The Mom Uniform
I read this post by the moosh's mommy yesterday and came to a very sad realization. Her two-year-old dresses far better than me and I have little hope of dressing that cute any time in the near future. Or ever.
Sigh.
I need help, lots and lots of help (think Stacy and Clinton) with my style. This is my obviously lacking wardrobe. Prepare to be underwhelmed.
Here are my lone pair of jeans. In the event that I am actually going to *gasp* leave the house, these are the pants I wear. I have had them since 2003.
Can you tell?... 
Here are the three shirts I rotate over and over and over when I'm out on work release. The one on the left is what I wear if I know I'll have to feed Ella, since it's easy access. It also makes me look like a skanky ho-bag.
I remember I bought this shirt at TJ Maxx in Knoxville. I moved away from Knoxville in 2003.
Did someone say drab? Did I hear someone refer to my shirt color choices as poop?
If my biggest plans for the day are to clean the toilets and wipe butts, I wear one of these two pairs of shorts, paired with an old, tattered sorority T-shirt.
Check the date on these shorts...1992. They are 15-years-old. I should have gotten rid of them 10 years ago.
Once it gets "cold," I'll wear these yoga pants.
I'm obviously in the midst of a very serious clothing crisis as we speak. I don't know how to dress as a mom, battling spit-up and jelly-covered fingers on a daily basis. Everything I see in stores seems too "young," too "old," or impractical. Where are the clothes for 32 year old women who want to look semi-fashionable, yet won't collapse into a puddle of her own misery when (not if) the outfit becomes soiled?
What do you wear on a daily basis? (Hint: I'm wanting to hear that your wardrobe is as bad, if not worse than mine. Thank you in advance.) Do you have any style suggestions that can help me to expand my wardrobe?
Stacy? Clinton? Sugar Daddy?
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I too have one pair of jeans that fit. They were given to me by a friend, when I first announced that I was pregnant with my now 3-year-old. These were supposed to be my "fat jeans". The ones I wore when my regular pants no longer fit but the maternity waist bands were still too big. Now, these are my "good pants", my "fancy pants", my "I'm going out and these are hotter than my yoga pants pants". The pant cuffs are disintegrating. I'm going to be good and sad when these actually fall apart. Oh, did I mention the bleach stained navy yoga pants? I used to go out in these before the bleach incident. I wear these now when I am in the house but I know that company may come over.
The rest of the wardrobe consists of t-shirts (when laundry is low - old maternity shirts) and a new inductee - the pre-pregnancy jean shorts that suddenly fit after giving up the weekly pies.
I keep fearing that I'm going to be interviewed and filmed from afar, then have to pack my measly poor excuse of a wardrobe into a duffle bag and head to NY where Stacey will wear my ratty underwear on her head. Actually, I don't fear it. I wish it. Someone must nominate me for the show. Now!
I have drawers full of clothes but wear the same old dorky jeans (if only I fitted into more than 1 pair!) and t shirts. I feel your pain!
HA HA!! Ya know what I noticed, you are wearing one of the 2 brown shirts in your picture on your blog.. Funny!!
I am the same way. I have 3 pairs of jeans, tons of polo shirts, and that is what I live in. I have dress pants (3 pair) I rotate for church, meetings, or lunch stuff with Popeye. I never ever buy anything if it is not 50% off. I am so bad!! I think the biggest reason is I have 3 boys.
I envy the mothers that can look perfect at the end of the day. How do they do it?
Think i have about 5 pairs of outside pants and 10 tops - 90% bought within the last few weeks with excess birthday cash. Would love to dress better but hey whats the point when you can garantee spit up/food stains/milk spil within minutes?
And I thought I was the only one rotating the same 3 or 4 pairs of pants (2 of which are workout pants and I don't workout) everyday. Basically I'm wearing my fat pants for a little while longer before I give in to the maternity clothes.
My problem is that everytime I go shopping for clothes for me I end up buying something for SB instead. I don't see that getting any better with another baby on the way, esp. if it's a girl.
