Week 19 Wearing Red

Apr 27, 2011

I'm picky and cheap.  I don't have to settle for less than flattering cuts, colors, or shoddy workmanship any more when it comes to clothes.  Also, I can shop clearance racks and thrift stores and find designer brands and good bargains that flatter and fit.  I start my new job next week after being unemployed for 2 years.  Nothing in my closet fit, so I have been acquiring, inexpensive items to hold me until I reach goal.  I bought a "power-red" dress at a thrift store that looks fab.  I would have never worn red when I was  250+ pounds.  Now I'm empowered to do so, almost shouting " look at me, listen to me".  Now lets see if they do so at my new job.

I've been busting my butt packing up my stuff, preparing to move.  Everything non-essential is going into a box, being donated or sold.  My husband will stay behind with the dogs until we have a permanent apartment to move into.  Staging all of this is tough.  Can I pack the toaster?  Will he need it?  Should I take the coffee pot with me, or will the corporate apartment have one I like?  I rather like the sparse look of the place without all the decorative do-dads crowded on shelves everywhere.  Do I need all this stuff?  Like the weight, I'm downsizing my life and getting rid of things that are non-essential and excess.  I feel somewhat guilty about giving it all to Goodwill, as I pity the poor souls who are absorbing all of my excesses.

That's it for now, gotta go pack some more.  My next Blog will be next week after I've started the new job in a new city.  Here I go.

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