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asheris87°, 65% humidity. (Heat Index of 95°) Ayuh. It's hot.
Until now, the breeze and not getting direct afternoon sunlight has been keeping it bearable, but by the fact that I'm now sweating just sitting still, I'd say the crossover point has been reached, and it is time to turn on the AC.
I'm half tempted to turn on the AC, nap for an hour, shower, and go over to the mall and wander around in their AC for a while. If I do that, I'll have to splurge on an IC Spice at Panera, in compensation for the shopping: I need to find a new swimsuit before July 5th.
Since I doubt I'll suddenly drop to a size 8 or 10 by then, I may as well just bite the bullet and start looking. I've been going through catalogs and websites, but how something looks on a size 6 model is not an accurate depiction of how it will look on me.
I was noticing that the catalogs selling to larger women really need to get a clue- using a size 10 model to "display" a suit that you're trying to sell to a woman wearing a size 20 just is NOT accurate. Those are especially scary if the suit makes the size 10 look dumpy.
Although, the mall with Panera only has Kohl's and Marshall's... If I go to Ridgedale instead I'd get to choose from Dayton's, Sears, Penny's, and assorted little shops, plus I could get an iced coffee cheaper at Marketplace. Decisions, decisions... Except I need to get the car to Sears for a rotate and balance, and it's silly to go there twice.
Until now, the breeze and not getting direct afternoon sunlight has been keeping it bearable, but by the fact that I'm now sweating just sitting still, I'd say the crossover point has been reached, and it is time to turn on the AC.
I'm half tempted to turn on the AC, nap for an hour, shower, and go over to the mall and wander around in their AC for a while. If I do that, I'll have to splurge on an IC Spice at Panera, in compensation for the shopping: I need to find a new swimsuit before July 5th.
Since I doubt I'll suddenly drop to a size 8 or 10 by then, I may as well just bite the bullet and start looking. I've been going through catalogs and websites, but how something looks on a size 6 model is not an accurate depiction of how it will look on me.
I was noticing that the catalogs selling to larger women really need to get a clue- using a size 10 model to "display" a suit that you're trying to sell to a woman wearing a size 20 just is NOT accurate. Those are especially scary if the suit makes the size 10 look dumpy.
Although, the mall with Panera only has Kohl's and Marshall's... If I go to Ridgedale instead I'd get to choose from Dayton's, Sears, Penny's, and assorted little shops, plus I could get an iced coffee cheaper at Marketplace. Decisions, decisions... Except I need to get the car to Sears for a rotate and balance, and it's silly to go there twice.
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Date: 2002-06-22 09:02 pm (UTC)Swimwear is definitely worse than jeans in my book. I do try on about 12-15 pair of jeans for each one I find that fits, so yeah, that's definitely bad...
But at least jeans hide a lot. Swimwear demolishes any illusions you may have.