For whatever it's worth, I think you look great in that brown top. In fact, I love both of them. Brown is my favorite color to wear.
I'm pretty bad in the house - same like you - yoga pants, shorts, old shirts. I'm suprised I'm still married. But when I leave the house and am not in corporate wear, I find that jeans and button down shirts seem to work well. Everyone looks good in a nice pair of jeans (I love how Gap fits) and a crisp button down. You can get them pretty cheaply at Old Navy or Target so you don't feel too terrible when they get peanut butter or macaroni and chese on them. And they have some pretty fun colors and stripes and such. And with the cooler months coming, they look great under a sweater or puffy jacket vest.
Just a thought. I'm no fashion maven. Just a busy working mom on a budget.
I have tons of yoga pants - which got worn all SUMMER b/c I'm not buying shorts for my ass to squeeze in to. I bought a bunch of tshirts (glorified spit up rags) at old navy and tried to get the cute ones.
I have one skirt that "fits" and one pair of pants - they are size 14 and green so they don't match anything.
Im still wearing my maternity clothes because my size 6's are too small. I did find some cotton draw string pants at Target that are really washable but fit nice and look great with their long sleeve Mossimo shirts. It looks like you put more effort in than you did, and is still washable. I agree with the jeans and a button down. Just make sure you get the ones you can fluff in the dryer and not have to iron forever.
My wardrobe is REALLY bad, as I can't even wear decent sized clothing anymore.
um...i wear old dish towels and pink acrylic sweatshirts with mismatched socks?
or close enough that you get to feel just fine. last winter when i was home with O i rotated these two long knnee-length hooded cardigans (one blue, one gray) with tshirts, all old, all suddenly too short (one blue, one gray, one brown), and the falling apart jeans that i bought during my first pregnancy so i'd have something when my ass got big.
i honestly think i've enjoyed going back to work mostly because i had to buy some flattering clothes and occasionally look and feel nice in 'em. sad, i know.
My wardrobe is in basically the same shape. If I'm home it's running shorts or yoga pants with some variation of tshirt, tank top or sweat shirt, depending on the weather. If I'm going out, it's one of 2 pairs of shorts or capris or pants that actually fit me. I too have a lot of brown shirts. My problem is that they get stained and I'm not spending $30 on a shirt that's going to be milk or food stained in 2 days.
I am SO GLAD IT'S NOT JUST ME. Sorry to yell there, but you have no idea how guilty I feel when I catch a glimpse of myself in the grocery store window and realize that the frumpy lady wearing ratty jeans, an oversized t-shirt, and unwashed hair scraped back into a ponytail is ME. I once watched an episode of "What Not to Wear" where they made over this stay at home Mom in all these cute blouse and slacks combos, and I kept thinking there was no way I could wear clothes like that!
Dude. I call solid colored pj pants "yoga pants" just so I can wear them out in public.
Your mom uniform isn't far from mine.
Except living in NYC with the change of weather, my t-shirts change into turtle necks...So instead of three tops, I have six.
I have one pair of jeans that I wear too...They fit and I love them. That's that.
Well, I'm so with you in the my clothes come from Target dept. And, mine are totally poo. Probably because I refuse to admit that I won't be losing the last 15 pounds of the 80 I gained birthing Sweetie Darling. Since I refuse to give up, I refuse to buy nice clothes, and the cycle keeps perpetuating. Your jeans look great compared to mine. My lone pair that fits is about 12 years old, full of tears, several stains, and the UGH...I can squeeze my fat ass into this factor. Stacy & Clinton would be appalled at my constant yoga pant wearing bod. I have no suggestions, just empathy, sympathy & love. But, my son does dress like Moosh. I know you hate the john johns he wears, but the kid also lives in Ralph Lauren and Janie & Jack.
