Day 48: February 17, 2016

I met an interesting man at the bus stop today. He asked me if I had noticed that it's been a lot windier in the past couple of years. No, I clearly have no noticed this. Is that something that people pay attention to? He rambled on about it for a couple minutes, and I just told him that it was interesting and that I'll pay more attention to the wind. 

After that, he told me that I had a very pretty smile. I thanked him, but then I sort of brushed it off. 

I don't like my smile very much at all, and my coffee addiction has turned my teeth a strange color. But I also just find it difficult to accept compliments about my appearance. There are times when I'm feeling extremely self-conscious and a compliment about my clothes or hair is greatly appreciated. As I am continuing to become more comfortable with my body and my appearance, it's getting harder to appreciate compliments about it. I'd more often rather get a compliment about my knowledge of a subject or my creativity, something unrelated to looks. 

I still did appreciate the kind words from a stranger; I even documented my pretty smile on snapchat for my friends to see. 

Disclaimer: this is not my legitimate smile.