Injured + Bringing back 'fem' + Creativity

Today is Sunday. On Thursday morning I woke up with a piercing pain between my shoulders. I waited for a few days for it to go away, tried surfing on Thursday, then tried resting on Friday. It didn't go away. So yesterday, Saturday (after remembering that I have medical insurance for just this kind of purpose), I went to the local Scottish Chiropractor Neil. Well Neil, who has Papaya trees and a pond containing fish, in his back yard, said I had injured myself in an equivalent way to spraining my ankle, at some stage. This had restricted my movement around those particular vertebra and the muscles surrounding this area had become strained (happened after several days of big surf), and were now clamped up and filled with lactic acid. I also assert that the halter neck bikini's (very uncomfortable but I hadn't found an alternative) that I've been wearing haven't helped, terrible idea those, they put so much pressure on your neck (Neil agreed). Neil pressed on various areas of my back to break up the lactic acid, and did a few big 'CRACKS' here and there, loosening up my back significantly. I love it how he explained everything to me - pretty important seeing as it's my body. I'm to rest for two days (second day today), ice, stretch.. and should be all good by tomorrow. I go back for a follow up this coming Thursday.

So that's the first topic of this blog. The next is 'bringing back fem'. I assert that many of us kiwi girls often lose our 'fem' (feminine) expression, when we're busy 'keeping up with the boys' (not all kiwi girls of course - some are doing just fine with fem). I think I did to a degree. So I'm bringing fem back. I'm in such a great place to learn - the women are very fem here!  Christiane (Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom) advises 'listening to our bodies'. Well this occasion of listening to my body (resting my injured back) has given me a chance to go bikini shopping. I have eliminated halter neck anythings from my life. My body doesn't like them. Fortunately I have devised a new tying plan (with Snowdon's help) to make them all into crossover backs so that I can still use them :) The same morning I woke up with a sore back, as I got out from my traditional 'after surf swim', I met the owner of Kina Surf, a kiwi lady (Al's mum) who I had seen out body boarding previously (she said "I knew when I saw you that you were a kiwi girl" I now wish I'd asked why!). I said that I was coming down for a look today and that I needed to replace my top (the only non halter neck bikini top I had, I had on and was rotten - now in the bin where it belongs). She said "brilliant we have some new special surfing bikini's (they tie on tight and are made to cross-over) in and you'll love them".

She was right, I did love them - the guy who makes them has come up with a treat! After many try ons, and a few evenings to ponder, I purchased a very bright and incredibly fem, swimming pool blue, crossover backed bikini. Actually it was the femmest one they had! It even has frills and a hanging bow belt tie. 

Christiane (WBWW) had said for women to express their inherent creativity is crucial to their women's health. I was surprised to realize that surfing is one of mine (I've always thought of it as just a sport or hobby not an artistic expression, but it certainly is an expression).  This blogging is a new creative venture for me, we're doing well with our meal creativity (view Snowdon's blog for pics), and I'm currently (hush hush) working on my first website... I've been considering other areas where I can be creative.  I'd thought man I could really dress more creatively - so I brought a cool really colourful boob tube top. Cool, comfy, creative and colourful! You'll see that one in upcoming pics I'm sure.

But meanwhile back to the new fem bikini.  Today I tried it out fully, with a mango feast on the beach.  It passed the mango test!

So there it is. I have officially begun my quest to fully find and enrich both my creativity and my feminine side.  I think I'm off to a good start with my frilly bikini!