osodecanela | X-mas in January....

Well, sort of.

I threw on a polo I tie dyed a year or two ago this morning, topped it with an open denim shirt for warmth and headed out to the gym. After my run, I took a look in the mirror and shook my head. This polo, one I thought I had done a really nice job dying, is really just too big to wear anymore. I'm swimming in it.

AND that was how I was going to work. I didn't have anything else with me. I'm used to dressing down at work; I am after all, the boss. A tee shirt was the only other alternative and that was just not going to cut it. It was either wear the polo, or stop to buy something else.

I am NOT buying clothes. (Other than shorts and sox for the gym) I'm going down fast enough that certainly I don't want anything of significant quality, as likely within a short period of time, I won't be able to wear it any longer. I also HAVE plenty of clothes in a wide variety of sizes, to make shopping really unnecessary. However, this grandchild of tailors and seamstresses, this lover of textures and fabrics and colors, sees nice things and desires them.

I was pissed last month when a nice flannel shirt that fit me well, became hopelessly stained in the wash. (My husband does not separate colors.) Yes, I could dye it, but by the time I get to it, it would be too big. It actually is already.

SO, I wore the tie dye today and wound up garnering comments from a fair number of people who asked how much I've lost. That was not my intent in wearing that shirt today.

It's now after hours and I just found a box of shirts here in the closet at my office. How these got here, I don't remember. They're all of a size I can wear now, which means they've been in the box at least 5 years. Over half of them, I need to get rid of, as they're either too old, too synthetic or too not my style, but there were several I'll enjoy and are perfect for the season. There were 3 turtlenecks (blue, green and teal), 2 polos (one long sleeve, the other short, emerald and rust respectively) and one luscious heavyweight flannel in a royal blue plaid, all of them 100 % cotton and all from Lands End. I slipped on the green turtleneck, tucked it into my jeans and tossed the flannel on over it, buttoned it halfway and left it un-tucked. I just looked in the mirror and very much liked what I saw.

I still have a very long way to go, but I don't have to look like an unmade bed while I'm in the process.

I'm a happy puppy. Yes, indeed.