I was just reading the posts on this thread and you could have been describing me ... the ' used to look good all the time' to the 'gone frumpy now' looks. Then a few months ago i went to the thrift store in town with my mom to drop off some of her old clothes she didnt want and i saw this very pretty dress that i just fell in love with. It is a calf length dress with red roses on a white background...buttons all the way down the front and a lace/tie thingy ( lol) at the back. Well i was so used to wearing jeans and bulky sweaters and sweatshirts that i didnt think i would look good in this dress . It only cost $2.00 and it was BRAND NEW...still had the $129.95 price tag still on it lol well i bought it and put it on and this feeling came over me ... i dont know how to describe it umm i was feeling like i was a very pretty LADY again
Since then i have worn my sweat pants only when me and my mom go for a walk in the mornings ( Friday , saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday mornings only as my mom works two days a week) and then i come home, shower ,find a nice dress or skirt and shirt to wear and i am set to go lol yes you probably did notice that i didnt mention make-up... i do know how to put on make-up as i am an aesthetician but i dont like wearing make-up too much .... i dont even wear lip stick lol i will however put on eye liner occasionally and a colored lip gloss .
I just want everyone to know that you arent alone in this frumpy period of life... i lived it for *argh* i dont know how many years and then that dress seemed to just scream out to me and it made me realize that i am pretty in a dress ( ok maybe not with all the razor cuts on my legs but hey lol it is a start
) and it was a new beginning to my life
Stick with it ladies you can break out of the 'frumpy rut' we have all been in
I am living proof it can be broken lol
Keep up the good work and we are here for moral support for everyone
Sue
