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Clothes Shopping and Torchwood thoughts
Mar. 20th, 2008 09:07 pmSpoilers for T2/11 "Adrift"
In other news, I went to the Trafford Centre - our local shopping mega-mall, today, and bought a lot of new clothes. This is something I rarely do, since I don't seem to be very successful at it, but I've swollen to a Size 20 (that's UK 20) recently and hardly anything fits me any more. I'm sure other ladies of a certain age have this dilemma - when do you admit, finally, that those extra pounds won't come off, the nice tight jeans are going to stay in the wardrobe, and dress accordingly? For me the impetus has been a forthcoming trip to Venice and the horrible awareness of what Italians would think of my wardrobe, which is dominated by £15.00 M&S trousers and bobbled, shapeless fleeces. Also T-shirts which take very little encouragement to reveal a hideous roll of what my DD calls "belly, Mum" when I bend over.
Fashion seems to be on my side for once, since the high-waisted smock shape is in vogue for ladies' tops, and allows you to cover a multitude of sins. As well as being rather overweight, I am distinctly pear-shaped. I have resisted going into the stores for plus sizes for a long time but in fact it was liberating to have more choice. I've now perfected a strategy - do the initial cruise shopping on-line, then go and see how the stuff looks in RL, then order sizes not in stock on-line.
Anyway, for just under £250 I managed to pick up four pairs of trousers, a light mac, five tops, some new undies and a linen suit. Mission accomplished. I do not often get through a day's shopping without spending anything on books or DVDs, but today I managed it somehow, and now I can look forward to my hols (even though I'll be away on April 5th.)
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In other news, I went to the Trafford Centre - our local shopping mega-mall, today, and bought a lot of new clothes. This is something I rarely do, since I don't seem to be very successful at it, but I've swollen to a Size 20 (that's UK 20) recently and hardly anything fits me any more. I'm sure other ladies of a certain age have this dilemma - when do you admit, finally, that those extra pounds won't come off, the nice tight jeans are going to stay in the wardrobe, and dress accordingly? For me the impetus has been a forthcoming trip to Venice and the horrible awareness of what Italians would think of my wardrobe, which is dominated by £15.00 M&S trousers and bobbled, shapeless fleeces. Also T-shirts which take very little encouragement to reveal a hideous roll of what my DD calls "belly, Mum" when I bend over.
Fashion seems to be on my side for once, since the high-waisted smock shape is in vogue for ladies' tops, and allows you to cover a multitude of sins. As well as being rather overweight, I am distinctly pear-shaped. I have resisted going into the stores for plus sizes for a long time but in fact it was liberating to have more choice. I've now perfected a strategy - do the initial cruise shopping on-line, then go and see how the stuff looks in RL, then order sizes not in stock on-line.
Anyway, for just under £250 I managed to pick up four pairs of trousers, a light mac, five tops, some new undies and a linen suit. Mission accomplished. I do not often get through a day's shopping without spending anything on books or DVDs, but today I managed it somehow, and now I can look forward to my hols (even though I'll be away on April 5th.)