Nice comments everyone - it feels GREAT knowing I am not the only one rotating the same clothes. Moreso too, that I am not the only one that has "house" clothes and "leaving the house" clothes. My newest Fall secret I am willing to share with everyone ... I invested in a couple of cute cropped jackets (3/4 length sleeves) to match my only pair of jeans. The jackets go over my stained old T's and I someone recently just remarked how "well put together I look" - Ha - me - mother of three - put together - Ha. That was funny. Go out and buy 2 cute cropped jackets - they aren't too young looking and definately not old looking - perfect for a 30 year olds like us. Check out HM if you have one or I saw some really cute ones at Target yesterday for 30% off already - $11.00 - can't beat that.
AUGH! I JUST put a whiny post about this same subject on MY blog the other day!
I've been at-home for two weeks and two days now, and I haven't a clue what to wear--'cause even my old very, very casual work wardrobe needed help BAD.
I have two pairs of jeans that fit perfect--and two that are so uncomfortable I can't imagine why I haven't put them into the Goodwill bag yet. I try to save the "good jeans" for my public appearances.
I have several pairs of yoga/sweat pants--but absolutely NO shirts that match them.
And the fancy pants I bought the other day just don't fit right upon trying them on at home (WHY do they ALWAYS fit DIFFERENTLY at home than in the dressing room?) and have to go back to the store.
I do have a lot of nice shirts--but most are old, old, old.
My saving grace is the summertime, when I wear nothing but t-shirts and capris. I look GOOD in t-shirts and capris.
We just need to move to a warmer climate.....
I think you have my jeans. I've got a couple of pairs from 2001 if not earlier and their just as ratty. Even my work clothes are House Of Wal line of clothing and basiclly just button down dress up shirts. I agree there is nothing for us 30 somethings to look decent and not slutty yet not grandmaish. Hubs hates my clothes as the thinks I dress like my mom. I tell him if he hates them then buy me some gosh darn it!
I've been working on my wardrobe issues (slowly) this year... I've had the same jeans and shorts since shortly after Charity was born, and besides the fact they were stained/falling apart, I couldn't bring myself to go out and buy anything new, cuz I kept "holding out" for a smaller size, and figured why waste the money on "fat clothes" when I could just wait a little while longer and get "skinny" clothes. But after 3 years, I've finally (kind of) given up on this, and have been buying stuff on clearance this year. Like my $36 shirt for $4.80... I'd have a brand new wardrobe if everything was that cheap!
Oh yeah. I work from home (kids at daycare) and it's jeans and t-shirts all the way. I'm trying, though, and my new thing is to try to wear a necklace or some accessory every day. Not so practical when you have an infant, but REALLY makes me feel like I actually got dressed.
The best thing I EVER did for myself was throw out anything that didn't go with brown. And everything from there on out had to go with everything else in my wardrobe.
It made shopping easier because I could pass right by all the black stuff and bright colored stuff. (As cute as it may have been)
At least that way everything is mix and match (the moosh's wardrobe follows the same rules, everything goes with everything else.)
Also, to get more for your money, go out, find a brand and style of jeans or pants that works fantastically for you and ebay the suckers.
For me it's Gap Flare-in the store they're $68, on ebay I got 4 pairs in different washes and some a little bigger (y'know, fat pants) for $18.
I get my jeans at Old Navy - they're trendy and they're cheap (and they come in long which is important when you're 6'2"). So you can afford to buy a couple pairs. And when they go out of style, you can also afford to get new ones.
I actually have 2 pairs of jeans. One that fits and one that fits if I suck my gut in. I only wear the last if its "date" night and we are going to actually leave the house. Mostly its shorts and t-shirts during warm weather and sweats and t-shirts in cold weather. The shorts are old and baggy, the sweats are old and baggy, and the t-shirts are mostly tattered. I have like 2 or 3 that don't make me look like a fat cow and don't have stains all over them or bleach spots. I have a closet full of clothes, I just can't or won't wear them, a lot of them are gifts....I will get rid of them at some point, when people forget that they gave them to me.
