This morning, I had to get up bright and early to head to the hospital for committe meetings. Dress code is business attire - no scrubs. Because my dress pants were hanging off of me, I bought a new pair two weeks ago. I only bought one pair b/c I rarely dress up and b/c I'v been losing fairly quickly.
Imagine my surprise, when I ran to get dressed, and these pants were hanging off of me like a homeless person. I ran to the mirror and almost cried b/c I looked so bad and unprofessional. I was soooo angry and was spouting off every 4 letter word in the book while my husband just sat back and watched. I stomped, I ran around the house, went through every closet and could find no other clothing options. I was furious ...
The moment was classic. My husband put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Let me get this straight. You're actually angry because your pants are too big?"
It only took about five seconds before my entire life flashed before my eyes and I remembered how I'd been overweight since I was probably in the 5th grade. This was certainly a new problem that I had never encountered and I truly didn't know how to handle it. Obviously, I had to go on and wear the huge pants but I didn't like it. It's really funny b/c I had three or four different people approach me to say that my clothes were really hanging on me. I thanked everyone, but didn't have the heart to share with them that these were the NEW smaller pants.
I'm now back home and everything's in perspective. I guess I just gotta go shop for some more pants. What a problem, huh????