I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I work in a very small office (two people, including me). I usually wear jeans or even shorts to work, but Monday we had a visitor from corporate, so I had to dress up. I wasn’t sure if that visitor was going to be in our office today, too, so I figured I'd better dress up again, just in case.
My “dress-up” wardrobe is almost non-existent. I dug out a really cute 8-year-old sundress to wear on Monday. This morning, I was digging through my closet and could only find one other outfit that fit me—and it is tight! I said to my husband, “I look like a stuffed sausage!” My husband (being the well-trained husband that he is) replied, “No you don’t, hun, you look nice.” At which point my daughter chimes in, “Well—yeah, mom, you kinda do look like a stuffed sausage.”
I’ve never met a 6-year-old who lies about the way you look, so I squeezed into a girdle and committed to a day of discomfort. It’s 1:00 and my face is turning blue.
No...corporate didn't show up. My coworker is in jeans.
5 comments:
Too bad you couldn't run home and change at lunch!
A girdle? Wow. I need to buy me a girdle soI can fit into some of my old dresses that I love but never wear.
Girdle??? Do they still make those things? Does it have whale-bones in it?
Just kidding. Lord knows I need an extra strong one myself!
A real girdle or Spanx? I have to dress up for work and let me recommend Spanx highly. They are not quite as controlling as traditional girdles (I wear those too when I get really dressed up). But the thing about Spanx is that they have most of the shaping and firming power of a girdle, but you can wear them all day everyday if you have to. Frankly, I love them because they make it possible for me to wear dresses and skirts, which I don't look good in unless I have some shaping help.
Yeah, kids are waaaay too honest sometimes.
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