How many times have you looked in your closet and bemoaned the fact that you ‘have nothing to wear’ (followed by a whimper)? It happens to everyone – even people who have a giant closet full of clothes. How is that even possible? There are all kinds of reasons (we’ll talk about those another day) – but the most common reason is:
You can’t actually fit into those clothes anymore.
Sad, I know. But there it is. You have managed to gain a few pounds as the years rolled along. After high school, you racked up the “freshman 15” as you sat in your college classes; then you got married and added on the “newlywed 10” as you no longer were required to look your best to snag a mate; then you had a baby and couldn’t loose those “final 5 (or 10)” pounds; and perhaps you repeated this last step. Before you had time to look at yourself with a critical eye, you hardly recognized the person looking back from the mirror.
However you are not a spend-thrift and your clothes are still hanging in the closet that you wore prior to baby number two and even the wedding. Why? You like them. You went to the store and picked them out and plopped good money down on the counter for them. Therefore, they have real value and you should use them. Yup - that is why you justify squeezing your not-a-size-12-anymore* self into that 12. See, you DID it! Who is going to notice that the buttons are barely hanging onto that buttonhole? Whoops, it couldn’t hang on anymore! Grab a safety pin and fix that (have you noticed that you actually went to the store and bought a giant box of safety-pins?). And, your bitty pooch of a belly (well, it used to be bitty) appears to have stretched the seams of your bottoms in an unattractive manner – and those creases at your crotch, well, who’s going to notice anyway – you’ll be sitting down almost all day at the office. So, off you go! Out the door! Blech.
Did you really step into public barely contained in your outfit? It does not matter what the number says on your clothing tag. We are all aware that designers just make up those numbers anyway – there used to be a sizing standard, but that was before the world wrapped its arms and mouths around McDonald's. Now, they pick a number that should make you happier. Forget the number - you Must wear clothing that does not require a box of pins, duct tape, no deep breathing, slow moving only, and a big dose of prayer to get through your day. Stretched seams and buttons (if they had feelings they would scream) look BAD. Period. No one has ever said, ‘you look So Skinny with your pulled out of shape outfit!’ It does not matter if you are a size 2 or a size 18 – if your clothes are too small, you look bigger. As I have said before – no one Chooses to look bigger than they are. So just say No. You will look smaller, better, and less squishy if you wear what FITS. I promise. (Just don’t break those rules I talked about earlier.) There is something in that closet that fits your size. And if not – give me a call and we’ll fix that!
* I use size 12 as 12-14 is supposed to be the average size – depending upon which survey you read.
Make your every impression matter.
God bless you richly! I know that He has blessed me!
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