I kinda broke the cardinal rule of jeans buying yesterday.
I wasn't even at the mall to shop for a pair of jeans. Greg wanted earmuff things (the type that go around the back of the head) and I ended up the wrong color (mostly gray, not all black) but that's besides the story.
I was at Eddie Bauer. I don't usually shop at Eddie Bauer but they had out the winter clearance racks. And since I was already buying the earmuffs (wrong color), I figured I'd take a look.
Quick note: I currently have one pair of Gap jeans that I bought in 2004. I have another pair from the Limited with a small hole in the knee. Greg can't figure out how I wear holes in the knees of my jeans like a 5 year old. I say it has something to do with having 5 kids. So I have one good pair of jeans. One! (I do have some khakis and yoga pants.)
Jeans... *sigh* I think every women out there knows the dilemma. For me, I'm sort of short (5'3") but that's not always "short" enough for short jeans but often too "short" for regular length. I have decent sized thighs/butt and hey, I've had 5 kids, I no longer have the form of a 16 year old. The latest trend of "skinny jeans" is like nails on a chalkboard. I also don't want "mom jeans" or anything with a waist higher than my belly button. On the same note, I don't want to show off my underwear. And nothing ripped, faded, stained, etc. I really should start my own fashion line of "Cute but Normal" jeans. I should say "Cute but Normal" jeans in a reasonable price range. I tried zafu.com and I loved every pair of jeans the questionnaire gave me. Except not the $150+ price tag. (Two pairs of jeans would almost equal the price of my wedding dress, *faints*.)
So back to the mall, Eddie Bauer didn't have anything in my size. Except size in women's clothing is so subjective. Shirt wise, I'm a large at Old Navy, a medium most every where else and a small at the Gap. Yeah, it makes no sense. And then I saw them. "Cute but Normal!" They were even petite and the only petite I saw on the rack. Except they were a size smaller than what I normally wear at Eddie Bauer. Which is a size smaller than what I wear at Old Navy. See I told you women's sizing is stupid. (The size of the clearance jeans equals the age of one of my children, I don't want to lose any readers over jean sizes.) They looked big enough in the waist and thighs so I figured I'd give them a try in the dressing room.
Seriously cute jeans. The right color, slightly low rise waist, boot cut, a little bit of tasteful blue embroidery on the back pockets. Cute! The price was even right at $35, originally $70! The length was perfect and I could button them up. Barely.
I bought a pair of jeans that I need to lose weight to wear.
I've honestly never done that before. I've always just sucked it up and bought the size I was at the time regardless of the number. But I hate jean shopping and I could look for days and not find jeans this perfect again. So I've given myself an ultimatum. If the jeans don't fit by the end of February, I'm sending them to my youngest (and slightly smaller) sister. I'm pretty sure she's that size and I don't want these cute jeans to sit unworn in my closet.
So here we go... Ten pounds (I'm back up to 137 by the way) or my sister gets a new pair of jeans. Guess who's going to the gym today?
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