-11-29T18:56:38.623-08:00M- the photographer was amazing. She coached me to...M- the photographer was amazing. She coached me to minimize my trouble spots, but even the pictures that show them ... well ... they just don't matter. I highly recommend. <br /><br />Thanks, Kristina! :) Some of that felt great to get out into the light of the world, or at least the internet.Shannon W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637362867554690125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-74428257592797725502011-11-29T18:32:59.460-08:002011-11-29T18:32:59.460-08:00Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful - the writing, but...Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful - the writing, but especially the picture. Good for you.Kristinahttp://kristinamarieb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4744578883218459375.post-48399206475097725672011-11-29T17:36:23.431-08:002011-11-29T17:36:23.431-08:00This is gorgeous. I've thought about doing thi...This is gorgeous. I've thought about doing this and haven't because while I am happily married, I'm unhappily overweight. This is really a great picture and a great post to go with it. Go you!Margihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380912871792176901noreply@blogger.com