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It’s that time of the year again. The sun is shining, the snow is disappearing, and kids are trading their snowboards for boogie boards. Summer is around the corner. Long gone are the shortened days, big sweaters to hide in and hot cocoa in front of the fire while the rain or snow covered the ground. Now there will be barbeques and pool parties, beach days that end with bonfire night, and not to mention a small weekend vacation camping in the mountains or swimming in a river.

Along with the sun and sunscreen comes the ever dreaded and always hated chore of bathing suit shopping. Each and every year around Memorial Weekend, the invitations for pool parties and cook-outs roll in and I, along with many other mothers out there, begrudgingly accept.

We mark it on our calendar and sigh. As we put down the pen, our hand goes to our tummy, which is not as flat as it was once pre-child. Then our eyes snake down to the rest of our body as we take in what we perceive as a deformed figure of epic proportions.

Well stop right there! Let’s get a hold on reality and stop beating ourselves up. Yes, we all cringe and nearly become nauseous at the idea of taking our poor, pale bodies out of their jeans and sweats to slip into a skin-tight swimsuit. But it does not have to be torturous. Let’s look at our options before we run from our kitchens with bags of cookies and hide under the sheets.