The only downside is involuntary flashing
Last updated at 10:58 09 June 2005
Julia Hamilton, 40, a project manager, is single and lives in Godalming, Surrey, with her two children, Stephanie, 17, and Lucy, 15. She says:
"The moment I get in from work, I strip off to do the housework. At the office, no one would suspect it because I wear a very conservative, buttoned-up suit. But once I get home or at the weekends, I become a different person. I'm so used to doing it I don't even think of it as nudity any more.
"When I was growing up, Mum used to strip off to do the housework, too, so it's something I've inherited.
"My poor children do get very embarrassed. They'll come in from school and I'll be there doing the laundry topless or washing dishes in just my rubber gloves - they beg me to put on some clothes. Unfortunately for them, I do everything naked or semi-naked, from the cleaning to the gardening.
"I keep fit and eat well so I'm still a size 10 to 12, and I have an enviable 32F bust. Why shouldn't I feel good about my body? It's liberating to feel confident about your selfimage at 40.
"The only downside is the involuntary flashing. Last week, Stephanie was bringing a friend home with her and I didn't realise her dad was dropping them off. I was tidying up, completely naked, when I heard them all tapping on the front window.
"The last thing that poor dad saw was my naked bottom disappearing up the stairs at the speed of light.
"We live in a lovely secluded 16th-century cottage so I'm usually hidden. I do garden topless - it's my favourite naked chore. I love tending to my tubs in the sun: I feel at one with nature."
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