Suffer to Be Beautiful

Why do we as women often suffer so much to be beautiful? How many makeup/hair products do you have in your bathroom? How long do we spend shaving, plucking, waxing? And how about clothes?

I am hating my wardrobe at the minute. Most of my maternity pants are still a little too big; I don't really like it when part of the belly panel shows below my shirt, not going to wear those yet. But my regular clothes, not even a chance. I do have a few pairs of pants that have the smaller bands that are perfect, but I am tired of wearing the same few pair over and over again.

Anyway, so last week I decided I was going to just buy myself something. I went to Target and they had some cute pants, but all with the big panels. However, they did have a really cute black dress, and I am always complaining I don't have enough Sunday clothes. I didn't bother trying it on, I had a three-year-old with me, knowing I could take it back if it didn't fit.

Sunday morning came and I was so excited to try on my dress. I try pulling it over my head just to get caught in this funny lining underneath it. What the?? It just did not seem like it was going to go on that way, so I decide to step in it. I get it on and try and pull it up, this lining is now all gathered around my chest. I can't breath! It was stuck, it is constricting and pushing in on my already baby-squished lungs. I am reaching up desperately trying to grab that lining and pull it down. Pulling, grabbing.. can't breath!!! Finally, get a good hold; got it! I take a big breath of air. I look at the tag, which I still had on the dress; "with slimming lining" it states. I think they should rename it "with cut of your air-supply lining".

Luckily the lining loosened up a bit as I wore the dress,
belly bump-21 weeks