tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post6534865594036611530..comments2023-10-28T06:17:00.568-07:00Comments on The Breastless Years: RecklessSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296475654849785168noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-54771474412780480062017-01-12T11:48:12.471-08:002017-01-12T11:48:12.471-08:00Thanks BethAnne. I hope you continue to have fun w...Thanks BethAnne. I hope you continue to have fun with you style journey!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296475654849785168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-1852961709810208712017-01-08T08:36:50.418-08:002017-01-08T08:36:50.418-08:00I really enjoy your blog! I have been flat for jus...I really enjoy your blog! I have been flat for just over a year. IT has taken a while but I am now enjoying the exploration journey and my new-found 'permission' to try new things. You're posts are inspiring! Thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273832849446354041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-78327880975500505232016-05-21T10:17:22.991-07:002016-05-21T10:17:22.991-07:00Hi again Sharon, thank you so much for clarifying ...Hi again Sharon, thank you so much for clarifying and telling me. It´s so beneficial with insight into what I can expect of this and that afterwards.<br /><br />Being on countdown - what a spot on description. That is exactly what it is.<br /><br />Thank you for your support and inspiration :) ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008459992580276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-62799243344502982242016-05-15T18:04:20.711-07:002016-05-15T18:04:20.711-07:00Hi Louise, the early posts on my blog were about 3...Hi Louise, the early posts on my blog were about 3 months after my surgery, and I stuck with loose, trapeze shaped tops mostly. The first few months I had some nerve pain and cording and anything too close fitting was uncomfortable. I find the Heatech camisoles from Uniqlo really good as an underlay - they are soft and comfortable and I sometimes wear them as a top around the house. As to feeling brave, that is a process and depends on how confident I am feeling on any particular day! I think it is more about how I feel than how I look.<br /><br />My heart goes out to you being on a count-down. I think you just have to be kind to yourself, do the things that make you feel good and expect that there will be grief and that it will pass. <br /><br />Much love xxxSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296475654849785168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-66539546644193468182016-05-08T10:06:11.706-07:002016-05-08T10:06:11.706-07:00Hi again Sharon - I have been reading your blog fr...Hi again Sharon - I have been reading your blog from the very beginning now, and thank you again for all the inspiration. <br /><br />I will have my mastechtomy in two weeks and it really helps me to imagine, what I can expect afterwards.<br /><br />Can i ask you; what did you wear in the months right after the surgery? Did you go "wide" as in shirts that were not shaping at all, or? <br /><br />I read that you, after 9 months, still felt a bit "lumpy" when -for example- going to the gym. Can you tell me more about when you felt more "brave" to wear shirts that sit closer around your chest? <br /><br />I´m still trying to prepare and find ways to "boost" the feminine side after surgery to prevent being overwhelmed with sadness (even though I know one cannot predict how we react)<br /><br />Gosh, forgive the English, you know what I mean, I hope :)<br /><br />Happy sunday to you, dear Sharon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008459992580276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-53532426404904588552016-04-24T14:54:46.863-07:002016-04-24T14:54:46.863-07:00I can say with complete conviction that you are no...I can say with complete conviction that you are not a cold person, Deborah! I have never attended a reunion either, and have only kept with one school friend before this. That is probably why it was such a surprise to me that meeting up with friends from the past was so successful.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296475654849785168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-64254735229014374772016-04-24T14:50:27.101-07:002016-04-24T14:50:27.101-07:00Hi Vickie, reunions can be tricky. For me, the dil...Hi Vickie, reunions can be tricky. For me, the dilemma is how much to disclose. I really hate having "the cancer conversation" and it can be hard to avoid when your appearance is so different! Finding the line between integrating the experience into who I am or allowing it to define me has been something I have really had to wrestle with.<br /><br />The no bra strap thing is definitely a bonus. I think it often allows us to wear cooler, more youthful styles. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296475654849785168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-5392429224298333152016-04-24T14:40:23.093-07:002016-04-24T14:40:23.093-07:00That's a really interesting point, Louise. I s...That's a really interesting point, Louise. I sometimes cringe a bit when I think about my younger self so I can understand not wanting to spend time with people who know that version of us.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of the statement necklace!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296475654849785168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-89643718776170565952016-04-24T00:31:50.325-07:002016-04-24T00:31:50.325-07:00Both are fab oufits!! I love this type of layerin...Both are fab oufits!! I love this type of layering. It has cool crispness that is very attractive.<br /><br />My longest standing friendship goes back about 23 years, we met at church and I don't have any friends from school. I did keep up school friends for quite some time but then I found life changes took me elsewhere. I also feel I am quite a different person to who I was back then. And I have never attended any class reunions, I can't explain it but I just didn't have the desire. Oh I must sound like a very cold person but I am honestly not lol xxDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239039573170318772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-46308058018199609542016-04-18T07:57:00.224-07:002016-04-18T07:57:00.224-07:00Hi Sharon- I am planning on attending my 40th high...Hi Sharon- I am planning on attending my 40th high school reunion this summer(How can that be!). I had almost no contact with anyone until my 25th reunion and when I attended that one, was surprised by how instantaneous and comfortable the relationships were after all that time. My theory is that in high school, these friends knew us before we were wives, mothers, professionals...none of the extras that now define us. They knew me just as "me"...no extra trappings. That being said, I approach this next reunion as a person who has just gone through a grueling year and a half and have a very different body...and I am strangely feeling odd about it all. Not sure why...<br />Regardless, love the outfits as always. I love the high neck halter. I think that is a very flattering look with no breasts ( I am searching for a bathing suit with that type of neckline) and we don't have to worry about those pesky bra straps! :)VCAYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130947796916107880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028495822451518024.post-2748759508235664262016-04-18T01:45:50.492-07:002016-04-18T01:45:50.492-07:00You look marvelous, Sharon. And so fit. You can ju...You look marvelous, Sharon. And so fit. You can just wear every colour that´s out there, be sure to appreciate that! I really like the idea of things around the neck to "distract" a little bit as well. Something I will keep in mind when I have to shop for "the new me". Also the shirt that isnt cut straight off at the bottom catches the eye.<br /><br />Very insightful way to think about what you heard in the radio. I find that the friendship I have from very early on do help me to remember who I was, and in ways makes me feel calm too. And it´s amazing to follow one I have known all my life (since daycare, without knowing it back then) and see what she blossoms into. <br /><br />I guess it also can be about how "okay" you are with your "earlier self". Some want to forget the past for various reasons. Then having someone from that time in your life can bring back things, you want to hide away (One can ask themselves, if it´s the healthy approach to take overall, but I´m sure you get what I mean).<br /><br />Loving the outfits, I hope to see more soon :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008459992580276176noreply@blogger.com