“Oh my, what if you wake up some day, and you’re 65, or 75, and you never got your memoir or novel written, or you didn’t go swimming in those warm pools and oceans all those years because your thighs were jiggly and you had a nice big comfortable tummy; or you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that you forgot to have a big juicy creative life, of imagination and radical silliness and staring off into space like when you were a kid? It’s going to break your heart. Don’t let this happen.” – Anne Lamott

I love this passage from Anne Lamott, and remember it stopping me in my tracks when I read it the first time.  I’m in favor of swimming and sandcastle buildings, and riding waves.  There are few things better than floating in an ocean and watching the waves while the sun hits your face.  If sitting on your chair reading a book is your jam, by all means!  But for me, that means I need a suit that makes me feel comfortable doing those things.  Some full bottom coverage, UPF if possible, and knowing I won’t be flashing anyone (ha!).  You’d think this wouldn’t be hard to find, but it IS.  This Mott 50 suit (c/o) has ticked all the boxes for me.  Plus, I can match my boys!  And girl mamas can match their girls!

Here are a few other suits I love!