tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post4290277068095477323..comments2024-01-20T20:11:51.589-07:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Not Personalized, and I'm Taking That PersonallyMartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-13954440501467943622011-05-25T11:28:02.023-06:002011-05-25T11:28:02.023-06:00On further reflection, I've found what I think...On further reflection, I've found what I think is a more helpful perspective on some of these questions. Granted, there are people who can buy shoes they see in an ad just because they are "cute," or people for whom today's fashions seem best designed, or people who never give a thought as to whether lingerie will fit. That's how averages work. It's not personal... <br /><br />On the other hand we have diversity. You don't have to know many people to know how many of us feel like outsiders, who see the rows and rows of stuff for sale and know only a fraction of it is suitable for someone like themselves. And it doesn't matter which side of any given "norm" they find themselves. Even those who are right in the middle of the norm might recognize the accommodation being made for people not like them. <br /><br />So, the vastness of the collection of lingerie I cannot wear, at J.C. Penney or Target (sad, no Fred Meyer here!) may be partially in recognition of the fact that yes, people are different. They are TRYING to have something for everyone. Maybe I can offer back a little more grace in return! <br /><br />One more (TMI) comment about bra shopping though. I just have to laugh when I see how many of the smaller bras are designed with enough padding to make a gal look twice her actual size. No thanks... I'd hate to walk into a room and have my girlfriends thinking, "Ah, that's a good color on her. Looks like she got a haircut. And what did she do to her chest?"<br /><br />Sorry, cruel world - love me as I am, or don't!Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-90813791446901976662011-05-21T14:24:37.186-06:002011-05-21T14:24:37.186-06:00i need to go bra shopping too! my rib cage got big...i need to go bra shopping too! my rib cage got bigger. ok, sweets, this is what you need to do and it does not require fancy. all the bras i've gotten lately have been at fred meyer. look at microfiber. barely there is one brand i've gotten. seriously if you fit the rib cage these will stretch (not not stretch!) as needed.<br /><br />now, don't talk to me about bathing suit or jean shopping! i buy my bathing suits online from landsend because i cannot put myself through trying one on in a dressing room and they just better fit! (why do dressing rooms always have awful lighting? just makes you feel worse!) i have not bought jeans in a couple years i don't think. just wear yoga pants a lot!Megan Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855509464903187806noreply@blogger.com