Making it work…Or not

For damn ever ago I asked for some help buying “professional” work clothes and you came through with the advice like the awesome, stylish people you are.

I ended up buying a bunch of stuff online from Ann Taylor Loft. And then I returned a bunch of stuff. And then I exchanged some stuff.

And THEN I found out there’s an Ann Taylor AND an Ann Taylor Loft outlet less than five minutes from my house.

Faaaabulous.

Anyway! The goods!

– I bought a pair of pants that turned out to be that weird cheap material, so back they went.

– I bought a pretty purple silk(ish-feeling) top that made me look pregnant, so back that went.

– I bought a very pretty dress, that, once exchanged for a bigger size, was still too small in the hips and yet gigantic in the boobs. Naturally. Back that went, too.

– I bought a sweater that I loved, but ended up exchanging it for a bigger size, because I like my sweaters roomy. Here I am wearing it; it’s a new favorite:

– I bought two “shells” with sequins and beading and really liked them, but they were a smidgen too small, so I exchanged them for bigger sizes. And of course, the bigger sizes are too big. Again with the boobs. But! Because this turned into such a “to do,” I’m keeping the shells and making it work!

And really, all this matters not at all, because I’m out of work come November anyway, so now I’m in the market for yoga pants and hoodies and whatever else it is unemployed people wear while they drown their sorrows in gin and self-pity.

(I’m kidding. I’ll be fine. Nature of the game. If you’re not looking for a new job every two years, you’re doing it wrong. Etc., etc., etc.)