Jo Gale : Movement

My human housemates are napping, so I’m taking selfies with my flowers as one does.
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[image ID: Jo is posing for a selfie behind a Bright red Canna Lily in her backyard. She peeks out behind is like she’s in the jungle]

Oh it’s Thursday, so I can RIGHT?

Been having a love affair with my trusty ol’ Linus commuter again. Cycling feels like freedom for me! These days I have a bright yellow trailer attached with a small human in it half the time I’m in it (and I always wear a helmet, this was for vanity’s sake!), but still there’s nothing like that bike feelin’!

Hope you can ride through the rest of the week with a little freedom and ease.

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📸 by .toito.photography

[IMAGE ID: Jo rides her bike in front of a Robin’s Egg blue bandshell at Gage Park in Hamilton. The photo was taken in the spring, so she is wear a leopard print coat and it and her hair are both flying in the wind!

It’s the last day, but I thought I’d submit a photo for the METTAMADE] giveaway, and talk a bit about my personal style.

I’ve always been interested in fashion. I subscribed to Vogue religiously for years. Often seeing pages upon pages of rail thin models draped in fantastic fabrics. Another affirmation that, if I wanted to dress that way, I’d have to keep working on making myself smaller.

I’m so grateful for more representation of more diverse bodies in the media these days. I truly believe that if I had seen images of models with body types that more resembled my own, my “body image baggage” would have been lighter to unpack.

Today, my personal style looks like: comfy good quality basics (like this “vintage” METTAMADE] culotte jumpsuit and the bra under it- I’m never wearing an underwire again y’all) fun thirties pieces (like this amazing colour block windbreaker from ) fucntional accessories (hello F***y pack from ) and GOLD jewellery (cause I love that ✨✨✨)

For so long I stuck to what was”flattering” on my body. Well… f**k flattering, let’s start dressing to feel good instead. After 16 months in leisure wear, it’s time to take that comfy vibe OUT INTO THE WORLD!

[Image ID: Jo stands in front of her house, in a deep green jumpsuit and a raincoat that is orange blue and green. Her front door is green and her door mat is leopard print. She holds an leopard print umbrella high in the air dramatically. Her eyes are closed, blissed out by cooling summer rain]