tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260249633634164991.post3663217475632527906..comments2024-02-03T10:59:44.384-05:00Comments on What To Wear Wednesdays: 15 Days of Fall: Day 6Shari Braendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07785980426298777686noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260249633634164991.post-13874683790447895032012-09-30T05:46:28.587-04:002012-09-30T05:46:28.587-04:00I was going to ask about having children and that ...I was going to ask about having children and that post-baby shape too! The past two years I've either been pregnant or breastfeeding, and now after having had my second child 5 months ago, I am despairing of ever fitting into my pre-baby clothes again! I have a whole wardrobe I'm dying to fit into again, and I expect that once I finish breastfeeding my body will at least sort of go back to its old shape... but since my size/shape has been changing CONSTANTLY for the past two years, I find it so hard to follow the advice to get rid of anything that doesn't fit! What advice do you have for those of us in a state of flux? Does ANYONE ever get back to their pre-baby shape or size? Am I fooling myself to think I can ever fit into my favorite clothes again? Help!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326118007690645696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260249633634164991.post-9659277699254871922012-09-27T20:14:35.061-04:002012-09-27T20:14:35.061-04:00My sentimental piece is a blue velvet dress. I go...My sentimental piece is a blue velvet dress. I got my first blue velvet dress when I was 13, and had my first pair of heels to go with it! That dress is long gone, but I still have the blue velvet dress I got at 23. That's the one I wore during my first fancy date with my now husband, on stage during our church's Christmas performances, and just otherwise felt fabulous in. I thought I would get a new blue velvet dress at 33 (I should need a new one at least every 10 years, eh?) but I was pregnant with my second child then. I do have a blue pouffy dress I wore as Matron of Honor to my sister's wedding when I was 33 (and 4 months pregnant), but that one doesn't work for any other occasion. I think maybe I am holding on to my 23-year blue velvet dress in hopes that my after children body can someday go back to the before children stage? Phooey on that one! Maybe I'm waiting until the next blue velvet dress stage. But I'm 36 already. Maybe when I'm 43 I will have lost enough weight, my kids will be old enough that we can get out on dates more, who knows. Until I replace it, I think I need to keep this blue velvet dress. After all, Elvis got his blue suede shoes, surely I can have a thing for blue velvet dresses? Isn't there a song that goes, "She wore blue velvet..."Laura U.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260249633634164991.post-51343963343622469702012-09-27T10:31:09.826-04:002012-09-27T10:31:09.826-04:00That’s interesting you mentioned sentimental piece...That’s interesting you mentioned sentimental pieces in today’s post. Yesterday I found a shirt that I have kept for many years and still will keep; it’s leaving the closet and going into my cedar chest. Thanks for the idea of keeping sentimental clothing with other memories!~Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124978623730840068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260249633634164991.post-16318567464756851862012-09-27T07:11:36.798-04:002012-09-27T07:11:36.798-04:00This is SO true! Often we hang on to things for se...This is SO true! Often we hang on to things for sentimental reasons (I'm actually hanging on to my son's graduation robe!!!! - isn't the picture of him in it enough?) I need to let more things go. I can usally do okay with most things, but those that are connected to my sons, not so easy! But thanks for the 'permission' :) I'm going to catch up this weekend and plan to take my things to Goodwill so another lady who needs them can be excited to walk in the store and find something cool! That's always a great feeling, to have helped! KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260249633634164991.post-19476021506409401702012-09-27T00:33:38.757-04:002012-09-27T00:33:38.757-04:00Thank you for donating to The Salvation Army. We ...Thank you for donating to The Salvation Army. We are able to help many people in God's name when others give. Also I love to read your blog and like your book Good Girls Don't Have To Dress Bad with my daughters.<br />Rachel and Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330180136504703687noreply@blogger.com