Stay Fit...

Okay so one really important thing to do once you find out you have scoliosis is to make that back work! Yeah, you do. You need to find something to keep that back of yours strong because a weak back is no good in a fight against scoliosis. Whereas a strong back could very well help you in more ways than one! You can dance, play a sport, run, do yoga; the choices are limitless! You just need to find one that fits you and your lifestyle.

The first way it could help you is pretty obvious, but not necessarily the main reason. Well to be frank about it... Making your back stronger makes you stronger. It makes you a stronger person physically. That can only be a good thing. Right?

Also, a stronger back means that you have a better fighting chance with scoliosis. I don't know all the medical stuff to go along with it but I just know that it helps- surprisingly a lot. I guess a stronger back means that it can hold it's own and when you grow, it will help straighten your spine even further. I don't know. I have no intention on becoming a doctor or anything to do with doctors so you can rub it in my face if I get something wrong, okay?

When I went to my scoliosis doctor I think maybe one or two times ago, he had an assistant with him. The woman must have been shadowing him or something, and in college or further by the looks of it. Dr. Bono, my doc, did his examination like he usually does, ya know, making me bend over and checking to make sure your hips and shoulders aren't uneven and stuff. And all of a sudden the lady speaks up and she sounds to be honest, quite shocked. She said, "Wow, you can't even tell that she has scoliosis as bad as hers is!" Okay so my scoliosis is just like in the twenties but you get the point. It's not GOOD is what she was saying. People with my same degrees usually show it a bit more than I do. In fact, without the brace, you can't tell I have it at all.

And you wanna know why that is? My mom replied to the lady, "She dances ballet." I dance about three hours of ballet bare minimum. At the most, I was dancing 6.5 hours per week. Ballet is just about the strongest thing you can do to strengthen your back. I'm not saying you need to take ballet or anything close to that. I'm simply saying don't just be a sitting duck, letting whatever happen to your back. Give yourself a fighting chance. Do something about it. Strengthening your back DOES help!

Stay strong, stay fit, stay beautiful!

Ann Marie *>*

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I know we were supposed to have another Scoliosis Marathon these last two months but I've been so super busy I totally forgot! I'm really sorry! This summer is just not turning out like I want it to! Always feel free to do them on your own or remind me!

Ann Marie *>*

Summer Clothes...

So... Summer clothes. To be honest, I don't really do much in the summer. I pretty much stare at the wall in my room and dread going anywhere that involves putting shoes on and acting civilized. But tonight I'm going to my dear friends graduation party. I have pretty much known her my entire life and she means a lot to me. She'll be heading over to Michigan to attend Rochester College in the fall and I will probably not see her much. :(

This is a red dress that I got from Plato's Closet. It is originally from Forever 21. It's a little too short to wear to church, but any other kind of event I would wear it to. I put the shrug thing on (SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE CALLED) because you could kind of see the brace around it at different places. The shrug is from Marshall's.

This is a cute shirt of mine. I actually usually use this one for dance, but it's still cute! If you would wear something like this, make sure you have a same colored tank top as the brace either under or over the brace because you can see the brace and the tank top under the armpits. With these, just make sure you don't get them too tight in the back. The tank top is from Plato's Closet and the shorts are hand-me-downs from my friend.

I really wanted to wear this one without one of those shrug things but the brace shows in the back because it goes down way too far, and I was too lazy today to put a tank top on over the brace. Again, just watch to make sure that you have the same colored tank top on as your brace. The shirt and shrug are from American Eagle.

One thing I always do before I go out the door is give myself a twirl in the mirror. I look at myself from every angle so that I can tell that the brace is invisible to normal people.

If you ever need to get ahold of me, or want to ask me a question, here are the ways to get me:
This blog!- Leave a comment! You don't have to have an account to leave a comment!
My other blog!- http://thescoliosisdancerslife.blogspot.com/ Again, you don't have to have an account to leave a comment!
YouTube!- My account name is Ann Marie Elizabeth (I don't know why, I just like Elizabeth...)
Email!- My scoliosis email is scoliosis.fashion@gmail.com
Instagram!- My Instagram account is scoliosis_fashion Do go follow me if you have an Instagram!
GooglePlus- And if you are on Google+ or whatever (I have to be because I have a blog), my name is Ann Marie Elizabeth... I think...

Ann Marie *>*

Blogs...

So one of the people who is "following" my blog or is a "member" of it (I don't even know) has her own blog! Some super-cute fashion ideas and such!

http://scoli-fashion-byallyson.blogspot.com/

Ann Marie *>*

Squirrel...

Sorry for the weird title, but I just saw a squirrel in our front yard. So anyways, now that my dance recitals are over, I will be able to update a lot more! Please leave me a comment if you would like me to do anything specific for you or if you just have a question!

You can also email me at scoliosis.fashion@gmail.com. If you can't remember that, it's in my bio.

On a totally different page, I have a lot of new YouTube videos up if you haven't looked yet. You can click on one of the previous links in my previous posts to some of the videos, and from there, click on my profile for all of my videos.

Ann Marie *>*

Guess What...

I totally forgot to tell you guys that this week is a Scoliosis Marathon week! I've been so overwhelmed with dance and getting ready for this recital! So sorry! So go!

Ann Marie *>*

Wow...

Another new YouTube video! I am on fire!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmWbJBwYL2A

I also have some bad news. Season 8 of the amazing T.V. show Psych will be it's last. James Roday confirmed in an interview that it will end. :( I'm so sad! How will I live? How will I learn to love another T.V. show like I loved Psych?! If you have never see Psych, watch it. It is amazing. It's about a guy who works with the Santa Barbara Police Department, who believes he's a psychic. It's so hilarious! And if you know me, you know I am hilarious, and I love hilariousness. If that's a word. It's rarely ever inappropriate and it's really just an all around great show!

If you're interested, here's the website.

http://www.usanetwork.com/series/psych/

Ann Marie *>*