Well, I had my first interview for a new job the other day and it went well. Very pleased about that. Looks to be that I may have a second. So I wanted to be prepared to have a second interview. It was just a matter of "what in the hell do I wear?"
Everything I own is either out of date or to big. Or the clothing I would find appropriate I got rid of when I left banking. Shit. Now what? Because then I'm left with clothes that are too casual or just to darned big. I don't want to go to an interview dressed to casually or sloppy. That's just not the message I want to send to the interviewer (my potentially new boss). So I grabbed Queenie and we decided to kill time while waiting for the Wonder One and his brother (Queenie's husband) to get back from vacation (we were picking them up from the airport) and we went to Easton to go to Lane Bryant to take a look around to try to find something to work with what I already have to expand my wardrobe a bit. Even though I've gone down a size I'm still shaped like an upside down light bulb (dammit) so when putting on pants to fit my hips and butt, the waist is huge and you can see my undies. I totally hate that. I didn't want to try a skirt or a dress because I didn't want to have go through the wrestling match that would ensue of having to put on pantyhose. If I wear a dress or skirt I try to style it so that I can wear it with my riding boots that are knee high. So then I end up wearing leggings under the skirt/dress/boots.
So I stopped frustrating myself and started trying on sweaters. While trying on sweaters, Queenie handed me a sweater in a different color, unbeknownst to me at the time in a smaller size. Yep, as you guessed it, the smaller size fit! Woohoo!
Queenie is always doing that. She is the only one who sees where I've lost the weight. When I can't see it, she does. So she is the one who will grab the smaller size and thrust it in my hand for me to try it on.
I have to say, I am ever so grateful to have her in my life!
Time to say "Goodbye" to those larger sizes!! Wooo hooo!!! Keep it up baby!
ReplyDeleteHow long was it that you hung onto your larger sizes (did you wait to go down one size or two?) before you started getting rid of the old clothes and getting the new? Do you still have anything from then for sentimental reasons? Yanno, to remind you what it was you once were so that you never get back there again?
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