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over the years i have had this issue with closets. as a teen i would stand in front of my closet and cry i had nothing to wear! confess - we all did.

well the past couple of months have found me doing the same thing - even at age 33. and i'm sure most of you still have those moments too! i have worked really hard the last year and a half to lose some weight and be healthy. kind of forced by my doctor but really a way to just live my best. well the weight finally came off this winter and i dropped 12 pounds!! yippee!!!!!!! but that really did leave me with nothing to wear:)

i have done some shopping to no avail. nothing ever fit right or just didn't look nice on me. the styles out there are all very different right now. but after a meltdown on tuesday night i told dear friend i was going nuts. she recommended the dress barn. she looks way too cute these days so i took her advice and since princess had a play date wednesday after school i took off.

now....i had a blast!!! i found all sorts of cute things. i tried to break out of my plain colored t-shirt mode and get some designs. i tried to dress things up a little. i tried to entertain some new colors to my wardrode! i came away with some great things. i called that dear friend and she told me to stop by and show them off. her and her daughter loved them. i got this dress that is so not me, but i absolutely loved it and more importantly how i looked in it. there is nothing like finding something that makes you feel good!!!

i couldn't wait to show hubby. after weeks of being depressed (maybe just down) about my clothing situation i was so giddy with excitement. unforunately, the giddyness ended when he walked in from work and said "I'm so frustrated!" hmm...

i got his frustration and it was definitely where he was at. but i was bummed about it all. princess asked me to try the dress on and she thought i was beautiful. mapboy just rolled his eyes and went back to wheel of fortune.

but i hope that when he is in a good mood and i wear that dress someplace fun with him that he will find me beautiful!!!! he did say it was different and that he did notice it fit me nice.

dear friend and i decided today that guys just don't get it and that is okay - that is why we have girl friends - to get giddy over clothes together!

and just in case you are wondering....i absolutely adore hubby!!! he is the bestest around and i get that clothes just aren't his thing!!!!

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Anonymous said…
I am proud of you for losing all that weight, I am working on it. I have been consistent with exercise and doing better with food. Not eating out at fastfood has really helped! I would love to see the clothes I am sure they look great!

Brooke
April 24, 2008 at 9:46 PM
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