She started small. She found an emerald-green silk wrap dress she hadn't worn since before her pregnancy. It was bold, sleek, and—to her surprise—it still fit perfectly. As she brushed out her hair and applied a classic red lipstick, the woman in the mirror started to look familiar. The lines around her eyes didn't look like "tired" lines anymore; they looked like the marks of a woman who laughed often.
Elena stood in front of the full-length mirror, a sight she had avoided for months. Between the toddler’s finger-paint "masterpieces" on the walls and the endless cycle of laundry, her reflection had become a stranger—usually wearing a messy bun and a coffee-stained sweatshirt. sexy-mam
Elena looked down and smiled, but she didn’t feel pretty. She felt exhausted. That night, after Leo was fast asleep, she decided it was time for a change. She didn't want to just be "Leo’s Mom"; she wanted to feel like Elena again. She started small