Badassery Magazine Issue 11 April 2017 | Page 51

that didn’t get worn much because they aren’t comfortable. Or they didn’t fit well. And still don’t. And instead of thinking I should hold on to them because it will cost too much to replace them, and what if I do lose 20 pounds before spring—I just shrugged. I can get clothes that fit now, and clothes that fit later. I no longer need to use other people’s designer cast-offs to make myself feel secure. If there was magic in those threads, it’s magic I’ve already used to create a new life for myself. No more shoving all my things into one room because that’s all I’m granted. I have a 3,000 square foot house in a high-end sub- urb now. I have a husband who adores me instead of a boyfriend who won’t commit farther than a weekend date. I don’t scrub floors to make ends meet—I help other women learn to put down their own brooms and create their own happy endings. And to realize that they had the power inside them to go where they wanted to, all along. No matter what they wear on the way.  About the Author Kathy Kassab is a suburban housewitch on the outside and a fairy princess on the inside. Or maybe it’s the other way around. Either way, don’t tell the neighbors, as it’s a conservative suburb and they startle easily. She’s a serial entrepreneur and recovering journalist turned life coach who wants every woman to discover she’s her own fairy godmother. She spends her leisure time eating really good chocolate, taking long baths in the Jacuzzi, and counting the days until Game of Thrones is back. Team Daenerys FTW!    50