And So It Goes

I chose to not go shopping on Black Friday, but I hit the stores on Sane Saturday!  I have shopped the day after Thanksgiving and nearly got trampled to death....and that was at Dillard's in the china department!  Sheesh, be careful; there are breakables.  My quest on Saturday was to purchase the perfect cream/ beige/ off-white shirt.  Any color other than stark white; it's after Labor Day, remember?  I found many shirts to try on at the first store.  I have now learned that I'm in between a L and XL.  I thought, well it's a knock off store.  Let me try a nicer department store.  In my small rural area we only have ONE nicer department store and they didn't carry any light colored shirts in the women's department.  Do we "women" not wear light colored shirts here in rural town America?  I do know many women here who will not wear white.  They say they will invariably drop/ spill/ soil that white shirt!  Strawberry asks Why don't adults wear bibs?  Shall I start a fashion statement or will I just get institutionalized?  I don't know.  I didn't buy a thing but my daughter found her Christmas gift.  I remember shopping with my Mom and she would be looking for a certain thing and I would be the one who bought something.  I think that is the secret.  Don't go shopping unless you aren't looking for something.  I might needlepoint that on some pillows I'm not looking for.

So today, I had my clothes picked out and ready to wear for work.  I dressed, walked to the kitchen and realized I needed to pull up my pants-- they were falling (not down...I'm not an exhibitionist) but slipping down just enough that the hem kept getting caught under my heel.  I needed a belt!  For the 1st time in about 20 years, I needed a belt.  Problem was I don't own a belt- that fits right now, that is.  I've been crocheting so I had some yarn to cinch around my waist but I really didn't want to look like the bride of Li'l Abner.  I tried safety pinning it but I could only find a flimsy one that came out of a freebie sewing kit.  It popped off almost immediately so that didn't work.  What I really needed this morning was a great big diaper pin (but that ship has sailed a looooong time ago).  I just changed my pants.  Same size/ different brand and those pants fit perfectly...maybe a tad snug but they stretched throughout the day.  I can see how this is going to go.  Every morning I'll be trying on clothes finding some that aren't too big.....YES, I said it.  I'm not worried that I won't find any pants that won't fit because they are too small.  I'm sorry; I sound cocky.  I'm still not where I want to be.  Today I wore my snugly fitting size L shirt and my loose fitting size pants and believe me, I didn't like my reflection.  I still haven't "arrived" at feeling good in my skin yet, but I'm on the way and I'm so thankful you are on the journey with me.