I'm the same way.
Angry Toddler has an entire fall wardrobe. It's disgusting, seriously bad.
If I'm not wearing my work uniform, I'm wearing my mommy uniform: jeans and a solid colored polo, with converse.
I actually just a package yesterday in the mail. I bought 4 solid colored long sleeve tees. How pathetic is that. We need a blog intervention for our mommy clothes.
ummmm, how sad is it that i completely relate???
i wear the same stuff over and over. my fave pair of jeans look like yours. what w/ that cool "fringe"... i even had a heel caught in it once, b/c the bottom seam is 1/2 undone.
b-u-t-ful
so yeah. 2 pr shorts, 2 pr jeans, a few shirts.
oh--- and, um, i don't even have the wonderful excuse of raising & shaping 2 important minds/souls in this world.
UNLESS you count my cats!
maybe stacy & clinton will google themselves, stumble on your blog and get someone to design a "mommy line".
Oh, I dress WAY better than you: I have TWO pairs of jeans. The back half of the ENTIRE CUFF HEMS are off, so I have little loops back there like stretch pants.
I have five Old Navy t-shirts. I only like three of them. My bra is visible through the arm holes.
I have one awesome nursing shirt, which I wear when I got out. It looks way nicer than all my other shirts. I think that's sad.
Old Navy all the way. Biggest selling points? Their sizes don't stop at a 12 ("Oh, but the 12 really stretches." Screw you, The Limited salesb*tch!), and their jeans run a little big, letting me feel "hawt" buying a size 14. Cheap t-shirts with interesting things on them to disctract from the kid stains. I'm also on board with the long length jeans, since mine is a 34" inseam. Don't hate me because I'm a giraffe.
This is funny! I feel your pain, I too constantly rotate wearing the same boring sh*t...Here's hoping Stacy and Clinton jump out of the TV to help the both of us. Just came across your blog, by the way, love it, and will visit regularly!!
Dude. I swear you could have broken into my house to take those pictures. My wardrobe is very nearly identical. At the moment I am in yoga pants and a Banana Republic t-shirt I got when I was in high school.
I have a pair of jeans not quite in that good condition - and I wear them every chance I get. I LOVE them.
Wear what you like. Who cares what everybody else thinks?
I must be even worse then I thought. I dress like that EVERY day. In an office. And I don't have kids.
In the last three weeks I threw away 4 pairs of pants. 1 because I still can't squeeze into them and am fed up of seeing them in my closet, one because I washed my chapstick with it and can't bear to wear them around any more. One because the butt finally gave out and my undies were exposed in two places...
I went to Ann Taylor Loft with a $100 Visa gift card we got from Christmas last year and bought three new pairs of pants.
Now if only I had a decent shirt to wear with them...
I have a slight (ok, huDge) shopping addiction, so my wardrobe is a bit more varied, thanks to my part-time job (lunch hour! shopping! TJMaxx and Marshalls down the street!).
The problem is trying to hide my purchases from Hubby.
Hit up Target, Old Navy and TJMaxx and Marshalls. For $100, I betcha you could get some good stuff.
Want me to come and help ya???
I am so the same way. I only ever have one pair of jeans at a time. When I get a new pair, the old pair suddenly becomes unwearable for some reason. I have three or four t-shirts from Old Navy that I wear every day, regardless of what I am doing. I have a pair of stretchy black yoga capri pants I wear when I don't leave the house.
Now lets discuss undergarments, shall we? I have one bra I wear every day, unless I have to dress up and then I wear my one push up bra (because dress up to me means that my boobies are on display for some reason). I still have the underwear I wore when I was nine months pregnant with my daughter 3 years ago that I will wear when I'm behind on laundry. All my underwear come in packages from Wal-Mart. Yes. I buy pre-packaged underwear. I am officially a mom.
