No Whining Allowed

I am aware  that I was whining in my last post. The one about wanting to so desperately  join in the Fashion Fiesta fun? And I appologize.

  I may have also mentioned that I love me some Big Mama. I have no idea at this point if I will ever actually  be able  to hook up with Big Mama for her Fashion Fiesta extravaganza, but I am going to do it anyway. Just because. So, if I can’t do it, I’m going to have to have my own lonely little fiesta. Cause I already took a lot of pictures, and have had the post running through my mind eleven thousand times. So here goes.

When I was having lunch with Mousey at Panera’s yesterday after her orthodontist appointment ( just wondering, when did I ever start that tradition? Who ever said that a during school ortho appt. equals a lunch out? It’s not a bad thing, but there is a sense of entitlement there, and I’m just asking.) and I asked what her answer would be to Big Mama’s question of “what do you wear the most?” She said “something brown”. That does not sound fresh and cheerful. But upon looking at my closet, and I will mercifully NOT show you a picture of that, she would be right.

 I am a brown, black, jean and khaki kind of gal. There is color, but only for the tops of things. Cause I like my hindquarters covered with dark fabrics. It is really the better choice. We live in Michigan and have just come through a particularly long, cold, snowy winter, so the way I dress can be only called one thing: desperate to stay warm.  Plus, Honey had us dial the heat down so low, cause he insists  we are poor, that some days I just wore the down alternative blanket around my shoulders like a shawl. A very big and long shawl. Here are about the only pants I wore on a regular basis in my normal everyday life

There were a pair of black velour sweatpants as well, but I don’t know where they have gotten to. I wore the 2 outside pairs the most. You might think it odd to only have 1 pair of jeans. It was all I could find at the beginning of the season. Not that I didn’t scour every store I walked into. But that was all I could find.  Jeans are the hardest commodity to come by for me. I don’t appear  to have an oddly misshapen body, but I can’t seem to find a pair of jeans that fit to save my life. I am tall and long waisted. So to find a pair that are long enough, don’t show an impressive  amount of panty when I sit down, and have some give to them? I must be asking for too much. Cause really, if they can put a man on the moon, they should be able to provide a pair of comfortable, lengthy and crack-less pair of jeans , right????  Just say NO to crack! So that’s my sad jean tale. By the way, I did find a cute pair on vacation. And I was so looking for a pair with a button flap on the back. Cause I think they make my hind end look better for some reason. Best of all they were $ 12.99! I bought 2 pairs. One a size bigger than the other, cause they looked more trouser-y, and better suited for church. Cause I don’t dress up for church anymore, they are pretty casual there. I only dress up for BSF. And funerals. Cause I HAVE to.  But I will need a little altering help from Capri Deb for the bigger pair.  The waist is ginormous. The brand name is Bogari, which I have never heard of, but I was most impressed that the original price was $89.00, WOW, did I say I got them for $ 12.99 at T.J. Maxx???

Here is where the colors come in, on the top. It is mainly a collection of sweaters and zip up hoodies with shirts underneath. Never just one shirt. We layer  here in the Mitten State. All warm, all comfy. Stacey and Clinton would not be pleased. Comfort rules here.

And when I know without a shadow of a doubt that I do not have to go out of the house again that day? This is what I put on.  My favorite “Life is Good” jammies. Cause for me, it’s all about getting the bra OFF. 

And these sad, beloved shoes would be the things that I would not have made it without. This season anyway. Actually, last winter either. And they are too ratty to make it another, and I don’t know what I will do. Such a level of comfort, I have seldom experienced. And they go with everything. Everything in MY wardrobe anyway. A moment of silence for the Skechers please.

Since we went on vacation last month, I had to get some warm weather wear in order already. This will do until I go to Mrs. Schmenkman’s in Virginia on Memorial Day Weekend. Where we will have our own little Fashion Fiesta for a glorious 6 days!!!!!!!

I am all about the capri’s. Since the veins in my legs got so colorful, shorts are dead to me. Have a black pair just like the brown pair. Love them.

I have the usual assortment of tanks and colored T’s. Not a words on the shirt kind of gal. I pair them with these 3/4 sleeved sweaters if the need arises. I also have a black one just like the aqua one. I knew it wouldn’t show up.  Stole Permanently borrowed the Old Navy jean jacket from Ab, who never wore it anyway.

Some new summer tops I got at Kohl’s before our trip. Wore them and loved them.

 I have been having a black sandal issue for a couple of years now. Those on the left have been my favorite go to shoe for a few years. They are a “go straight to the amusement park after not wearing them for 7 months” kind of shoe. And NO blisters! I started looking to replace them 2 years ago. It is proving to be harder than I thought. Because comfort like that could be a once in a lifetime thing. I’m hoping it’s not. But it could be. Last year I bought the 3rd on the left. They were so not “the ones”.  In Florida last month I bought the ones on the right. They are Bare Traps and they are showing GREAT potential so far. I do have some flip flops (or as we called them growing up, thongs. Which my girls have told me to NEVER call them again.) that I like. But I can only get away with wearing that kind of shoe for a short amount of time. Cause the back is not so great, and it complains mightily if it doesn’t have some sort of heel. Flats are not my friends.

 And last but not least, the jewelery. I don’t wear much, just the wedding ring, the watch and earrings and a bracelet for those fancy days! I made all of these to match clothes I have . I copied the earring idea from Hula Laurie. One pair of hoops and you just slide the “hula’s” on and off to match the outfit. No necklaces, don’t like things around the neck.  I am fairly modest in my jewelery wearing these days. That was not always the case.

As for what I would like? Well, this is where some of those things I was whining about in the last post would come in handy. The here and here thingys. Cause mine are fake! 

I am really liking all the baby doll, empire waist tops that I have been seeing. They would seem to help out with the crack baring issue as well. Also to find a cute skirt or two. I saw some very  cute ones on the other folk’s sites. So when I head down to Mrs. Schmenkman’s next month, that is what my shopping goal will be. It’s good to have goals.  

Here we go, wish me luck.