The Un-Girly-Girl

So I have an event that I'll be attending later this week and the establishment where I'm going has a strict dress code. For women, the acceptable attire is either a cocktail dress or pant suit with matching jacket. I had neither which meant...you guessed it...I had to go shopping. YUCK!

For as long as I can remember, I have NEVER liked shopping. Not as a child. Not as a teenager. And most certainly not as an adult. I don't have time to shop. I don't like trying things on. And MY style is never found on any rack.

So, as usual, I have waited until just about the last minute to get something to wear to this event. I'm still too big for a cocktail dress, so that option was instantly ruled out. Therefore, "plan pant suit" is what I had to go with.

Now I'm concerned that what I bought may be too casual. The dress code didn't really state WHAT the pant suit should look like, only that it had to have a matching jacket, which mine does.

The pants and jacket are beige and the top is coral. Looked great on the display, so I went with it. I already have shoes and just need to get some accessories tomorrow to finish the look.

Anyway...I posted on FB about how I detest shopping for clothes and much to my surprise, I was actually in the majority. Who knew?

Will I ever get over my ill feelings toward shopping for clothes? Maybe.

Do I dislike shopping because the selection for plus sized women is pretty slim? Partly.

Would I enjoy shopping more if I were a smaller size? Possibly.

But for right now...it is what it is and I simply don't like it.

Now the ONE thing that I will be OVERJOYED to shop for is a WEDDING DRESS! I wait in grand anticipation for the day when I will get to go shop for the "dress of all dresses". And I can tell you this much...you won't hear ONE complaint out of this chick when that day comes. That's a PROMISE!

How 'bout you?

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Do you dislike shopping for clothes as much as I do? If so, why?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

Does this stuff ONLY happen to ME???

Ok, so get this.

July 7th was a big day for me so I decided to buy a new dress to mark the event. The only requirement was that the dress be white.

Yeah, I had a white dress that I've worn for a few years, but this occasion warranted a new one. So, since I couldn't find anything in the stores, I decided to try "online shopping."

I found a dress online that was really really pretty. Perfect for the occasion. Looked great on the model. So I ordered it. My "egret white" dress was on its way. Egret what?!? I had to look up what "egret" was and it turns out that it's a bird...a WHITE bird, so I was good.

Well, that's what I thought til the darned thing showed up. This dress wasn't white or anything close to white. This dress was BEIGE! BEIGE!!!

So I return it to a local store and the store clerk looks right at it and says, "oh yeah honey...that's the color of egret white. It's an 'off' white." Well it wasn't "off" white on the model or I wouldn't have ordered it.

Anywhoo...I go online again and order another WHITE dress.

This one looked really pretty on the model so I was sure that it would work. Unfortunately, on the model was the ONL

Y place where it looked good.

I took it out of the package and it looked like a NIGHT GOWN! Something that Laura Ingalls from "Little House on the Prairie" would wear. It was HORRIBLE. I couldn't even "dress it up". So...it had to go back too.

Plan C was in effect. I ordered yet another dress. This one was WHITE and didn't look like a NIGHT GOWN. What could go wrong???

The dress arrived and it was perfect. Right color, right style. I was "good to go", or so I thought.

I got up, fixed my face, tried on some new lipstick (I never wear lipstick) and proceeded to get dressed. Can you guess what happened next???

I went to pull the dress over my head and felt it very quickly rub against my lip. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? In a split second...that's how quickly it happened. And that was all the time that it took to get RED lipstick on my pristine WHITE dress. Um...yeah...couldn't wear that ANYWHERE.

Urgh!

So, off to the closet I went to get the white dress that I've been wearing for years. Right color, right style, and lipstick free. It didn't matter to me that the dress wasn't NEW. I was just glad to have it.

Yeah...these are the kind of things that happen to ME.

Now, Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever had a situation that just seemed to go ALL wrong and eventually turned out okay?

Talk to me!

Til next time...

Shopping Spree, not for ME

I've always thought myself to be a bit "different", and when it comes to shopping, the same holds true.

Many women absolutely drool over the thought of going shopping. Regardless of whether they actually NEED anything, they will shop, "just because".

Not me. I shop primarily out of necessity, not desire.

Maybe it stems from the fact that my funds are extremely limited, so I only purchase what absolutely NEEDS to be purchased.

But even on the rare occasions (and I mean VERY rare) when I do have a little extra in my pocket, I still don't have the desire to run to the nearest mall or outlet store.

I mean some women actually make shopping an "event". They gather up the girls and off they go, $CHA-CHING$.

And when there's a crisis, where do they go...to the STORES for some "retail therapy". As if spending money will make the crisis go away. For me, it would only make things worse. Now, not only would there be a crisis, but I'd be out of money. Not a "win-win" in my book.

So for me, when it comes to a shopping spree, I'll pass.

Offer me a good meal, or a concert though, and I'm THERE!

Let the DIALOGUE begin! Are you a "shop-a-holic"?

Talk to me!

Til next time...