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Originally Posted by amt6
NOTHING FITS!!! I am having a simultaneous happy dance and temper tantrum every morning when I go to get dressed for work. New England has been cooling down and I found myself left with one pair of long pants (I had been surviving in capris all summer), and my sweaters from the winter are HUGE! I don't want to spend a lot of money on "hold me over" clothes, but I don't think I'm going to have a choice but to restock on some basics. I am thrilled to be losing, but feel like I look sloppy in the process!
I knew this would be coming: needing long pants & even a winter coat
So, I started shopping thrift shops last month & ONLY looking for Fall/Winter clothes. I've gotten a bunch of very nice things/nice labels. My entire closet is either summer clothes that were given to me or from my excursion into "poppin tags". Since I started early enough, the first day I needed long pants, I was set! I don't have many b/c I'm also buying the next size smaller. I'm still on the hunt for a winter coat for inclement weather but I got a nice black peacoat-style with a Talbot's label for $30 already. I don't think this size is the size I'm going to end up so I don't want to spend $$$ either!
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Originally Posted by nalaroo
I know families are crazy right!!! I'm flying down to Florida and won't be able to refrigerate any food for 5 or 6 hours - and who knows if I'd be able to get it through security. So I'll just have to make due with taking bars and IP drink packets. I'm stopping at the grocery store for my veggies and protein before I even show up at their house! I'm giving myself no excuses and giving them no opportunity to derail me!
Isn't it sad that the people who should be supporting us the MOST are sometimes our biggest saboteurs? Sometimes I think we should tell them JUST THAT: You are my family. You should be my biggest supporters, not my biggest saboteurs!
Anyway, great planning! Allowing NOTHING (and nobody!) to derail you is the ONLY WAY TO ROLL on IP!