So funny, reading all the comments...you must have broken in to all of our houses and stolen our one pair of jeans! Actually, I now, officially, have 3 pairs of jeans...bought them at Costco (the big spender that I am!). Right out of the wash, my fat roll hangs over the top but as the day progesses (or days...if I live in them for a couple without washing)...they get a little big on me but, the holes around the hem get bigger, too!
enjoyed your blog!
I was lucky...my ILs got me a gift card to Old Navy just to buy jeans. I got 3 new pair! So now, I have a total of THREE pairs of jeans!
My daily clothes options are tshirts that have too many holes and sleep pants. Right now I am in my XXL tshirt and purple plaid sleep pants. I will probably wear them again tomorrow as I sleep in the shirt and I am too lazy to look for more pants. Besides, they were clean out of the drawer this morning and not dirty...yet.
We were watching TV last night, we heard some girl say she paid $170 for a pair of jeans. I would pay that too...if I could actually EVER find a pair that fit me well ALL OVER. Then, I'd wear them every single day.
I'm not going to lie to you Jen. I am not at all like this. But I used to be. Then I got tired of it. So I redid my wardrobe and it didnt cost me a lot. I did it slowly. I buy a lot of solid tank tops that I can wear under other shirts or sweaters. I can wear jeans to my job so I always try to get some when they are $20 or lower. I never pay more than $20 for jeans. I always shop at places like Ross and I only go when I have time to actually find deals. And I always stick to my plan of buying solids that I can mix and match. I just use accessories to make the outfit interesting like dangly earings, nice necklaces, or headbands. I can easily say that I dont own any shirts more expensive than 10-15 bucks and I know I dont look it. Target and Walmart have some ok stuff if you are selective and get them when they are at a good price. It takes time, but you can totally re-do your wardrobe! You know how to reach me if you want to talk about it more! :-)
My wardrobe is very very bad...much worse than yours.
I too am caught in the world of Jr. Dept and Sag Harbor. And yes, I even attempted to make Sag Harbor fashionable, but that research went down in flames. Big, inferno flames my friend.
Where are the slimming clothes that don't make you look frumpy but hide a muffin top?
I live in a pair of ratty old grey pants that I bought when I found out that I was pregnant with my first child in 2004 and a stained/ripped Reece Cup shirt. If I actually step outside of the house I wear the one pair of jeans that I own and a baggy maternity shirt (which I seem to have plenty of).
I think that my wardrobe looks pretty similar to that. Only I have a lot of faded black things and not so much brown. Because brown is slightly stylish and I am most definitely not stylish in any way.
Occassionally I think "gee, I should wear nice, grown-up clothes". Then I get someone's snot wiped on me and quickly come to my senses...
Your wardrobe ...?
... could be my wardrobe.
No advice. Just total understanding and a similar feeling of helplessness.
Oh thank God I'm not alone! I have 5 or 6 pairs of jeans but only 2 actually fit and only 1 I find comfortable enough and at the point where I totally love them, I know it's time to wash them because they've become dirt laden!
I have 10 white t shirts but all must be worn with some type of covering over them because inevitably I have baby vomit or chocolate cookie on the shirt. And God knows I didn't get to my laundry quickly enough to ACTUALLY get the stain out!
I don't wear shoes...I wear sandals. ALWAYS. I live in northern NJ...it gets cold...I wear sandals, mainly flip flops, mainly addidas sport flip flops. Even to church.
I still wear maternity sweat pants just fold the waist over 2 or 4 or 5...ok who are we kidding, once.
I have t shirts from high school that I love and the only pair of gym shorts that I own, no I'm sorry, two pair are from 1990...17 years ago! I LOVE them...the waist band on the one pair is so huge that it looks like I weigh 900 pounds!
If Stacey and Clinton are coming to you, could you send them to me when you're done??
I have a bunch of stuff that should have been thrown out 10 years ago, too. Maybe Stacey and Clinton can have a mommy blogger special?
Jane, Pinks & Blues
I have a bunch of stuff that should have been thrown out 10 years ago, too. Maybe Stacey and Clinton can have a mommy blogger special?
