SIZE WHAT???

SIZE WHAT???

So, as I was forced to go shopping for work clothes, I headed for the nearest outlet mall, an overwhelming experience in itself, what with the endless line of stores full of trendy overpriced labeled stuff that people somehow feel compelled to purchase. Anyway, I'm looking specifically for pants, not jeans, as I now have a job that requires real clothes. After maurauding several stores, and feeling especially large and discouraged (I'm just not made like a model, only a real woman) I ventured into a well known store which starts with B and and a lot of letters in its name. Now I know the ads for this store are colorful, catchy, mostly photos of lots of young people apparently having a good time doing nothing more than posing for the ads, but I thought just on an off chance the store might have some kind of Basic Black Pants. And they did. The problem came when looking at the sizes, looking for my size. Now I know some stores have their own sizing system, why I'm not really sure, but okay, I can deal. One store has only 1, 2, 3. That works. But this store - a whole different thing. Charts were nicely posted around the store explaining which of their sizes corresponds to those used by the rest of the world, or at least my world. Imagine my shock to learn that I, who already struggle with the injustice of having turned into a size 14, or depending on the cut of the pants, or the phase of the moon, may even have to try on a 16, would according to this store's size chart have to find pants in a 48 or 50! Now I ask you, what woman would ever want to wear those sizes. Imagine having to ask while in the dressing room, " Oh sweetie, these 48's don't quite fit, could you get me these in a 50?" No, I don't think so. I'm just wondering what on earth these people were thinking when they came up with this sizing system? Needless to say, I high tailed it out of there as quickly as I could say Are they crazy? and headed for the special store that sells only elastic waist polyester pants. They come in normal sizes, always fit, never need ironing, and if you wear sweaters, no one is the wiser. And I can maintain my self denial about my womanly figure. Although, as Elizabeth Taylor once said (I swear I read this in a magazine article) "Beware of elastic waist pants - you can get quite fat without noticing."

Flea Market Finds

This crazy hybrid shabby chic door knob












Fit right in with my collection at home.

Then I found these fabulous gianormous candle sticks.
And I got them all for

Peanuts!

Kickin' back on the island

I spent a week in Isla Mujeres this fall. It's a sleepy little beach place, or at least it was when I was there. We relaxed on the beach, walked all around the little town, ate lots! and had a few margaritas.

Detail from mural

OLOG!

OLOG

More pics from Isla

Isla Mujeres, Mexico
October 2008

Jumping In

January - that interesting time for looking back at what was and looking forward at what we wish to do next. (Hence, Janus.) 2008 was a pretty good year for me: I changed jobs, bought a house, took a vacation (Mexico!) got a promotion. Wow! lots of movement. And in spite of all that, I'm actually feeling settled. I love my new house. Plenty of space for all my stuff, a room for guests to come and vist, a room to 'create' in, lots of room outside, out in the country, yet close enough to people and work. I look forward to 2009 being a year of nesting. After all the busyness of 08, I'm just focusing on Home. No plans for a trip - although ya never know...