I am in a quandry. I apparently can’t go window shopping without buying the window. Often I want to just go try on clothes because I like clothes. I think to myself, “Don’t buy anything today!” I can usually manage to not buy. Unless it is jeans. For some reason I have a hard time […]
Category: Musings
The hubby and I booked a vacation someplace warm…yeeehaw! Of course, that means I will need to don a swimsuit. Oh dear. I seem to have acquired a few extra pounds during this busy season at work due to lack of exercise and lack of self control in eating copious amounts of chocolate, cheese, and […]
I continue to struggle with getting older. I am, without a doubt, getting older. I have wrinkles. I have loose skin from my pregnancies and stretch marks. I have varicose veins. I struggle to accept that this, right now, is as good as it is going to get. I don’t want that. I want my body […]
In short…well, no. Have I bought them…yes. I know a guy (a doctor) that is rumored to have $10K in designer jeans in his closet. I think he has a problem, myself. 😉 Here is a post I wrote for my other blog relating my designer jeans buying experience… ***** Well, you know how us […]
Yes, I am going to talk about weight again, since it is on my mind ALL. THE. TIME. Why? Well, the last few years I have struggled with my weight. I have always been relatively thin my whole life, with the exception of the stomach pooch. It’s where I gain weight, it’s genetic and there […]
Before I got pregnant with #1 at the ripe old age of 29, I feared what having a baby would do to my body. I watched a few of my cousins blossom from smallish sizes to plus sizes in the span of a few years upon having children. I didn’t want that to happen to […]
My aunt: You sure look good! You did a great job at losing the weight after you had kids. How do you do it? Me: Lots and lots of salads. My aunt: Oh. There is no magic metabolism pill once you reach a certain age. It is work. It sucks that you can’t eat like […]
Hey girls. Girls of the 80’s to be specific. Are we still “girls”?? Well, whatever. Have you noticed all the 80’s crap…errr “fashion” that is coming out again. Are you not APPALLED? Wasn’t once enough for that decade?? Let’s see if we can tick off the horrendousness, shall we: Gold lamé stirrup pants Parachute/Harem Pants […]
Oh how I love clothes! I grew up getting hand me downs from my sister and cousins, so new clothes were few and far between. When I turned around 12, my grandmother taught me to sew which allowed new clothes to enter my closet at a greater pace. I devoured all the sewing and fashion […]