Dear Jewelry,
There are days when I don't give you enough importance because lipedema, compression and my self-management occupy a very large place in my life. That's why I'm writing you this love letter today, so you know that you are truly irreplaceable to me and why that is.
"In the past, I hardly cared about fashion and even less about jewelry. It was somehow just about being dressed. For years, I only chose clothes based on whether they fit. But for a few years now, I've been having so much fun with fashion - there are so many colors, patterns, and fabrics that can be wonderfully combined with each other and for compression. And one or two pieces of jewelry also found their way into my hands."
And so our love story began. I only had a short-term relationship with many items of clothing. The pants I bought earlier in particular quickly chafed my legs. In addition, my clothing size changed again and again due to countless diets and relapses. Months later, some of my favorite trousers were too tight and sometimes too too far. The relationships were often very entertaining and increasingly accompanied by disappointments.
But you, Schmuck, were always faithful by my side. Since you are not subject to any clothing size, you have never left me alone and have irradiated a wide variety of outfits with your shine.
Whether winter or summer, there are always new possible combinations. They decorate my arms and hands in the form of rings and bracelets when I'm not wearing my arm compression or have already taken it off. And when I wear both arm and leg compression, you can add the right finishing touch to my outfit with earrings and necklaces. I particularly like them in the form of earrings in winter because they remain visible no matter how thickly I'm wrapped up. While bracelets, rings and necklaces disappear under gloves, jackets and scarves, earrings add just the right amount of glamor to my cozy outfit.
They come in the form of textile jewelry or metallic and wonderfully shiny. You are so versatile that I keep discovering new facets of you.
Oh jewelry, I'm glad that you exist and that you always "fit" and I know that you won't be too tight even after the Christmas holidays. Thank you for making the relationship with you so wonderfully uncomplicated.
Recently, I read this saying: "Jewelry won't change the world, but women who wear it will." I think this fits us so well because there are days when I don't feel good. But then I choose a particularly beautiful pair of earrings - for example, my heart-shaped hoops - that simply remind me that I don't have to be perfect to love myself and be loved by others. They remind me of everything I've already accomplished and that I am a superhero through and through.
"That may sound a bit strange to others, but it makes so much sense to me. It also somewhat reminds me of the superheroes from comics and movies: often they have a certain object or a piece of jewelry that grants them magical powers or, for example, in the case of Sailor Moon, helps with the transformation from schoolgirl to confident warrior for love and justice."
And that's what you are to me some days.
I put you on and become a self-confident lipedema fighter, because you underline the sparkle that I already have within me.
Thanks.
In love.
