JC Penney is having a sale this weekend and I thought it would be the perfect time to pick up the last few items needed for my spring and summer wardrobe. After roaming just about the entire misses department for nearly an hour and finding all of this cute stuff but very few things in my size, I started getting irritated. Yes, I know most of America is not a size 2 or 4, but I am and I need new pants that actually fit this year!
Late last fall, I found a pair of capris and a pair of business shorts on clearance at Kohls and picked them up, other than that everything I own now is one size too big and in business casual attire, its somewhat noticeable. This year, I decided to save up my gift cards from Christmas and use them when I actually needed to fill a hole in my closet. Today was that day and by the time I had tried on what seemed like hundreds of items, I finally settled on 2 skirts, 1 pair of cropped pants and 3 clearance tops and just barely spent every penny on my gift cards. Normally I would have spent twice as much as I had planned on.
I'm hoping to find a few more things at Kohls or Macy's later in the season when every other size has already been picked over and my size is on clearance. If I don't, well then I guess I'm just out of luck for now, because I'm not spending a fortune on clothes nor am I gaining any weight. I've worked too hard to get into shape.
Never did I think I would see the day when I'm actually frustrated by shopping because I can't find much in my size. Trust me, it is a good feeling, but a tad bit frustrating.
So after my little shopping extravaganza, I went to the library. I needed the peace and quiet and some new reading material for the next few weeks. Not much frustration there, I just had to put a limit on myself for the number of books could check out and get read before they are due. It's supposed to be a nice spring weekend here and I'm planning on taking advantage of the sun on my deck with a good book.
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Oh I hear you. For the longest time I was a 29x30 (29 waist, 30 length) and it was like Holy Grail time finding those. In fact...
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That is too funny! So have you been back to Gabe's since that little adventure?!? :)
Glad to know I'm not alone in my frustration too. I was starting to think I was going crazy yesterday as I went through the racks.
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