Jane, Pinks & Blues
Yes. Yesterday was a new low.
Ive never been jealous of a two year old's clothes. Not until I saw the Moosh.
I've made a similar post a while back. I know EXACTLY where you're coming from.
I feel your pain! Its so hard to find clothes that arent made for your grandma or a 13 year old. Want to go shopping? I can watch the kids while you try stuff on? Really I will! Anything for a excuse to shop, lol.
JCrew is calling and they want you to burn up your credit card with them.
I get in clothing ruts, because if I find something that is classic, well-fitting and flattering then I wear it four days a week. So the hell what? I would rather show up in the same sweater that makes me feel like a million bucks (and maybe cost too much) than a series of things I hate.
So, I look at this is think, "Whoa, she can wear stuff from 15 years ago?!" because I can't even fit into my stuff from 3 years ago...
You see, that's my big fashion secret. I got married. I got preggers. I got fat. I was forced by bursting seams and a bulging belly to shop for more clothes.
I shop for my everyday stuff at Target. If it gets destroyed or stained...no big deal, it was $5.
I'm very superficial and all about clothes, but I think you have to wait til you're completely through having babies and nursing them and they're through spitting up to even consider spending $ on a wardrobe update.
I'd get some new lipstock or color your hair and wait til the burps are over-- THEN we'll talk!
My clothes are not great. A close friend of mine keeps begging me to go shopping with her so she can help me. My problem is that I'll go to Target, find a shirt I like and buy three of them in different colors. So I always end up looking about the same.
I did, however, go out two nights ago and bought some pants that actually fit me instead of being so baggy that I look twice my size. Yay me!
No advice from my corner of the world... my wardrobe is about the same as yours, probably worse. One of my SIL's keeps threatening to call in Stacey and Clinton to help me, so I feel your pain!
I think Moosh's clothes would look silly on you:)
I feel your pain! I actually just finished writing a similar post a little while ago....
Well, my wardrobe is almost as bad as yours... I don't wear jeans and t-shirts everyday, but when I do (as in when the baby is sick and wiping snot all over me) they say 1994 and 1996 respectively... :) High school style, oh yeah!
Here's my suggestion. I don't do ironing so I usually stick to knits of any variety. I have had some luck at Macy's recently and they ALWAYS seem to be having a sale. Their stuff really isn't too expensive compared to any other department store (at least around here) and I have found some cute I'm-a-mom-but-not-old clothes. Good luck!
You are not alone. My clothes look like yours. Except I have work clothes. That I wear over and over again. And because "my style" is very simple (V-neck tops and black or gray pants), it all looks the same. And whenever I dare to buy anything new, Gavin always says, "doesn't that look like everything else you own?"
So I ask you, what is worse: having very little to wear or having enough clothes to wear but looking like you wear the same thing over and over again?
Most of my wardrobe comes from New York and Company ... and yes.. TARGET.
So, not sure if I am a good role model.
My wardrobe is as bad yours. Possibly worse. Today Hubby noticed that my black yoga pants have a hole in the behind. I am now down to three pairs of pants that I can wear in public. Well, actually, I have a closet full of great pants but none of them fit. I am dying for someone to nominate me for What Not To Wear, especially since I have not had a good haircut in six months either. Help.
aaaahhhh! why are you copying me? why have you raided my closet? what's going on?
seriously, i have one pair of jeans that i wear when i leave the house ( i think i bought them in 2004, but i can't remember)....a few tops...ya, that's it. i wear "comfy pants" and old ratty t-shirts around the house.
it's like the Sisterhood of the Outdated and Limited Wardrobe...sistahs unite!
I thought the exact same thing about the Moosh--that she dresses WAY better than I do (as does my own daughter, but not quite to that extent!) I salute your bravery here! And allow me to reassure you that my wardrobe is at least as bad, if not WAY worse, than yours. :-D
So, I'm not a mom, but I do work from home and often fall into the pajama or yoga pants and tshirt zone.
