Say it to yourself, write it down, maybe you'll listen to yourself.

Us women though. So many issues that shouldn't necessarily be there, but they are there. The last few days has got me thinking. I'm a woman but why do we over-think everything? Am I over-thinking what I'm about to say? Maybe. Very possibly. But I shouldn't. I really shouldn't and I definitely shouldn't be worrying. We have countless worries that we carry about our day making our days less fun and more stressful than they should be.

We, not all of us but some of us, sometimes feel the need to feel appreciated, accepted or complimented and validated all the time (can I just say that I don't take compliments well but I'll always say thank you, something I've learnt to just say and get on with now) but others feel the need to have this said to them everyday to make them feel some sense of self, whatever that may be. Where is our self confidence and self assurance? And why do we feel that only when someone else gives us a compliment is when our self-esteem rises? This can be as result of poor confidence and for the purpose of this post, poor body confidence. Not having confidence will affect our relationships.

I was trying to work if through every obstacle me and my family have been through, whether my mother has made it a point for us kids, her children to always be strong and confident in ourselves? I find that strong-minded women have a person in their life who has always told them that they are worth something and that they should not think otherwise. Because of this they ooze self-confidence and self-belief. And yes she has, maybe in not so many words but basically if you're not strong-minded how are you gonna make through the toughest times, the most challenging times? Not being strong minded, or strong willed in all aspects of life can bring insecurities within ourselves and affect our thoughts with that how we see ourselves tends to be at the top of a list of insecurities.

Anyway I've gone off track a bit but my point when I started writing this was to say that some women, including myself, don't have the confidence we should have in our bodies. I see/hear a lot of women complain about their bodies and I always wonder why? Because to me they have great bodies. I love being naked in the comfort of my own room but if I had a significant other, having that confidence would be an issue. Surely they'll like you regardless of what you think your body looks like? I always get compliments for having a good body, you'd think this would help me in my body confidence but no. We just need to remember that the flaws that we see in ourselves are not usually noticed by others, it is all in the way we see ourselves. Why do you think they always say love yourself first? Because you have to in order to then love someone else. Because nobody wants or needs your insecurities thrown in their faces. You shouldn't need that constant reassurance. Be confident. This advice is as much for anyone as it is for me. Trust me.

In the last few days, I have enjoyed just learning to love my body as cliche (not sure this is the right term to use here) as it sounds. And you should do the same to because that's the body you have right now. I won't allow anyone to have to make me feel good about myself anymore, I have to do this myself and when complimented, take it with gratitude, it's just a bonus. What I'm really trying to say is don't strive to have a body like the next big celebrity or whoever you think you want to look like, they are born like that (but with the money celebrities have you can't even be sure anymore) but you are also born with what you have, work with it ladies.

Well hello!

I’ve been thinking to write a blog for a while now so I’m a little bit late at it all but I was apparently too busy before now, even though I now only just started working a full time job. You wanna know what I was doing to be too busy to write a blog? Nothing really but hustling, at home, in my bed. No I had uni, I had exams, both of which are finished now and I'm so happy but mainly I didn’t think (and still don’t think I have anything interesting to say or share) but lets see how this little situation goes. 

So the best thing to do now I guess is introduce myself in the random-est way possible, right. I'm Maggie, Mags, Chip. Hi there. Half the time I have no clue about a lot of things. I'm hopeless in front of the camera and always wonder wonder how others are so photogenic because I'll usually end up doing something stupid. My mum asked me why I always pull a face in most pictures. My answer in simpler terms,  I feel most comfortable that way. I feel like I can be pretty boring at the best of times but so much fun at the same time...! Get to know. There. I might have to update this lame introduction or make myself more interesting later on.

Anyway my main inspiration into why I want to join the blogosphere is because of fashion, fashion this fashion that (so original init) but I may just talk about anything that comes up that’s maybe of interest mainly to me probably. I have this little idea known as chipfashion for now. It kinda drove me to want start writing a blog. I guess I could share my fashion likes/sense with you all which I'd say (my fashion sense I mean) doesn’t make any logical sense if fashion does that I don't know but I’ll let you have an opinion on this one if you must. I wear what I want and half the time don’t even put a thought to it, it kinda just works for me. If I see something I like and I have the money to buy it, I most likely will and if not, I’ll try and make it! Which brings me to the next point about myself…I love to sew and try my hand at designing! I’ll show you more of that later and I’ll be adding more pictures as I hopefully make more stuff. I want to come up with more ideas first. For now I’ll keep it simple.

I’m currently at work but its not as busy for the next 15 minutes or so, so this is me keeping myself busy! Productive aren't I? And plus I wanna look like I’m typing really important stuff for when my boss walks past. I’m in the professional world now see. Bringing me to point 3, I don't like being too bored, it makes time go slower and this is the only time I would want time to speed up. By the way, I work in a science lab, you’d be surprised how you can actually get inspiration from a job in a lab to make stuff. A lot of what I do or think usually reverts back to how I can translate that into a clothing item and let me just say not everything works out as it does in my head. I always get so many ideas but my problem is presenting them properly, I get too excited too quick but that’s the fun of it.

I decided to name my blog Kosapo after a 2am phonecall with my mum and what it really means is perseverance.

But for now, duty calls!