My Goal

My name is Samantha Angela Menzies.

I started this blog as a 24 year old woman who had never worn a bikini. Ever.

I have a mental list of things that I want to do in life before I die. I’ll admit that most of them are the standard “must-do’s”– see certain parts of the world, read certain books, do a headstand, etc. — but there is one that I always put on the bottom of my list as the least likely thing I’d ever carry out (least likely, even, than climbing Kilimanjaro or becoming a household name). That was: to wear a bikini.

The problem is in the fact that I didn’t just want to wear a bikini. I wanted to look good great in a bikini.

So, as an insecure, perpetually chubby blogger with a body image complex and a lofty goal I successfully donned my first  bikini on my 25th birthday.

You can read a little more about my journey to this goal in these posts:

Starting Stats
My Game Plan

What to look for in a bikini
Bikini Shopping
The Big Purchase

Cleansing the Final Weeks
Final Cleanse Recap

My Results
My Bikini Birthday