I feel more dressed, but still super comfy, in my brightly colored velour and terry track pants and capris. (2 pair terry capris, and a whole rainbow of velour pants.) Yes, really. It's a bit insane--I've been meaning to round them all up for a photo, actually.
And I know that's probably over the top for you. But, really comfy, while still looking pretty stylish. If you're not much for bright colors, may I suggest a plum or forest green? Burnt pumpkin, perhaps? (hides the carrot and sweet potato stains!)
They are easy wash and dry, too.
I like to wear a vest or button down shirt to dim the headlights when my shoulders don't feel up to wearing a bra. ;p
Obviously that won't work too well for nursing mothers, but I figured I'd rec it for future use. ;P
Good luck!
Girlfriend, come visit me on Fight the Frump Fridays! :)
Wow! Looks like I'm not the only one who feels your pain. I'm still in maternity clothes (GAH!) and my mat jeans are looking much the same on the bottoms. I finally broke down and bought some new pants (4 pairs!) but had to wait awhile until my mom mended them (damn short legs!) So today I'm going to wear my new pants. How exciting.
This is really weird to me because I read Nell's last panel where your head (with stylish cute hairstyle) was on this tall, slim body in a cute little black dress, so that's totally how I picture you. As a very chic little black dress with stylish hair Mommy.
As a mom of three, I have 2 words for you - thrift shop. I may be particularly blessed to live in a rather affluent community, where the clothes donated are nicer than anything I could ever afford to buy for myself at a store. Over the years, I managed to pull together a fun wardrobe reflecting my unique style. My favorite are cotton pants with just enough spandex to make them give with your body instead of pinching you in half when you bend down to pick up toys. The best part is, when you pay $2 for a pair of pants, you just can't get all that upset if something irreversible happens to them - like getting stained with curry-colored baby poop.
I hate mom/maternity clothes, and I SO envy the moosh for her wardrobe.
I just found the perfect pair of jeans at Old Navy for $24.00. They are the most flattering jeans, and they run big so I was able to get a size smaller than I normally wear.
They are the classic fit, yet they look totally hip. Go get ya some:)
Not too bad! I've seen a lot worse mom issued prison uniforms. You should submit this to my contest.
http://lipsticktocrayons.blogspot.com/2007/10/back-to-beauty.html
I have two pairs of pants, and four tops that I rotate in and out. I have a lot of pre-baby clothing hanging around, but I really don't have the body for it right now.
I need serious fashion help.
ok, i know this is WAY late in coming... but i feel the pain! after my third i refused to buy anything new because i didn't want to have to buy such FAT clothing.
but alas, i never lost the weight. so i just looked frumpy in tight, ill-fighting clothes.
so this time... i went to old navy and hit the sale. 50% off long-sleeved tee's, 50% off dress pants, etc. and their clothes all wash so nicely that i wear them even when i know that i'm going nowhere that day. spit-up? no prob. washes right out. i also wear skirts, even at home, just to feel girly once in awhile. i stick with dark colors. i even bought two brown shirts the last time i went out that are almost identical... go figure.
indulge.
seriously.
just a little bit.
you'll feel better!
I have clothes from 1993 that I still wear. (of course they're only tops or coats because I'm too fat to fit in my size 0 stuff from high school)
Sorry this is sooo late. I had to catch up.
Mine was worse. Far worse. I wear the black track pants (I have two pair) all the time. I JUST bought some jeans for my b-day in Nov, but they turned out to be so big, I have to tug them up all the time. I went and got a smaller size, which turned out actually larger than the first?? Anyway, I bought some jeans I love at wal mart. Sad. The only people who would know they were from wal mart would be people who also buy clothes there, so THERE! My tops, because my now 10 mo old and 2 year old both spit up on me a zillion times a day, are stained. They are all from wal mart too. And I don't care. They are disposable, have to be, when the kids are this young. Don't tell anyone though, 'kay?
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