Skinny jeans

There are a number of things I do that aren't strictly hetero. Loving Lady GaGa and La Roux is one of them. Getting as excited I do about Haircut Day is another one. But there's one that I've recently realized and embraced, and that's my jeans.

Like most women, I have a pair of jeans that I like quite a bit, but they require some dedication to my appearance to wear it. Kind of like making sure you look good in that totally cute bikini you bought, I have to work at looking good in these jeans. Let me be clear, though, these jeans are not the kind that look spraypainted on that are so trendy among the high school crowd. Not like Howard Wolowitz. My skinny jeans are just a good pair of jeans that I need to work at to wear.

The last couple of years, I've been fairly sedentary, so I've gotten a little thicker around the middle than I usually am. (I know you're probably hating me right now because I've never really been big. A guy with a 31 inch waist can't complain much.) But since I have time during the day right now, I've gotten to walk my kids to and from school every day. A few days ago, I measured how far a walk it is and I walk about 2.5 miles every day.

Aside from getting to go outside and walk around a little bit, get some fresh air and sunshine, I've noticed that I can wear my jeans and not be in pain because they're way too tight around the waist. In fact, I've got room to spare.

It's amazing what a difference small changes can make in your life. Rhetorical question here, but you can share in the comments if you want to: What are your skinny jeans? What goal would you like to reach that you can make a small change in your life to reach?