Everything in balance, sort of
Matters of size, and other matters:
While perusing the shelves, I noted that the children’s sizes were considerably cheaper than the adult sizes. Upon further inspection, I picked out a youth size large and hold it up to my chest and note that “Hey! This expensive piece of cotton that must be fresh from the gin, actually might fit me.” And lo, it did fit in a way that doesn’t show off a muffin top or compress my two boobs into a uniboob. I was pleased. Not only because I wear a youth size large, as I already do some shopping in the junior’s section, but also because I pulled the proverbial wool over the eyes of the Black Dog establishment and saved myself a whopping $4.50; which I then used to purchase my third clam plate. The latter was to celebrate that I could eat three clam plates in 72 hours and still fit into child size clothing.
I’m not exactly what one would call fat or obese, unless this was the seventh grade again, and then I’d be called far worse. But I’m not exactly a size 2 or a size 8 for that matter. As far as I’m concerned, I can easily run a 5K and slip into a dress from Anthropologie or Forever 21, so really, why worry? Especially since the Great Ephedra Disaster of 2005, I’m perfectly content in eating and working out and keeping the two at some sort of equilibrium so that I don’t feel like I might be in desperate need of stomach stapling each and every time I have a filet o fish.
This is so sensible it’s almost scary. I fear, though, that she would object strenuously were she to find out that someone had described her as “sensible.”
gail »
30 May 2007 @ 6:01 pm
When I read this on my RSS feed, Chaz, I thought it was YOU slipping into the dress from Anthropologie… Moment of cognitive dissonance there.
CGHill »
30 May 2007 @ 6:16 pm
It’s not like they have my size. :)
But you know, were I a girl-type person … and, well, I did look over some of their offerings before inserting the link. (Said link wasn’t in the original; I suppose I should have said so.)
CGHill »
30 May 2007 @ 8:00 pm
And besides, I don’t think I can run a 5K these days.
gail »
30 May 2007 @ 10:09 pm
I never could run a 5K. I can WALK a 5K though. Slowly.
McGehee »
31 May 2007 @ 9:21 am
I can run 50 feet.
Downhill. If it’s not too steep.