Story of My Life

Hello! When I went home, my mom took me shopping (thanks, Mama!) and since I've lost some weight clothes are fitting me differently, and by that I mean, way better. But, I still run into the same problems I've been having since I was 9. When I was in the 4th grade I got my first bra. I was second in my class to get a bra- and let's just say I died of excitement. I knew that this meant I was finally becoming the woman I always dreamed of. (In my imagination, I would have been 5'10''...but you win some, you lose some). My mom and I went to Bradlees, which does not exist anymore but was kind of Walmartesque, and I got a little 9 year old bra. I spent the entire rest of the week trying to figure out ways to take a peek at my new accessory (or I guess, accessories). I was absolutely thrilled- and am still absolutely thrilled to be "ample-breasted".

But, 4th graders aren't meant to have large boobs and I quickly went from kids clothes to "in-between sizes" to just not knowing what to do. I spent 5th grade wearing only overalls. I'm not even remotely kidding- I truly wish I was. I had every type of overall imaginable- pink, black and jean. In the summer I had short overalls, but wasn't allowed to shave my legs. It wasn't pretty. Oh, and to top it all off, when the snaps broke I had to tape the bottom, so I could continue wearing the overalls complete with scotch tape. It's a wonder why cute boys in my class didn't want to talk to me...;)

What I didn't realize the day I got my first bra, was what a pain in the neck trying to find appropriate clothing would be the rest of my life. I could keep on wearing overalls forever, but there comes a time in a girl's life wear she needs to start wearing real pants. On "What Not to Wear" and "Oprah" they always say things like dress for the best part of your body. Well I known full well that the best parts of my body are my boobs and small waist. I've known this for a long time, but for whatever reason it seems that the fashion industry does not know this. They insist on making dresses for girls with nothing on top (which is fine- but what about the rest of us?!) and then I either can't zip the top, or look like I'm getting ready to hang out with Hugh. The other problem that I kept running into this weekend was, okay, the top fits and is "modest" or as modest as I'll ever be, but then the waist is huge! And because I'm short (God, I wish I was 5'10'') the waist is at such a strange part of my body. These dresses are not helping me show the world what my mama gave me! It can be pretty frustrating, but what we realized is I need to utilize far more belts in my life. This is the perfect solution. It will help sinch my waist, and showcase the hourglass figure I naturally (luckily!). Maybe someday I can start a fashion line for girls like me. That would be the life!

Talk you later,

Marisa