May 02, 2008~~8:10 p.m.
Time and bra shopping...

I'm too lazy to look back and see if I've already written about this, so if this is a duplicate thought... well, that's pretty much what it's like living with me these days. :) (In an irritated, eye-rolling, teenage voice, "Mo-om.. you ALREADY asked me that." The reply to which, of course, is always, "Really? What was your answer?"

Anyway, I'm out of patience with people who use the excuse "I didn't have time" and I'm simply not allowing it in my house anymore.

We all have the same amount of time, 24 hours each day, and choose how we spend it. The actual meaning of "I didn't have time" is "That was not a priority for me".

So, yesterday (in front of my inlaws who never "have time" for ANYTHING), Shoe chose to respond to something with the I-haven't-had-time excuse. I saw that as an invitation to spout my time theory in front of the worst offenders I know. It was fabulous because Shoe was the "target", but the whole performance was meant for them.

Priorities, people. If things are important enough to do instead of other things, then you shouldn't be needing excuses.

...

I went bra shopping today which has been a tremendously frustrating experience lately. I've lost a lot of weight, but not really much boob (unfortunately). I tried all of the department stores in our local mall without any luck.

When I got home, I decided to look at Victoria's Secret online and used their guidelines to take measurements and figure out what size I should really be shopping for. Then I decided to just drive in to Sacramento, go to a real store that specializes in what I was looking for and be done with it.

Wow. I'd never bought anything there other than perfume and even that I usually just have the husband pop in to pick up for me.

They have fabulous fitting rooms; the lighting and atmosphere (including what I think might have been some sort of magical mirror) made me look a-freakin-mazing. And there's a little "service" button for when you need help. They'll help you adjust straps, tell you what'll work on your body, help you get sizing right.

I swear, I must have tried on 1,000,000 bras (which one of my friends pointed out is enough for 2,000,000 boobs). In the end, I settled on four that look incredible and were well-worth the $50ish each. Honestly, I was so ready to be done with that process that I would have been willing to pay more. And considering that having new bras that actually fit will keep me from picking up every sale bra I see that I think might work, wearing it once, and then shoving it in a drawer never to be seen again, I'm probably going to SAVE money. Toss in the great customer service and I think I got a heck of a deal.

PLUS... a 34! How totally awesome is that? I've worked hard... I've passed up a lot of yummy food in the last 15 months.. And as I stood in that marvelously lit dressing room in my new size 8 jeans checking out gorgeous bras in the magic mirror, I saw the girl I always wanted to be looking back at me. I'm so glad I took the time to find her. :)

~Alice