Had a bit of an epiphany last night…
Rob has commented a couple times over the many years we’ve been together “Where is that girl I dated…?”
Folks this is not a serious question, because we met while in an environment where appearances were very important to the company we kept. He has not put me down in any way, it’s just funny to look at old pictures and think, “Why on earth am I wearing that?” instead of those cases where I think, “I looked hot!” You know besides fashion trends etc… (ugh, do you notice they are trying to repeat some of the scary from the 80s lately?)
But I put up a meme on FB yesterday:
And I got to thinking (which can be dangerous)…
There have been some changing, for example, in the way I dress, because:
- I gained over a hundred pounds over five or so years..
- I simply don’t work in a professional dress environment anymore. (The money I save on pantyhose and dry cleaning = AWESOME!!)
- I feel more able to express my hippieness and even the gothness, which I couldn’t do before because, well see #2.
But I came to realize that one of the main reasons I am trying to lose weight, despite health & schedule issues, is because I really miss the tailored look that I loved when I did work in a professional environment. So smaller hips and toned abs have a new reason, as of last night.
Yes, I’ll still be wearing flowing skirts and Birkenstocks in non-earthy colors (I love jewel tones to gothic colors and don’t do the earth tones in which a lot of “hippie” clothes are made.). But I’d rather rock a princess cut or corset style top, instead of a baggy t-shirt or these shapeless tunics that they try to sell as plus sized wear.
New motivation people, new motivation.