The item Deal Dad would show to Stacey and Clinton.
I know better.
I watched every single episode of What Not to Wear with Deal Dad and we mocked those “Moms who gave up”.
I have a closet full of Dana Buchman, Michael Kors, Rachel Roy, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren and other designers who have great plus size lines (from Kohls, TJMaxx, Nordstrom Rack, and Thrift Stores, along with selective Macy’s clearance).
I even have my Target and Walmart faves which have to be better than this.
What happened-(and Why am I outing myself)?
Whatever you call it: winter blues, cabin fever, temporary insanity due to the kids already having eaten up their snow days (and ANOTHER BLIZZARD on the way)…it’s clear an intervention is needed.
I know how it started: my Vinylmation hoodie is a beloved souvenir from a trip to Disney 4 years ago. Deal Kid collects the Vinylmation statues, and I like them also because they’re fun to pick up when you travel around the world as each Disney store sells one unique to the location. I paid $12 for it at the Disney Parks Outlet across the street from Downtown Disney and it’s a men’s 2XL…clearly meant to be a “wear around the house item”. I LOVE it and it’s fondly known by the kids as my “snuggie”…needless to say Deal Dad rightly calls it romance repellent. As a “souvenir stories” item, it’s great.
As fashion? Not so much! But in the mornings, when it’s cold, I have a habit of throwing it on over my PJs before I get dressed. But this winter has been SOOOOO cold! And I just haven’t had the motivation some days to get dressed before I drive Deal Girl to school. And then there are the days that school is delayed, or cancelled, and we need milk, so we’ll just go to 7-11, or CVS, or the bank, and then it’s lunchtime and the kids are still here and I’m still in the snuggie…and I blink (between writing, answering random math problems, and throwing food down the pit) and Deal Dad is home from work and there I am: still in the snuggie!
(If you’re one of my single guy readers, I’ve just provided you with about a million reasons not to pop the question this Valentine’s day, haven’t I? Sorry bout that!)
And that’s why I’m outing myself: Clearly an intervention is needed. And if I need one, maybe you do too. Fortunately (and this is why I love him), Deal Dad has already given me one…details to come! If you see yourself in this post, please share and maybe we can help each other.
(And just for the record…today I am NOT wearing the Vinylmation snuggie.)
Well OF COURSE you’re not wearing it today! It’s only during such an sense of the items on our body that we will actually confess to being in the dumps. Or is it being lazy? Or spoiled?
Whatever the case, I’ll never confess how many snuggies I have – shirts, sleep pants, and I have recently added shoes to the mix.
Watch for me soon on “people of Walmart.”
Kim,
It’s my hope that we can dig each other out of the pit of despair.
*absence
I’m sure I need an intervention. But… I hate shopping and I hate shoes. I generally wait for my husband to politely ask me to please go shopping before I trade out any clothes.
Favorite outfit: Workout capris, white v neck tshirt (I have a drawer full) and flip flops. And this would be my husband’s most hated outfit. 😬